DEPARTMENT: WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY Building capabilities for adaptive integrated water resources managing in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Dr John Colvin, Open University & Khanya-aicdd London International Development Centre, 10 th March 2009
- does a catchment comprise a bunch of wicked issues? - how should these wicked issues be managed? - who should manage them? - some reflections on these questions arising through my work with stakeholders in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
1. does a catchment comprise a bunch of wicked issues?
South Africa: pre-1994 policy context Economic Development - Irrigated agriculture - Mining and Energy - Forestry - Gauteng Dam building and inter-basin transfers Hydraulic Mission