Citizen Science for Water Quality Monitoring: Building Capacity and Trust in South Africa

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Formal water quality monitoring networks in South Africa do not provide adequate spatial or temporal coverage for catchment management. This report evaluates citizen science water quality monitoring programmes in three catchments (Eerste, Sand, and Inyambane), assessing data quality, participation dynamics, community empowerment outcomes, and integration into formal monitoring databases. A national citizen science water monitoring protocol with quality assurance guidelines is developed.

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