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1 Schild, T. 2001. Overview of experiences in the Limpopo River Basin. In Abernethy, C. L. (Ed.). Intersectoral management of river basins. Proceedings of an International Workshop on Integrated Water Management in Water-Stressed River Basins in Developing Countries: Strategies for Poverty Alleviation and Agricultural Growth, Loskop Dam, South Africa, 16-21 October 2000. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Feldafing, Germany: German Foundation for International Development (DSE). pp.357-362.
River basins ; Catchment areas ; Water resource management ; International cooperation ; Evaluation / Southern Africa / Limpopo River Basin / Orange-Senqu River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 ABE Record No: H029129)
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2 Earle, A.; Jagerskog, A.; Ojendal, J. (Eds.) 2010. Transboundary water management: principles and practice. London, UK: Earthscan. 261p.
International waters ; Water management ; Water security ; Water policy ; Water law ; Water governance ; Watercourses ; Groundwater ; River basins ; Aquifers ; Stakeholders ; Conflict ; Environmental flows ; Socioeconomic development ; Business management ; Models ; Institutions ; Political aspects ; Case studies / Jordan / Africa / Europe / India / Pakistan / Canada / USA / Argentina / Brazil / Paraguay / Uruguay / China / Myanmar / Thailand / Laos / Cambodia / Vietnam / southern Africa / Jordan River Basin / Nile River Basin / Indus River Basin / Okavango River Basin / Danube River Basin / Dniester River Basin / La Plata River Basin / Guarani Aquifer / Mekong River / Orange-Senqu River Basin / Salween River / Umatilla River Basin / Senegal River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 EAR Record No: H046317)
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3 Saruchera, Davison; Lautze, Jonathan. 2016. Transboundary river basin organizations in Africa: assessing the secretariat. Water Policy, 18(5):1053-1069. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2016.228]
International waters ; River basins ; International organizations ; Secretariats ; International cooperation ; Treaties ; Cost benefit analysis ; Corporate culture ; Governance ; Stakeholders ; Decision making ; Conflict ; Monitoring ; Riparian zones / Africa / Okavango River Basin / Orange-Senqu River Basin / Volta River Basin / Kunene River Basin / Inkomati River Basin / Ruvuma River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047701)
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Secretariats are an increasingly common feature in Africa’s transboundary river basin organizations (RBOs). Non-secretariat-based forms of transboundary RBOs nonetheless also exist, and such forms of cooperation have often functioned effectively. These realities drive questions about the rationale and role for secretariats. This paper employs two approaches to compare secretariat-based RBOs vis-à-vis RBOs without secretariats in Africa. First, we compared the degree to which five governance instruments, determined to enable effective transboundary water management, are contained in treaties creating secretariat-based RBOs versus treaties creating non-secretariat-based RBOs. Second, the costs and benefits of six African transboundary RBOs – three with secretariat and three without – were compared based on a survey of regular costs and volume and number of projects. Key findings are that RBOs with secretariats have achieved stronger governance and secured more investment than RBOs without secretariats. Costs associated with operating secretariats appear justified by their benefits. These findings help to lay an improved basis for selecting desired models of RBOs in Africa’s transboundary basins.
4 Mgquba, S. K.; Majozi, S. 2020. Climate change and its impacts on hydro-politics in transboundary basins: a case study of the Orange-Senqu River basin. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 11(1):150-165. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2018.166]
International waters ; River basins ; Climate change ; Hydrology ; Political aspects ; International agreements ; Riparian zones ; International cooperation ; Water resources ; Forecasting ; Water availability ; Risks ; Case studies ; SADC countries / Lesotho / South Africa / Namibia / Botswana / Orange-Senqu River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049646)
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In any basin or basin country, water security is of critical importance. The increase in populations and water demand are placing stress on the available water resources. This is likely to become more complicated within shared water-courses. Issues of equitable water allocation and distribution are important for all countries involved. Fostering cooperation and managing conflict hence become fundamental in transboundary water management. Climate change is likely to add new challenges to pre-existing dynamics in transboundary systems. According to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Climate Change Strategy and the SADC Shared Watercourses Protocol, there is a need to integrate climate change impacts and associated adaptation measures into water management plans to ensure water security for all countries involved in the future. The Orange-Senqu basin, which spans over Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, will be used as a case study to closely examine and reflect on some hydro-political challenges that may be brought about by climate change-associated impacts within the basin states. Although uncertain, climate projections largely indicate decline in rainfall and increase in temperature, especially within the South Africa part of the basin. This inherently is bound to affect water quantity and, therefore, availability within the riparian states below South Africa.
