Hegga, SalmaKunamwene, IreneZiervogel, Gina2021-03-082021-03-082020-08-20http://hdl.handle.net/10625/59728The study analysis reveals that decentralized governance of water resources can be ineffective if governments do not allocate sufficient resources to support and enable local governance systems. In southern Africa, community-based management of natural resources has expanded in line with governments’ stated intentions of increasing local participation and ownership. Their capacities to contribute meaningfully to decentralized water management, as well as the presence of enabling institutional arrangements and financial resources, are limited. Achieving greater equity and efficiency in the water sector while reducing climate risk will require that local actors receive more support in return for fuller and more effective participation.application/pdfenWATER GOVERNANCEWATER MANAGEMENTLOCAL LEVELCOMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTLOCAL GOVERNANCEDECENTRALIZATIONCIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIOSEMI-ARID REGIONSNAMIBIASOUTH OF SAHARAJournal Article (peer-reviewed)