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Policies lost in translation? Unravelling water reform processes in African waterscapes (Hardcover)
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Policies lost in translation? Unravelling water reform processes in African waterscapes (Hardcover)
Series: IHE Delft PhD Thesis Series
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Since the 1980s a major change took place in public policies for
water resources management. The role of governments shifted under
this reform process from an emphasis on investment in the
development, operation and maintenance of water infrastructure to a
focus on managing water resources systems by stipulating general
frameworks and defining key principles for water allocation. This
interdisciplinary research examines how this water reform process
unfolds within four African waterscapes that are historically
constituted by natural and social processes. The study analyzes the
interplay between public policies designed and implemented by
government agencies and the institutions that govern access to and
control over water resources among groups of agricultural water
users. The findings of this research show that the water reform
policies have led to similar outcomes in dissimilar contexts and
that water policy only to a limited extent leads to progressive
institutional change concerning agricultural water use, especially
in this neoliberal era. Moreover, this research shows that
excluding targeted investments in the development of hydraulic
infrastructure for historically disadvantaged groups has narrowed
the options of the governments to redress the colonial legacy and
the capacity of small-scale farmers to move their livelihood beyond
subsistence.
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