The UNESCO Chair has organised more than 25 international short courses and workshops in past 20 years with more than 1000 water professionals from all over the Africa and sometimes Europe as well. 

The major publications include:

• Groundwater recharge estimation in Southern Africa, edited by Y Xu and H Beekman, published by UNESCO Paris, 2003.
• Groundwater pollution in Africa, edited by Y Xu and B Usher, published by Taylor & Francis / Balkema, 2006.
• Sustainable groundwater resources in Africa, edited by Y Xu and E Braune, published by Taylor & Francis / CRC, 2009.
• Special Africa Groundwater Section (Guest editors: K Bradbury and Y Xu) in Ground Water, March 2010.
• Other publications may be found through an online electronic database search if the reader has further interest
• Sustainable Utilization of Groundwater in Southern Africa
• Partnership Towards Sustainable Utilization of Groundwater in Africa
• Protocol for the Assessment of the Status of Sustainable Utilization and Management of Groundwater Resources
• Transboundary Aquifer Utilization and Management in Southern Africa