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1 Baleta, H.; Winter, K. 2017. Towards a shared understanding of water security risks in the public and private sectors. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33(2):233-245. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1159948]
Water security ; Risk management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water quality ; Public sector ; Private sector ; Institutions ; Cooperation ; Regulations ; Catchment areas ; Case studies / South Africa / Western Cape / Palmiet River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048012)
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This article investigates the knowledge and understanding of water risks, and how these are perceived in the private and public sectors. The article is based on a case-study catchment dominated by agricultural activity near Grabouw, in the Western Cape, South Africa. Starting with an overview of the hydrological context, the article follows with a discussion of the current water challenges and water-related risk perceptions of private- and public-sector actors. A conceptual framework is proposed, mapping the different water security risks. The article suggests that water management is improved when different actors acknowledge their shared water risks.
2 O’Brien, G. C.; Mor, C.; Buhl-Nielsen, E.; Dickens, Christopher W. S.; Olivier, A.-L.; Cullis, J.; Shrestha, P.; Pitts, H.; Baleta, H.; Rea, D. 2021. The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa. River Research and Applications, 37(10):1538-1547. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3849]
Water resources ; Water management ; Planning ; Hydropower ; Renewable energy ; Resource management ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Decision making ; Sustainable development ; Society ; Environmental flows ; Dams / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050665)
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The role of hydropower in the renewable energy mix for Africa's green development is widely recognised and underpinned by respective government and development partner funded initiatives. However, the growing demand for energy must be balanced with considerations for resource protection and benefit sharing of water resource developments with vulnerable human communities. An international conference on water stewardship for sustainable hydropower brought together key stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya. This paper aims to synthesise the key messages of experts who attended the conference, presents the emerging body of good practice policies, plans and action in developing sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa, and provides recommendations for the way forward. Outcomes of the conference include considerations, planning for sustainable resource development, resource protection considerations, sharing of resource development benefits, and putting the promise into practice. This discussion describes the nature of our planning and management mistakes in the past, presents good practice options and how to implement sustainable hydropower in the future.
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