Integrated sustainable rural development and the South African government's Working for Water Programme
Loading...
Date
Authors
Van Rooyen, Enslin
Matshego, M.C.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
South African Association for Public Administration and Management
Abstract
Current initiatives by the South African Government pertaining to development
include programmes and projects, which are rurally based and which are focused towards improving the socio-economic disposition of marginalised rural communities. However, Government also realises the importance of
ensuring sustainability within such initiatives, which include natural environmental conservation and preservation.
One example of a rural development initiative is the Working for Water
Programme, which is administered by the national Department of Water Affairs and
Forestry, as lead entity. In this article the normative criteria to attain integrated and sustainable rural development are presented and benchmarked against the Working for Water Programme to attempt to establish whether synergies in this regard have been achieved. In addition, suggestions are made with regards to additional programmes and projects to extend and augment this Programme.
Description
Keywords
South African Government, Rural development, Working for Water Programme
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Van Rooyen, EJ & Matshego, MC 2006, 'Integrated sustainable rural development and the South African government's Working for Water Programme', Journal of Public Administration, vol. 41, no. 2.2, pp. 374-384. [http://www.saapam.co.za/]