Drivers and barriers towards sustainable water and land management in the Olifants-Doorn Water Management Area, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Knüppe ◽  
Richard Meissner
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Management Area

Can diatom-based pollution indices be used for biomonitoring in South Africa? A case study of the Crocodile West and Marico water management area

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 592 (1) ◽  
pp. 455-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Charles Taylor ◽  
Jean Prygiel ◽  
Andre Vosloo ◽  
Pieter A. de la Rey ◽  
Leon van Rensburg
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Management Area

scholarly journals Water for sustainable development in the Berg Water Management Area, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan J. Cole ◽  
Richard M. Bailey ◽  
James D.S. JCullis ◽  
Mark G. New
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Water Losses ◽  
Freshwater Aquaculture ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Water Scarce

Water is fundamental to human well-being and economic growth. Measuring how water contributes to sustainable development is an important aspect of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, ‘Water and sanitation for all’. This importance is especially significant for water-scarce developing countries such as South Africa. Appropriate indicators can support decision-making and highlight key issues on inequality, unemployment and sustainability. In this paper, additional indicators for SDG 6.4 on water-use efficiency are proposed that focus on how individuals and households benefit, both directly and indirectly, from the allocations and use of water resources. The Berg Water Management Area (WMA) in the southwest corner of South Africa is used as a case study to illustrate the results. Residential per capita water use and municipal water losses were determined for all towns in the area. Figures for jobs and income per unit of water use were calculated for the heavily water-dependent industries, namely, agriculture, agriprocessing, freshwater aquaculture, mining and steel processing. This approach to measuring the socio-economic benefits of water use are relevant for other countries seeking to measure the role that water plays in achieving inclusive sustainable development, and could be included in the final SDG 6 indicator suite.

scholarly journals The Pongola Floodplain, South Africa – Part 2: Holistic environmental flows assessment

Water SA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4 October) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cate Brown ◽  
Alison Joubert ◽  
Toriso Tlou ◽  
Andrew Birkhead ◽  
Gary Marneweck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Environmental Flows ◽  
Ecological Reserve ◽  
Management Area ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Traditional Fishing

A holistic environmental flows (EFlows) assessment, undertaken as part of Ecological Reserve determination studies for selected surface water, groundwater, estuaries and wetlands in the Usuthu/Mhlatuze Water Management Area, South Africa, led to recommendations for modified releases from the Jozini Dam to support the socially, economically and ecologically important Pongola Floodplain situated downstream of the dam. The EFlows study analysed various permutations of flow releases from the dam based on the recommendations of pre-dam studies, and augmented by more recent observations, inputs from farmers and fishermen who live adjacent to the floodplain and discussion with the operators of Jozini Dam. The EFlows method used, DRIFT, allowed for the incorporation of detailed information, data and recommendations from a decades-old research project on the Pongola Floodplain that was undertaken prior to the construction of the Jozini Dam into a modern-day decision-making framework. This was used to assess the impact of a series of different flow releases on nature and society downstream of the dam. It was concluded that, within historic volumetric allocations to the floodplain, a release regime could be designed that considerably aided traditional fishing and grazing without necessarily prejudicing other uses, such as agriculture.

scholarly journals Nutrient characterisation of river inflow into the estuaries of the Gouritz Water Management Area, South Africa

Water SA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 687 ◽  
Author(s):  
DA Lemley ◽  
S Taljaard ◽  
JB Adams ◽  
N Strydom
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
South Africa ◽  
River Inflow ◽  
Management Area

Participatory catchment management — an opportunity for Southern Africa

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
D. B. Versfeld
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Participatory Rural Appraisal ◽  
Catchment Management ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Rural Appraisal

South Africa has hundreds of thousands of hectares of heavily populated and badly degraded landscapes. Past attempts at land management have been either through avoidance or the top-down imposition of “betterment” schemes. Participatory methods offer a new opportunity for communities living within these catchments to share their knowledge and to become involved in planning and implementing the management process. This paper discusses the use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in a catchment rehabilitation programme in rural KwaZulu/Natal, the lessons learnt and the prospects for wider application.

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