Guidelines for integrated catchments monitoring: ICM mind map development and demonstration

Abstract

Advances have been made in recent years in developing networks and databases for monitoring water systems in South Africa. However, these monitoring systems need to be consolidated and integrated amongst various components of catchment systems (groundwater, surface water, unsaturated zone, atmospheric monitoring). There was a need to provide an Integrated Catchment Monitoring (ICM) tool that would direct the user in finding the appropriate guideline, database, methodology or information. The main target users of the ICM mind map are water management boards and similar institutions.