PROSPECTS AND PROCESSES FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF STAKEHOLDERINITIATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
AGENCIES
WRC PROJECT K5/1972
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
Olifants River Forum
Loskop
06 May 2011
WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION
• Established by the Water Research Act (Act No 34 of
1971)
• Funded by a levy on abstraction (R152m in 2010)
• Mission:
– water-centred knowledge, innovation and intellectual
capital
– support of knowledge creation, transfer and application
– solving water-related problems.
• Funds independent research but close cooperation
with DWA
• The National Water Act (1998) states that:
– " a catchment management agency may be established for
a specific water management area, after public
consultation, on the initiative of the community and
stakeholders concerned. .......“
• To date, no advantage has been taken of this
provision.
• The purpose of this study is to determine the
reasons for this and to investigate the
potential for the stakeholder establishment of
CMAs.
• Reasons for a lack of progress could include:– knowledge
– satisfaction with status quo
– concern over ability to defend interests in a CMA
(capacity and uncertainty)
– fear that a CMA might be detrimental to interests
(negative evaluation of management concept)
– fear that a CMA would be ineffective in achieving
its goals (lack of confidence in the management
model)
PROCESS
• Documented legislative and policy provisions
• Held scoping and exploratory interviews at national
level
• Consultative workshop that confirmed the need for
more intensive research at WMA level
• Identified the Olifants and Upper-Vaal WMAs as
suitable research areas
• Current phase is bilateral consultations with
key WMA stakeholders
• Future draft report and 2nd national workshop
YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE APPRECIATED!
WRC
Team
Leader
Eiman Karrar Research
Director
Mike Muller Adjunct
Professor:
Wits SPDM
Researcher Brian
Consultant
Hollingworth
Researcher Mandla
Consultant
Mdluli
eimank@wrc.org.za
012 330 9029
mikemuller1949@gmail.
com
082 807 3531
brian@brianwater.co.za
083 265 0277
mandlamdluli@webmail
.co.za
076 846 4788
PROSPECTS AND PROCESSES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
STAKEHOLDER-INITIATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
ORF
Loskop
06 May 2011