WRC
Call for Non-Solicited Proposals for Projects Commencing
on 1st April 2009
The WRC is
pleased to announce the call for non-solicited proposals
for the next financial year commencing on 1 April 2009.
Note that the WRC's financial year extends from 1 April to
31 March. All annual project budgets will be required to
coincide with this financial year period. The call for
Solicited proposals and associated terms of reference will
commence on 18 June 2008.
Please
familiarise yourself with the information below before you
start preparing an application.
NON-SOLICITED FUNDING
The
following table indicates the anticipated distribution of
funds for new projects within each KSA for each of
the 2 main funding streams (This is important to
consider when responding to the 2008 call for proposals).
Please note that these allocations are only an indication
of the proposed distribution. The final amounts may differ
and are subject to change at the discretion of the WRC
Executive.
|
Research Projects |
KSA 1 |
KSA 2 |
KSA 3 |
KSA 4 |
Total
(R) |
|
Water Resource Management
(R) |
Water-Linked Ecosystems
(R) |
Water Use and Waste Management
(R) |
Water Utilisation in Agriculture
(R) |
|
Solicited |
3 710 000 |
3 250 000 |
5 800 000 |
3 954 820 |
16 148 820 |
|
Non-solicited |
3 411 754 |
4 248 000 |
3 345 960 |
0 |
11 005 714 |
|
Total |
7 121 754 |
7 498 000 |
9 145 960 |
3 954 820 |
27 720 534 |
The
deadline for the submission of Non-solicited
proposals is 7 July 2008 at 24:00.
Please ensure that applications are completed well in
advance of the deadlines as the volume and external
factors such as load shedding could affect the efficiency
of the system. It is also advisable to download the
Guidelines for Proposal Preparation and Submission
from the website before you start preparing an
application. Also take note of the list of solicited
proposal titles at the end to avoid duplication.
An
electronic helpdesk and call centre is available should
you encounter any problems completing the application
forms on line. E-mail or phone Pieter Smit at
pieters@wrc.org.za
or
012 – 330 9052 (7h45 – 16h00 on week days).
KSA 1: WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The new
envisaged projects will continue to support the
implementation of the NWA as per strategically defined
priorities.
The
following Thrusts and Programmes are open for
non-solicited proposals in KSA 1:
THRUST 1: WATER
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 1 300 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 2:
Surface water/groundwater hydrology
·
Programme 5: climate change and hydro-climatic variability
·
Programme 6: Water resource quality management
THRUST 2:
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL AND HUMAN-INDUCED IMPACTS ON WATER
RESOURCES
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 911 754
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 1:
Developing predictive tools and adaptive measures to
global climate change
·
Programme 2: Human-induced impacts
·
Programme 3: Integrated flood and drought management
THRUST 3: WATER
RESOURCE PROTECTION
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 1 100 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 1:
Protection and management of surface water and groundwater
quality
·
Programme 2: Urban and rural water resource management
·
Programme 3: Integrated river flow and catchment
hydraulics
THRUST 4: WATER
RESOURCE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 500 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme
2: Compliance and enforcement
·
Programme 3: Pricing and financing WRM
·
Programme 4: Transboundary water resources
Please take
note of the list of solicited proposal titles at the end
to avoid duplication.
KSA 2: WATER-LINKED
ECOSYSTEMS
The funding
emphasis for the year 2009/2010 will be specifically on
Thrusts 1. The following Thrusts and Programmes are open
for non-solicited proposals in KSA 2:
THRUST 1: ECOSYSTEM
PROCESSES
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 1 548 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 1:
Estuarine processes
·
Programme 2: Riverine processes
·
Programme 3: Wetland processes
·
Programme 4: Ground-water-dependent ecosystems
·
Programme 5: Impoundments
THRUST 2: ECOSYSTEM
MANAGEMENT AND UTILISATION
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 1 250 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 1:
Ecological Reserve
·
Programme 2: Estuary management
·
Programme 3: Ecosystem health
·
Programme 4: Environmental water quality
·
Programme 5: Endocrine disrupting compounds
·
Programme 6: Socio-economic considerations
·
Programme 7: Ecosystem governance
THRUST 3: ECOSYSTEM
REHABILITATION
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 1 450 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 1:
Wetland rehabilitation
·
Programme 2: River rehabilitation
·
Programme 3: Influence of instream- constructed barriers
KSA 3: WATER USE AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT
The new
envisaged projects will continue to focus on the domestic,
commercial, industrial and mining water sectors.
The
following Thrusts and Programmes are open for
non-solicited proposals in KSA 3:
THRUST 2: WATER
SUPPLY AND TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 2 345 960
Emphasis on:
·
Programme 1:
Drinking water treatment technology
·
Programme 2: Water treatment for rural communities
·
Programme 3: Drinking water quality
·
Programme 4: Water distribution and distribution systems
THRUST 4: INDUSTRIAL
AND MINE-WATER MANAGEMENT
Available
budget for the 2009/10 financial year: R 1 000 000
Emphasis on:
·
Programme
1: Quantification of water use and waste production
·
Programme 2: Regulatory mechanisms to improve industrial
and mine-water management
·
Programme 3: Minimising the impact of waste on the water
environment
·
Programme 4: Minimising waste production
·
Programme 5: Improved ability to predict and quantify
effects
·
Programme 6: Beneficiation and treatment of industrial
and mining effluents
KSA 4: WATER UTILISATION IN
AGRICULTURE
None of the
thrusts or programmes is open for non-solicited proposals
in KSA 4 for the 2009/10 financial year.
The call for
Solicited proposals and full details such as budget
allocations, time frames and terms of reference will
commence on 18 June 2008. It is however, important to take
note of the titles of the planned solicited projects in
order to avoid preparing and submitting a bid for
non-solicited research funding when a similar solicited
research project is planned.
