Integrated Water Resources Management: Relevant concept or irrelevant buzzword? A capacity building and research agenda for Southern Africa

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 11-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 867-871

  van der Zaag, Pieter ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Development; Governance; Integrated water resources management; Millennium development goals; Reflexivity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS;

WATER RESOURCES;

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27644573632     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.032     Document Type: Article

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