Joining hands to manage SA's water resources

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Catchment management Joining hands to manage SA’s water resources After many years in the making, South Africa launched its first catchment management agency (CMA) for the Inkomati River water management area last year. This year, the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry (DWAF) plans to establish several more agencies, including the Usutu to Mhlatuze and Thukela CMAs in KwaZulu-Natal, the Gouritz and Breede CMAs in the Western Cape, and the Olifants CMA in Mpumalanga/Limpopo. Lani van Vuuren investigates the opportunities and challenges of this move to decentralise decision making to manage South Africa’s water resources for the benefit of all.

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