Groundwater Study for the Shire Basin — SADC Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI)

The SADC - Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI), is established as a

Centre of Excellence for sustainable groundwater management issues in the SADC

region, hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Pretoria,

South Africa on behalf of and under the strategic guidance of the SADC Secretariat,

Directorate of Infrastructure and Services, in Gaborone, Botswana.

Assignment Background

The Shire River Basin is a watershed within the greater Zambezi River Basin. It

drains portions of southern Malawi and Central Mozambique. Originating from the

southern edge of Lake Malawi/Nyasa. In January 2019, the Government of Malawi

and the Government of Mozambique, in collaboration with the SADC-GMI and the

International Water Management Institute (IWMI), developed the Transboundary

Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) for the Shire River-Aquifer System.

The TDA identified gaps in groundwater data and information, and strategies to

address these gaps were spelled out in the Strategic Action Plan, now SADC-GMI in

partnership with the Government of Malawi and Mozambique, and ZAMCOM intends

to conduct a comprehensive groundwater study of the Shire River Basin.

The Objective of the assignment

The objective of the assignment is to establish the hydrological/hydrogeological

(quantity and quality) status of water resources in the Shire Basin through a research

study considering climate change scenarios and enhancing data and information on

the aquifer-river system.

This request for Expression of Interest is for enlisting the services of a firm of

consultants to conduct the Shire River Basin Comprehensive Groundwater Study,

shared between Malawi and Mozambique.

How to apply

Interested and qualifying consulting firms are requested to submit expression

of interest proposals to SADC-GMI on or before 31 May 2024 electronically to:

[email protected], before 12 midnight (RSA Time).

NB: Should you not hear from us two months after your submission, please consider

your application/submission unsuccessful.

Please visit www.sadc-gmi.org – opportunities for the detailed