Richard Meissner is a senior researcher and water scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, where he holds a PhD in international politics from the University of Pretoria. Meissner specialises in the analysis of trans-boundary river basins focusing on the complexities and interactions between and among non-state actors (individuals, interest groups, businesses, and non-governmental organisations), international organisations, and state/government organs.

• Water Research in South Africa.- Paradigms and theories: Popular labels and their Delimitation.- The importance of paradigms and theories.- The disdain for paradigms and theories is unproductive.- Active substantiation: A theory of water research.- PULSE3: a Framework for Analysis.- Case studies.- South Africa’s National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition.- The UNDP’s Water and Ocean Governance Focus Area.- Climate Adaptation Strategies in Australia and South Africa.- Expanding horizons and blazing new trails.

Richard Meissner is a senior researcher and water scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, where he holds a PhD in international politics from the University of Pretoria. Meissner specialises in the analysis of trans-boundary river basins focusing on the complexities and interactions between and among non-state actors (individuals, interest groups, businesses, and non-governmental organisations), international organisations, and state/government organs.

• Water Research in South Africa.- Paradigms and theories: Popular labels and their Delimitation.- The importance of paradigms and theories.- The disdain for paradigms and theories is unproductive.- Active substantiation: A theory of water research.- PULSE3: a Framework for Analysis.- Case studies.- South Africa’s National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition.- The UNDP’s Water and Ocean Governance Focus Area.- Climate Adaptation Strategies in Australia and South Africa.- Expanding horizons and blazing new trails.

Richard Meissner is a senior researcher and water scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa, where he holds a PhD in international politics from the University of Pretoria. Meissner specialises in the analysis of trans-boundary river basins focusing on the complexities and interactions between and among non-state actors (individuals, interest groups, businesses, and non-governmental organisations), international organisations, and state/government organs.

• Water Research in South Africa.- Paradigms and theories: Popular labels and their Delimitation.- The importance of paradigms and theories.- The disdain for paradigms and theories is unproductive.- Active substantiation: A theory of water research.- PULSE3: a Framework for Analysis.- Case studies.- South Africa’s National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition.- The UNDP’s Water and Ocean Governance Focus Area.- Climate Adaptation Strategies in Australia and South Africa.- Expanding horizons and blazing new trails.