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1 Dorai, K.; Hall, A.; Dijkman, J. 2015. Strategic study of good practice in AR4D [Agricultural Research for Development] partnership. Rome, Italy: CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC). 111p.
Agricultural research for development ; Good practices ; Strategy planning ; International organizations ; CGIAR ; Research programmes ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Innovation platforms ; Agricultural innovation systems ; Partnerships ; Frameworks ; Policies ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Monitoring and evaluation
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https://ispc.cgiar.org/sites/default/files/ISPC_StrategicStudy_Partnerships.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049065.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049065.pdf
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2 Dickens, Chris; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Ndhlovu, Brown. 2019. Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 23p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2019.212]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Mainstreaming ; Developing countries ; UN ; Development indicators ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Awareness raising ; Economic development ; Development policies ; National planning ; Government agencies ; Institutions ; Governance ; Financing ; Budgeting ; Monitoring ; Impact assessment ; Accountability ; Adaptability ; Risk assessment ; Strategies / Southern Africa / South Africa / Botswana / Malawi / Namibia / Eswatini / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049245)
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The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to achieve change in almost every aspect of life on Earth. Encompassing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, the Agenda marks the first time in history when all nations have agreed on how to chart their future. The SDGs are not just a global reporting exercise, however, but rather involve a global program that embraces country-led efforts. Guided by the ideas contained in the 2030 Agenda, each nation must seek to become more prosperous and sustainable, while contributing to the global effort at the same time. If all the countries achieve this, we will have a sustainable planet and a secure future for all.
This document offers guidance on how developing countries can adapt the SDGs to their own contexts and priorities. It indicates important areas for developing countries to consider when creating their own program to achieve the SDGs, and provides examples of success to demonstrate concrete possibilities for progress.
This document offers guidance on how developing countries can adapt the SDGs to their own contexts and priorities. It indicates important areas for developing countries to consider when creating their own program to achieve the SDGs, and provides examples of success to demonstrate concrete possibilities for progress.
3 Hellegers, P.; van Halsema, G. 2019. Weighing economic values against societal needs: questioning the roles of valuing water in practice. Water Policy, 21(3):514-525. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2019.048]
Water resources ; Water management ; Economic value ; Social values ; Risks ; Water allocation ; Water governance ; Water use ; Water policy ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Decision making ; Political aspects ; Equity
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049233)
https://iwaponline.com/wp/article-pdf/21/3/514/572335/021030514.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049233.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049233.pdf
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The increasing policy interest in valuing water raises questions about practical roles or applications. Is valuing water intended, for example, to inform public policy and businesses, guide resource allocation, support a multi-stakeholder process, manage conflicts of interest, or to inform realistic pricing systems and support investment decisions? Decisions affecting water often fail, however, to consider ecosystem needs and social objectives and impacts in other geographical areas. This paper reflects on the essence of valuing water in practice. The paper concludes that in practice, valuing water is indeed useful in decision-making, not solely in the sense of it contributing to the value determination (as values are typically disputed, partial, incommensurable and imperfect), but more in offering a structured and transparent mechanism that supports an inclusive stakeholder water resources management process. Water valuation can play a key role in making explicit the trade-offs intrinsic to decision-making and priority setting, especially when it concerns societal needs such as food security and stability, which are not revealed in the marketplace. As such, valuing water may be a key tool in water diplomacy, whereby its value lies not so much in its numerical assessment as in the process it offers to engage stakeholders across different perspectives and interests in water use.
