Among the countries in southern Africa, Namibia is considered the driest. The capital city of Windhoek has a population of 288,500 with an annual net growth rate of 1.8 percent. This population growth has put considerable strain on the water supplies of the city and threatens to exhaust them. The goal of this project was to work with the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia to develop and recommend innovative improvements to the water demand management plan of Namibian cities.

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Creator

• Braga, Justin Henry
• Higgins, Joseph Patrick
• Castiglione, Jacob J.

Subject

• Environment
• Water
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D062I

Keyword

• Water resources development

Advisor

• Gerstenfeld, Arthur
• Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Susan

Year

• 2004

Center

• Windhoek, Namibia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Desert Research Foundation of Namibia

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Location

• Windhoek

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright