A fair share? Perceptions of justice in South Africa’s water allocation reform policy

Upsetting the apple cart? Export fruit production, water pollution and social unrest in the Elgin Valley, South Africa

“…The National Water Act of 1998 aims to ensure that water resources in South Africa are protected, used, developed, conserved, managed and controlled in a sustainable manner, and to explicitly redress apartheid-era water inequities, though the interpretation of what this means has evolved over time (Movik, 2014). The purpose of the act is to manage the nation's water resources, taking into account (among other things):…”

Social Justice and Groundwater Allocation in Agriculture: A French Case Study

“…In many countries, policies consistently state that water resources need to be allocated with equity, without clearly defining how equity can actually be measured and how an equitable and fair allocation can be achieved in practice (Movik 2014;Roa-García 2014). The notion of distributive justice can indeed refer to very different interpretations and philosophical principles (Lamont and Favor 2012) such as prior appropriation or entitlement (Nozic 1974), strict egalitarianism (Nielsen 1979), the difference principle and equality of opportunity (Rawls 1971), the desert-based principle (Sadurski 1985), welfare based principles (Mill 1940) and libertarian principles (Nozic 1974).…”

“…Farmers entitled with small water allocations are also exempted from cut-backs (France, Australia). The objective can also be to redress historical inequities or reduce poverty, as practiced for instance in South-Africa (Movik 2014;van Koppen and Schneiner 2014).…”

La justice sociale dans la construction du jugement d’acceptabilité. Analyse des réactions d’agriculteurs face à différentes règles de partage de l’eau souterraine

“…Le principe de justice sociale est souvent invoqué dans les textes législatifs relatifs à la régulation de l'accès aux ressources en eau, mais rarement explicité, encore moins dans sa mise en oeuvre opérationnelle (Syme et al, 1999 ;Movik, 2014 ;Roa-García, 2014). Comment donc déinir ce qu'est une allocation juste de la ressource en eau ?…”