Zoe Wilson, Ph.D. wilsonz Zoe Wilson, Ph.D. wilsonz @ukzn.ac.za @ukzn.ac.za Hydropolitics of Water Hydropolitics of Water and Sanitation and Sanitation Delivery Delivery The Durban Case (eThekwini The Durban Case (eThekwini Municipality) Municipality) Presented at ENGREF, Montpellier, Presented at ENGREF, Montpellier, France, Dec 11, 2006 France, Dec 11, 2006
Hydropolitics of Water and Sanitation Delivery. The Durban Case (eThekwini Municipality) Presented at ENGREF, Montpellier, France, Dec 11, 2006. Definitions (Mollinga 2001). (1) official state and inter-state politics regarding water (or hydropolitics), - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Author of new inequalitiesAuthor of new inequalitiesThe Daily News , 2005: ‘Police were later called in to assist the security guards who were battling to control the crowd. Charity Mache said that residents were angry because they had not been consulted about the disconnection of the water pipes. “We were not told about this new system or even how it would work. They cannot just cut our water without informing us,” she said.
Characteristics of the discourse Characteristics of the discourse space more generallyspace more generally• National and international acclaimNational and international acclaim• Professional acclaim for the head of eThekwini Professional acclaim for the head of eThekwini
Water and sanitationWater and sanitation• Financial solvency and well-maintained Financial solvency and well-maintained
infrastructureinfrastructure• Overall customer satisfactionOverall customer satisfaction• Strong rural service track recordStrong rural service track record• Emphasis on sustainability and alternative Emphasis on sustainability and alternative
technologiestechnologies• Emphasis on job creationEmphasis on job creation• Inter-departmental umbrage Inter-departmental umbrage