The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) today successfully hosted the 2026 First Quarter Technical Forum at WARMA Headquarters in Lusaka under the theme: โ€œAdvancing Sustainable Water Resources Management at Catchment and Basin Levels.โ€
The forum brought together stakeholders from government institutions, academia, research institutions, cooperating partners, civil society organisations, and the private sector to strengthen technical dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaboration on emerging water resources management issues in Zambia.
Speaking during the official opening, WARMA Acting Director General, Mrs. Misozi Ngulube-Lumpa, emphasized the importance of strengthening evidence-based water resources management amid increasing pressures arising from climate change, environmental degradation, rapid urbanisation, pollution, and growing demand for water resources.
Mrs. Ngulube-Lumpa noted that sustainable water resources management requires coordinated action, scientific research, innovation, and strong partnerships among stakeholders.
The forum featured technical presentations on a wide range of topics including Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), groundwater systems, climate change impacts on water availability, catchment protection, water allocation planning, water quality assessment, remote sensing technologies, and sustainable water governance.
Presentations were delivered by experts and researchers from the University of Zambia (UNZA), the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL), BGR Zambia, WWF Zambia, and other cooperating institutions.
The Technical Forum forms part of WARMAโ€™s continued efforts to promote stakeholder engagement, strengthen technical collaboration, and support science-based decision-making in the sustainable management and protection of Zambiaโ€™s water resources.