Applying the Concept of Fit to Water Governance Reforms in South Africa

• Published in: Ecology and society Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Author: Herrfahrdt-Pähle, Elke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Agricultural management; Basins; Boundaries; dynamic fit; European Union; Forest management; Freshwater; Global warming; Government and politics; Hydrology; Infrastructure; Legislation; Management; river basin management; River basins; River water; Rivers; South Africa; spatial fit; Sustainable water management; Water; Water governance; Water management; water resource management; Water resources; Water resources management; Watersheds; South Africa

The call for a spatial fit between institutional arrangements and the resource they manage is reflected in such water management paradigms as river basin management and in a number of international agreements (e.g., the European Union Water Framework Directive). Consequently, a number of countries a...