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Case of cholera preparedness, response and prevention in the SADC region: A need for proactive and multi-level communication and co-ordination

Author: Said, MD ; Funke, Nicola S ; Jacobs-Mata, Inga M ; Steyn, Maronel ; Nienaber, S Date: Oct 2011 In this paper the authors seek to identify the most appropriate model for a regional co-ordination mechanism for cholera preparedness, response and prevention. The qualitative mixed-method data collection approach that was followed revealed ... Read more
A comparison of low-cost monocular vision techniques for pothole distance estimation

Author: Nienaber, S ; Kroon, RS ; Booysen, MJ Date: Dec 2015 Consider a single camera mounted on the inside of a vehicle's windscreen used for detecting potholes and other obstacles on the road surface. This paper outlines three approaches to the depth estimation problem of determining the distance to ... Read more
Developing scenarios for the water sector institutional landscape to develop effective responses to water quality challenges in a semi-arid region

Author: Claassen, Marius ; Chikozho, C ; Funke, Nicola S ; Ilbury, C ; Karar, E ; Masekoameng, E ; Nienaber, S Date: Sep 2010 South Africa faces particular challenges in balancing the pressing need for social and economic development, while also protecting water resources to secure viable options for future generations. These challenges are also expressed in the ... Read more
Development and uptake of scenarios to support water resources planning, development and management: examples from South Africa

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Claassen, Marius ; Nienaber, S Date: May 2013 The international agenda on water resources development reflects societal needs, political agendas, economic realities and the state of resources. The industrial revolution, which started in the 18th century, brought social and economic ... Read more
Evidence based policy-making: A review

Author: Strydom, FW ; Funke, Nicola S ; Nienaber, S ; Nortje, Karen ; Steyn, Maronel Date: Apr 2010 The process of facilitating the uptake of evidence, for example, scientific research findings, into the policymaking process is multifaceted and thus complex. It is therefore important for scientists to understand this process in order to ... Read more
Importance of producing impactful research

Author: Nienaber, S ; Funke, Nicola S Date: Nov 2010 The pressure to achieve impact is related to three main issues. Firstly, the South African water sector faces many challenges that need to be addressed through effective policy development and implementation. Thus, sound evidence, based on ... Read more
Incentivising social science perspectives in the SADC water sector

Author: Jacobs-Mata, Inga M ; Nienaber, S Date: Jan 2010 Addressing the governance challenges facing the water sector necessitates expertise from a diverse set of interdisciplinary backgrounds. Creating a balance between technical, natural and social science is critical to developing relevant and ... Read more
An interest group at work: Environmental activism and the case of acid mine drainage on Johannesburg’s West Rand

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Nienaber, S ; Gioia, C Date: Feb 2012 From an environmental perspective, South Africa faces many challenges that affect both its ecological biodiversity as well as its socio- economic and socio-political security . One of the most prominent challenges is acid mine drainage (AMD) ... Read more
Promoting transdisciplinarity in the Southern African Development Community’s water sector

Author: Jacobs-Mata, Inga M ; Nienaber, S Date: 01 Sep 2010 Creating a balance between natural and social science is critical to developing relevant and impactful solutions to the governance challenges facing the water sector Read more
Promoting uptake and use of conservation science in South Africa by government

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Nienaber, S Date: Jan 2012 This paper aims to analyse how to encourage science uptake, here defined as the uptake and use of scientific research products (including journal articles, scientific reports, tools, expert knowledge, etc.), in the South African context. While ... Read more
Quest to be real, relevant and impactful: Analysing the science-policy divide in the South African water sector

Author: Nienaber, S ; Funke, Nicola S Date: 01 Sep 2010 The South African water sector faces challenges that need to be addressed through effective policy development and implementation. Sound evidence, based on researched consideration of issues and solutions, is an important input to policy ... Read more
Regional cholera response discussion

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Jacobs-Mata, Inga M ; Said, M ; Nienaber, S ; Steyn, Maronel Date: 30 Sep 2009 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) hosted a one-day workshop on Wednesday 30 September 2009. The workshop took the form of a multi-stakeholder engagement that sought to obtain expert input and insights on some potential ... Read more
Response to comments made by M Ngcobo and MC Mlambo on: Funke N and Nienaber S (2012), Promoting uptake and use of conservation science in South Africa by government

Author: Nienaber, S ; Funke, Nicola S Date: Oct 2012 This article is a response to comments made by Ngcobo and Mlambo on: Funke N and Nienaber S (2012), Promoting uptake and use of conservation science in South Africa by government. The three points of critique by Ngcobo and Mlambo are addressed, ... Read more
The roles of experts and expert-based information in the advocacy coalition framework: Conceptual and empirical considerations based on the acid mine drainage case study in Gauteng, South Africa

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Huitema, D ; Petersen, A ; Nienaber, S Date: Jul 2020 The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) remains one of the leading conceptual models in the policy sciences because it continues to be revised and updated as required. A focus area of the ACF that requires further theorization is the roles of ... Read more
Scenarios for the South African water sector in 2025; Paper

Author: Claassen, Marius ; Funke, Nicola S ; Nienaber, S Date: Jan 2013 In 2008 the Water Research Commission initiated a project to develop ‘Water Sector Institutional Landscape in 2025 Scenarios’. The aim was to build knowledge about key drivers and uncertainties related to the future of the South African water ... Read more
Scenarios for the South African Water Sector in 2025; Presentation

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Claassen, Marius ; Nienaber, S Date: Aug 2012 The water sector in Southern Africa is uncertain and is changing constantly - there is biophysical uncertainty and the annual rainfall anomalies in Southern Africa between 1901 and 2009 make it difficult to plan. This uncertainty is exacerbated ... Read more
Scientists as lobbyists? How science can make its voice heard in the South African policy-making arena

Author: Funke, Nicola S ; Nienaber, S ; Henwood, R Date: Nov 2011 This paper examines the complexity of the South African policy-making context and its official and non-official actors and investigates the challenges that scientists face when trying to exert their influence here in order to strengthen the ... Read more
The status quo of research on South Africa’s water resource management institutions

Author: Meissner, Richard ; Funke, Nicola S ; Nienaber, S ; Ntombela, C Date: Oct 2013 The South African water resource management institutional landscape has seen some dramatic changes since the new dispensation came into power in 1994. Not only have legislation and policies changed, but there has also been a significant ... Read more
Symposium proceedings: Exploring transdisciplinarity to address change in the SADC water sector: Establishing the role of social scientists in this vision

Author: Jacobs-Mata, Inga M ; Nienaber, S Date: Nov 2010 YSF is a WRC-funded initiative that strives to raise awareness about, and build capacity in, transdisciplinarity in the SADC water sector. This forum is an issue-driven, collaborative exchange for young water professionals and students, and ... Read more
Waters without borders: Transboundary water governance and the role of the ‘transdisciplinary individual’ in Southern Africa

Author: Jacobs-Mata, Inga M ; Nienaber, S Date: Dec 2011 Water resources in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) play an intrinsic role in regional development. As a result, water is a highly sensitive issue, complex to understand and demanding to govern, in terms of effective and ... Read more

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