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Enhanced Water Security and Community Resilience in the Adjacent Cuvelai and Kunene Transboundary River Basins (CUVKUN) Project

Project Name: Enhanced Water Security and Community Resilience in the Adjacent Cuvelai and Kunene Transboundary River Basins
Financing: Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Duration: May 2024 – November 2029 (66 months)
Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Namibia
Project Value: USD 11.167 million
Executing Agency: Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA)
Focal Custodians: Cuvelai Commission (CUVECOM) and Kunene Permanent Joint Technical Committee (PJTC)
Geographical Location: Angola and Namibia

On 16 May 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform of Namibia, along with UNDP Namibia supported by UNDP Angola officially endorsed the project titled “Enhanced Water Security and Community Resilience in the Adjacent Cuvelai and Kunene Transboundary River Basins (CUVKUN)”. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as the GEF Implementing Agency. The Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) is the Executing Agency, while the Cuvelai Commission (CUVECOM) and Kunene Permanent Joint Technical Committee (PJTC) are the focal custodians of the project implementation.

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Recent news

Angola and Namibia Commend Progress on Transbou...

21 Aug 2025

The governments of Angola and Namibia have commended the progress made in the implementation of the Enhanced Water Security and Community Resilience in the Adjacent Cuvelai and Kunene Transboundary...

Angola and Namibia Launch Joint Diagnostic and ...

27 May 2025

Angola and Namibia have officially launched the technical process for developing a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), Strategic Action Plan (SAP), and National Action Plans (NAP) for the Cuve...

Angola & Namibia kickstart implementation of jo...

29 Jul 2024

The Governments of Angola and Namibia have officially endorsed and kickstarted the implementation of a joint transboundary water project titled "Enhanced Water Security and Community Resilience in ...

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Project Objectives

To achieve its aim of improving the management of water resources of the transboundary Cuvelai and Kunene basins shared by Angola and Namibia, the project will undertake a suite of activities designed to strengthen joint management and planning capacity and practices at the transboundary basin level. These activities will be implemented through six (6) project components:

Component 1: Strengthening the transboundary and conjunctive water resources management in the Cuvelai River Basin;
Component 2: Strengthening the transboundary water resources management with future development scenario analysis in the Kunene River Basin;
Component 3: Strengthening the governance of the Cuvelai and Kunene River Basins to foster joint management by the two countries in the most cost-effective manner;
Component 4: Strengthening institutional, technical and operational capacity in Angola to sustainably develop and manage the sub-region’s water tower located in southern Angola;
Component 5: Enhancing the community participation in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) to build resilience in their livelihoods;
Component 6: Supporting outreach and Knowledge Management for replication, upscaling, and stakeholder engagement.