2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158833Volume 1 of the study on Hydro-Institutional Mapping of the Olifants River Basin. This study aims to give an overview of water users and influences on water use by institutions in the Steelpoort river basin, a sub-basin of the Olifants. Describes a general methodology and framework for setting out the HIM for a river basin and presents findings from case studies in the basin. The hydro-institutional interactions among all types of water users in a South African river basin are also described.application/pdfOpen Accessriver basinsinstitutionsorganizationsprivate sectorpublic sectorlocal governmentmappingwater resource managementwater policylegislationrural womenconstraintsgroundwatersurface waterwater qualitywater usewater usersdamsreservoirslarge-scale systemsirrigation managementindustrializationcase studiesoperationsmaintenancecanalsconflictfarmer-agency interactionspolicywater supplyrural developmentWorking Paper