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From vagueness to precision: raising the volume on social issues for the water sector
(IWA Publishing, 2013)
The paper raises the volume on complex social issues that affect water management. The paper proposes Amartya
Sen's capability approach (CA) as a suitable framework against which to consider these complex ideals. This ...
Water materialities and citizen engagement: Testing the implications of water access and quality for community engagement in Ghana and South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in
relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material
conditions of water access and engagement ...
Towards a gender sensitive vulnerability assessment for climate change: Lambani, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(SAGE, 2019)
Women’s limited access to resources and decisionmaking processes increases their vulnerability to
impacts of climate change. Despite their own vulnerability, women are often responsible for caring for
close relatives, ...
Hope as a critical resource for small scale farmers in Mpumalanga
(SAGE, 2015)
I contrast formal institutional structures that
are part of water resources management policy and
practice with more fluid ‘outside’ spaces that I claim are
more apt for participatory engagement around food
production. ...
Assessing the relationship between youth capabilities and food security: A case study of a rainwater harvesting project in South Africa
(AJOL, 2015)
Rainwater harvesting presents a viable option for securing water availability in order to increase food production. The study focuses on rural youth in Luphisi and Dwaleni villages in the Mpumalanga Province and considers ...
Resilience and sustainability of the water sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
(MDPI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented socio-economic changes, ushering in a
“new (ab)normal” way of living and human interaction. The water sector was not spared from the
effects of the pandemic, a period in which ...
Keep the flow: Citizen science as agonistic learning
(Ubiquity Press, 2023)
This paper addresses the transformative and emancipatory potential of citizen science not
only concerning its role in groundwater management, but also regarding its contribution
to enhanced and sustainable well-being. ...
Factors and impacts of informal settlements residents' sanitation practices on access and sustainability of sanitation services in the policy context of Free Basic Sanitation
(IWA Publishing, 2020)
Through the Free Basic Sanitation (FBSan) service policy, many informal settlements in South Africa have been provided with basic sanitation facilities. However, access to these facilities remains challenging for many ...