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The Economics of Water Management in Southern Africa

Author : Glenn-Marie Lange
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847203027
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Water Management in Southern Africa written by Glenn-Marie Lange and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a valuable new tool for water management water resource accounting which significantly advances the economic analysis of water. Water resource accounts integrate detailed information about water supply and use with national income accounts to show the economic use of water, costs and tariffs paid, and the economic value of water for different economic uses. Based on the UN s handbook for environmental accounting, this book describes the implementation and policy application of water accounts in three African countries Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and discusses how they have been used by water managers. The book compares water use across the three countries, explaining the differences in water resources and water policy. In addition to the comprehensive outline of physical and monetary water accounts for each country, the authors provide an extensive discussion of water valuation as well as addressing a number of issues of regional importance, including water accounting for an international river basin and the impact of trade on each country s water use. By demonstrating the usefulness of water resource accounts, this book makes a major contribution to the literature on water economics and management, sustainable development, and to the development of environmental accounting in general. The Economics of Water Management in Southern Africa will appeal to a wide readership including: environmental and development economists NGOs concerned with sustainable development environmental advocacy groups professionals (economists and environmentalists) working in Africa on water and sustainable development issues water professionals national accounts experts and statisticians.

The Economics of Water Resources

Author : Ariel Dinar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 131673210X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Water Resources written by Ariel Dinar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population growth and rising living standards, on the one hand, and changing climate, on the other hand, have exacerbated water scarcity worldwide. To address this problem, policymakers need to take a wide view of the water economy – a complex structure involving environmental, social, economic, legal, and institutional aspects. A coherent water policy must look at the water economy as a whole and apply a comprehensive approach to policy interventions. Written by two of the world's leading scholars on economics of water, this is the first graduate-level textbook on the topic. The book discusses water resource management within a comprehensive framework that integrates the different, yet highly entwined, elements of a water economy. It follows the steps needed to develop a well-designed set of policies based on detailed analyses of intervention measures, using multi-sectoral and economy-wide examples from a variety of locations and situations around the world.

Transforming Water Management in South Africa

Author : Barbara Schreiner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048193672
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Water Management in South Africa written by Barbara Schreiner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 legislative changes mean that valuable lessons have already been learned and useful experiences gained in the challenge of effective water resources management and water services provision in a middle income country.

Combating Water Scarcity in Southern Africa

Author : Msangi Josephine Phillip
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400770979
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Combating Water Scarcity in Southern Africa by : Msangi Josephine Phillip

Download or read book Combating Water Scarcity in Southern Africa written by Msangi Josephine Phillip and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a close examination of water scarcity as a developmental challenge facing member nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the interventions that have been implemented to combat the situation and the challenges still outstanding. The first chapter paints the backdrop of the water scarcity problem, reviewing historical approaches from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) to the United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development (2012), and recapping principles and agreements reached during and after these conferences. Chapter two examines the Southern Africa region’s efforts to combat water scarcity including principles, policies and strategies and the responsibility of each member to implement them. Written by the editor, J.P. Msangi, the chapter describes Namibia’s efforts to ensure management of scarce water. Beyond enacting management and pollution control regulations and raising public awareness, Namibia encourages research to ensure attainment of the requirements of both the SADC Protocol and its own water scarcity management laws. The next three chapters offer Namibia-based case studies on impacts of pollution on water treatment; on the effects of anthropogenic activities on water quality and on the effects of water transfers from dams upstream of Von Bach dam. The final chapter provides detailed summaries of the issues discussed in the book, highlighting conclusions and offering recommendations. Combating Water Scarcity in Southern Africa synthesizes issues pertinent to the SADC countries as well as to other regions, and offers research that up to now has not been conducted in Namibia.

The Application of Economics to Water Management in South Africa

Author : R. I. Mirrilees
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Application of Economics to Water Management in South Africa written by R. I. Mirrilees and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Economics of Water

Author : Willem N. Meyer
Publisher : Van Schaik Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Water written by Willem N. Meyer and published by Van Schaik Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flows and Practices

Author : Mehta, Lyla
Publisher : Weaver Press
ISBN 13 : 1779223145
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book Flows and Practices written by Mehta, Lyla and published by Weaver Press. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past two decades, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been the dominant paradigm in water resources. This book explores how ideas of IWRM are being translated and adapted in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Grounded in social science theory and research, it highlights the importance of politics, history and culture in shaping water management practices and reform, and demonstrates how Africa has clearly been a laboratory for IWRM. While a new cadre of professionals made IWRM their mission, we show that poor women and men may not have always benefitted. In some cases IWRM has also offered a distraction from more critical issues such as water and land grabs, privatisation, the negative impacts of water permits, and a range of institutional ambiguities that prevent water allocations to small and poor water users. By critically examining the interpretations and challenges of IWRM, the book contributes to improving water policies and practices and making them more locally appropriate in Africa and beyond.

