{"id":124,"date":"2026-01-16T09:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:31:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"124\" class=\"elementor elementor-124\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e95a6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77e95a6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a6f6eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25a6f6eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71039be0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71039be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1ed823 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b1ed823\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6929f0f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6929f0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1456\" src=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-01-Overview.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-01-Overview.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-01-Overview-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-01-Overview-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-01-Overview-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-01-Overview-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b6b65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67b6b65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359a34f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"359a34f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33eba603 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33eba603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edbfc08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5edbfc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CUVKUN is a 4 year project which aims to improve the management of water resources of the transboundary Cuvelai and Kunene Basins shared by Angola and Namibia. The project is led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with support from Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) as the Executing Agency.<\/p><p>The project funding is USD 11 167 890, and runs from May 2024 until November 2029, a period of 66 months<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f044b44 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5f044b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/about\/overview\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb64e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adb64e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c144816 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c144816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00018.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00018.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00018-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00018-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb83308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bb83308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc87405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc87405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Components<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f98fc3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f98fc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4615bea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4615bea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus egestas finibus elit, eu porttitor lacus. Aenean vulputate non neque at dictum. Duis sed hendrerit nulla. Quisque sem diam, faucibus sed pulvinar et, varius ut nibh. Integer et posuere sapien, suscipit dapibus risus. Fusce posuere turpis ut quam pulvinar, in dapibus lacus volutpat. Mauris elit ligula, interdum nec eleifend non, tristique non nulla. In hendrerit dictum libero, vel efficitur sem cursus non.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d77a19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54d77a19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216c5e11 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"216c5e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"560750097\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Updating the \u201cpreliminary\u201d TDA and the existing Cuvelai Basin IWRM Plan will be the main tools used to achieve this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5607500972\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5607500972\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5649c30f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5649c30f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2e928a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c2e928a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22da02aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22da02aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Component 2:<\/strong> Strengthening transboundary water resources management with future development scenario analysis in the Kunene River basin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776ef0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776ef0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This will be achieved mainly through the strengthening of the knowledge base, and then using it to examine suitable development scenarios which could potentially underpin the IWRM Plan to be developed for the basin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5607500973\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5607500973\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138b70af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"138b70af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6267e0d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6267e0d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1b1382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d1b1382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Component 3:<\/strong> Strengthening the governance of the Cuvelai and Kunene River Basins to foster joint management by the two countries in the most cost-effective manner<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1687ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1687ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Historically the two countries have cooperated closely in the management of these two basins, in particular for the Kunene Basin, largely as a result of its evident hydropower potential. There are proposals to transform the PJTC into a river basin commission similar in nature to other River Basin Organizations (RBOs) in the region, such as CUVECOM on the Cuvelai River Basin. The countries are well on the way to adopting similar provisions as those in place for CUVECOM (Cuvelai Basin). This has been discussed by the Kunene PJTC, as the solution of a joint (Cuvelai and Kunene) Secretariat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5607500974\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5607500974\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb59f63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bb59f63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af16f5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af16f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b29c50b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b29c50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Component 4:<\/strong> Strengthening institutional, technical and operational capacity in Angola to sustainably develop and manage the sub-region\u2019s water tower located in southern Angola<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fea5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13fea5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The source areas of both rivers lie in areas that were devastated during the Angolan Civil War. The concerned provinces (Cunene, Huila and Huambo) are development priorities for the Angolan Government. Considering that the Angolan Central Highlands form the water tower for the Kunene, Cubango, Cuito, Cuvo and Cuanza rivers, their management is absolutely critical, not only for Angola but also for Namibia and other neighbouring countries, which are water-stressed and facing the impacts of climate change. While economic activity in the central highlands is dominated by agriculture, forestry (inlcuding logging) and mining are important economic activities and must be taken into account. Involvement of stakeholders from these sectors is critical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5607500975\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5607500975\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3161ab20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3161ab20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5542f78e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5542f78e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527012e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"527012e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Component 5:<\/strong> Enhancing the community participation in IWRM to build resilience in their livelihoods<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206731a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"206731a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensuring sustainable and resilient livelihoods for the basin communities will be at the centre of the proposed interventions. Improved livelihoods and increased resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change and variability are critical to both poverty alleviation and sustainable development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-5607500976\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-5607500976\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7e091c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a7e091c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a49930b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a49930b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177f64c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177f64c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Component 6:<\/strong> Outreach and Knowledge Management for replication, upscaling and stakeholder engagement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750f0d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"750f0d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This component will support knowledge exchange and information sharing with other RBOs in the region to support the effective and efficient delivery of project results. It will also support dialogue between CUVECOM and the new RBO for the Kunene and other RBOs in the region and further afield.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec55d97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ec55d97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418d8dda elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"418d8dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-02-governance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-02-governance.jpg 798w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-02-governance-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-02-governance-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-02-governance-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165d55a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"165d55a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c32adfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c32adfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f82476 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f82476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14dfc0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14dfc0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CUVKUN Project Steering Committee (PSC) is the primary governance body responsible for overseeing the project&#8217;s strategic direction and ensuring it achieves its objectives. Its role is to provide high-level guidance, make key decisions, and ensure accountability throughout the project&#8217;s lifecycle.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17.6px;\">The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the CUVKUN project is responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of all project activities. It serves as the operational hub, ensuring that the project&#8217;s strategic goals are translated into actionable plans and that all implementation is executed efficiently and on time. The PMU is located in Oshakati, Namibia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a999c2b elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a999c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/about\/governance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b69764f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b69764f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2bc9fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d2bc9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kalahari-Images2019-61.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kalahari-Images2019-61.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kalahari-Images2019-61-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kalahari-Images2019-61-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d06ad3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d06ad3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f4225b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66f4225b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f25c11 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52f25c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cefc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23cefc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Global Environment Facility has financed transboundary water cooperation across shared fresh and marine water systems since its inception in 1991. Globally, more than 300 watersheds and an even greater number of aquifers cross the political boundaries of two or more countries. These watersheds, which cover about half of the Earth\u2019s land surface, are home to about 40 percent of the global population.<\/p><p>Cooperation on water, therefore, is a must in most international basins to support the need for water, food, energy, and ecosystems security and increase resilience for each nation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79fa867a elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79fa867a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/about\/partners\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326a98a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"326a98a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d2efdd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53d2efdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00011.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00011-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/home-slides00011-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49550f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49550f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566ea5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"566ea5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216272d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"216272d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510c1929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"510c1929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Key challenges to the socio-economic and environmental sustainability of the Cuvelai and Kunene River Basins include increasing water scarcity, hydrological variability, and land degradation. These issues are exacerbated by climate change, which has led to more frequent and severe droughts and floods. In addition, water quality degradation from poor land use practices and limited sanitation infrastructure is becoming an increasing concern.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c444dbf elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c444dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/about\/history\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Overview CUVKUN is a 4 year project which aims to improve the management of water resources of the transboundary Cuvelai and Kunene Basins shared by Angola and Namibia. The project is led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with support from Global Water Partnership Southern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cuvkun.org\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}