Catchment Management Agencies: A Case Study of Institutional Reform in South Africa

Global Issues in Water Policy

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 145-163

  Karar, Eiman ^a   Mazibuko, Gugu ^b   Gyedu Ababio, Thomas ^c   Weston, Derek ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION   (South Africa)

^b Pegasys Strategy and Development   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Catchment management agencies; Decentralisation; Governance; Institutional change; Public participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862656599     PISSN: 22110631     EISSN: 22110658     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9367-7_7     Document Type: Chapter

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