Understanding Water Security at Local Government Level in South Africa

Author : Richard Meissner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030025179
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Water Security at Local Government Level in South Africa written by Richard Meissner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides unique insights into the complex issue of water security in South Africa. Based on qualitative research conducted through face-to-face structured interviews and focus group discussions with individuals, traditional leaders, municipal officials, researchers, businesspeople and farmers in the two local governments – the Sekhukhune District and eThekwini Metropolitan Municipalities – it focuses on the peoples’ understanding of the concept of water security and whether they believe that the municipalities have achieved water security for all. The research is supported by water security-related statistics, particularly those pertaining to water quality and quantity, and an extensive literature review for the concept of water security. In addition to assessing the state of water security in both municipalities, the book presents a new water security definition and typology, and offers valuable recommendations for future research.

Water in Southern Africa

Author : Southern African Development Community
Publisher : Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water in Southern Africa written by Southern African Development Community and published by Southern African Research and Documentation Centre. This book was released on 1996 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Water Management in Africa and the Middle East

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 088936804X
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)

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Book Synopsis Water Management in Africa and the Middle East by : International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Download or read book Water Management in Africa and the Middle East written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1996 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities

Hydropolitics in the Developing World

Author : Anthony Turton
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 : 0620295198
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Hydropolitics in the Developing World by : Anthony Turton

Download or read book Hydropolitics in the Developing World written by Anthony Turton and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2002 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing contributions by a variety of authors together in one volume is part of an attempt to show that hydropolitics is a growing discipline in its own right. The prevailing definition of hydropolitics is widened to include the elements of scale and range. This is illustrated through a focus on theoretical and legal issues, case studies from Southern Africa and a proposed research agenda. The book is an important addition to the literature on hydropolitics.

The Age of Commodity

Author : David McDonald
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136555048
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Commodity written by David McDonald and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As globalization and market liberalization march forward unabated the global commons continue to be commodified and privatized at a rapid pace. In this global process, the ownership, sale and supply of water is increasingly a flashpoint for debates and conflict over privatization, and nowhere is the debate more advanced or acute than in Southern Africa. The Age of Commodity provides an overview of the debates over water in the region including a conceptual overview of water 'privatization', how it relates to human rights, macro-economic policy and GATS. The book then presents case studies of important water privatization initiatives in the region, drawing out crucial themes common to water privatization debates around the world including corruption, gender equity and donor conditionalities. This book is powerful and necessary reading in our new age of commodity.

Managing Water as an Economic Resource

Author : James Winpenny
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134849761
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Managing Water as an Economic Resource written by James Winpenny and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-22 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water, already a scarce resource, is treated as though it were plentiful and free. The task of supplying enough water of the required quality to growing populations is straining authorities and governments to the limit as the economic and environmental costs of new supply sources escalate and wasteful supply, delivery and consumption systems persist. Managing Water as an Economic Resource argues that the root of the crisis is the failure of suppliers and consumers to treat water as a scarce commodity with an economic value. James Winpenny evaluates policies for the improved management of existing demand, and draws on case studies from different countries as he discusses how policies could be implemented to treat water as an economic good conferring major economic, financial and environmental benefits.

World Water Vision

Author : William J. Cosgrove
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 9781853837302
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book World Water Vision written by William J. Cosgrove and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a billion people cannot get safe drinking water. Half the world's population does not have adequate sanitation. Within a generation over three billion will be suffering from water stress if we carry on as before. It is a crisis of management. This book analyzes the issues and shows how we can solve the problems by using water more efficiently and productively. The key to sustainable water resources is an integrated approach. Careful planning and concerted action can make the fundamental changes needed. The implications of not dealing with the crisis are immense. Published with the World Water Commission

Economics of Irrigation Water Management

Author :
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economics of Irrigation Water Management written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reporting Water in Southern Africa

Author :
Publisher : Southern African Research and Documentation Centre
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reporting Water in Southern Africa written by and published by Southern African Research and Documentation Centre. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Water Governance for Sustainable Development

Author : Stefano Farolfi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136548734
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Water Governance for Sustainable Development written by Stefano Farolfi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 supply-driven, quantitative, centrally controlled management to more demand-sensitive, decentralized, participatory approaches. Such a move often also implies cost recovery principles, resource allocation among competing sectors, and privatization. The case studies demonstrate that the new policies and legal frameworks have been difficult to implement and often fall short of initial expectations. Using an accessible multidisciplinary approach that integrates economics, sociology, geography and policy analysis, the book untangles the issues and presents best practices for policy- and decision-makers, governments and regulators, NGOs and user groups, service providers, and researchers. The overall aim is to show how good water governance structures can be developed and implemented for the benefit of all.