"The pressure on an already stressed water situation in South Africa is predicted to increase significantly under … to water to millions of previously excluded people. The present study employed a general equilibrium approach to examine … the economy-wide impacts of selected macro and water related policy reforms on water use and allocation, rural livelihoods …

The pressure on an already stressed water situation in South Africa is predicted to increase significantly under … to water to millions of previously excluded people. The present study employed a general equilibrium approach to examine … the economy-wide impacts of selected macro and water related policy reforms on water use and allocation, rural livelihoods …

This paper focuses on policy interventions for improving irrigation water allocation decisions by including both macro …, by analyzing selected policy top-down and bottom-up) interventions and external shocks that affect the water sector. Both … type. The bottom-up (micro-to-macro) links pertain to changes in farm water assignments and the possibility of water …