This article unravels the notions of justice in statutory water law in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and South Africa in particular. These laws, which allocate and regulate water resources, are licence (or permit) systems. Three forms of injustices are identified for small-scale water users who t...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Schreiner, B.
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[Priority General Authorisations in rights-based water use authorisation in South Africa]
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Priority General Authorisations in rights-based water use authorisation in South Africa
Wastewater is increasingly regarded as a valuable resource, but to fully and safely exploit the potential, sound institutional arrangements governing its reuse are crucial. This article presents a case study of a self-managed irrigation scheme in Western Cape, South Africa, that uses treated effl...
Saldias, C.
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Speelman, S.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Huylenbroeck, G. van
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[Institutional arrangements for the use of treated effluent in irrigation, western Cape, South Africa]
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Institutional arrangements for the use of treated effluent in irrigation, western Cape, South Africa
The Decentralised Water reform process in Zimbabwe has largely been informed by the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) process based on the 1992 Dublin Principles onWater. The attempt to reform one sector (water), under the IWRM rubric, when other key sectors are in disarray (agricultur...
Mapedza, Everisto
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Manzungu, Emmanuel
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Rosen, T.
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Ncube, P.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Decentralised water governance in Zimbabwe: disorder within order]
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Decentralised water governance in Zimbabwe: disorder within order
Tagutanazvo, E.
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Dzingirai, V.
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Gender dynamics in water governance institutions: the case of Gwanda's Guyu-Chelesa Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe]
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Gender dynamics in water governance institutions: the case of Gwanda's Guyu-Chelesa Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe
This paper discusses four questions about the recent water law reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, which strengthen permit systems. First, do permit systems continue to dispossess rural small-scale users, as intended by European colonizers who introduced principles of Roman law? Second, is it wrong to...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Zaag, P. van der
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Manzungu, Emmanuel
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Tapela, B.
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[Roman water law in rural Africa: the unfinished business of colonial dispossession]
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Roman water law in rural Africa: the unfinished business of colonial dispossession
This article discusses ways in which the South African Government and grassroots organizations envisage and implement democracy achieved since 1994 in the eld of water resources management. The focus is on the democratic, political and economic freedom and equality in resource rights for poor bl...
Schreiner, B.
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Mohapi, N.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa]
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Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa
This paper focuses on the application of the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Tanzania. It asks: how did IWRM affect the rural and fast-growing majority of smallholder farmers' access to water which contributes directly to poverty alleviation and employment creation in a...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Tarimo, A.K.P.R.
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Eeden, A. van
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Manzungu, Emmanuel
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Sumuni, P.M.
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[Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania]
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Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Gender in integrated water management: An analysis of variation]
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Gender in integrated water management: An analysis of variation
When considering water management, formal institutions tend to overshadow the local informal ones although the latter guide day-to-day interactions on water use. Conversely, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has demonstrated a bias toward the formal state-based institutions for water m...
Sokile, C.S.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Local water rights and local water user entities: the unsung heroines of water resource management in Tanzania]
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Local water rights and local water user entities: the unsung heroines of water resource management in Tanzania