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Multiple Use Systems (MUS)

This Theme focuses on multiple livelihood strategies that are dependent on multiple sources of water and can make a meaningful contribution to poverty reduction through improving food security, nutrition and income generation activities. Growing evidence shows that multiple water sources which support multiple activities are key to ensuring multiple benefits in the livelihoods of people.

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Featured Project: SWELL Methodology

The Securing Water to Enhance Local Livelihoods (SWELL) methodology is based on a participatory process to enable villagers and water services practitioners to gain a clearer understanding of water resources, multiple uses of water, and how these can be developed to improve water-using livelihoods. To apply this theoretical approach in practice, a set of steps and learning support materials are being developed for wider sharing.

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Latest & Featured Documents

Download Introduction to the SWELL Methodology - 2005.pdf Maluleke et al. 2005 'Community-based planning of multiple uses of water in partnership with service providers: Introduction to the Methodology'  [File Size: 287.80 KB]
Download Learning Support Material - Water and Livelihood Security - SWELL Unit 1.pdf Maluleke. T. 'Water and Livelihood Security: SWELL UNIT 1'  [File Size: 1.68 MB]
Download Economics of Productive Uses for Domestic Water in Rural Areas.pdf Mendiguren. J. C. P. 2001. 'Economics of Productive uses for Domestic Water in Rural Areas: A Case Study from Bushbuckridge, South Africa'. AWARD.  [File Size: 862.53 KB]

 

Featured Project: Institutional Analysis for MUS

Following the implementation of SWELL Ward 33 (then called Ward 16) a Ward Synthesis Process was carried out. The Ward Synthesis process saw an integrated planning process of water projects. These were to be implemented in various ways but the majority were to be included in the municipal IDP. After a number of follow-up and feedback sessions, it was evident that the projects developed during the Ward Synthesis process were not being prioritised by the municipality. This situation then presented another area of research, which was to try and understand the different institutions and processes involved in water services planning in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality

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Latest & Featured Documents

Download An Analysis of Water Services Institutions - Bushbuckridge Local Municipality.pdf Dlamini. V.G. 2007. 'Local Government implementation of policies for integrated water service provision-'. AWARD.  [File Size: 495.21 KB]

 

Featured Project: Community-based planning of multiple uses of water: SWELL application in Bushbuckridge

This paper provides a detailed description of the process followed as we introduced the SWELL in a case study. The experience captured is relevant to other local authorities as well as other sector stakeholders interested in a more integrated approach to water services delivery.

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Latest & Featured Documents

Download WS-01C-d002.pdf Planning for a Multiple Use System Approach at Local Level: experiences from Bushbuckridge, South Africa Cousins .T. et al.  [File Size: 658.95 KB]
Download Water and livelihoods -BLM-final.pdf Cousins. T. et al. 2007. 'Access to Water and Poor Peoples Livelihoods'.  [File Size: 1.05 MB]
Download Case Study SWELL final.pdf Maluleke. T. et al. 2005. 'Community Based Planning of multiple uses of water in partnership with service providers'  [File Size: 609.93 KB]