Water is absent in the ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of Food Security’ (FAO, 2012). This paper explored whether and how the people-centred approaches and the human rights values that underpin this document can be better...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance]
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Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance
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
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Derman, B.
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Schreiner, B.
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Durojaye, E.
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Mweso, N.
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[Fixing the leaks in women's human rights to water: lessons from South Africa]
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Fixing the leaks in women's human rights to water: lessons from South Africa
Hellum, A.
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Kameri-Mbote, P.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa]
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Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa
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 in Tanzania]
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Winners and losers of IWRM in Tanzania
Movik, S.
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Mehta, L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Denby, K.
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[Emergence, interpretation and translations of IWRM in South Africa]
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Emergence, interpretation and translations of IWRM in South Africa
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Schreiner, B.
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Sithole, P.
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[Decolonising peasants’ marginalisation in African water law]
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Decolonising peasants’ marginalisation in African water law
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Schreiner, B.
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[Gender-equality in statutory water law: the case of priority general authorizations in South Africa]
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Gender-equality in statutory water law: the case of priority general authorizations in South Africa
The historical legacy in South Africa of apartheid and the resulting discriminatory policies and power imbalances are critical to understanding how water is managed and allocated, and how people participate in designated water governance structures. The progressive post-apartheid National Water A...
Denby, K.
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Movik, S.
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Mehta, L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[The 'Trickle Down' of IWRM: a case study of local-level realities in the Inkomati Water Management Area, South Africa]
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The 'Trickle Down' of IWRM: a case study of local-level realities in the Inkomati Water Management Area, South Africa
South Africa is often regarded to be at the forefront of water reform, based on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) ideas. This paper explores how the idea of IWRM emerged in South Africa, its key debates and interpretations and how it has been translated. It maps out the history, main e...
Movik, S.
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Mehta, L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Emergence, interpretations and translations of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in South Africa]
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Emergence, interpretations and translations of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in South Africa