A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D

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dc.creatorJacobs-Mata, Inga
dc.creatorMukuyu, Patience
dc.creatorDini, J.
dc.date2021-01-28
dc.date2021-02-15T05:21:56Z
dc.date2021-02-15T05:21:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:58Z
dc.descriptionA review of global trends in water governance reveals a paradigm dominated by political and institutional change which becomes increasingly aligned with global shifts towards sustainability and also a rapid decline in the hydraulic mission. Closely aligned to these trends, but distinct in its own trajectory, South Africa’s water governance dynamics have evolved through a period of considerable socio-political change marked by inequitable resource allocation and water scarcity. This paper presents the results of a review of water governance research and development (R&D) trends in South Africa, aimed at informing the national funding agency – the Water Research Commission (WRC) – in its agenda-setting process for future water governance research. Through a bibliometric analysis, a data-mining exercise, and stakeholder consultations, this paper distils four key areas of focus for the future of water governance research in South Africa: (i) that future water governance research needs to be more needs-based, solution-oriented and embedded within real-life contexts; (ii) the need for a paradigm shift in water governance research to a constructive, adaptive and rapid response research agenda in an environment of increasing change and uncertainty; (iii) the need for the enabling environment to be strengthened, including acknowledgement of the role of individuals as agents of change, and the role of WRC in establishing a community of practice for water governance experts that can respond to issues with agility; and (iv) a consolidation of fragmented project-based knowledge to a programmatic approach that builds the pipeline of expertise in the water governance R&D domain.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111305
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155131
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africa
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJacobs-Mata, Inga; Mukuyu, Patience; Dini, J. 2021. A review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D. Water SA, 47(1):10-23. [doi: https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2021.v47.i1.9441]
dc.subjectwater governance
dc.subjectpublic investment
dc.subjectresearch and development
dc.subjectbibliometric analysis
dc.subjectintegrated management
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater policy
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.subjectresearch projects
dc.subjectfunding
dc.subjecttrends
dc.subjectgovernment
dc.subjectpolitical aspects
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectdata mining
dc.titleA review of trends in scientific coverage of water governance in South Africa and what this means for agenda-setting of public investment in water governance R&D
dc.typeJournal Article

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