On the 24th of August 2005, a seminar was held in Pretoria, bringing together a number of major sector stakeholders around the topic of multiple uses of water.

The objective of the meeting was to map current initiatives around multiple uses of water, look for synergies and plan a way forward for improved information sharing between sector players.

The seminar showed that the concept of multiple uses of water is widely recognised and that indeed various organisations are working on it: in policy, research and implementation. However, there are still many questions on the approach to take to the issue and how to ensure that the approach is followed at local level. A number of issues for further debate has been identified.

The seminar left the participants with a general feeling that it was useful to learn about these different initiatives, and that it was due time to establish a learning platform.

Below is the report as well as the presentations given during the seminar.