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Hydrodiplomacy Open
We examine transboundary water diplomacy from a practitioner perspective using Namibia as a case study. Transboundary water diplomacy is by nature political and subject to politics, despite the pragmatism in establishing transboundary tech…
The World Health Organisation, El Niño, and Human Health in East and Southern Africa Open
The interaction between water, energy, and food becomes conspicuous during El Niño events, at least at a grand scale, when El Niño-induced drought affects large populations in countries and regions. El Niño influences the grand water-energ…
Maximizing synergies between state and non‐state actors to enhance water governance in the Cubango‐Okavango River basin Open
The inherent complexity of governing transboundary social–ecological systems like the Cubango‐Okavango River Basin (CORB) has given rise to various governance frameworks like integrated water resource management (IWRM) and adaptive governa…
Equity in water resource management: A theoretical dynamism Open
As elusive as the concept of equity may be, it has nevertheless been placed at the heart of global water policy. Yet inequities in access to water and participation in water resources management persist all over the world. The global water…
The influence of increasing mineral fertilizer application on nitrogen leaching of arable land and grassland—results of a long-term lysimeter study Open
Introduction Despite various efforts to reduce nitrogen leaching from agricultural land, the permissible nitrate concentrations in groundwater have often been exceeded in the past. Intensive farming is often seen as the cause of the deteri…
Interrelated transformative process dynamics in the face of resource nexus challenges: an invitation towards cross case analysis Open
The need for more attention to the social and human dimensions in global change sciences \nand natural resources management requires in-depth understandings of transformative \napproaches and processes. More inclusive and systemic approach…
Water, Participation and Development Open
The present contribution explores the promise and attraction of participation in development and traces the water sector's adoption of the concept, based on the promise of more inclusive and informed decision-making. It notes the sector's …
Exploring social processes in transformation: the case of a collaborative water partnership in South Africa Open
We explore the social processes supporting transformation towards collaborative water \ngovernance in the uMngeni catchment, South Africa. Using Holling’s adaptive cycle as \na heuristic of phases (conservation, release, reorganisation and…
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Nexus disrupted: Lived realities and the water-energy-food nexus from an infrastructure perspective Open
In recent years, the water-energy-food nexus gained traction in science and policy debates to address the relationships \nbetween water, energy and food sectors. Inspired by Political Ecology thinking, we advocate for a \nnexus understandi…
The Effects of Soil Drying Out and Rewetting on Nitrogen and Carbon Leaching—Results of a Long-Term Lysimeter Experiment Open
As a result of global climate change, heavy rainfall events and dry periods are increasingly occurring in Germany, with consequences for the water and solute balance of soils to be expected. The effects of climate change on nitrogen and ca…
Tools for Planning Local Mitigation of Water‐Driven Soil Erosion Resulting from Impacts of Future Climate Change Open
Due to the consequences of climate change impacts municipal planners and local administrations need to develop long‐term strategies to protect soil bodies. For this purpose, practicable and free available tools are developed, that allow to…
Factors Affecting Spatial and Temporal Variability of Metals in Drainage Water from Arable Fields Open
Respecting fertilizer application, the metal content in drainage water is studied under conventional agricultural management from 2013 to 2014 in two adjacent fields located in the North German Plain. Findings are compared with data of nut…
Indigenous paradiplomacy and the Orokawe hydroelectric dam on the Kunene River Open
English Abstract: What role can non-diplomats play in managing and altering power relations in transboundary river basins? We answer this by investigating the lobbying efforts of indigenous peoples to stop the construction of the planned O…
Sensor for measuring the average of a spatial distribution of the relative air humidity Open
Due to the current expansion of arid regions, the pressure on available water resources is increasing. A suitable measure for water availability and dynamics in dry soil is the relative humidity (RH) of the soil air as shown in Goss and Ma…
A New Principle for Measuring the Average Relative Humidity in Large Volumes of Non-Homogenous Gas Open
Due to the current extent of arid regions, the pressure on available water resources is increasing. A suitable measure for water availability and dynamics in dry soil is the relative humidity of the soil air. Due to the heterogeneity of so…
Measurement and estimation of evapotranspiration in semi-arid grassland during the summer season in southwest Siberia Open
This study quantifiesactual evapotranspiration (ETa) for a period from June to September2016 measured by two weighable gravitation lysimeters in a semi-arid grasslandin southwest Siberia. As part of a crop rotation system, the first lysime…
Ocean governance for human health and the role of the social sciences Open
An interdependent association exists between the planet's oceans and human health. The oceans are responsible for most of the planet's biological activity and biomass production while supplying humans with sustenance and oxygen that are vi…
Plant available phosphorus in soil as predictor for the leaching potential: Insights from long-term lysimeter studies Open
This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of phosphorus (P) mineral fertilization on topsoil P content and P leaching. We evaluated 83 datasets from 25 years from lysimeter experiments involving different cropping systems (winter crop, su…
What one knows is unknown to others: A Sediment Transport Study and its Policy Application Open
The uptake of scientific knowledge is not always a grand affair. Many observers assume that scientists need to communicate with high-ranking government officials to influence policy. Grandiosely seen, scientists’ views and understandings a…
Agreement of Four Equations for Computing Dewfall in Northern Germany Open
The energy balance (EB), turbulent vapour transport (TVT), Penman-Monteith (PM) and Bowen ratio energy balance (BREB) equation were used to estimate dewfall based on meteorological data. Initially there were big disagreements between the e…
Water Security at Local Government Level What do People Think it Means in eThekwini? Open
Presented to the Inanda Community and Catchment Management Forums, Durban, 20 December 2017
A critical look at South Africa’s Green Drop Programme Open
In this paper we briefly reflect on the different legislation and types of regulatory mechanisms that South Africa's Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has in place to try to improve the performance and compliance of water services a…