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1 Braune, E.. 2003. Groundwater perspective on integrated water resource management: Recharge, a critical indicator of sustainability. In Xu, Y.; Beekman, H. E. (Eds.), Groundwater recharge estimation in Southern Africa. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.199-207.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 553.79 G154 XU Record No: H037006)
2 Walmsley, D.; Havenga, T.; Braune, E.; Schmidt, C.; Prasad, Krishna; van Koppen, Barbara. 2004. An evaluation of proposed World Water Programme indicators for use in South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iv, 85p. (IWMI Working Paper 090) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.274]
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G178 WAL Record No: H037789)
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3 Nijstena, G-J.; Christelis, G.; Villholth, Karen G.; Braune, E.; Gaye, B. C. 2018. Transboundary aquifers of Africa: Review of the current state of knowledge and progress towards sustainable development and management. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 20: 21-34. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.03.004]
International waters ; Aquifers ; Sustainable development ; Assessment ; Governance ; Indicators ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water use ; Water quality ; Socioeconomic environment ; Groundwater management ; Sediment ; Case studies / Africa
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Study region : Transboundary aquifers (TBAs) of Africa. Study focus: Review of work on TBAs in Africa, including an overview of assessments and management efforts that have taken place over the last half century. New hydrological insights : Seventy-two TBAs have been mapped in Africa. They underlie 40% of the continent, where 33% of the population lives, often in arid or semi-arid regions. TBA inventories have progressed since 2000 and remain work in progress. Despite their importance only eleven TBAs have been subjected to more detailed studies. Cooperation has been formalised for seven TBAs. Most of these TBAs are in North Africa and the Sahel. The recent global Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme compiled information at the national level to describe TBAs in terms of key indicators related to the water resource, socio-economic, and legal and institutional conditions. Availability of data at national level is low, hampering regional assessment. Comparing indicators, from questionnaire surveys, with those from a global water-use model showed variable levels of agreement, calling for further research. Reports on agreements scoping TBA management, indicate that this may be dealt with within international river/lake agreements, but reported inconsistencies between TBA sharing countries also indicate that implementation is limited. Increasing awareness and support to joint TBA management is noticeable amongst international organisations. However, such cooperation requires long-term commitment to produce impacts at the local level.
4 Pienaar, H.; Xu, Y.; Braune, E.; Cao, J.; Dzikiti, S.; Jovanovic, N. Z. 2021. Implementation of groundwater protection measures, particularly resource-directed measures in South Africa: a review paper. Water Policy, 16p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2021.016]
Groundwater management ; Water resources ; Water conservation ; Water governance ; Institutions ; Legislation ; Strategies ; Aquifers ; Water levels ; Surface water ; Catchment areas ; Water supply ; Water use ; Monitoring / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050458)
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This review paper on groundwater protection measures in South Africa focuses on the actual implementation of groundwater protection measures, in particular, the resource-directed measures (RDM) as described in Chapter 3 of the National Water Act (NWA). Significant catchment-wide implementation of RDM has taken place in a phased manner throughout various catchments since 2012. By 2015, approximately R380 million had been expended on the catchment-wide implementation of the water resource protection measures over a period of 15 years. Considerable effort went into refining the RDM methodology, taking into account the groundwater component of the overall resource. In this paper, we contend that RDM, in its present form, will not make a significant contribution to groundwater resource protection and security in the country. This is a major concern because the Groundwater Strategy of the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DHSWS) had declared the protection of groundwater as a national priority. This paper also examines institutional and governance arrangements (or lack thereof) as well as providing recommendations to support the effective implementation of groundwater protection provisions as prescribed by South Africa's water legislation.
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