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1 Bakker, K. 2008. The ambiguity of community: debating alternatives to private sector provision of urban water supply. Water Alternatives, 1(2):236-252.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041570)
2 Assayed, M.; Suleiman, W.; Hayek, B.; Dalahmeh, S. 2008. Meeting the Dublin principles in graywater management in rural communities in the northeastern Badia of Jordan. In Qadir, Manzoor (Ed.) 2008. Sustainable management of wastewater for agriculture: proceedings of the First Bridging Workshop, Aleppo, Syria, 11-15 November 2007. Aleppo, Syria: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) pp.32-43.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 GG30 QAD Record No: H042140)
3 Gayathri Devi, M.; Buechler, S. 2009. Gender dimensions of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Hyderabad, India. In Hovorka, A.; de Zeeuw, H.; Njenga, M. (Eds). Women feeding cities: mainstreaming gender in urban agriculture and food security. Warwickshire, UK: Practicle Action Publishing. pp.35-50.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338 G000 HOR Record No: H042152)
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4 van Koppen, Barbara. 2009. Guidelines for community-driven water resource management: as initiated by the Integrated Water Resource Management Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia. Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 24p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042174)
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These guidelines are based on the IWRM Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia, implemented by the SADC Regional Water Sector Programme supported by Danida, and synthesized by Barbara van Koppen. It provides a practical step-by-step guide on how to apply community-driven water resource management for improved livelihoods and sustainable water systems for multiple uses. The guideline is aimed at implementers of community water development projects, in particular the local government.
5 Sullivan, Amy. 2009. Institutions and governance of small reservoir water resources. In Andreini, Marc; Schuetz, Tonya; Harrington, Larry (Eds.). Small reservoirs toolkit, theme 4b: institutions and governance. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Brasilia, DF, Brasil: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Cerrados Center); Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe (UZ); Accra, Ghana: Ghana Water Research Institution (WRI); Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology (TUD); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); Marseille, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD); Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research, University of Bonn; Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. 9p.
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Before indigenous practices and institutions can be evaluated, they first have to be identified, described and characterized. This tool describes the methods used to answer a specific question: “Which indigenous practices, legal frameworks and institutions are most conducive to equitable, win-win, and pro-poor investments within sub-Saharan African transboundary basins”? It describes case studies on transboundary issues and local water governance institutions from the Volta & Limpopo Basins.
6 van Koppen, Barbara; Chisaka, J.; Shaba, S. S. 2009. Lessons learnt from the IWRM demonstration projects: innovations in local-level integrated water resource development in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia. Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 22p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042713)
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This report presents seven innovations in Local-level Integrated Water Resource Management, based on lessons learnt in the IWRM Demonstration Projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia.
7 Chisaka, J. 2009. IWRM and Food Security Project in Kafue Basin: process documentation. Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 22p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042714)
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The purpose of this report is to show the process of the intervention made through the implementation of the IWRM and Food Security Demonstration Project in Zambia. The report gives details of the project processes, showing the steps the project went through, the outcomes and its impact on the communities where it was implemented. The report is the result of a number of field visits made to the completed project sites, the sources of information have been; focus group meetings, interviews, discussions with key informants, beneficiaries the youth, male and female stakeholders and reviews of project activity reports, and direct observations. Therefore, what is presented here is a cumulative “factual and real time” opinion as to what has been observed and discussed. The Project was implemented over a period of two years in the three sites of the Kafue River Basin in the Central and Southern Provinces respectively. Katuba is at the Northern Bank of the Kafue River on the Mwembeshi River, a tributary of the Kafue River. Namwala is at the Southern Bank of the Kafue River, with Namwala River pouring its waters in the Kafue and meandering around the plains. The Kafue River Basin covers the Copper Belt Province in the North Western part of the country. Katuba is in Chibombo district and in the chiefdom of Mungule. In Namwala district, the project has been implemented in Mungaila and Mukobela Chiefdoms respectively. The report highlights some of the successes achieved by the intervention and some of the challenges faced by the target communities and recommends the way-forward to the sustainable management of water resources by the communities. The purpose of the project was to demonstrate the benefits of applying the IWRM principles and practices to reduce poverty and improve quality of life of the people through economic empowerment.
8 van Koppen, Barbara; Mirira, R. 2009. Improved livelihoods in lower Limpopo: process documentation. Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 19p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042715)
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9 van Koppen, Barbara; Shaba, S. 2009. IWRM and Rural Livelihood Project in Dzimphutsi: process documentation. Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 31p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042716)
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10 van Koppen, Barbara. 2009. Guidelines for local-level integrated water resource management: based on experiences from the SADC IWRM demonstration projects in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia. Pretoria, South Africa: SADC/Danida Water Sector Support Programme; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 22p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042718)
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This article presents findings of the action-research project on the what, why and how of ‘multiple-use water services’ or MUS, supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (active in 30 sites in 8 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia). The consortium of partners from the domestic and productive water sectors pioneered the implementation of two models of MUS on the ground: homestead-scale MUS and community-scale MUS. Further, through learning alliances of 150 institutions, the project pilot-tested ways to scale-up MUS among intermediate- and national-level water service providers. Key lessons for scaling up by water users’ movements, NGOs, the domestic sector, the productive sector and local government are discussed. Also in the light of the growing recognition of MUS across the globe, further innovation and implementation at scale are warranted to tap the many identifi ed opportunities of MUS compared with single-use approaches.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042950)
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The efficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in prevention of malaria and anaemia has been shown in rural settings, but their impact in urban settings is unknown. We carried out an ITN intervention in two communities in urban Accra, Ghana, where local malaria transmission is known to occur. There was evidence for a mass or community effect, despite ITN use by fewer than 35% of households. Children living within 300 m of a household with an ITN had higher haemoglobin concentrations (0.5 g/dl higher, P = 0.011) and less anaemia (odds ratio 2.21, 95% CI 1.08–4.52, P = 0.031 at month 6), than children living more than 300 m away from a household with an ITN, although malaria parasitaemias were similar. With urban populations growing rapidly across Africa, this study shows that ITNs will be an effective tool to assist African countries to achieve their Millennium Development Goals in urban settings.
