All countries, especially developing countries with limited financial resources, face difficult decisions in prioritizing public funds for investment projects in order to achieve strategic public goals in the face of multiple demands. Effective investment often requires coordination between...

Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...

Water resource management is poorly understood and defined since the characteristics of water resources and their use are locally specific and differ widely from place to place. Beyond that, water as a renewable natural resource does not fall into conventional analytical paradigms. It is an...

While most of South Africa's water supply is dependent on rainfall, several other factors that have contributed to the water crisis in Cape Town. Among these is the relationship of technical experts to politicians and wider society and the role that environmental activists have played in...

This South African Academy of Engineers lecture addresses the importance of technical experts who are embedded in a society. Engineers and engineering, as well as the wider community of technical professionals have a vital role to play in South Africa’s future. But what must engineers do to...

This report encapsulates the findings from a study commissioned by the African Development Bank in 2013, and identifies key constraints to managing and developing water resources in Africa's transboundary basins in order to support regional integration. It also provides some guidance on how to...

Several factors have contributed to the water crisis in Cape Town. Among these is the relationship of technical experts to politicians and wider society and the role that environmental activists have played in determining how water supply and demand has been managed