Is larger always lekker? A comparative analysis of South Africa's water user associations (WUAs) and catchment partnerships (CPs) and their impact on water, energy, and food (WEF) security DOI Creative Commons
Saul Ngarava

Environmental Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 51, P. 101022 - 101022

Published: June 16, 2024

Complexities in water, energy, and food (WEF) governance provide varied systems pathways that shape welfare outcomes. The biggest question relates to the scale complexities resource management governance, which reaches a certain equilibrium achieve maximum benefits. This is proposition assessed this study sought compare WEF outcomes of jurisdictions under Water User Associations (WUAs) Catchment Partnerships (CPs). used multi-stage purposively sampled cross-sectional survey 1184 households from Greater Taung Magareng Local Municipalities (Vaalharts Association) Matatiele Municipality (uMzvimvubu Partnership) South Africa. Household Insecurity Experiences, Multi-Dimensional Energy Poverty Index Food In-Access Scale, Min-Max normalization Propensity Score Matching were analyze data. There was association between jurisdiction level security. Households WUA experienced 13.8%, 6.8% 9.3% higher levels insecurity, respectively. concludes CP had security, with or lack thereof resulting Therefore, larger not always lekker. recommends either (i) scaling down and/or (ii) diversifying by increasing breadth scope stakeholders within WUA. should be integrated an evaluation ascertain any impact on

Language: Английский

Food Acquirability: An Unexplored Component of Food Security? DOI Creative Commons
Emeka Okpala, Lilian Korir, Louise Manning

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Foods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(13), P. 2052 - 2052

Published: June 27, 2024

The key elements, or pillars, of food security are stated as availability, access, utilization, and stability. These pillars often linked to interventions at the national, community household level. However, if urban ‘household’ is unit interest for any intervention, this research asks a more holistic element, pillar, needed. aim has been explore socio-economic aspects security/insecurity that we have termed result “food acquirability”. Through use structured questionnaires (n = 120), analysis data derived from local market supermarket settings in city Awka, Nigeria, concept acquirability emerged conceptualized critiqued. contribution paper frame with regard Nigeria order develop better understanding factors impact how they can be effectively mitigated. Factors were culture, time poverty, resource availability cooking skills, preference meal choice.

Language: Английский

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Is larger always lekker? A comparative analysis of South Africa's water user associations (WUAs) and catchment partnerships (CPs) and their impact on water, energy, and food (WEF) security DOI Creative Commons
Saul Ngarava

Environmental Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 51, P. 101022 - 101022

Published: June 16, 2024

Complexities in water, energy, and food (WEF) governance provide varied systems pathways that shape welfare outcomes. The biggest question relates to the scale complexities resource management governance, which reaches a certain equilibrium achieve maximum benefits. This is proposition assessed this study sought compare WEF outcomes of jurisdictions under Water User Associations (WUAs) Catchment Partnerships (CPs). used multi-stage purposively sampled cross-sectional survey 1184 households from Greater Taung Magareng Local Municipalities (Vaalharts Association) Matatiele Municipality (uMzvimvubu Partnership) South Africa. Household Insecurity Experiences, Multi-Dimensional Energy Poverty Index Food In-Access Scale, Min-Max normalization Propensity Score Matching were analyze data. There was association between jurisdiction level security. Households WUA experienced 13.8%, 6.8% 9.3% higher levels insecurity, respectively. concludes CP had security, with or lack thereof resulting Therefore, larger not always lekker. recommends either (i) scaling down and/or (ii) diversifying by increasing breadth scope stakeholders within WUA. should be integrated an evaluation ascertain any impact on

Language: Английский

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