Stakeholder participation in the establishment of the Berg Catchment Management Agency, South Africa

• Main Author: Gueze, Humberto
• Other Authors: Jonker, Lewis
• Language: en
• Published: University of the Western Cape 2013
• Subjects: Water resources development; Citizen participation; South Africa; Watershed management; Water quality management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2189

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil === Enacted in 1998, the New South African Water Act has introduced a new approach to water resource management, founded on the principle of decentralization of the management of water resources to regional and local levels and the public participation. The approach has been captured in the new National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998), which allows the establishment of Catchment Management Agencies. The overall purpose of this study was to understand the trends of public participation in the establishment of Catchment Management Agencies in South Africa, by presenting the case of the Berg Catchment Management Agency. === South Africa