4 de Silva, Sanjiv; Schmitter, Petra; Thiha, Nyan; Suhardiman, Diana. 2019. A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 71p. (Also in Burmese) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2019.213]
Water user associations ; Irrigation schemes ; Pumps ; Handbooks ; Guidelines ; Models ; Participatory management ; Irrigation management ; Farmer participation ; Gender ; Farmers organizations ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Organizational development ; Strategies ; Governing bodies ; Human resources ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Government agencies ; Development policies ; Irrigation programs ; Infrastructure ; Costs ; Legal frameworks ; Regulations ; Awareness raising ; Empowerment ; Capacity building ; Training ; Villages ; Living standards ; Socioeconomic environment ; Conflicts / Myanmar / Pyawt Ywar Pump Irrigation Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049296)
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5 Mekuria, Wolde; Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Lefore, Nicole. 2020. Exclosures for landscape restoration in Ethiopia: business model scenarios and suitability. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 62p. (IWMI Research Report 175) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.201]
Landscape conservation ; Exclosures ; Business models ; Land degradation ; Sustainable land management ; Natural resources management ; Ecosystem services ; Crop production ; Fruits ; Trees ; Apiculture ; Honey production ; Livestock production ; Fattening ; Feed production ; Forage yield ; Grazing lands ; Land use ; Land cover ; Horticulture ; Environmental sustainability ; Integrated systems ; Markets ; Supply chain ; Financing ; Income ; Incentives ; Cash flow ; Cost benefit analysis ; Economic viability ; Investment ; Institutions ; Strategies ; Regulations ; Policies ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Private sector ; Government agencies ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Feasibility studies ; Rural areas ; Local communities ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Gender ; Women ; Living standards / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049614)
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Land degradation is a critical problem around the world. Intensive rain-fed and irrigated crop and livestock systems have contributed to the degradation of land and natural resources. Numerous institutional and socioeconomic challenges complicate attempts to reverse land degradation, including the lack of short-term incentives for investment; low investment by communities in natural resources management that offers little immediate financial reward; failure of public sector institutions to invest sufficiently in natural resources management because of low, immediate political rewards; and sectoral fragmentation, among others. In poor communities, the incentive to extract short-term economic returns from land and natural resources often outweighs perceived benefits from investing in long-term environmental restoration, and related economic and ecosystem returns.
Restoring degraded ecosystems through the establishment of exclosures – areas that are excluded from woodcutting, grazing and agricultural activities – is an increasingly common practice in the Ethiopian Highlands, and regional states are also following this practice. This report proposes and applies an adapted business model to explore the feasibility of exclosures for land restoration. It aims to identify short-term revenue streams from activities that can be carried out within exclosures, such as beekeeping, harvesting fodder for livestock fattening, and cultivating high-value plant species, including fruits and herbs. These are feasible, sustainable economic activities that could allow for the restoration of ecosystem services over the long term. Mobilization of financial resources, engagement of local communities, provision of training and continuous follow-up, as well as facilitation of market opportunities in the value chain for local communities and enterprises (e.g., creating market linkages and establishing innovation platform to engage with market actors) could support the sustainable implementation of the revenue streams.
Restoring degraded ecosystems through the establishment of exclosures – areas that are excluded from woodcutting, grazing and agricultural activities – is an increasingly common practice in the Ethiopian Highlands, and regional states are also following this practice. This report proposes and applies an adapted business model to explore the feasibility of exclosures for land restoration. It aims to identify short-term revenue streams from activities that can be carried out within exclosures, such as beekeeping, harvesting fodder for livestock fattening, and cultivating high-value plant species, including fruits and herbs. These are feasible, sustainable economic activities that could allow for the restoration of ecosystem services over the long term. Mobilization of financial resources, engagement of local communities, provision of training and continuous follow-up, as well as facilitation of market opportunities in the value chain for local communities and enterprises (e.g., creating market linkages and establishing innovation platform to engage with market actors) could support the sustainable implementation of the revenue streams.
6 Minh, Thai Thi; Cofie, Olufunke; Lefore, N.; Schmitter, Petra. 2020. Multi-stakeholder dialogue space on farmer-led irrigation development in Ghana: an instrument driving systemic change with private sector initiatives. Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 15(2):98-118. (Special issue: The Unusual Suspect? The Private Sector in Knowledge Partnerships for Agricultural and Rural Development)
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigation management ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Private sector ; Agricultural development ; Investment ; Business enterprises ; Supply chains ; Value chains ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Institutions ; Innovation scaling / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050013)
https://www.km4djournal.org/index.php/km4dj/article/view/489/608
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050013.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050013.pdf
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Private sector actors bring expertise, resources, and new perspectives to agricultural development, but the tendency to short-term approaches and market-based orientation has been unable to drive a systemic change in the development agenda. We explore how multi-stakeholder dialogues can capitalize on and trickle systemic change through private sector involvement. Analysis from the farmer-led irrigation development multi-stakeholder dialogue space (FLI-MDS) in Ghana shows the need for a physical and institutional space to cater for and merge different stakeholder interests. For all stakeholders, the institutional space is a multi-level-playing institution which can trickle systemic change by leveraging the private sector’s investments with multi-stakeholders’ collaboration, interactive learning, and potential support for commercial scaling of FLI. For private sector actors, a physical space for collaboration is crucial. It enables them to envisage their commercial interests, opening up opportunities for collaboration and mobilization of resources. Ensuring long term sustainability of an FLI-MDS requires catering for the private sector needs for a physical dialogue space to trickle systemic change and accelerate commercialization in farmer-led irrigation development.
