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    This document discusses water resources in Africa from a political and management perspective. It covers several key topics: 1. The asymmetric distribution of rainfall across Africa leads to uneven water endowments between countries and regions. 2. Africa's water resources are challenged by rapid population growth and lack of infrastructure development in many areas. 3. Governance models vary across Africa and influence water management outcomes. Weak governance and lack of adaptive capacity exacerbate water problems in many countries. 4. Both water availability and socioeconomic development levels are dynamic and changing over time. Improving adaptive capacity can help alleviate water poverty even with limited local resources.

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    This document discusses water resources in Africa from a political and management perspective. It covers several key topics: 1. The asymmetric distribution of rainfall across Africa leads to uneven water endowments between countries and regions. 2. Africa's water resources are challenged by rapid population growth and lack of infrastructure development in many areas. 3. Governance models vary across Africa and influence water management outcomes. Weak governance and lack of adaptive capacity exacerbate water problems in many countries. 4. Both water availability and socioeconomic development levels are dynamic and changing over time. Improving adaptive capacity can help alleviate water poverty even with limited local resources.

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    This document discusses water resources in Africa from a political and management perspective. It covers several key topics: 1. The asymmetric distribution of rainfall across Africa leads to uneven water endowments between countries and regions. 2. Africa's water resources are challenged by rapid population growth and lack of infrastructure development in many areas. 3. Governance models vary across Africa and influence water management outcomes. Weak governance and lack of adaptive capacity exacerbate water problems in many countries. 4. Both water availability and socioeconomic development levels are dynamic and changing over time. Improving adaptive capacity can help alleviate water poverty even with limited local resources.

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    Water in Africa

    A political [governance]
    &
    a management challenge

    Tony Allan
    King’s College & SOAS London
    The consequences of asymmnetric rainfall Source Nasa

    2
    Endowments - including water

    Demographics
    Infrastructure
    Governance

    Outcomes
    The consequences of asymmnetric rainfall Source Nasa

    LWRG 2007 4
    Demographics
    65mn

    108mn

    145mn

    6
    65mn

    108mn

    145mn

    7
    Consequences of different political cultures

    1268mn 1004mn

    1453mn 1448mn

    1424m 1808mn
    n

    LWRG 2007 8
    LWRG 2007 9
    Infrastructure
    RESPONSE Global Irrigated Area Map Source IWMI.org

    Look at the International Water Management Institute [IWMI] website

    11
    Government and Governance
    Government & Governance

    .Gov
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    . Com

    Civil
    society

    Water in Africa - CEAUP - Porto


    2008
    Government & Governance

    Government
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    . Com

    Civil
    society

    Water in Africa - CEAUP - Porto


    2008
    Government & Governance

    Government
    .Gov Governance
    .Org

    . Com

    Civil
    society

    Water in Africa - CEAUP - Porto


    2008
    Governance in a neo-liberal political economies - US, EU etc

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    Civil
    society

    Water in Africa - CEAUP - Porto


    2008
    Governance in a neo-liberal political economy

    . Gov
    Org
    .

    .Com
    Democracy
    Employment Laws/regulation
    Pensions Welfare state
    Subsidies Conscription
    Taxes Advocacy
    Markets
    Branding &
    advertising
    Employment
    Civil Pensions

    society

    Water in Africa - CEAUP - Porto


    2008
    Government/Governance in different political economies

    Neo-liberal ‘democratic’
    regime Common Southern
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    .Com
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    Authoritarian

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    Water in Africa - CEAUP - Porto


    2008
    Outcomes of Africa’s

    endowments - including water


    demographics,
    infrastructure
    levels of development
    and governance THE KEY ISSUE
    See FAO website for
    1970 to 2000 animation

    Data for 2000

    LWRG 2007 20
    Africa does have some of the most
    advanced infrastructure and water
    management and regulation in the
    world
    10000m3
    Water rich Water rich
    Water but and
    resource adaptively poor adaptively rich
    status of
    the economy 1000m3
    [m3 ppy as Water poor Water poor
    an indicator] and and
    adaptively poor adaptively rich

    The two 10m3


    dimensions $10 ppy $1000 ppy $100000 ppy
    of water
    Adaptive status of the economy & society
    poverty
    [Annual GDP per head as an indicator]
    10000m
    3 Water rich Water rich
    Water but and
    resource adaptively adaptively rich
    status of poor
    the economy
    1000m3
    [m3 ppy as Water poor Water poor
    an indicator] and and
    adaptively adaptively rich
    poor
    The 10m3

    Malthusian $10 ppy $1000 ppy $100000 ppy


    relationship Adaptive status of the economy & society
    [Annual GDP per head as an indicator]
    Both the water status and the social
    adaptive capacity are dynamic.

    Communities and political economies have


    trajectories reflecting worsening local water
    resource availability – because of rising
    populations, and
    improving economies – because of adaptive
    amelioration.
    10000m
    Water 3 Water rich Water rich
    resource but and
    status of adaptively adaptively rich
    the economy S Korea poor
    [m3 ppy as
    Israel
    an indicator] 1000m3 Water poor Water poor
    1950 and and
    Egypt
    adaptively adaptively rich
    S. Africa
    2000 poor
    Socio-economic 10m3

    development $10 ppy $1000 ppy $100000 ppy


    not determined Adaptive status of the economy & society
    by water
    [Annual GDP per head as an indicator]
    status
    10000m Water poverty is
    3 Waterconcerned
    rich Water rich
    with the one to
    Water but and poor
    two billion facing
    resource adaptively adaptively rich
    water endowments &
    status of poor
    poor adaptive capacity
    the economy
    1000m3
    [m3 ppy as Water poor Water poor
    an indicator] and and
    adaptively adaptively rich
    poor
    The focus 10m3
    of WPI $10 ppy $1000 ppy $100000 ppy
    monitoring Adaptive status of the economy & society
    &
    [Annual GDP per head as an indicator]
    evaluation
    Poverty determines water poverty

    Water poverty does not determine


    poverty

    Adaptive capacity is the key resource


    Concepts from economics
    More crop per drop

    More jobs per drop

    More care per drop


    Concepts from economics
    More crop per drop

    Environ-
    More jobs per drop
    metal paradigm
    More care per drop

    5th
    More stake per drop
    paradigm
    A politicians prayer
    ‘Some water for everyone for ever’
    Kader Asmal 1996

    Africa’s prayer
    ‘Enough water for everyone and for
    the environment for ever’
    Thank you

    ta1@soas.ac.uk

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