World Water Policy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024
Abstract Understanding the negative impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) on water quality is key to developing effective integrated catchment management strategies. However, in line with Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) philosophy, this necessitates generation and application useful scientific knowledge, which stakeholders policymakers can use inform coordinated decision‐making processes. To facilitate this, a recently published study reported methods for estimating minimum thresholds natural vegetation necessary maintenance protection South African catchments. The present article discusses implications these findings, focusing vulnerability Africa's Strategic Source Areas (SWSAs) land‐use‐related impacts. It emphasizes that, due significant transformations that have already occurred areas, consequent likelihood impairment, there need restore preserve sufficient areas protect strategic resources from unacceptable levels contamination.
Язык: Английский