13 Moreyra, A. 2009. Multiple territories in dispute: water policies, participation and Mapuce indigenous rights in Patagonia, Argentina. Thesis. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen University. 218p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G510 MOR Record No: H042986)
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14 Haan, H. C.; Coad, A.; Lardinois, I. 1998. Municipal solid waste management involving micro and small enterprises: guidelines for municipal managers. Nieuwehaven, CW GOUDA, Netherlands: WASTE advisers on urban environment and development; Eschborn, Germany: GTZ; Geneva, Switzerland: ILO; St.Gallen, Switzerland: Swiss Resource Centre and Consultancies for Development (SKAT) 143p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043224)
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These guidelines are for managers, engineers and administrators who are responsible for municipal solid waste management and who are looking for ways to improve the service or economise. It covers the "why?" and "how?" of involving new entrepreneurs and small community-based groups in the collection of solid wastes (garbage) from streets, homes and businesses. The book is primarily concerned with situations found in middle- and lower-income countries, and draws extensively on experiences in Latin America, South-east Asia and Africa.
15 Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Mith, S.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnston, Robyn M.; Baran, E.; Dubois, M.; Soeun, M.; Craig, I.; Nam, S.; Smith, L. 2010. Commune agroecosystem analysis to support decision making for water allocation for fisheries and agriculture in the Tonle Sap Wetland System. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). 58p. (CPWF Project Report 71)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043638)
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This report synthesizes findings from the CPWF project number 71 titled “Commune Agroecosystem Analysis to Support Decision Making for Water Allocation for Fisheries and Agriculture in the Tonle Sap Wetland System.”
The Project on Commune Agroecosystem Analysis to Support Decision Making for Water Allocation for Fisheries and Agriculture in the Tonle Sap Wetland System was undertaken with the aim of improving fisheries considerations in the Commune Agroecosystem Analysis (CAEA) process undertaken in Cambodia, to facilitate better planning at the commune level. Under this project a number of changes were made to the CAEA tools and process and pilot tested in an adaptive, iterative manner in four communes – two that had conducted a CAEA previously and two that had not. Results and analyses indicated that the project had significantly strengthened the manner in which livelihoods, water resources and fisheries are now addressed by CAEA. The revised CAEA guidance manual has also shown potential for having wider uptake, and a number of tools have been used by several other projects within Cambodia.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.61 G000 BLO Record No: H043640)
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This book starts with an introduction and overview of progress and challenges in knowledge and capacity development in the water sector. The next part presents tools and techniques that are being used in knowledge and capacity development in response to the prevailing challenges in the water sector, and a review of experience with capacity change in other sectors. In the third part a number of cases are presented that cover knowledge and capacity development experiences in the water resources and water services sectors. This part also presents experiences on water education for children and on developing gender equity. The fourth part provides experiences with the monitoring and evaluation of knowledge and capacity building.
17 Black, M.; Bhatia, R.; Murenga, K. 2003. Poverty reduction and IWRM. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership, Technical Committee (TEC) 40p. (GWP TEC Background Papers 8)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 BLA Record No: H043796)
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18 Becker, N.; Katz, D. L. 2009. Constructing an adaptive regional vision of water development in the Jordan River Basin. In Lipchin, C.; Sandler, D.; Cushman, E. (Eds.). The Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin: cooperation amid conflict. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.297-316. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - C: Environmental Security)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9162 G698 LIP Record No: H044187)
19 Nedessa, B.; Ali, J.; Nyborg, I. 2005. Exploring ecological and socio-economic issues for the improvement of area enclosure management: a case study from Ethiopia. Oslo, Norway: Drylands Coordination Group (DCG). 55p. (Drylands Coordination Group Report 38)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8078 Record No: H044392)
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In spite of the impressive results of the ecological rehabilitation and improvements of productivity, many communities have had bad experiences with AEs in the past due to uncertainty and the lack of clarity of land tenure and public land use policy in the country. Due to these uncertainties, the communities did not have decision making power in the management and utilization of the resources. In addition, they could not use grass and wood produced in the AEs. This adversely affected the sense of ownership and community commitment for effective protection and sustainable management of the resources. This problem is still not adequately addressed and the communities are uncertain about the future of land tenure and land use policy. This has restricted them in making decisions that are important for the sustainability of the AEs and resources within. In an attempt to remedy this situation, the Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) commissioned this study to develop guidelines to support the government in developing management plans with a clear land tenure and land use policy for the sustainable management of AEs.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044563)
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