7 Hailu, R.; Tolossa, D. 2020. Multi-stakeholder platforms: institutional options to achieve water security in the Awash Basin of Ethiopia. World Development Perspectives, 19:100213. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100213]
Water security ; Institutions ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; River basins ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water governance ; Policies ; Water user associations ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Community organizations ; Water supply ; Irrigation ; Decision making ; Case studies / Ethiopia / Awash Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049978)
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Securing water resources under common pool resources regime is becoming a challenge without proper collective actions. This paper explores Multi-stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) as a ‘soft path’ to realize water security using a case study of Awash River Basin. The data for this study were collected from various sources at multi-scale using a survey of key experts, in-depth interviews, focussed group discussions, participant observations, and document reviews. The data were systematically analysed using actors network analysis employing Ventism PLE for Windows Version 7.2, UCINET 6 for Windows, and Visualzyer 2.2 software. Moreover, descriptive statistics and content analyses were used. The result revealed that water resources involve Multi-stakeholder with various interests, priorities, sectors, and actors in the basin. Albeit, the vertical and horizontal linkages and interaction of the key actors are either loose or completely missed that affected the coordination mechanism. We argued that it is possible to negotiate the needs of all actors without endangering the water security of the others. MSPs- as an instrument to actualize collective actions- potentially realize this goal. To this end, we proposed three levels of MSPs based on the functions, mandates, and homogeneity of actors: (i) macro level, (ii) Meso level, and (iii) micro level. We believe that MSPs can be used as an institutional framework and pragmatically drive Integrated Water Resources Management in the basin. Thus, a successful platform requires reconciling various actors, sectors and uses, encouraging the water stewardship, as well as promoting Public-Private-Partnership in water resources management and development.
8 Ulimwengu, J. M.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Makombe, T.; Oehmke, J. 2020. Mutual accountability in African agricultural transformation. In Resnick, D.; Diao, X.; Tadesse, G. (Eds.). Sustaining Africa’s agrifood system transformation: the role of public policies. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. pp.182-194. (ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2020) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293946_15]
Agricultural sector ; Transformation ; Accountability ; Policies ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Declarations ; Development programmes ; Investment ; Institutions ; Reforms ; Indicators ; Reviews / Africa / Malawi / Lesotho / Mozambique / Cote d'Ivoire / Niger / Togo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050060)
https://ebrary.ifpri.org/utils/getfile/collection/p15738coll2/id/134070/filename/134282.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050060.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050060.pdf
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This chapter aims to deepen our understanding of both the conceptual framework of mutual accountability and its best practices in the context of agricultural transformation in Africa. We do so in three ways: documenting the need for and growth of mutual accountability mechanisms over time, discussing how mutual accountability processes contribute to agricultural transformation, and examining the effectiveness of the mutual accountability processes of choice— JSRs and the African agricultural BR. In the next section, we provide a brief review of the origins and theory of mutual accountability as well as its application in African agriculture. Following that, we discuss how mutual accountability is being operationalized through JSRs and the Malabo BR, and the effectiveness of the two processes. The section after empirically assesses the contribution of mutual accountability to agricultural transformation in Africa. The final section provides concluding remarks for driving agricultural transformation through mutual accountability processes.
9 Welling, R.; Filz, P.; Dalton, J.; Smith, Douglas Mark; de Silva, J.; Manyara, P. 2021. Governing resilient landscapes across the source-to-sea continuum. Water International, 46(2):264-282. (Special issue: Source-to-Sea Management) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.1890964]
Water governance ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Freshwater ; Marine environment ; Resilience ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Decision making ; Learning ; Institutions ; Agencies ; Cooperation ; Benefits ; Coordination ; River basins ; Coastal areas ; International waters ; Ecosystem services ; Sustainable Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050310)
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The source-to-sea continuum links the interconnected ecosystems of the water cycle with the associated socioeconomic processes, demands and pressures. Maximizing benefits and protecting existing resources through integrated water management and governance at scale capitalizes on existing institutional and governmental asymmetries by developing an outcome-driven management that builds on existing local, national and transboundary legal frameworks to enhance connectivity. This paper presents how to action this through focusing on three areas of governance: benefit-sharing dialogues for shared visioning; a multi-stakeholder platform to increase coordination in decision-making both up- and downstream; and improved agency coordination between basins and coasts.
