scholarly journals Implementing the South African water policy: holding the vision while exploring an uncharted mountain

Water SA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
HM MacKay ◽  
KH Rogers ◽  
DJ Roux
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
The South ◽  
South African Water

Overview of the water policy process in South Africa

Water Policy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 505-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christo De Coning
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
The South ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Policy And Strategy ◽  
South African Water

This research article provides an overview of the policy process followed by the South African Government in developing and implementing the White Paper on a National Water Policy for South Africa between 1994 and 2003. The research is based on a report published by the South African Water Research Commission (WRC), which formed part of a project entitled: Consolidation and Transfer of Knowledge and Experience Gained in the Development and Implementation of Water and Related Policy in South Africa (WRC Project number K5/1295). An attempt was made in the research project to solicit lessons of experience from the last ten years and to suggest findings regarding future options. It was found that valuable experience exists that is relevant not only to present and future policy and strategy initiatives in South Africa but also to policy process development in a regional and global context. The review of the water policy process has included a deliberate attempt to apply a selected policy process model to the South African water policy process in order to attempt a systematic analysis of the process. Specific findings were made regarding policy and strategy processes, institutional capacity and policy research in the water sector. The findings of the study included a confirmation of the technical quality of the policy and identification of several opportunities and priorities in the implementation of water policy.

Cape Town’s Contested Hierarchy of Demand for Agricultural and Municipal Water in a Rainfed Economy 2017–2018

2019 ◽  
pp. 546-564
Author(s):  
Anthony Colman
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
South African ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Water Crisis ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
The South ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Policy Decision Making ◽  
The City

The article provides an analysis of the stakeholders involved in policy decision making on water utilization, especially during the Water Crisis of 2017–2018. It looks at this through the prism of the meetings and key informants of the South African Parliament Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, the City of Cape Town Council and the farmers of the Western Cape. It also considers the effects of the prioritization of the use of water for drinking water and sanitation over agriculture. The South Africa water policy principles set by its Constitution and the Acts of 1996–1997 provide a comparator.

Differences in Water Policy Efficacy across South African Water Management Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 106707
Author(s):  
Coulibaly Thierry Yerema ◽  
Mihoko Wakamatsu ◽  
Moinul Islam ◽  
Hiroki Fukai ◽  
Shunsuke Managi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
South African Water

Human Rights to Water Access in South Africa: Challenges and Critical Concerns

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
South African ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Water Access ◽  
The South ◽  
History Of ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
The Government ◽  
Basic Infrastructure

Many scholars have written on the challenges of ensuring access to water in South Africa, and much research has been done on the national water policy of the South African Government, yet major challenges facing the water sector persist. This study presents a human rights approach as a theoretical foundation for investigating the basic right to water access, with a specific focus on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the three tiers of governance. Existing literature on the history of water access was explored regarding the global as well as the South African history of water rights. The main focus of this study was SDG no. 6, which is related to issues regarding water access in South Africa. The study concluded that the human right of having access to water is a crucial issue to be treated with caution by the government in order for the poor to have basic infrastructure.

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