Institutional Arrangements for Water Resource Use
A Case Study from Southern Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4604313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nontokozo Nemarundwe (University of Zimbabwe), Witness Kozanayi (0000-0002-5349-3852, University of Zimbabwe) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 193-206 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0305707032000060467 |
| OpenAlex | W2069786999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
The last two decades of the twentieth century saw the emergence of new strategies for natural resource management throughout the southern African region. There has been a clear shift from the centralised and state-driven natural resource management regimes of the colonial period and the immediate post-independence years towards decentralised and mainly community-based management regimes. This approach is clearly articulated in theories of collective action and Common Property Resource Management (CPRM), in which the focus has been on getting the institutions right. Theories of collective manage ment of water resources concentrate on productive irrigation water, thereby reinforcing notions of economic motivations for collective action. In this article, we discuss both individual and collective institutional arrangements for managing water resources, focusing on a case study area in southern Zimbabwe. Many rules governing water resource use are implicit or unwritten, rather than explicit and written. In most cases, these institutional arrangements allow conditional access based on appropriate use. Water is used for many purposes and the rules differ according to the type of use. Priority is given to cleanliness around the water sources, particularly where drinking water is concerned. This is key to determining who has access to water sources, especially those that are privately owned. The study shows that there is general compliance and minimal conflict over water use despite the lack of written rules, and regardless of the shift in boundaries of use during times of stress, such as during the dry season or in drought years
Business · Collective action · Common-pool resource · Economics · Environmental resource management · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Water resources · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |