http://hdl.handle.net/10204/935 2013-06-19T16:24:23Z http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6753 Title: Workshop proceedings: "We are the Olifants" - Key stakeholder workshop for the Upper Olifants River study Authors: Funke, N; Nortje, K Abstract: The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop took place at the CSIR Knowledge Commons on 26 February 2013. The workshop participants included representatives from national government, provincial government, local government, mining, industry, agriculture, conservation and research. The workshop aimed to transfer the findings of the Upper Olifants River Study to the workshop participants, with a specific focus on how the findings are relevant to the stakeholders in the catchment. The workshop also aimed to build relationships between the workshop participants, and to give them a forum to discuss ways to mitigate the problems in the catchment. The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop was based on the Upper Olifants Research Uptake Strategy that was produced by Nikki Funke and Karen Nortje in March 2012 as part of the stakeholder engagement component of the Upper Olifants River Study. Description: The Upper Olifants Key Stakeholder Workshop, CSIR Knowlege Commons, Pretoria, South Africa, 31 March 2013. 2013-03-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6742 Title: Environmental change in Bushbuckridge Authors: Erasmus, BFN; Coetzer, K; Mambo, J; Archer, E; Fisher, JT; Asner, GP Abstract: Bushbuck Ridge is a typical cultural landscape where the interdependency of people and the environment shape the savanna ecosystem goods and services upon which many people are dependent. The forced resettlement of people in the apartheid era, together with Mozambican refugees, have resulted in high human densities. The majority of people rely heavily on the rural rangelands for a variety of natural products, and the ability of these ecosystems to continue delivering these products under conditions of climate change and land cover change is in doubt. Historical trends show that settlements are expanding, with an increasing corresponding footprint around each village, where woodland resources are depleted. People can and do adapt to environmental change, but projecting current trends in the changes that we observe, combined with increased unpredictability of rainfall, threatens to decouple the age-old interdependencies in the this cultural landscape, and present inhabitants with conditions beyond their adaptation capacity. Description: Copyiright: Sun Media Publishing,Stellenbosch, South Africa 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6741 Title: Sustainable water for rural security - A transdisciplinary approach [Presentation] Authors: Maherry, A; Genthe, B; Steyn, M; Clarke, S; Beukman, E; Audouin, M; Van Wyk, I; Wall, K Abstract: This abstract presents the work conductive by the CSIR project entitled Sustainable Water for Rural Security with the following aims: to link research disciplines within the CSIR which together can provide an appropriate science base to enable the provision of clean water to rural communities; to bridge the knowing-doing gap by carrying out research on integrated implementation in partnership with communities and implementing Agencies; to ensure the sustained and expanded impact of this action-research through effective transfer of knowledge and technologies; and to identify the critical design criteria that ensure sustainability of rural water supply systems in South Africa. Description: WISA 2012 Biennial Conference and Exhibition. Conference Proceedings, Cape Town International Convention Centre, 6-10 May 2012 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6701 Title: O&M of services infrastructure by social franchising partnerships Authors: Wall, K; Bhagwan, J; Ive, O; Kirwan, F Abstract: South African research finds that social franchising partnerships could address many challenges in the operation and maintenance of water services infrastructure. Franchising trains those on-site, and also provides backup off-site skills. The concept is being piloted with considerable success in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Under the guidance and mentorship of a franchisor, trainee franchisees are taking care of the routine maintenance of the sanitation facilities at several hundred schools. Municipalities in the region have also taken interest, and are taking the first steps to adopt the concept where appropriate. Description: International Water Association (IWA) Conference, South Korea, September 2012 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z