Status of water governance in urban areas in Zimbabwe: some preliminary observations from the city of Harare

Manzungu, Emmanuel; Mabiza, Collin

doi:10.1016/j.pce.2004.09.003

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“…Consequently water governance initiatives take place at a variety of spatial scales: there are many reports of water governance at national scales, e.g., Israel (Fischhendler and Heikkila 2010), South Africa (Schreiner and van Koppen 2003), Mexico (OECD 2013a), Sweden (Aspegren et al 1997;P. Balmér, unpublished manuscript); at city scales, e.g., Harare (Manzungu and Mabiza 2004); and at regional scales, e.g., Andalusia and Catalonia (Bel et al 2013), California (Kallis et al 2009, Lubell andLippert 2010), Awash Basin, Ethiopia (Water Governance Centre 2013), and Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania (Lankford et al 2004). Good water governance also has an international dimension.…”

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Dublin Ireland: a city addressing challenging water supply, management, and governance issues

Kelly‐Quinn¹,

Blacklocke²,

Bruen³

et al. 2014

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ABSTRACT. The population of Dublin City and its suburbs currently stands at 1.3 million and is projected to reach 2.1 million by 2022. There is pressure on its water supply system (inadequate catchment sources, ageing infrastructure including treatment facilities, and distribution network) with little or no spare capacity despite Ireland's relatively high rainfall that is well distributed throughout the year; albeit the greatest rainfall occurs in the west and southwest and at some remove from Dublin. The current governance approach to addressing the projected water supply deficit relies heavily on a combination of identifying new supply sources to secure the long-term water supply needs of the city together with an intense drive toward achieving "demand-side" reduced usage and conservation targets in accordance with EU benchmarks for various individual and sectoral users. This potentially emerging crisis of water scarcity in Dublin, with drivers including population growth, greater industrial and institutional demands, migration, and climate change, has generated one of the most significant public water works projects proposed in Irish history, which is to abstract raw water from the Shannon River Basin in the midland region and, following treatment, pump it to a storage reservoir in a cut-away bog before piping to the Greater Dublin Area. The preparations for this scheme have brought to the forefront some longstanding Irish water resources governance issues and challenges. This provides a unique opportunity and imperative at this time to take a more comprehensive look at the decision-making process in this regard, one done in the context of new European and national policies requiring incorporation of integrated planning to sustain ecosystem services, water resources management, water services management, and flood defense principles, and one taking account of the current unprecedented state of flux in which water resources management institutions in Ireland, and in particular Dublin, find themselves following years of unconsolidated legislation and stand-alone institutions.Key Words: demand management; Dublin; full cost recovery; governance; water supply INTRODUCTIONThe population of the greater Dublin area (GDA) is projected to grow significantly over the coming decades from its current 1.3 million. Somewhere in the region of 550 million liters per day of water are currently required (for domestic water supply alone usage is in the range 140 to 150 liters per person per day) and it is estimated that if demand behavior/culture remains relatively unchanged and factors such as population growth, migration/urbanization, climate change, and innovation/ technological balance regarding supply/demand are considered, this figure will increase to 800 million liters per day by 2031 (Dublin City Council 2010a). There is pressure on the current water supply infrastructure to meet ever-increasing demand with little or no spare capacity, despite the fact that Ireland has relatively high rainfall that is well distributed th...

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Dublin Ireland: a city addressing challenging water supply, management, and governance issues

Kelly‐Quinn¹,

Blacklocke²,

Bruen³

et al. 2014

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“…Despite this, Manzungu and Mabhiza found that the election of the MDC to run the City of Harare subsequently saw water being a political issue with the local government ministry undermining opposition-led councils. 46 A 2002 study in the City of Mutare concluded that politicians meddled in water issues in the city, as 'this will portray them as the provider of a life-giving resource that enhances health, security and prosperity'. 47 In spite of this, our argument goes beyond merely identifying political motivations behind the ZINWA takeover.…”

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Politics, Centralisation and Service Delivery in Urban Zimbabwe

Muchadenyika

Williams

2018

Journal of Southern African Studies

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The politics of urban control has revolved around centralisation since independence in 1980. However, such politics became more pronounced after 2000 owing to the rise of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) as the main governing party in urban areas. Political tensions and contradictions ensued between central government, under the Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front) (ZANU[PF]), and local authorities, under the MDC, over the control and administration of urban areas. Based on 30 interviews, the article explains how central government and, by extension, ZANU(PF) attempted to regain control of urban areas through centralisation of water and vehicle licensing functions. This practice, however, contravenes existing laws. Hitherto, scholarship has attributed centralisation by the government to a strategy to defuse the opposition rule in cities. This article extends reasons for centralisation to include ZANU(PF)'s strong ideological belief in centralisation, access to resources in a failing economy and maintaining a firm grip on power. In particular, the article focuses on how urban politics is manifested in the transfer of water and sanitation and vehicle licensing functions from local authorities to government-run entities. It is also evident that the prioritisation of survival politics neglects key service delivery in urban centres. In the absence of a functionally devolved system of governance, this casts doubt on the feasibility and success of opposition political parties in governing African cities.

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“…The new water governance in the Limpopo Basin countries enshrines principles of equity and user participation in decision-making (Love et al, 2004). Catchment institutions provide a possibility for progressive and sustainable, stakeholder-based water management (Manzungu and Mabiza, 2004;Savenije and van der Zaag, 2000;van der Zaag and Savenije, 2000).…”

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Implementing the millennium development food security goals – Challenges of the southern African context

Love

Twomlow²,

Mupangwa³

et al. 2006

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C

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The Millennium Development Goals' target to halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger is extremely important in southern Africa, where food security has become increasingly problematic over the last 20 years. One "quick-win" proposal is replenishment of soil nutrients for smallholder farmers, through free or subsidised chemical fertilisers. Other proposals include appropriate irrigation technology, improved inputs and interventions targeted at women.Analysis of over 10 years of agro-hydrological and agro-economic studies from southern African show that a different approach is required to interventions proposed. There are sustainability problems with free chemical fertiliser: much of the costs are transport and ancillary costs.Furthermore, recent studies in Zimbabwe and Mozambique show that significant increases in yield can only be obtained when soil fertility management is combined with good crop

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Status of water governance in urban areas in Zimbabwe: some preliminary observations from the city of Harare

Cited by 14 publications

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Dublin Ireland: a city addressing challenging water supply, management, and governance issues

Dublin Ireland: a city addressing challenging water supply, management, and governance issues

Politics, Centralisation and Service Delivery in Urban Zimbabwe

Implementing the millennium development food security goals – Challenges of the southern African context

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