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1 Seppsis, O. T. 2002. Effective water and sanitation policy reform implementation: Need for systemic approach and stakeholder participation. Water Policy, 4(4):367-388.
Water policy ; Institutional development ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Development aid ; Case studies / East Africa / Kenya / Zanzibar / Sri Lanka / South Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030920)
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2 McCartney, Matthew Peter; Masiyandima, Mutsa; Houghton-Carr, H. A. 2005. Working wetlands: classifying wetland potential for agriculture. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 35p. (IWMI Research Report 090) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.091]
Wetlands ; Ecology ; Natural resources ; Social aspects ; Case studies / Zanzibar / Tanzania / Zimbabwe / Swaziland
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G100 MCC Record No: H037151)
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This paper reports on a form of multi-criteria analysis that provides a formal approach for evaluating the suitability of a wetland for specific agricultural uses, and ensures that explicit consideration is given to the possible consequences of such utilization. The method is based on a hybrid of ideas taken from concepts and methodologies related to: environmental flow assessments, land suitability classification and the hazard evaluation procedures used in the design of dams. The approach, which elaborates the idea of working wetlands, is generic, though the examples presented are for case studies from southern Africa.
3 2005. The Environmental Management for Sustainable Development Act, 1996: Act No. 2 of 1996. Law, Environment and Development Journal, 1(1): 101-125.
Environmental management ; Planning ; Environmental effects ; Sustainable development ; Biodiversity ; Legislation / Zanzibar
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041204)
4 Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; McCartney, Matthew; Finlayson, C. Max. 2009. Wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: distribution and contribution of agriculture to livelihoods. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 18(5):557-572. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-009-9142-x]
Wetlands ; Ecosystems ; Cultivation ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Natural resources ; Households ; Food security ; Sustainability ; Villages ; Governance ; Case studies / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Tanzania / Zanzibar / Kilombero Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042239)
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Wetlands contribute in diverse ways to the livelihoods of millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa. In many places they are inextricably linked to cropping and livestock management systems. At the same time, increasing population in conjunction with efforts to increase food security is escalating pressure to expand agriculture within wetlands. The environmental impact of wetland agriculture can, however, have profound social and economic repercussions for people dependent on ecosystem services other than those provided directly by agriculture. Currently, the basis for making decisions about the extent to which wetlands can be sustainably used for agriculture is weak. This paper provides an overview of wetland distribution, type and condition across Sub-Saharan Africa. Findings from an investigation of wetland use conducted in Tanzania are presented. These highlight the reliance of communities on both wetland agriculture and natural resources, and show that the nature of household dependence varies significantly from place to place and as socio-economic status changes. Consequently, incentives to manage wetland resources will differ markedly, not only from one location to another, but also across socio-economic groups within the same community. This complexity highlights the need for critical analysis of the social and economic factors that underpin the dynamics of wetland resource use in the development of sustainable management plans.
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