Good management of water resources has proven, in practice, as difficult to achieve as it is eagerly sought. This book examines the changes in governance, institutions, economics and policies of water. It demonstrates that the new policies and legal frameworks have been difficult to implement and often fall short of initial expectations.
Good management of water resources has proven, in practice, as difficult to achieve as it is eagerly sought. This book examines the changes in governa...
This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive quantitative analysis and assessment of the extent of potential economic impacts of future climate change, and value of adaptation measures in Africa for different zones, regions, countries and farm types.Researchers developed and applied multipliable analytical methods and procedures to assess quantitatively how climate affects current agricultural systems in Africa, predict how these systems may be affected in the future by climate change under various global warming scenarios, and suggest what role adaptation could play. The study is the first...
This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive quantitative analysis and assessment of the extent of potential economic impacts of future climate chan...
One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultative process. The policy and legal reforms were comprehensive and covered almost all aspects of water management including revolutionary changes in defining and allocating rights to water, radical reforms in water management and supply institutions, the introduction of the protection of environmental flows, and major shifts in charging for water use and in the provision of free basic water. Over ten years of implementation of these policy and...
One of the early set of reforms that South Africa embarked on after emerging from apartheid was in the water sector, following a remarkable, consultat...
Good management of water resources - universally identified as a key aspect of poverty reduction, agriculture and food security - has proven, in practice, as difficult to achieve as it is eagerly sought. This book, edited and authored by leading authorities on water resource management, examines the recent changes in governance, institutions, economics and policies of water, covering developing, transitional and developed countries, with special emphasis on southern African case studies. The book examines how water policies, institutions and governance have shifted in recent years from...
Good management of water resources - universally identified as a key aspect of poverty reduction, agriculture and food security - has proven, in pract...
