Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa

This paper discusses the changes in water law in South Africa since the new dispensation. The focus is on the poverty dimensions of the early experiences of implementation of one of the components of the National Water Act: the establishment of Catchment Management Agencies. From a diversity of rece...

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Autores principales: Schreiner, B., van Koppen, Barbara
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38668
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author Schreiner, B.
van Koppen, Barbara
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description This paper discusses the changes in water law in South Africa since the new dispensation. The focus is on the poverty dimensions of the early experiences of implementation of one of the components of the National Water Act: the establishment of Catchment Management Agencies. From a diversity of recent experiences in decentralizing integrated water resources management, key areas emerge where future actions by the government are crucial to establish pro-poor, developmental catchment management Agencies.
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spelling CGSpace386682024-03-22T10:24:39Z Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa Schreiner, B. van Koppen, Barbara water resource management catchment areas institution building decentralization irrigation water poverty water law farmers water supply water users This paper discusses the changes in water law in South Africa since the new dispensation. The focus is on the poverty dimensions of the early experiences of implementation of one of the components of the National Water Act: the establishment of Catchment Management Agencies. From a diversity of recent experiences in decentralizing integrated water resources management, key areas emerge where future actions by the government are crucial to establish pro-poor, developmental catchment management Agencies. 2002 2014-06-13T11:42:39Z 2014-06-13T11:42:39Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38668 en Limited Access Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, B. 2002. Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa. Paper presented at the 2nd WARFSA / WaterNet Symposium: Integrated Water Resources Management: Theory, Practice, Cases, Cape Town, South Africa, 30-31 October, 2001. 11p.
spellingShingle water resource management
catchment areas
institution building
decentralization
irrigation water
poverty
water law
farmers
water supply
water users
Schreiner, B.
van Koppen, Barbara
Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa
title Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa
title_full Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa
title_fullStr Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa
title_short Catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in South Africa
title_sort catchment management agencies for poverty eradication in south africa
topic water resource management
catchment areas
institution building
decentralization
irrigation water
poverty
water law
farmers
water supply
water users
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38668
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