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Assessing hydrological impacts of tree-based bioenergy feedstock

Author: Gush, Mark B Date: 2010 This chapter provides a methodology for assessing the hydrological impacts of tree-based bioenergy feedstock. Based on experience gained in South Africa, it discusses the tasks required to reach an understanding of the likely water resource ... Read more
Disputes and conflicts over water in Africa

Author: Ashton, PJ Date: 2007 Recent years have been marked by a growing awareness that the world’s freshwater supplies represent a scarce and critically important resource that is also extremely vulnerable to human activities (Biswas 1993; Delli Priscoli 1998). Indeed, ... Read more
Forest management and water in the Republic of South Africa

Author: Scott, DF ; Gush, Mark B Date: Apr 2017 South Africa is a semi-arid country with a very limited area of natural forest. The early colonial governments encouraged the establishment of plantations to supply wood for local uses, and South Africa consequently has a long history of ... Read more
Megaconferences: view from Southern Africa

Author: Turton, A ; Earle, A ; Drackner, M Date: Feb 2009 As part of a global survey to evaluate the impacts of megaconferences in the water sector conducted by the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico, the African Water Issues Research Unit was commissioned to undertake a regional ... Read more
Spheres of SA Government, responsibilities and delivery

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Sep 2010 The institutional framework for government in South Africa was established in 1996 with the adoption of the first democratic Constitution. National, provincial and local government was established as three elected spheres of government, each ... Read more
Strategic role of water in alleviating the human tragedy associated with HIV/AIDS in Africa

Author: Rascher, J ; Ashton, P ; Turton, A Date: Jun 2009 In order to understand more clearly the intricate linkages between HIV/AIDS and water, this chapter reviews the demographic impacts of HIV/AIDS in Africa, examines the socio-economic impacts of the disease related to water and evaluates the ... Read more

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Browsing Book Chapters by Subject "Water resources"

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