Because of increasing water scarcity in developing countries, poor people are suffering greatly from ?water deprivation.? One approach to improving water resources management is to develop river basin management institutions. This paper contrasts government-dominated approaches to forming such institutions with attempts to create stakeholder-based institutions. Two cases of the latter, in Mexico and South Africa, are compared to extract lessons for other countries.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2000Mexico, South Africa, Mozambique, China, India, Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Angola, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Mali, Burundi, Eswatini, Canada, Congo, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Pakistan, Niger, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Lesotho, Rwanda, Madagascar, Maldives, Togo, Ghana
Meeting symbol/code: ARC 00 5
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2000Mozambique, Africa
A medium-size report that deals with the overall situation of data on fuelwood in Mozambique. The report is composed of four main parts; the first section is a complete description of the country's principal resources and their distribution. The second and third parts are a background to the country's fuelwood and charcoal resources and their uses while the fourth analyses past, present and future trends related to fuelwood and charcoal trade.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Egypt, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China, Namibia, Eswatini, Ghana, Iran, Djibouti, Malawi, Eritrea, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Malaysia, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000France, Benin, United States of America, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Rwanda, Mauritius, South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Tanzania, India, Kenya, Africa
One of the guiding mandates within the FAO Constitution is the following: “The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to: … the conservation of natural resources and the adoption of improved methods of agricultural production ...”. In many African countries, in addition to low yields, food production is limited by the availability of land and water resources.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2000Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mozambique, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Bolivia, Cuba, Congo, Guinea, Cape Verde, New Zealand, Kenya, United States of America, Nicaragua, Italy, Tanzania, India, Sao Tome and Principe, Georgia, Brazil, Africa
This Manual has been put together with the objective of assisting actions by the diverse groups of human beings who intervene in the conservation of the natural resources, particularly soil and water resources and in the context of each continent, country, region or zone. The Manual brings together a collection of concepts, experiences and practical suggestions that can be of immediate use for identifying problems and for formulating, executing and evaluating actions so as to benefit and to improve the productivity and conservation of soil and water resources.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Angola, Estonia, Bangladesh, Luxembourg, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Latvia, United Kingdom, Congo, Belarus, Niger, Central African Republic, New Zealand, Mozambique, Zambia, Finland, Brunei Darussalam, Botswana, Cambodia, Senegal, Chad, Kuwait
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2000Mozambique, Egypt, Vietnam, Asia, Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2000Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia, Namibia, Niger, Cameroon, Africa
In the search for effective natural resource management strategies, it has become apparent that local communities have a critical role to play in sustainable forest management. Community-based forest management has emerged in the past decade as an effective approach for the management of tree and forest resources.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Egypt, Bangladesh, United States of America, Zambia, Israel, Sweden, Zimbabwe, China, Namibia, Australia, Malawi, Mozambique, Jordan, South Africa, Lesotho, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, India, Sudan, Brazil
Water, an essential component of life supporting systems, is at the forefront of discussions on global sustainability and food security. Water also has a major role in poverty alleviation and local food security. The technology for a more effective use of the resource is known but institutional reforms needed to lead the world in a positive direction are proving difficult to establish. This study was commissioned to suscitate constructive discussion around many sensitive aspects of water policy.
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