Access to water and related resources in Ngamiland, Botswana: Toward a more critical perspective and sustainable approach

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 659-668

  Kgomotso, Phemo K ^a   Swatuk, Larry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Access; Governance; Integrated water resources management; Livelihoods; Ngamiland; Okavango River Basin; Sustainable resource use

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLANDS;

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; OKAVANGO RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USE;

WATER RESOURCES;

POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO BASIN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748906439     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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