The Role of Good Governance in Sustainable Development: Implications for Integrated Water Resource Management in Southern Africa

2007 ◽  
pp. 77-100
Author(s):  
Peter J Ashton
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management

scholarly journals Perspectives on integrated water resource management and its relevance in understanding the water-energy-climate change nexus in South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Matome Mathetsa ◽  
Mulala Danny Simatele ◽  
Isaac T. Rampedi ◽  
Gerhard Gericke
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management ◽  
Development Goals

It is increasingly acknowledged that the water-energy-climate change (WECC) nexus is one of the synergies that pose a significant risk to achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), specifically numbers six, seven and thirteen. There are suggestions that climate change outcomes such as increased temperature and drought episodes have implications for water availability, which in turn affects energy production in countries dependent on hydropower, pump-storage or coal-generated electricity, including South Africa. This development therefore calls for improved understanding of how to effectively manage the challenges that arise from this nexus, to mitigate the impacts it may have on achieving the associated SDGs. This study, which is based on an in-depth appraisal of existing developments, assessed the potential of the integrated water resource management framework in understanding the WECC nexus and its implications for South Africa’s sustainable development endeavours, particularly in the context of water resource management and utilisation. The study revealed South Africa’s lack of integrated, effective, and efficient institutions and policy framework to comprehensively manage the challenges emanating from this nexus. It identified an urgent need to develop systems and processes through which South Africa can handle the challenges as well as capture the benefits that may be obtained from this nexus.

The Need for Land Use Assessment in Enhancing the Implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Syazwani Sukereman ◽  
Robiah Suratman ◽  
Chang Wai Sin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Integrated Water Resource Management ◽  
Implementation Progress

Over 20 years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the application of Integrated Water Resource Management among majority of developing and developed countries in settling various type of water issue. Unfortunately, the effective implementation of this approach still remains in doubt. Fragmented water resources legislation, complexity of constitutional framework on water resources management, lack of coordination among stakeholders and overlapping of authorities in managing water resources are among the issues that challenge the Integrated Water Resource Management implementation. Therefore, this paper attempts to review the broad literature regarding what is still wrong with this approach and propose the solution on how to enhance the current implementation. Since, there is still no authorized framework available to be used by the stakeholders involved in assessing land use practice and comparing the effectiveness of the implementation progress between states in Malaysia, this paper briefly concludes that there is a need to develop a framework for Land Use Assessment as a work performance guideline especially to the various stakeholders involved. Therefore, it is hope that this finding would offer better improvement to water resource management through effective, good governance and practical ways.

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