Dialogue to address the roots of resource competition: Lessons for policy and practice

B.D. Ratner, C. Burnley, S. Mugisha, E. Madzudzo, Il Oeur, K. Mam, L. Rüttinger, L. Chilufya and P. Adriázola

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Abstract: Conflict management is an intrinsic element of natural resource management, and becomes increasingly important amid growing pressure on natural resources from local uses, as well as from external drivers such as climate change and international investment. If policymakers and practitioners aim to truly improve livelihood resilience and reduce vulnerabilities of poor rural households, issues of resource competition and conflict management cannot be ignored. This synthesis report summarizes outcomes and lessons from three ecoregions: Lake Victoria, with a focus on Uganda; Lake Kariba, with a focus on Zambia; and Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. Partners used a common approach to stakeholder engagement and action research that we call “Collaborating for Resilience.” In each region, partners assisted local stakeholders in developing a shared understanding of risks and opportunities, weighing alternative actions, developing action plans, and evaluating and learning from the outcomes. These experiences demonstrate that investing in capacities for conflict management is practical and can contribute to broader improvements in resource governance.

Keywords: Aquatic Agricultural Systems; Capacity development; Co-management; Environmental protection; Equity; Fisheries management; Governance; Livelihoods; Monitoring and evaluation; Natural resource management; Participatory action research; Partnerships; Policy; Research; Resilience; Asia; Africa; Cambodia; Zambia; Uganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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