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1 Kenney-Lazar, M.; Suhardiman, Diana; Hunt, G. 2023. The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos. Journal of Peasant Studies, 50(4):1529-1548. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2022.2054700]
Land policies ; Land reform ; Land law ; Political parties ; Land titling ; Land tenure ; Land use ; Customary land rights ; Government ; Non-governmental organizations ; Donors ; Civil society ; Farmers ; Social aspects / Myanmar / Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051094)
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Land policy reform has dominated the development agenda across the Global South over the past two decades. In contrast with earlier distributive land reforms, contemporary policies reflect an amalgamation of neoliberal, state territorial, and social justice agendas. This paper demonstrates how land policy changes reflect the spatially extensive and multi-scalar politics of land contestation and control, employing the cases of Myanmar and Laos. Myanmar’s short-lived democratic transition enabled civil society actors to exert uneven influence on policy reform. In contrast, communist party and state dominance in Laos has constrained, although not wholly obstructed, policy intervention by non-governmental groups.
2 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.
3 Srdjevic, B.; Medeiros, Y. D. P.; Srdjevic, Z. 2022. Empowering small stakeholders groups in selecting a long-term water management plan. Water Policy, 24(7):1208-1222. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.075]
Water management ; Planning ; Stakeholders ; Empowerment ; Water user groups ; Committees ; Decision making ; Civil society ; Public authorities ; River basins ; Case studies / Brazil / San Francisco River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051337)
https://iwaponline.com/wp/article-pdf/24/7/1208/1082154/024071208.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051337.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051337.pdf
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Strategic water management on a river basin scale requires the inclusion of stakeholders from different sectors and the use of methodologies based on scientifically sound models and techniques, keeping in mind that the power of smaller and larger subgroups of stakeholders should be equal. In this paper, we present an approach to tackle this problem based on two Social Choice Theory (SCT) methods: preferential Borda Count and no-preferential Approval voting method. Two different scenarios of grouping members of the water committee of the San Francisco River Basin in Brazil are simulated, by interested sectors and by interested delegates from the states where the river passes through, five long-term management plans are evaluated and voted in either scenario. Results indicated that if members of the committee demonstrate reasonable competency and consistency while setting their judgments on management plans, the final group decision is the same or similar, regardless the method used. One of the conclusions is also that the voting of small subgroups may have the same power as the voting of a large subgroup in the social choice-based decision-making processes. SCT methods can thus be recommended as an equity framework to empower small groups in selecting long-term water management plans.
4 Schramm, V. B.; Gomes Junior, A. de A.; Schramm, F. 2022. Facilitation model for supporting integrative water resource management. Water Resources Management, 36(13):4913-4931. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-022-03282-2]
Water resources ; Water management ; Models ; Environmental factors ; Watersheds ; Committees ; Rivers ; Civil society ; Social aspects ; Ecological factors / Brazil / Paraiba do Norte River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051455)
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In this paper, the Soft Systems Methodology foundations was integrated to a water resources management model to construct a facilitation process to support integrative water resources management. The facilitation model aims to achieve agreements over conflicts, by promoting engagement of actors to construct a common and holistic understanding about the problematic situation through an interactive, participative, clear, and transparent process. The facilitation model is divided into two phases: (i) Preparing Logistics and (ii) Work meeting. The first phase starts when a conflict emerges, then, the facilitator should prepare the logistics necessary to proceed with the examination of the problem, including the selection of volunteers who will compose the work group. The second phase is intended to the application of an interactive and participatory modeling approach organized into five steps: 1 - Expressing the problematic situation; 2 - Constructing a multi-sectoral representation; 3 - Examining the multi-sectoral representation; 4 - Building a conceptual model; and 5 - Exploring actions. To illustrate its application, we applied these steps to structure a real complex problematic situation that exists in an area of the watershed of the Paraiba do Norte River, in Northeastern Brazil. To construct a multi-sectoral representation of the problem, perspectives of different actors who are involved in the problem were considered. We conclude that the model is a powerful tool for the analysis of complex problems, for which there is no consensus regarding alternatives to solve/mitigate it and/or there is a high level of uncertainties involved in the decision-making process.
5 Zimmermann, T.; Shinde, S.; Parthasarathy, D.; Narayanan, N. C. 2023. Linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: reconceptualizing flood risk governance in Mumbai. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 20(1):1-29. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1943815X.2023.2169712]
Climate change adaptation ; Disaster risk reduction ; Flooding ; Governance ; Groups ; Communities ; Towns ; Policies ; Vulnerability ; Civil society ; Disaster risk management ; Resilience / India / Mumbai
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051710)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/1943815X.2023.2169712?needAccess=true&role=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051710.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051710.pdf
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Climate-related hazards, urban development and changing vulnerability patterns compel cities across the world to deal with new and emerging forms of risk. Academic literature and recent international policy documents suggest potentials of conceptually and practically linking the fields of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emphasize the need to mitigate climate-related risks at local level. However, there is limited knowledge on how this link is established at local levels and the role of ground-level actors and practices therein. Using the case of recurrent and disastrous floods, this paper discusses the significance of linking DRR and CCA in Mumbai. It analyses policies, plans, institutions and interventions related to DRR and CCA and uses interviews and a field study to assess flood risk governance at the level of municipal wards and neighbourhoods. The findings suggest that although flood risk governance has been significantly strengthened, three gaps exist: First, a lack of a comprehensive plan for Mumbai that anticipates future risks and vulnerabilities and integrates CCA and DRR down to local level. Second, a lack of an overarching and decentralized institutional framework across sectors and scales that recognizes the multiplicity of formal and informal actors. Third, the potential of civil society and informal actors for disaster risk management and adaptation planning has not been tapped into sufficiently. The paper argues that potential exists to reconceptualize flood risk governance in Mumbai by focusing on future risks and vulnerabilities and by recognizing the work of informal actors like emergent groups at local level.
