In recent decades, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have pursued national water permit systems, derived from the colonial era and reinforced by “global best practice.” These systems have proved logistically impossible to manage and have worsened inequality in water access. A new study conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Pegasys Institute, with support from the UK government, traces the origins of these systems, and describes their implementation and consequences for rural smallholders in five countries – Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2018Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1997Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Estonia, Zimbabwe
This report summarizes recent experiences with the application of PRA methods in the fields of irrigation and water management in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Estonia, and Zimbabwe. Methods of group dynamics, sampling, semi-structured interviewing and dialogue, visualization and diagramming are explained, with examples.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2013Zimbabwe, Southern Africa
Livelihoods within rural communities are not static and are undergoing a quiet revolution in diversification. We need to understand this better when looking for sustainable solutions to the ‘wicked’ problem of poverty alleviation. Case studies from Thailand and Zimbabwe. Presented by Dr Andrew Noble, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems at World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Traditionally, the spread and extent of human settlement beyond the major riparian zones of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and across many other arid regions of the world, has been determined by availability of groundwater supplies, accessed through hand-dug wells andsprings. In more recent times, groundwater is the preferred means of supplying water to meet the growing demand of the rural, dispersed communities and the small urban towns across SSA.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1998Zimbabwe, Southern Africa
The System-Wide Initiative on Water Management (SWIM) has defined its central theme and objective as ?enhancing the productivity of water and agriculture in an environment of growing scarcity and competition.? One program area of SWIM, namely SWIM 7, has the aim of improving the utilization of water resources from the catchment perspective. This paper has been prepared as part of the process of planning research that is to be undertaken by SWIM 7.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2006Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa
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Library ResourceDecember, 2013Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Africa
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Library ResourceDecember, 2013Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Africa, Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Zimbabwe, Southern Africa
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