Welcome to the Centre for Water Resources Research
The Centre for Water Resources Research was formed in 2012 out of a cohesive group of academics who have been active in research, teaching and capacity building related to hydrology and water resources research since 1984. The on-going importance and relevance of water resources related research and teaching and the sustained research output of the group provides the basis to formally establish a Centre of Excellence within the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The University of KwaZulu-Natal has a wide range of water related expertise and, in support of its vision to be the Premier University of African Scholarship, is actively involved in water related teaching, research and outreach activities throughout Africa and beyond.
“Amongst the many things I learnt, as a president of our country, was the centrality of water in the social, political and economic affairs of the country, Continent and indeed the world.”
Nelson Mandela, Opening of the Water Dome, World Summit for Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 August 2002
CWRR Honours Students
As we approach the end of the year, we celebrate the impressive research presented by our CWRR honours students on November 22nd. Their innovative and brilliant work in the field of hydrology reflects their dedication throughout the year. We wish them success as they move forward on their unique paths. #CWRR #Hydrology #ResearchExcellence
World Cleanup Day 2024
Groups from the University of KwaZulu-Natal demonstrated their care for areas of Scottsville that surround the Pietermaritzburg Campus by joining the Keep Pietermaritzburg Clean Action (KPCA) Group and picking up litter from the roads surrounding our campus.
Thank you CWRR Hydrators Student Club, the discipline of Chemistry, and the UKZN Climate Justice Network team for showing your commitment to a clean, green, and safe environment.
Sewage leaks put South Africa’s freshwater at risk: how citizen scientists are helping clean up
Across South Africa, sewage systems are leaking and contaminating the country’s freshwater. Involving the affected communities can help prevent this pollution hazard, as a group of 15 citizen scientists in KwaZulu-Natal province have shown. Their community water monitoring programme, working with municipal authorities, has managed to prevent raw sewage from flooding into rivers.
The CWRR won the 2023 NSTF Water Research Commission (WRC) award. The CWRR was recognised as a centre of excellence and for their cutting-edge applied and interdisciplinary research, including postgraduate training in water resources related research and capacity building.