5 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Data sharing in transboundary waters: current extent, future potential and practical recommendations. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 43) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.232]
Data management ; Information exchange ; International waters ; River basin management ; Frameworks ; Water management ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Parameters ; Data transmission ; Modelling ; Water use ; Water quality ; Risk assessment ; Environmental impact ; Water policies ; International cooperation ; International agreements ; Floods ; Drought ; Monitoring / Africa / Limpopo River Basin / Ruvuma River Basin / Okavango River Basin / Volta River Basin / Orange-Senqu River Basin / Cuvelai River Basin / Niger River Basin / Zambezi River Basin / Senegal River Basin / Lake Chad River Basin / Pungwe River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050830)
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Data exchange in transboundary waters is fundamental to advance cooperation in water management. Nonetheless, the degree to which data are actually shared is falling short of basin-level and international targets. A global assessment revealed that a reasonable proportion of river basins exchange some data, but the breadth of such exchange is often limited and not regular. More in-depth examination of African basins nonetheless suggests that a real need for, and use of, water data appears to motivate exchange. Indeed, evidence suggests that data exchange needs which are more directly felt enhance exchange, e.g., the direct need to minimize flood impacts or manage transboundary infrastructure. As such, data sharing is much more likely to be considered as being successful if it responds to a palpable need and serves practical uses. Also, in developing data exchange programs, it may be prudent to adopt a focused and sequential approach to data exchange that starts with a short-list of most needed parameters.
6 Mueller, A.; Mirumachi, N.; Tickner, D.; Louw, D.; Weston, D. 2021. Stalemate of the hydrological master variable? The challenge of implementing environmental flows in the Orange-Senqu Basin. Water International, 23p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.2004529]
River basins ; Environmental flows ; Hydrology ; Policies ; Legislation ; Institutions ; Sustainability ; Water management ; Freshwater ; Ecosystems ; International waters / Southern Africa / Lesotho / Botswana / Namibia / South Africa / Orange-Senqu River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050876)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060.2021.2004529
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050876.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050876.pdf
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In the face of declining rivers globally, the flow regime as the key hydrological determinant for healthy freshwater ecosystems is receiving unprecedented attention. This study investigates the challenge of implementing environmental flows in the Orange–Senqu basin in Southern Africa by assessing progress and its key factors during 1998 and 2013. Based on 22 interviews, the study shows that despite an advanced understanding of e-flows and its requirements, there have been effective implementation actions in only a few river systems to give effect to these e-flow requirements. Ineffective implementing institutions and a challenging basin context are more responsible than largely sufficient policies and legislation
7 Mukuyu, Patience; Lautze, Jonathan; Rieu-Clarke, A.; Saruchera, D.; McCartney, Matthew. 2023. Do needs motivate the exchange of data in transboundary waters? Insights from Africa’s shared basins. Water International, 48(8):915-941. (Special issue: Exploring the Use of Data And Models in Transboundary Water Governance) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075]
Transboundary waters ; River basins ; Data ; Information exchange ; Assessment ; Water resources ; Water management ; International agreements ; Treaties ; Water quality ; Urban areas ; Water supply ; Agriculture ; Hydropower ; Environmental factors / Africa / Cuvelai River Basin / Lake Chad River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Niger River Basin / Okavango River Basin / Orange-Senqu River Basin / Pungwe River Basin / Ruvuma River Basin / Senegal River Basin / Volta River Basin / Zambezi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051831)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075?needAccess=true&role=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051831.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051831.pdf
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Despite widespread recognition of the importance of data exchange in transboundary waters’ management, there is growing evidence that data exchange is falling short in practice. A possible explanation may be that data exchange occurs where and when it is needed. Needs for data exchange in shared waters, nonetheless, have not been systematically assessed. This paper evaluates data exchange needs in a set of transboundary basins and compares such needs with evidenced levels of data exchange. Our findings indicate that it may be possible to accelerate data exchange by identifying and promoting the exchange of data that respond to palpable need and serve practical use.
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