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 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
Schreiner, B.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Establishing hybrid water use rights systems in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Establishing hybrid water use rights systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
In recent decades, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have pursued national water permit systems, derived from the colonial era and reinforced by “global best practice.” These systems have proved logistically impossible to manage and have worsened inequality in water access. A new study conduct...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Schreiner, B.
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[A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa]
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A hybrid approach to decolonize formal water law in Africa
This article examines community-driven multiple use water services (MUS) as pioneered by the Rural Village Water Resources Management Project (RVWRMP) in the Far and Mid-Western development regions of Nepal. These regions are characterised by poverty, remoteness, rugged terrain, food insecurity, ...
Rautanen, S.L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Wagle, N.
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[Community-driven multiple use water services: Lessons learned by the Rural Village Water Resources Management Project in Nepal]
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Community-driven multiple use water services: Lessons learned by the Rural Village Water Resources Management Project in Nepal
This article traces the history of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in South Africa since the 1970s. It examines IWRM according to its three common pillars, which are also reflected in South Africa's National Water Act: economic efficiency, environmental sustainability, and equity. Th...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Schreiner, B.
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[Moving beyond Integrated Water Resources Management: Developmental Water Management in South Africa]
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Moving beyond Integrated Water Resources Management: Developmental Water Management in South Africa