10 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Adaptive scaling to achieve system transformation in One CGIAR. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p.
Food systems ; Innovation systems ; Scaling ; Institutional development ; CGIAR ; Frameworks ; Strategies ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Partnerships ; Collaboration ; Private sector ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Innovation scaling
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050492)
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11 Minh, Thai Thi; Osei-Amponsah, Charity. 2021. Towards poor-centred value chain for sustainable development: a conceptual framework. Sustainable Development, 29(6):1223-1236. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2220]
Value chain analysis ; Sustainable development ; Poverty ; Livelihood diversification ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Frameworks ; Strategies ; Communities ; Households ; Assets ; Social aspects ; Governance ; Participation ; Markets
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050494)
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Value chain for development (VCD) has increasingly been promoted for poverty reduction; yet, there is inadequate evidence on its effectiveness. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article offers reasons why evidence on VCD impacts on poverty reduction is uncertain. It also suggests a conceptual framework for the poor-centred value chain for sustainable development to guide a better analysis of VCD participation and poverty impacts. The framework is particularly useful for researchers involved in research for development related projects in the VCD space. As it provides an analytical lens to understand the broader contextual situation of the poor, co-design solutions with multi-stakeholders and implement appropriate “fit-toneeds” strategies that ensure the poor benefits from their VCD participation. The article contributes to the existing VCD discourse by reflecting on the multidimensional nature and dynamism of poverty reduction, the poor's heterogeneity and their value chain readiness and VCD impacts on poverty.
12 Schiedek, L.; Gabrielsson, S.; Jimenez, A.; Gine, R.; Roaf, V.; Swain, A. 2021. Assessing national WaSH [Water, Sanitation and Hygiene] targets through a water governance lens: a case study of the sanitation and water for all partnership commitments. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 9p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.049]
Water governance ; Sanitation ; Hygiene ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Partnerships ; Participation ; Private sector ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Policies ; Strategies ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050466)
https://iwaponline.com/washdev/article-pdf/doi/10.2166/washdev.2021.049/905093/washdev2021049.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050466.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050466.pdf
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Dysfunctional water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) systems are mainly determined by poor water governance, exacerbating inequalities and poverty. Multi-stakeholder partnerships provide an approach to more flexible and adaptive governance to explore these problems. In this article, national commitments made to improve WaSH, made through the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership's Mutual Accountability Mechanism, are examined through qualitative content analysis and guided by the SMART framework to assess the current target-setting. The analysis reveals that there are differences in the participation of the different constituencies regarding the number of stakeholders participating and their performance for measurable and time-bound commitments. This applies especially to research and learning and the private sector. Countries have prioritized commitments related to policy and strategy, efficiency and enabling conditions; further research should understand the linkages of the SWA commitments with other priority-setting processes at the national level. In sum, the commitments leave room for improvement to specify approaches to water governance in more detail and the chance to support the creation of sustainable and resilient systems with more diversified commitments from a wider range of partners.
13 de Silva, Sanjiv; Schmitter, Petra; Thiha, Nyan; Suhardiman, Diana. 2021. A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. In Burmese. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 135p. (Also in English) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.202]
Water user associations ; Irrigation schemes ; Pumps ; Handbooks ; Guidelines ; Models ; Participatory management ; Irrigation management ; Farmer participation ; Gender ; Farmers organizations ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Organizational development ; Strategies ; Governing bodies ; Human resources ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Government agencies ; Development policies ; Irrigation programs ; Infrastructure ; Costs ; Legal frameworks ; Regulations ; Awareness raising ; Empowerment ; Capacity building ; Training ; Villages ; Living standards ; Socioeconomic environment ; Conflicts / Myanmar / Pyawt Ywar Pump Irrigation Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050545)
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14 O’Brien, G. C.; Mor, C.; Buhl-Nielsen, E.; Dickens, Christopher W. S.; Olivier, A.-L.; Cullis, J.; Shrestha, P.; Pitts, H.; Baleta, H.; Rea, D. 2021. The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa. River Research and Applications, 37(10):1538-1547. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3849]
Water resources ; Water management ; Planning ; Hydropower ; Renewable energy ; Resource management ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Decision making ; Sustainable development ; Society ; Environmental flows ; Dams / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050665)
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The role of hydropower in the renewable energy mix for Africa's green development is widely recognised and underpinned by respective government and development partner funded initiatives. However, the growing demand for energy must be balanced with considerations for resource protection and benefit sharing of water resource developments with vulnerable human communities. An international conference on water stewardship for sustainable hydropower brought together key stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya. This paper aims to synthesise the key messages of experts who attended the conference, presents the emerging body of good practice policies, plans and action in developing sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa, and provides recommendations for the way forward. Outcomes of the conference include considerations, planning for sustainable resource development, resource protection considerations, sharing of resource development benefits, and putting the promise into practice. This discussion describes the nature of our planning and management mistakes in the past, presents good practice options and how to implement sustainable hydropower in the future.
