The Groundwater and Drought Management Project (GDMP) is a partnership between SADC, working through the Water Division, in the Infrastructure and Services Directorate, the governments and government departments of SADC Member States.

A Project Management Unit manages the GDMP while a Project Steering Committee comprising a pool of professionals from SADC Member States in the area of groundwater and its management meets twice in year to ensure project coherence, and oversee project policy, strategy and implementation. Implementation of the project began in January 2007 with support from The Global Environmental Facility Trust Fund (TF 055090 SADC) with The World Bank as implementing agency, and the SADC Member States.