6 Kjellen, M.; Wong, C.; van Koppen, Barbara; Uprety, Labisha; Mukuyu, Patience; Avidar, O.; Willaarts, B.; Tang, T.; Witmer, L.; Nagabhatla, N.; De Lombaerde, P.; Lindelien, M. C.; Dhot, N.; Saleh, A. 2023. Governance: a ‘whole-of-society’ approach. In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP). The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.172-182.
Water governance ; Civil society ; Public-private partnerships ; Cooperation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Integrated water resources management ; Water security ; Food security ; Climate change ; Policies ; Stakeholders ; Strategies ; Women
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051827)
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384655.pdf#page=189
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051827.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051827.pdf
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7 Koehler, J. K. L. 2023. Not all risks are equal: a risk governance framework for assessing the water SDG. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 23(2):179-189. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-023-09617-7]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Water governance ; Risk ; Water policies ; Transformation ; Frameworks ; Hybrids ; Civil society ; Drinking water ; Institutions
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052010)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10784-023-09617-7.pdf?pdf=button
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052010.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052010.pdf
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While it becomes apparent that the sustainable development goal for water will likely not be met by 2030, the first UN Water Conference in almost half a century has produced a large number of non-binding commitments and pledges, thus falling short of closing the global governance gap that is widening through climate change. This article adopts a risk governance perspective and provides reflections and recommendations on the need for coordination, critical evaluation, integration and a deeper understanding of risk perceptions and responses related to the water SDG across public, private and civil society actors. Drawing on van Asselt and Renn, the paper proposes a water risk governance framework applying the principles of communication and inclusion, integration, and reflection, to assessing progress toward the water SDG. Focusing on the transformation of water services, it discusses who is represented, whose risks are perceived and responded to, and who is responsible for providing evidence and scaling innovation. It concludes that for scaling up four elements are necessary, including institutional innovation, financing mechanisms, monitoring, as well as social and policy uptake.
8 Jobbins, G.; Belhaj Fraj, Makram; Fragaszy, Stephen; Ghanim, A.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Fakih, M.; Yessef, M.; Khatabi, A.; Hayes, M.; Knutson, C.; Jedd, T.; Svoboda, M.; Ruckstuhl, Sandra; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. Synthesis of MENAdrought development of drought mitigation, preparedness and response management plans: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 95p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2023.208]
Drought ; Mitigation ; Disaster preparedness ; Action plans ; Disaster risk management ; Risk reduction ; Strategies ; Impact assessment ; Policies ; Governance ; Legislation ; Monitoring ; Government agencies ; Stakeholders ; Water supply ; Groundwater management ; Public-private partnerships ; Institutions ; Farmers ; Civil society ; Financing / Middle East / North Africa / Jordan / Lebanon / Morocco
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052341)
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9 Apondi, M.; Enokenwa Baa, Ojongetakah; Nortje, Karen. 2023. Strategies for promoting Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) in the agribusiness sector in Kenya: experiences from the field. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa. 18p.
Gender equality ; Social inclusion ; Strategies ; Frameworks ; Agribusiness ; Women ; Youth ; Empowerment ; Capacity development ; Decision making ; Markets ; Agrifood systems ; Policies ; Innovation ; Civil society ; Climate change ; Intervention ; Discrimination ; Case studies / Kenya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052418)
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This report aims to explore the intersection of gender and social inclusion, with a focus on the challenges and opportunities faced by women and youth in the agribusiness sector. It examines the ways in which gender norms and stereotypes shape social inclusion, and how exclusionary practices can perpetuate gender-based inequalities. The report draws on the gender analysis studies, baseline surveys and positive case study examples from diverse settings to highlight the key issues and strategies for promoting Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) in the agribusiness sector. It also offers recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and civil society actors to enhance gender-responsive approaches to social inclusion, and to ensure that marginalized groups are included in decision-making processes and benefit from development interventions and underscores the importance of addressing gender-based discrimination and promoting social inclusion as a means of advancing human rights and achieving sustainable development. These include measures such as inclusive disruptive innovation, equal involvement in policy making processes, inclusive market and production systems and representation in decision making. The report emphasizes that promoting GESI is not only a matter of social justice, but also essential for achieving sustainable development goals and building more resilient societies.
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