SOLICITED PROJECT TITLES FOR KSA 1: WATER RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
|
THRUST 1:
WATER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT |
|
Programme 1: Water resource planning
The hydrogeology of Groundwater
Region 10: Karst belt [targeted] |
|
Programme 2: Surface
water/groundwater hydrology
The use of isotope hydrology to
characterise and assess the water resources in
selected catchments |
|
Programme 4: Water resource
development
A framework for evaluation and
prioritisation of national water resource
infrastructure maintenance and upgrade |
|
Programme 6: Water resource
quality management
Scoping study on the management
of microbial contamination (taking also chemical
quality in consideration) in water resources in CMAs
Development of EDC and
Toxicants Monitoring and Assessment Guideline
(Vol 1)
Management options for EDCs
in catchments (Vol
4B) |
|
Thrust 3:
WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION |
|
Programme 1: Protection and
management of surface water and groundwater quality
Database and
monitoring protocol for comprehensive fate and
transport modelling of micro-organisms in dolomitic
aquifers |
|
Programme 2: Urban and
rural water resource management
Groundwater management functions |
SOLICITED PROJECT TITLES FOR KSA 2: WATER-LINKED ECOSYSTEMS
|
THRUST 2: ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
AND UTILISATION |
|
Programme 1: Ecological
Reserve
Development of DSS software for
the determination of environmental water
requirements
Analysis of the ecological
Reserve implementation scenarios with the intention
to design an effective implementation approach /
plan |
|
Programme 4: Environmental
water quality
A laboratory study to determine
the effect of mixtures of pesticides in water on
fish and small mammals (to support risk assessment).
(Continuation of K5/1706) |
|
Programme 6: Socio-economic
considerations
Societal response / adaptation to
the effects of climate change on water resource
availability |
|
THRUST 3: ECOSYSTEM
REHABILITATON |
|
Programme 3: Instream
barriers – Rehabilitation of Impoundments
Hartbeespoort Dam Recovery
Consortium |
SOLICITED PROJECT TITLES FOR KSA 3: WATER USE AND WASTE
MANAGEMENT
|
THRUST 1: WATER SERVICES –
INSTITUTIONAL AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES |
|
Programme 1: Cost-recovery
in water services
Critical assessment of raising
basic level of water services |
|
Programme 2: Institutional
and management issues – Water services
Developing protocols and
guidelines for municipalities to undertake studies
to determine the impact or influence of climate
change on water services delivery
Water services in the context of
growth and development
Water services asset
management: Establishing a methodology and tools to
determine the vulnerability and risks of water
services infrastructure
Water services asset
management: Methodology for costing and valuation of
assets
|
|
Programme 3: Innovative
management arrangements – Rural water supply
Investigating the social response
to the vulnerability of water infrastructure.
Social scarcity of water and
water use
Investigating operational and
indigenous knowledge of water use and waste
management, and establishing ways to integrate them
into water services management |
|
Programme 4: Regulation of
water services
Investigating the mechanism and
processes used in setting water services tariffs |
|
THRUST 2: WATER SUPPLY AND
TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY |
|
Programme 1: Drinking water
treatment technology
Assessment of the prevalence of organic compounds in
raw and treated water for potable purposes, their
fate in current treatment plants, and compilation of
a guideline on best available technology for the
removal thereof. |
|
Programme 2: Water
treatment for rural communities
Compilation
of guidelines for the selection and use of home
water treatment systems and devices. |
|
THRUST 5: SANITATION, HEALTH
AND HYGIENE EDUCATION |
|
Programme 1:Advocacy,
health and hygiene education
Survey of hand-washing and
hygiene behaviour |
|
Programme 2: Peri-urban
sanitation research
Establishment of a sanitation
technology demonstration centre |
|
Programme 4: Technical
sustainability of sanitation services
Piloting and testing the
pour-flush latrine technology for its applicability
in South Africa
Design of pit latrines
Future work in pit latrine
additive research |
SOLICITED PROJECT TITLES FOR KSA 4: WATER UTILISATION IN
AGRICULTURE
|
Thrust 1: Water Utilisation for Food and Fibre
Production |
|
Programme 1:
Water-efficient production methods in relation to
soils, crops and technology in rain-fed and
irrigated agriculture
Water use of crops and land
suitable for bio-fuel production |
|
Programme 2:
Fitness-for-use of water for crop production,
livestock watering and aquaculture
Impacts of micro-organisms,
parasites and chemicals on food safety |
|
Thrust 2: Water Utilisation for Fuelwood and Timber
Production |
|
Programme 1:
Water-efficient production methods and systems in
agro-forestry, woodlands and forestry plantations
Water use and economic value of
biomass of indigenous trees under plantation
conditions |
|
Thrust 3: Water Utilisation for Poverty Reduction
and Wealth Creation in Agriculture |
|
Programme 1: Sustainable
water-based agricultural activities in rural
communities
Empowerment of women in rural
areas through tenure security and skills training
for gender equity and poverty reduction |
|
Programme 2: Integrated
water management for profitable farming systems
Co-operative governance in food
value chains in rain-fed agriculture to include
emerging farmers in the mainstream of the economy |
|
Thrust 4: Water Resource Protection and Reclamation
in Agriculture |
|
Programme 1: Sustainable
water resource use on irrigation schemes and within
river catchments
Drainage of degraded land and GIS
mapping to monitor the status of salinisation and
water tables on irrigated land |
|
Programme 2: Impact
assessment and environmental management of
agricultural production
Impact of wastewater disposal by
wineries on soils, crop growth and product quality
Adaptive practices and techniques
in agriculture to reduce vulnerability of
households/farms to climate change |
|
Funding