Policy implementation for water resources protection: Assessing spatio-temporal trends of results from process-based outcomes of resource-directed measures projects in South Africa
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Date
2022
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MDPI
Abstract
Governments are continuously developing strategies for policy implementation toward
water resource protection. However, little is known about the practical application of such plans to
test their effectiveness in policy practice. This study focused on resource-directed measures (RDMs)
in South Africa to assess progress made on policy implementation for water resource protection.
The study included document surveys and content analysis of the publicly available reports and
documents sourced from state departments and government websites. The findings of the study
indicated that water resource-directed measures are used as policy implementation strategies for
water resource protection in the country. Furthermore, the study revealed that significant progress has
been made in this regard, when a multi-sectorial policy implementation practice approach through
public-private partnerships ensured that 69% of the catchments have process-based RDM projects
completed, while 18% are in progress, and only 13% are outstanding.
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Keywords
Water quality, Water policy, Groundwater quality, South Africa, Water resource protection
Citation
Makanda, K. et al. (2022). Policy implementation for water resources protection: Assessing spatio-temporal trends of results from process-based outcomes of resource-directed measures projects in South Africa. Water (Switzerland), 14(20), 3322. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14203322