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Driving research. Building capacity,
Delivering impact.
Delivering impact.
Who We Are
The RWRDIH@UP operates across five integrated work streams deliver innovative solutions for water security and sustainable development.
Research
Education
Capacity
Development
Development
Analytical
Services
Services
Applied research addressing real-world water challenges
Postgraduate
training and academic excellence
training and academic excellence
Building skills for today and tomorrow
Advance laboratory and analytical capabilities
Advisory & Network
Development
Development
Evidence-based advisory and sector collaboration
Strategic Focus
The Water-Energy-Food Nexus
The Hub is structured around an integrated, problem-solving research agenda. Its flagship focus is the optimisation of the water–energy–food nexus, supported by complementary research programmes in water quality, sanitation, genomic diagnostics, infrastructure, and governance.
WATER
Sustainable
solutions
solutions
FOOD
Integrated system thinking
Climate resilience & adaptation
Infrastructure innovation
Community co-benefits
Evidence-based decision making
ENERGY
Current Highlights
Optimising systems for irrigation, hydropower, energy efficiency and climate resilience.
Early detection using wastewater-based epidemiology.
Stable isotope analysis to assess catchment impacts and water quality.
Hydrogel technologies
for removal of atrazine, pharmaceuticals and other contaminants.
for removal of atrazine, pharmaceuticals and other contaminants.
Water, Sanitation
& Hygiene (WASH)
& Hygiene (WASH)
Participatory research and policy engagement across communities and provinces.
Next-generation sequencing for plant health, food safety and AMR research.
Water-Energy-Food
Nexus (Letaba Basin)
Nexus (Letaba Basin)
Wastewater
Surveilance
Surveilance
Nitrogen & Sulfur
Monitoring
Monitoring
Emerging
Contaminants
Contaminants
NGS Genomics
platform
platform
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