15 Wickenberg, B.; McCormick, K.; Olsson, J. A. 2021. Advancing the implementation of nature-based solutions in cities: a review of frameworks. Environmental Science and Policy, 125:44-53. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.08.016]
Ecosystem services ; Cities ; Frameworks ; Urban planning ; Biodiversity ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Sustainability ; Collaboration ; Innovation ; Infrastructure ; Climate change
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050601)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901121002367/pdfft?md5=4387a376b5dd94ccb63213871e62ae3f&pid=1-s2.0-S1462901121002367-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050601.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050601.pdf
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Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help tackle climate change and advance urban sustainability by using nature to deliver social, ecological and economic benefits. However, their success largely depend on implementation for which several barriers exist. For NBS to be meaningful in terms of delivering positive impacts in cities, we need better understanding of how implementation is embedded in NBS frameworks. The aim of this paper is to i) understand how frameworks address implementation, and ii) extract and synthesize key elements and conditions required for enabling the implementation process. Taking a hermeneutic approach, the paper makes use of pre-understanding to interpret and analyse 'the whole' and 'the parts' of the implementation process and discuss how the discourse on NBS implementation could advance towards more operational understanding. This paper suggests that multi-stakeholder collaboration and co-creation of knowledge are important prerequisites for shared understanding of problems, developing actionable knowledge and adapting NBS to site-specific societal challenges. Advancing knowledge about the NBS implementation process is relevant for capacity building and governance of NBS at the local level and bridging policy areas, stakeholders and the knowledge needed to make NBS become relevant to broader society. However, more research is needed to i) move beyond conceptual propositions and towards operational understanding of NBS principles and ii) improve the understanding of how local collaboration and co-creation of knowledge can enhance capacity building and support implementation of NBS.
16 Hove, J.; D’Ambruoso, L.; Twine, R.; Mabetha, D.; van der Merwe, M.; Mtungwa, I.; Khoza, S.; Kahn, K.; Witter, S. 2021. Developing stakeholder participation to address lack of safe water as a community health concern in a rural province in South Africa. Global Health Action, 14(1):1973715. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1973715]
Water governance ; Participatory approaches ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Rural communities ; Action plans ; Public health ; Non-governmental organizations ; Policies / South Africa / Mpumalanga
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050819)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/16549716.2021.1973715
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050819.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050819.pdf
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Background: Despite legislative and policy commitments to participatory water governance in South Africa, and some remarkable achievements, there has been limited progress to improve the water infrastructure servicing in marginalized rural communities. Around five million South Africans still do not have access to safe water.
Objective: This paper seeks to understand and advance processes to engage multisectoral stakeholders to respond to lack of safe water as a community-nominated health priority in rural South Africa.
Method: We engaged representatives from Mpumalanga Department of Health (MDoH), rural communities, other government departments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to cooperatively generate, interpret and act on evidence addressing community-nominated priorities. A series of participatory workshops were conducted where stakeholders worked together as co-researchers to develop shared accounts of the problem, and recommendations to address it. Consensus on the problem, mapping existing planning and policy landscapes, and initiating constructive dialogue was facilitated through group discussions in a collective learning process.
Results: Community stakeholders nominated lack of safe water as a local priority public health issue and generated evidence on causes and contributors, and health and social impacts. Together with government and NGO stakeholders, this evidence was corroborated. Stakeholders developed a local action plan through consensus and feasibility appraisal. Actions committed to behavioural change and reorganization of existing services, were relevant to the needs of the local community and were developed with consideration of current policies and strategies. A positive, collective reflection was made on the process. The greatest gain reported was the development of dialogue in ‘safe spaces’ through which mutual understanding, insights into the functioning of other sectors and learning by doing were achieved.
