@article{210d940cbafd4c0290803f81948a2e72,
title = "Seasonally variant stable isotope baseline characterisation of Malawi's shire river basin to support integrated water resources management",
author = "Banda, {Limbikani C.} and Rivett, {Michael O.} and Kalin, {Robert M.} and Zavison, {Anold S.K.} and Peaches Phiri and Geoffrey Chavula and Charles Kapachika and Sydney Kamtukule and Christina Fraser and Muthi Nhlema",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: We gratefully acknowledge the funding by the Scottish Government Climate Justice Fund-Water Futures Programme research grant HN-CJF-03 awarded to the University of Strathclyde and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under the Malawi Technical Cooperation (TC) Projects{\textquoteright} grants (MLW/7/001: MLW/7/002/MLW/7/003), awarded to the Government of Malawi (Department of Water Resources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development). We also acknowledge the financial contribution we received from the Government of Malawi. Funding Information: Malawi has recently made strides in achieving this transition through the establishment of a national isotope hydrology facility and initiating stable-isotope baseline characterisation of key catchments [29]. Prior to this, use of isotope tools supporting IWRM was limited in Malawi with samples exported abroad [30–37]. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been promoting the use of isotope hydrology in IWRM in Malawi since 2012. With funding from IAEA and the Scottish Government supported Climate Justice Fund (CJF)—Water Futures Programme, Malawi has built technical capacity in both basic and advanced isotope techniques for its personnel in the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development (MoIWD). The IAEA supported the MoIWD in establishing an Isotope Hydrology laboratory at the Central Water Laboratory (CWL) in Lilongwe with catchment baseline characterisation studies undertaken by CJF led by the University of Strathclyde. These initiatives support Government efforts in attaining Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which focuses on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all people. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 by the authors.",
year = "2020",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3390/w12051410",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
journal = "Water (Switzerland)",
issn = "2073-4441",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "5",
}
