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
Reliance on rainfall for agriculture and increased climate change and variability pose growing production risks in developing countries. Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by smallholder farmers who depend mainly on rain-fed agriculture, putting food security at both household and nat...
Nhamo, Luxon
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Matchaya, Greenwell C.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi]
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The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi
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
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
In Tanzania like in other parts of the global South, in the name of 'development' and 'poverty eradication' vast tracts of land have been earmarked by the government to be developed by investors for different commercial agricultural projects, giving rise to the contested land grab phenomenon. In ...
Eeden, A. van
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Mehta, L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Whose waters? large-scale agricultural development and water grabbing in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania]
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Whose waters? large-scale agricultural development and water grabbing in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania
Joint Venture schemes based on the floppy irrigation technology are being promoted in the post-Apartheid South Africa's Limpopo Province. Access to land and water resources in South Africa are largely viewed as a mechanism for re-dressing the Apartheid injustices. This research was part of a broa...
Mapedza, Everisto
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Sithole, P.
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Bourblanc, M.
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[Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods]
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Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods
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.
,
Mohapi, N.
,
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
,
[Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa]
,
Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa