Towards a Socio-Ecological Systems View of the Sand River Catchment, South Africa An Exploratory Resilience Analysis by Sharon Pollard1 2 Harry Biggs 1 Derick du Toit 1 Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD), Acornhoek 2 SanParks, Scientific Services, Skukuza WRC Report No TT 364/08 OCTOBER 2008 Obtainable from:
[email protected] Water Research Commission Private Bag X03 Gezina Pretoria 0031 The publication of this report emanates from a project entitled: Towards a socio-ecological systems view of the Sand River Catchment, South Africa: A resilience analysis of the socio- ecological system (WRC Consultancy No. K8/591). DISCLAIMER This report has been reviewed by the Water Research Commission (WRC) and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the WRC, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. ISBN 978-1-77005-747-0 Printed in the Republic of South Africa Acknowledgements We had the benefit of a visit by Dr Allison (to SANParks Skukuza for several weeks) and were able to discuss the basic aspirations behind this proposal and obtain her input – for which she is thanked here. The Water Research Commission is gratefully acknowledged for financial support. Assistance to the project was given by Oonsie Biggs and Duan Biggs Participants of the specialist workshop are thanked. They included: Tessa Cousins Prof Kevin Rogers Prof Sakkie Niehaus Dr Sheona Shackleton Dr Wayne Twine Duan Biggs