Updating public participation in IWRM: A proposal for a focused and structured engagement with catchment management strategies

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 707-714

  du Toit, Derick ^a   Pollard, Sharon ^a  

^a Association for Water and Rural Development AWARD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catchment management strategies; Integrated water resource management; National Water Act; Public participation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENTS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS; WATER ACT; WATER RESEARCH COMMISSIONS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

PUBLIC POLICY;

CATCHMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 64549163619     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i6.183674     Document Type: Article

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