WORK PACKAGES
Work Package 1: Understanding the context for NbS and equity in Southern Africa
Key Activities:
Systematic review of Southern African literature on NbS of relevance to Water Towers
Online survey with key actors on perceptions on NbS and social equity
Review of equity aspects in the design and planning of existing Multi-lateral funded NbS projects
Create spatial NbS scenarios for the region
Two workshops and other focused engagements
WP Lead
Petra Holden
Core Team
Assumpta Onyeagoziri, Glynis Humphrey, Sheona Shackleton, and Gina Ziervogel
Work Package 2: Modelling NbS for water and carbon trade-offs and long-term persistence
Key Activities:
Modelling water supply and carbon sequestration trade-offs and synergies in the region, considering climate change (e.g., global warming levels of 2 and 4 degrees Celsius)
Modelling the persistence of vegetation and species underpinning NbS, considering climate change (e.g., global warming levels of 2 and 4 degrees Celsius)
WP Lead & Co-lead
Assumpta Onyeagoziri & Petra Holden
Core Team
Vernon Visser, Toby Marthews, Simon Dadson, Mark New, Piotr Wolski, Cang Hui, and Chris Trisos
Work Package 3: Local level constraints and enablers for achieving social equity in NbS
Key Activities:
Mapping constraints to achieving social equity in NbS at a subnational level in Southern Africa
In-depth investigations of constraints and recommendations for achieving social equity in NbS
WP Lead and Co-lead
Glynis Humphrey & Petra Holden
Core Team
Shenoa Shackleton, Gina Ziervogel, and Martin Wittenberg
Work Package 4: Synthesising research into knowledge products to support equitable and sustainable NbS
Key Activities:
Generating a set of integrated water-carbon-persistence-constraints to social equity maps and accompanied narratives
Generate a set of synthesis and communications products (knowledge products)
WP Lead
Petra Holden
Core Team
Assumpta Onyeagoziri, Glynis Humphrey, Shenoa Shackleton, Gina Ziervogel, Martin Wittenberg, Vernon Visser, Toby Marthews, Simon Dadson, Mark New, Piotr Wolski, Cang Hui, and Chris Trisos