Conclusion: Our process reflected willingness and commitment among stakeholders to work together collectively addressing local water challenges. Location in an established public health observatory helped to create neutral, mediated spaces for participation.
Objective: This paper seeks to understand and advance processes to engage multisectoral stakeholders to respond to lack of safe water as a community-nominated health priority in rural South Africa.
Method: We engaged representatives from Mpumalanga Department of Health (MDoH), rural communities, other government departments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to cooperatively generate, interpret and act on evidence addressing community-nominated priorities. A series of participatory workshops were conducted where stakeholders worked together as co-researchers to develop shared accounts of the problem, and recommendations to address it. Consensus on the problem, mapping existing planning and policy landscapes, and initiating constructive dialogue was facilitated through group discussions in a collective learning process.
Results: Community stakeholders nominated lack of safe water as a local priority public health issue and generated evidence on causes and contributors, and health and social impacts. Together with government and NGO stakeholders, this evidence was corroborated. Stakeholders developed a local action plan through consensus and feasibility appraisal. Actions committed to behavioural change and reorganization of existing services, were relevant to the needs of the local community and were developed with consideration of current policies and strategies. A positive, collective reflection was made on the process. The greatest gain reported was the development of dialogue in ‘safe spaces’ through which mutual understanding, insights into the functioning of other sectors and learning by doing were achieved.
Conclusion: Our process reflected willingness and commitment among stakeholders to work together collectively addressing local water challenges. Location in an established public health observatory helped to create neutral, mediated spaces for participation.
17 Hagos, Fitsum; Ahmed, J. T.; Haileslassie, Amare; Seid, Abdulkarim. 2022. Operationalizing irrigation water charges in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Water Policy, 24(6):1014-1033. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.034]
Irrigation water ; Water charges ; Water policies ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Water pricing ; Water management ; Cost recovery ; Legal frameworks ; Political aspects ; Water permits ; Institutional development ; Capacity development ; Partnerships ; Water user associations ; Pilot projects ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Central Rift Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051154)
https://iwaponline.com/wp/article-pdf/24/6/1014/1067676/024061014.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051154.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051154.pdf
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Fixing and implementing water charges in the irrigation sector is considered an important task for recovering operation and maintenance costs and promoting the efficient use of water. This study aims at developing an implementation strategy for water charges in the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. The study sets the agenda for this strategy by explaining why promoting the concept of fixing irrigation charges is necessary. Then it develops a conceptual framework, draws key lessons from global experiences, explores whether the new pricing policy is well aligned with national water policies and the roles and responsibilities of various actors and stakeholders involved, and identifies the factors for the successful implementation of this strategy. The study is mainly qualitative in nature, based on a review of the literature and consultations of key stakeholders. The study results call for clearly defining the key objectives of the policy, political commitment, and community participation, re-examining the role of institutions, capacity building, and establishing a multistakeholder platform. Basin-level implementation of this policy requires piloting and maintaining policy dynamics through adaptive management. The results provide generic lessons for other basins within Ethiopia and for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
18 Thant, P. S.; Espino, A.; Soria, G.; Myae, C.; Rodriguez, E.; Barbon, W. J.; Gonsalves, J. 2022. Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: insights from multiple stakeholders. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 14:100170. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2022.100170]
Food systems ; Climate change adaptation ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Food production ; Food supply chains ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Traditional foods ; Households ; Diet ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Communities ; Livelihoods ; Vulnerability ; Food insecurity ; Resilience ; Villages ; Arid zones ; Infrastructure / Myanmar / Htee Pu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051098)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972722000022/pdfft?md5=16a94ed75ee246ba542b01ef297a97b9&pid=1-s2.0-S2665972722000022-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051098.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051098.pdf
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Understanding the impacts of climate on food systems is vital to identifying the most effective food system interventions to support climate-smart agriculture. The study examines how climate change is affecting food systems and what can be done to mitigate its effects. Two methodological approaches were combined in the study. The first was an Asia-wide regional consultation and forum to explore a range of initiatives that transform food systems among stakeholders working in Myanmar. The second method was an in-depth food systems study employing qualitative methods in Htee Pu Village in the Myanmar Central Dry Zone, a research site of IIRR since 2017. Key informant interviews (KII) and focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted to capture insights and data. Food systems consist of components, drivers, actors, and elements that interact with one another and other systems such as social, health, and transportation. The Myanmar food system is complex. Making it sustainable and transformative requires a mix of different approaches implemented at various scales from local to national. It also requires actions that engage various actors in the system from producers to consumers. The study of the local food system of Htee Pu Village indicates that the village has a rural and traditional food system and that climate change is one of its key food system drivers. Climate change negatively impacted farming and agricultural practices and disrupted the input supply of the local food systems. The role of intermediaries such as traders and consolidators is critical in the supply and distribution of food in the Central Dry Zone. Improved and more connected roads are essential for the supply and distribution of food for the village. The informal market outlets serve as the primary food source or sale points for households. Household diets are inadequate in quantity as the population remains highly dependent on their crops for their diets due to relatively low income. Climate adaptation must be embedded in the local level management to mitigate the effect of climate change in food production in the longer term.
