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Management of water extremes: A South African perspective on guidelines for policy and strategy development
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences | Vol 7, No 4 | a1300 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v7i4.1300
| © 2004 MF Viljoen, GR Backeberg
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 14 January 2004 | Published: 30 November 2004
Submitted: 14 January 2004 | Published: 30 November 2004
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MF Viljoen, University of the Free StateGR Backeberg,
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This presentation endeavours to present some guidelines for policy and strategy development with regard to the effective management of floods and droughts. Insights are gained from a literature study about the social, economic and political impacts of irrigation droughts, research done on the impacts and management of floods and water restrictions in South Africa as well as analysing the disaster management policy process in South Africa since 1994. The South African experience in terms of the management of water extremes, serves as basis for policy and strategy development and should benefit all involved – including other regions.
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