Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa
South Africa’s legally binding National Water Resource Strategy specifies a people-oriented prioritization for the equitable allocation of the nation’s public trust of surface and groundwater resources. This article analyses how the Inkomati–Usuthu Catchment Management Agency seeks to operationalize...
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| author | van Koppen, Barbara Mukuyu, Patience Murombo, T. Jacobs-Mata, Inga Molwantwa, J. Dini, J. Sawunyama, T. Schreiner, B. Skosana, S. |
| author_browse | Dini, J. Jacobs-Mata, Inga Molwantwa, J. Mukuyu, Patience Murombo, T. Sawunyama, T. Schreiner, B. Skosana, S. van Koppen, Barbara |
| author_facet | van Koppen, Barbara Mukuyu, Patience Murombo, T. Jacobs-Mata, Inga Molwantwa, J. Dini, J. Sawunyama, T. Schreiner, B. Skosana, S. |
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| description | South Africa’s legally binding National Water Resource Strategy specifies a people-oriented prioritization for the equitable allocation of the nation’s public trust of surface and groundwater resources. This article analyses how the Inkomati–Usuthu Catchment Management Agency seeks to operationalize the three highest priorities in the Sabie Sub Catchment: the Basic Human Needs Reserve for domestic and constitutionally based productive water uses; customary water tenure in former homelands prioritized over the upstream commercial forestry and large-scale farming and the downstream Kruger National Park; and priority General Authorizations overcoming administrative injustices of current licensing. These highest priorities imply curtailment of the lowest priority, high-impact economic uses. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1387392025-12-08T09:54:28Z Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa van Koppen, Barbara Mukuyu, Patience Murombo, T. Jacobs-Mata, Inga Molwantwa, J. Dini, J. Sawunyama, T. Schreiner, B. Skosana, S. water resources water allocation equity water law water tenure customary tenure South Africa’s legally binding National Water Resource Strategy specifies a people-oriented prioritization for the equitable allocation of the nation’s public trust of surface and groundwater resources. This article analyses how the Inkomati–Usuthu Catchment Management Agency seeks to operationalize the three highest priorities in the Sabie Sub Catchment: the Basic Human Needs Reserve for domestic and constitutionally based productive water uses; customary water tenure in former homelands prioritized over the upstream commercial forestry and large-scale farming and the downstream Kruger National Park; and priority General Authorizations overcoming administrative injustices of current licensing. These highest priorities imply curtailment of the lowest priority, high-impact economic uses. 2024-07-03 2024-01-31T21:45:15Z 2024-01-31T21:45:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138739 en Open Access Informa UK Limited van Koppen, Barbara; Mukuyu, Patience; Murombo, T.; Jacobs-Mata, Inga; Molwantwa, J.; Dini, J.; Sawunyama, T.; Schreiner, B.; Skosana, S. 2024. Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 40(4):555-577. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2023.2290522 |
| spellingShingle | water resources water allocation equity water law water tenure customary tenure van Koppen, Barbara Mukuyu, Patience Murombo, T. Jacobs-Mata, Inga Molwantwa, J. Dini, J. Sawunyama, T. Schreiner, B. Skosana, S. Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa |
| title | Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa |
| title_full | Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa |
| title_short | Principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation: prioritization in South Africa |
| title_sort | principles and legal tools for equitable water resource allocation prioritization in south africa |
| topic | water resources water allocation equity water law water tenure customary tenure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138739 |
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