Why Southern Africa Needs More than an Adaptation Strategy to Build Climate Resilient Floodplains: A Call for Transformative Water Security on the Kafue Flats of Zambia

2018 ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Bimo Nkhata ◽  
Charles Breen ◽  
Machaya Chomba
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Adaptation Strategy

scholarly journals Water security for productive economies: Applying an assessment framework in southern Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 258-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bunyod Holmatov ◽  
Jonathan Lautze ◽  
Herath Manthrithilake ◽  
Ian Makin
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Assessment Framework

scholarly journals Paradigms for water allocation in river basins: a society-science-practice perspective from Southern Africa

Water Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Chomba ◽  
T. Hill ◽  
B. A. Nkhata ◽  
J. J. Förster
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Water Allocation ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Science Practice ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Basin Scale

This paper seeks to complement ongoing discussions around water allocation by offering an analytic framework for examining the evolution of paradigms for water allocation in river basins. It traces this evolution from the hydraulic paradigm through to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and the current water security paradigm. Using a society-science-practice interaction perspective, the paper draws attention to the governance processes of water allocation that underlie these paradigms using examples from river basins in southern Africa. It is argued that the process of allocating water resources is often influenced by societal priorities and values that do not necessarily result in maintaining ecosystem health and integrity. The efficacy of water allocation depends on the extent to which implementation takes into account the socio-political dynamics associated with collective action involving multiple water users. While paradigm shifts provide windows of opportunity for strengthening legislation, the mere adoption of paradigms should not be taken as a panacea for addressing challenges associated with water allocation in river basins. This is especially relevant for several countries in southern Africa that are undertaking water reforms with the view of strengthening allocation of water resources at basin scale.

Catastrophe theory to assess water security and adaptation strategy in the context of environmental change

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xiao-jun ◽  
Zhang Jian-yun ◽  
Shamsuddin Shahid ◽  
Xia Xing-hui ◽  
He Rui-min ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Catastrophe Theory ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Adaptation Strategy

Integrated water resources management and infrastructure planning for water security in Southern Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Mapani ◽  
Lapologang Magole ◽  
Hodson Makurira ◽  
Maideyi Meck ◽  
Theresa Mkandawire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Infrastructure Planning ◽  
Resources Management

Towards Water Security in Southern Africa

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo-Ansie van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Water Security
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