An assessment of small-scale users? inclusion in large-scale water user associations of South Africa

The management of water resources is being transformed in South Africa. All water users, especially the small-scale ones, are now invited to participate in this movement. This report reviews the process of inclusion of small-scale users in the new large-scale Water User Associations (WUA).Considerin...

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Main Author: Faysse, Nicolas
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39871
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Summary:The management of water resources is being transformed in South Africa. All water users, especially the small-scale ones, are now invited to participate in this movement. This report reviews the process of inclusion of small-scale users in the new large-scale Water User Associations (WUA).Considering the difficulties encountered in this process, this report also recommend external monitoring after the transformation of an Irrigation Board into a WUA. This method may also facilitate assessment of the inclusion of small-scale users into catchment management agencies, and water resource management organizations.