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IWW821S-INTERGRATED WATER AND WETLAND MANAGEMENT-2ND OPP-JULY 2025 |
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nAm I BI A u n IVE RSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECH n OLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCES AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR of NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HONOURS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08BNRH
LEVEL: 8
COURSE CODE: IWW821S
COURSE NAME: INTEGRATEDWATER AND
WETLAND MANAGEMENT
SESSION: JULY 2025
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 110
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. R Kavari
MODERATOR: Ms. N NASHIPILI
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF_ 4_ PAGES (Including this front page)
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QUESTION 1 WETLANDS AWARENESS
1.1 Based on your experience and the coastal excursion, prepare a short newspaper article (max (1C
250 words) for a tourist supplement in "The Namibian" on wetland-based tourism.
Showcase the value of the Walvis Bay Ramsar Site as both an adventure sport and bird
watching destination. Also provide positive guidelines on how tourists can help prevent
unnecessary disturbance when visiting these wetlands to conserve their rich biodiversity.
1.2 Based on what you learnt from your consultations with Namibia Desert Environmental
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Education Trust (NaDEET). Draw up a program targeting a group of primary school pupils
(grade 5 - 7), where you are tasked with awareness raising to enhance sustainable water
and wetland resources use.
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QUESTION 2 WETLANDS CONSERVATION - RAMSAR
2.1 The middle or lishana section of the Cuvelai System is largely unprotected and yet it is
important as the main water supply to the Etosha Pan Ramsar Site. Prepare a table, to
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summarize five Ramsar criteria that it meets and then clearly motivate how it meets each.
2.2 Briefly, describe the objectives of Ramsar Convention?
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QUESTION 3 WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN NAMIBIA
3.1 Briefly, explain and give a description of what the following two maps are showing.
Hydrography of Namibia !:Rivers, basins, pans and lakes
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3.2 One of the biggest challenges facing local authorities in Namibia, is Non-Revenue Water.
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Provide steps and procedures to help the local authorities in Hardap and Kharas regions on
how they can address the issue of Non-Revenue Water in their water reticulation systems.
Start by explaining what non-revenue water is.
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QUESTION 4 INTEGRATED WATER SUPPLY AND MANAGEMENT IN CENTRAL NAMIBIA
Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia has experienced an influx of people, exerting pressure (15)
on already strained natural resources, such as water. Coupled with severe drought over the
years, the city of Windhoek exhausted its sustainable water supply by the year 2012. Fully
explain how the City of Windhoek dealt with the situation of water crisis
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QUESTION 5 INTERNATIONAL- LEVEL RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
At international level river basin management is generally the responsibility of River Basin
Management Commissions like the Permanent Okavango River Basin Commission
(OKACOM).
5.1 Rivers are a lifeline to all the living organism dependent on it. There is a need to ensure that (12
these lotic systems are managed in an integrated manner. Research studies such as the
OKACOM Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Environmental Flow Assessments provide
valuable information to guide sustainable development along these wetlands. Briefly,
describe the steps used by the OKACOM team in the DRIFT method (Downstream Response
to Imposed Flow Transformation), when conducting the environmental flow requirements of
the Kavango river.
5.2 Discuss the main social impact that was identified by the Environmental Flows Assessment
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of the Okavango River Basin. Quantify the losses in US$, identified for each of the three
water use scenarios.
QUESTION 6 INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM)
6.1 The overall long-term goal of IWRM in Namibia is to achieve a sustainable water resources
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management regime contributing to social equity, economic efficiency and environmental
sustainability. Write an essay in which you clearly indicate the progress of Namibia with
reference to the above mentioned goal. Use realistic examples to motivate your discussion.
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TOTAL-110
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