IFP
Inkatha Freedom Party
INR
Institute of Natural Resources
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IR
International Relations
KZN
KwaZulu-Natal
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPI
Migration Policy Institute
NGO
Non-governmental Organisation
NRF
National Research Foundation
ORI
Oceanographic Research Institute
PDF
Portable Document Format
ProEcoServ
Project on Ecosystem Services
PRRP
Palmiet River Rehabilitation Project
PRVC
Palmiet River Valley Community
PULSE
People Understanding and Living in a Sustained Environment
PWR
Palmiet River Watch
RIPE
Regulatory International Political Economy
SANBI
South African National Biodiversity Institute
SAPPI
South African Pulp and Paper Industries
SASA
South African Sugar Association
SDG
Sustainable Development Goals
SEA
Strategic Environmental Assessment
SMME
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise
SuDS
Sustainable Drainage System
TEU
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
TKZN
Tourism KwaZulu-Natal
TNC
The Nature Conservancy
TPA
Transnet Port Authority
UEIP
uMngeni Ecological Infrastructure Partnership
UKZN
University of KwaZulu-Natal
UN
United Nations
UNESCO-IHP United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation-International Hydrological Programme
UNFCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UN-Water
United Nations Water
USA
United States of America
WEF
Water-Energy-Food
WESSA
Wildlife and Environment Society of Southern Africa
WfE
Working for Ecosystems
WHO
World Health Organisation
WIOMSA
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
WRC
Water Research Commission
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
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