A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D
A review of global trends in water governance reveals a paradigm dominated by political and institutional change which becomes increasingly aligned with global shifts towards sustainability and also a rapid decline in the hydraulic mission. Closely aligned to these trends, but distinct in its own tr...
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| author | Jacobs-Mata, Inga Mukuyu, Patience Dini, J. |
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| description | A review of global trends in water governance reveals a paradigm dominated by political and institutional change which becomes increasingly aligned with global shifts towards sustainability and also a rapid decline in the hydraulic mission. Closely aligned to these trends, but distinct in its own trajectory, South Africa’s water governance dynamics have evolved through a period of considerable socio-political change marked by inequitable resource allocation and water scarcity. This paper presents the results of a review of water governance research and development (R&D) trends in South Africa, aimed at informing the national funding agency – the Water Research Commission (WRC) – in its agenda-setting process for future water governance research. Through a bibliometric analysis, a data-mining exercise, and stakeholder consultations, this paper distils four key areas of focus for the future of water governance research in South Africa: (i) that future water governance research needs to be more needs-based, solution-oriented and embedded within real-life contexts; (ii) the need for a paradigm shift in water governance research to a constructive, adaptive and rapid response research agenda in an environment of increasing change and uncertainty; (iii) the need for the enabling environment to be strengthened, including acknowledgement of the role of individuals as agents of change, and the role of WRC in establishing a community of practice for water governance experts that can respond to issues with agility; and (iv) a consolidation of fragmented project-based knowledge to a programmatic approach that builds the pipeline of expertise in the water governance R&D domain. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1113052023-09-08T11:36:15Z A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D Jacobs-Mata, Inga Mukuyu, Patience Dini, J. water governance public investment research and development bibliometric analysis integrated management water resources water management water policy stakeholders research projects funding trends government political aspects institutions data mining A review of global trends in water governance reveals a paradigm dominated by political and institutional change which becomes increasingly aligned with global shifts towards sustainability and also a rapid decline in the hydraulic mission. Closely aligned to these trends, but distinct in its own trajectory, South Africa’s water governance dynamics have evolved through a period of considerable socio-political change marked by inequitable resource allocation and water scarcity. This paper presents the results of a review of water governance research and development (R&D) trends in South Africa, aimed at informing the national funding agency – the Water Research Commission (WRC) – in its agenda-setting process for future water governance research. Through a bibliometric analysis, a data-mining exercise, and stakeholder consultations, this paper distils four key areas of focus for the future of water governance research in South Africa: (i) that future water governance research needs to be more needs-based, solution-oriented and embedded within real-life contexts; (ii) the need for a paradigm shift in water governance research to a constructive, adaptive and rapid response research agenda in an environment of increasing change and uncertainty; (iii) the need for the enabling environment to be strengthened, including acknowledgement of the role of individuals as agents of change, and the role of WRC in establishing a community of practice for water governance experts that can respond to issues with agility; and (iv) a consolidation of fragmented project-based knowledge to a programmatic approach that builds the pipeline of expertise in the water governance R&D domain. 2021-01-28 2021-02-15T05:21:56Z 2021-02-15T05:21:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111305 en Open Access Academy of Science of South Africa Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Mukuyu, Patience; Dini, J. 2021. A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D. Water SA, 47(1):10-23. [doi: https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2021.v47.i1.9441] |
| spellingShingle | water governance public investment research and development bibliometric analysis integrated management water resources water management water policy stakeholders research projects funding trends government political aspects institutions data mining Jacobs-Mata, Inga Mukuyu, Patience Dini, J. A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D |
| title | A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D |
| title_full | A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D |
| title_fullStr | A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D |
| title_short | A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D |
| title_sort | review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in south africa and what this means for agenda setting of public investment in water governance r d |
| topic | water governance public investment research and development bibliometric analysis integrated management water resources water management water policy stakeholders research projects funding trends government political aspects institutions data mining |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111305 |
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