External Collaborators

Name of collaborator (s): Prof Stefano Farolfi | Dr Aymeric Ricome | Prof Damien Jourdain

Year signed: 2023

Websites: https://www.cirad.fr/en | https://g-eau.fr/index.php/en/umr-g-eau

Type of collaboration: Agreement between the SARChI Research Chair and UMR G-EAU

CPUT signed a Framework Agreement for Scientific Cooperation with CIRAD in 2023. Areas of cooperation include implementing joint research programmes, co-creating, regionalizing or internationalizing diploma-based training, implementing training and development activities for students and researchers, assessing the impact of research and innovation engineering, disseminating scientific and technical information, and promoting research results. The Agreement between the SARChI Research Chair and UMR G-EAU falls under this framework. Collaboration activities: The collaboration includes joint training on Water Governance and Economics, joint proposal writing, joint research, student exchange and co-supervision, staff exchange and visiting scientist activities.

Name of collaborator (s): Dr Selma Karuaihe | Prof Damien Jourdain | Prof Stefano Farolfi

Year signed: 2024

Websites: https://www.up.ac.za/agricultural-economics-extension-and-rural-development | https://www.up.ac.za/ceepa-the-centre-for-environmental-economics-and-policy-in-african

Type of collaboration: Research Collaboration Agreement

Collaboration activities: Conduct joint research, raise research funds jointly, proposal writing, training, postgraduate co-supervision, staff and student exchange.

Name of collaborator: Prof. Kingsley Kwabena Ayisi

Year signed: 2024

Website: https://www.ul.ac.za/

Type of collaboration: Collaboration Agreement

Collaboration activities: The purpose of the agreement is: joint proposal writing, joint research, staff/student exchange and postgraduate co-supervision.

Name of collaborator: Dr Charon-Buchner-Marais

Year signed: 2024

Website: https://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/SUWI/Pages/default.aspx

Type of collaboration: Framework Agreement for Scientific Cooperation with the Centre for Water and Sanitation Research

Collaboration activities: The collaboration focuses on identifying areas of shared interest, exchanging relevant information, expertise, and perspectives, and enhancing public dialogue to achieve common goals. It includes future collaborative research, technical training, and capacity development initiatives, with the potential for further "Implementation Agreements" for specific projects.

Name of collaborator: Prof Maxwell Mudhara

Year signed: 2023

Website: https://fsg.ukzn.ac.za/

Type of collaboration: Collaboration Agreement

Collaboration activities: The purpose of the agreement is: joint proposal writing, joint research, staff/student exchange and postgraduate co-supervision.

Name of collaborator: Dr Phakamani Buthelezi | Professor Thokozani Kanyerere

Year signed: 2022

Website: https://www.overbergwater.co.za/ | Institute of Water Studies, UWC

Type of collaboration: Memorandum of Understanding

Collaboration activities: Exchange and cooperation in the following areas: undergraduate and postgraduate research, skills development, capability and capacity development, data, information and knowledge sharing, technology development and implementation.