Water and Society in Southern Africa

International WaterCentre

This document discusses opportunities, gaps, and demands regarding water and society in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It notes that research could support the water sector through integrated, evidence-based solutions that promote inclusive and gender-equal water infrastructure and regulation. The document presents a conceptual framework for water and society with different elements like central state policies, service providers, infrastructure implementation and regulation, and citizens and their human rights in relationships with accountability routes.

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Water and Society in Southern Africa
Barbara van Koppen, IWMI–Southern Africa

What are opportunities, gaps and
demands in water and society in SADC?
…
Society
• Accelerating broad-based economy growth; reducing
poverty; redressing widening dualities; managing the
agrarian transition; negotiating on corporate investments
• Democratizing a developmental state
Water
• Realizing people-centred equitable and sustainable
water infrastructure development, under climate change
• Regulating water quantities and quality in the public
interest

How can research contribute?
Ex: Gender
Conference
S Africa 2014
WRC, DWS,
SADC, AMCOW,
GWP, etc
Research
• Supporting the water sector through evidence-based,
integrated solutions; moving from bureaucratic
technological control and grabbing to inclusive, gender-
equal water infrastructure services and regulation
• In continuous dialogue with users, policy makers and
implementers

Conceptualizing water and society
Source: World Bank 2004

Water and society research in SADC
Source: World Bank 2004
SADC
dialogue

Citizens
Source: World Bank 2004
SADC
dialogue

Central state
policies
Source: World Bank 2004
SADC
dialogue

Service providers (state/outsourced and privates)
Source: World Bank 2004
SADC
dialogue
Infrastructure
implementation;
regulation;
water/resource
assessments;
integrity

Relationships:
accountability for performance
Source: World Bank 2004
l
SADC
dialogue
Long route to accountability
Short route

People’s human and rights
Source: World Bank 2004
l
SADC
dialogue
Long route to accountability
Short route

Thank you for your attention for
a
SADC Water and
Society Dialogue

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