19 Ratner, B. D.; Larson, A. M.; Barletti, J. P. S.; ElDidi, H.; Catacutan, D.; Flintan, F.; Suhardiman, Diana; Falk, T.; Meinzen-Dick, R. 2022. Multistakeholder platforms for natural resource governance: lessons from eight landscape-level cases. Ecology and Society, 27(2):2. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13168-270202]
Natural resources management ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Collaboration ; Inclusion ; Landscape approaches ; Resilience ; Conflicts / Peru / Brazil / India / United Republic of Tanzania / Ethiopia / Kenya / Somalia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051241)
https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss2/art2/ES-2021-13168.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051241.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051241.pdf
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Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) are the subject of increasing attention and investment in the domain of collaborative natural resource governance, yet evidence-based guidance is slim on policy and investment priorities to leverage the MSP approach. We provide a comparative analysis of eight landscape-level MSPs spanning seven countries (Peru, Brazil, India, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and a cross-border case from Kenya and Somalia), representing a diversity of resource systems covering forests, rangelands, and multiuse agricultural landscapes. Applying an adapted social-ecological systems framework, our synthesis identifies the influence of these MSPs on patterns of stakeholder interaction and draws implications for the design and organization of MSPs that are both appropriate and effective. From the cases, we distill lessons addressing: (1) how to design an MSP in relation to the governance context, including the fit between institutional and ecological dimensions of the system and with attention to cross-scale linkages; (2) how to implement inclusive processes that address power inequities, including through capacity building and procedural rules; and (3) how to support adaptive learning to expand the MSP’s influence over time, including monitoring outcomes, adapting the scope of stakeholder engagement, and investing in MSP durability.
20 Dickin, S.; Syed, A.; Qowamuna, N.; Njoroge, G.; Liera, C.; Al’Afghani, M. M.; Chowdhury, S.; Sanchez, Z.; Salad, A. M.; Winterford, K.; Uijtewaal, E.; Roaf, V.; Butterworth, J.; Willetts , J. 2022. Assessing mutual accountability to strengthen national WASH systems and achieve the SDG targets for water and sanitation. H2Open Journal, 5(2):166-179. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2022.032]
Water, sanitation and hygiene ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Accountability ; Governance ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Partnerships ; Government agencies ; Civil society ; Private sector ; Non-governmental organizations ; Case studies / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Kenya / Peru / Somalia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051262)
https://iwaponline.com/h2open/article-pdf/5/2/166/1036883/h2oj0050166.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051262.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051262.pdf
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Multi-stakeholder engagement is critical for making progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 ‘Ensure access to water and sanitation for all’, which is currently off track to be achieved by 2030. The aim of this paper was to investigate mutual accountability and multi-stakeholder platforms in the WASH sector in a diverse range of countries. Data were collected by Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Research and Learning Constituency partners and collaborators in five SWA member countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru and Somalia. Data collection involved document review, key informant interviews and workshops, and an online questionnaire. Across all the case study countries, there were no clear examples of mutual accountability mechanisms being widely used in the WASH sector. However, the findings indicate that some of the case study countries have active WASH multi-stakeholder platforms involving a range of actors from government, civil society and the private sector; however, these typically function as coordination and communication platforms rather than supporting mutual accountability. Other case study countries did not have multi-stakeholder platforms involving a diverse range of actors, and instead had platforms established for single stakeholder groups such as the private sector or civil society, leaving certain groups out of activities. Overall, the study highlights the importance of establishing strong multi-stakeholder processes and platforms that bring together a range of actors including government, civil society, private sector, research actors, and WASH external support organizations. Such platforms could provide a foundation to enable mutual accountability between these actors by providing a space to set commitments and monitor progress and have potential to strengthen WASH systems both nationally and globally.
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