Effective community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has been practiced for decades in Malawi where traditional leaders command much power over their subjects. Political and economic changes over the years have weakened the powers of the local leaders, and made it difficult for them to m...
Kayambazinthu, D.
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[Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the power lie?: the case of Malawi]
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Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the power lie?: the case of Malawi
Moves to empowering communities are now widespread in Zimbabwe. In this paper what happens to the locus of power during empowerment is discussed by drawing on case study material from three areas: Gokwe, Chivi, and Sengwe/Chikwarakwara. These areas differ in the types of resources that are import...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Sithole, B.
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Nemarundwe, N.
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[Empowering communities in Zimbabwe - new configurations of power]
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Empowering communities in Zimbabwe - new configurations of power
Recent approaches to community-based natural resource management appear as diverse as their varied implementing agencies and natural resource settings; yet they rest on a set of common assumptions about community, natural resources and the relationship between them. This paper focuses on power re...
Kajembe, G.C.
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Monela, G.C.
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[Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania]
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Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania
Sugden, Fraser
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Saikia, Panchali
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Maskey-Amatya, Niki
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Pokharel, Paras
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[Gender, agricultural investment and productivity in an era of out-migration]
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Gender, agricultural investment and productivity in an era of out-migration
Nhamo, N.
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Chikoye, D.
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[Models supporting the engagement of the youth in smart agricultural enterprises]
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Models supporting the engagement of the youth in smart agricultural enterprises
Water scarcity due to increasing water demand triggered by population growth and irrigation expansion versus a limited and increasingly variable water supply as a consequence of climate change is presently one of the global challenges. This is exemplified in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, where irriga...
Bekchanov, Maksud
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Lamers, J.P.A.
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Bhaduri, Anik
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Lenzen, M.
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Tischbein, B.
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[Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia]
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Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Women’s empowerment has been a key tenet of international water security programmes. Discourses on water envision that enhanced access to water resources can transform disempowered women into successful rural entrepreneurs. However, because such programmes often rely on simplistic representations...
Clement, Floriane
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Karki, Emma
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[When water security programmes seek to empower women-a case study from western Nepal]
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When water security programmes seek to empower women-a case study from western Nepal
Innovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research and development projects and programs. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development outcomes, and hence need a space where they can learn, negotiate, and coordina...
Schut, M.
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Klerkx, Laurens
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Kamanda, J.
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Sartas, M.
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Leeuwis, C.
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[Innovation platforms: synopsis of innovation platforms in agricultural research and development]
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Innovation platforms: synopsis of innovation platforms in agricultural research and development
Ojha, H.R.
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Banjade, M.R.
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Shrestha, K.
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[Critical action research and social movements: revitalizing participation and deliberation for democratic empowerment]
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Critical action research and social movements: revitalizing participation and deliberation for democratic empowerment