Anderson A.J., Mahlangu M.S., Cullis J., Swartz S.
Independent Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management, LSE, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom; Manager, Water Allocation Directorate, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Private Bag, X313, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; Independent Researcher, University of Colorado at Boulder and Ninham Shand Consulting Services, 81 Church Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa; GIS technician, Ninham Shand Consulting Services, 81 Church Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Anderson, A.J., Independent Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management, LSE, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom; Mahlangu, M.S., Manager, Water Allocation Directorate, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Private Bag, X313, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; Cullis, J., Independent Researcher, University of Colorado at Boulder and Ninham Shand Consulting Services, 81 Church Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa; Swartz, S., GIS technician, Ninham Shand Consulting Services, 81 Church Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
South Africa faces significant inequities in the allocation of water for productive purposes. Water allocation is one component of a wider government mandate to address the inequities of the past. Water allocation reform is being implemented by the South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), through the Water Allocation Reform (WAR) Programme. This paper presents an approach for determining indicators that can be used to monitor targets for WAR and for prioritising areas for specific WAR interventions. The approach integrates water use data with environmental, economic and equity data to provide a holistic picture of the progress and benefits of WAR. Limitations of the approach are discussed, specifically related to the data on which the indicators are based. The development of data for the equity indicator presents specific challenges which are discussed through examples from its application in four case study areas.
Department of water affairs and forestries; Equity; Indicators; Integrated monitoring; South Africa; Study areas; Water allocation reform; Water use; Agriculture; Water supply; Military operations; equity; resource allocation; water management; water planning; water use; Africa; South Africa; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa