KSA 1&2: Water Resources and Ecosystems
THRUST 1: Governance and institutional arrangements
PROGRAMME 2: Policy, science and implementation
ToR Title: Development and application of standardised tools to support assessment of the socio-economic impact of water re-allocation through compulsory licensing
ToR ID : 1009948
Contact Person: John Dini johnd@wrc.org.za
Closing Date : 03 February 2023
Compulsory licensing, as provided for in section 43 of the National Water Act, is intended to be used in areas which are, or are soon likely to be, stressed in terms of water quantity or
quality, or where it is necessary to review prevailing water use to achieve equitable access to water.
There is a need to learn from experience to date with implementing compulsory licensing in order to inform how it can better be done in the future.
Further, there is a need for a standardised set of tools and approaches to guide and expedite aspects of the licensing process, including the assessment of the socio-economic
impacts of authorising a particular proposed allocation schedule. Selected catchments within the Inkomati-Usuthu Water Management Area will be used as a test site for the tools and
approaches for socio-economic assessment to be developed through this study.
