 Strengthening collective action to address resource conflict in Lake Kariba, ZambiaE. Madzudzo, L. Chilufya, H.G. Mudenda and B.D. Ratner in Monographs from The WorldFish Center Abstract: Where natural resources are a key component of the rural economy, the ability of the poor to realize their visions for the future depends significantly on institutional structures that govern resource access and management. This case study reports on an initiative on the shores of Lake Kariba in Zambia, where lakeshore residents face competition over fishing, tourism, and commercial aquaculture. Multistakeholder dialogue produced agreements with investors and increased accountability of state agencies and traditional leaders, enabling communities to have greater influence over their futures through improvements in aquatic resource governance. The report documents the rationale for the approach followed and steps in the capacity-building process, discusses obstacles encountered, and identifies lessons for policymakers and practitioners seeking to implement a similar approach. Keywords: Aquaculture; Aquatic Agricultural Systems; Capacity development; Co-management; Environmental assessment; Environmental protection; Equity; Fisheries management; Fresh water; Governance; Livelihoods; Monitoring and evaluation; Natural resource management; Participatory action research; Partnerships; Policy; Research; Resilience; Value chains; Zambia; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wfi:wfbook:40435 Access Statistics for this book More books in Monographs from The WorldFish Center Contact information at EDIRC. |
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