This paper identifies strategic weaknesses in the devolution policy process in forest management and analyses the reasons behind them. Further, it establishes the relationship of devolution policy outcomes with governance and institutional structures. The field research was undertaken in the Phil...
Dahal, G.R.
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Capistrano, D.
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[Forest governance and institutional structure: an ignored dimension of community based forest management in the Philippines]
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Forest governance and institutional structure: an ignored dimension of community based forest management in the Philippines
This present study analyses gender and governance in the rice and vegetable-based value chain
systems in 3 lowlands of southern Benin and 2 lowlands in Southern Mali. A sample of 243 farmers,
1 modern processing unit, 18 traditional processors, 76 traders and 8 national institutions were
intervie...
Adétonah, S.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Ahoyo, R.
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Sessou, E.
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Dembélé, U.
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Huat, J.
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Houssou, G.
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Vodouhe, G.
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Loko, J.
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[Analysis of gender and governance of value chainbased systems on rice and vegetable crops in southern Benin and Mali]
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Analysis of gender and governance of value chainbased systems on rice and vegetable crops in southern Benin and Mali
Previous analysis of transboundary water governance has been focused primarily on state-centred approaches. The articles in this special section move us forward from this focus in three ways. First, they highlight the crucial role played by non-state actors in shaping water governance outcomes. S...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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[Process-focused analysis in transboundary water governance research.]
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Process-focused analysis in transboundary water governance research.
Aquatic socio-ecological systems show pervasive cross-scale interactions and problems of fit between ecosystems and institutions. Nested bio-hydrological processes within river basins are prone to third-party impacts, and equitable/sustainable management of water resources requires adequate gover...
Molle, Francois
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Mamanpoush, A.R.
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[Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran.]
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Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran.
The sustainability of regional development can be usefully explored through several different lenses. In situations in which uncertainties and change are key features of the ecological landscape and social organization, critical factors for sustainability are resilience, the capacity to cope and ...
Lebel, L.
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Anderies, J.M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Folke, C.
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Hatfield-Dodds, S.
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Hughes, T.P.
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Wilson, J.
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[Governance and the capacity to manage resilience in regional social-ecological systems]
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Governance and the capacity to manage resilience in regional social-ecological systems
Contemporary water management decisions use many sources and forms of data. The paper discusses the implementation results of data management activities in the water sector carried out in five countries of the Central Asia region. Geoinformation systems, remote sensing tools and databases have be...
Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Rakhmatullaev, S.
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Platonov, Alexander
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Sorokin, D.
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[Improving water governance in Central Asia through application of data management tools.]
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Improving water governance in Central Asia through application of data management tools.
Wetlands are too often perceived as standalone elements and are poorly integrated into river basin management. The Ramsar Convention recognizes the critical linkage between wetlands, water and river basin management; the governments that are party to the Convention have committed to conserving th...
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Johnston, R.
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Hein, T.
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Weigelhofer, G.
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D'Haeyer, T.
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Kone, B.
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Cools, J.
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[Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management]: the case of the inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria).]
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Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management]: the case of the inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria).
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Lebel, L.
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[Local to global perspective on forest and land fires in Southeast Asia]
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Local to global perspective on forest and land fires in Southeast Asia
This article provides an institutional analysis of the Mekong River Commission and brings to light the institutional dissonances between regional and national decision-making landscapes in the Lower Mekong Basin. The current scalar disconnect between regional and national decision-making processe...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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Molle, Francois
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[Scalar disconnect: the logic of transboundary water governance in the Mekong.]
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Scalar disconnect: the logic of transboundary water governance in the Mekong.