Some foci of integrated water resources management in the "South" which are oft- forgotten by the "North": A perspective from southern Africa

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 269-294

  Schulze, Roland E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological river health; Climate change; Downstream water obligations; Hydrological modelling; Integrated water resources management; Lesser developed countries; Water poverty

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGY; MANAGEMENT; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOLOGICAL RIVER HEALTH; DOWNSTREAM WATER OBLIGATIONS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER POVERTY;

WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGY; MANAGEMENT; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; OUTFLOW; RESERVOIR; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845920638     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9053-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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