Watershed management research : a review of IDRC projects in Asia and Latin America

Date

2005

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

The review reveals watershed management research as an interdisciplinary effort at multiple scales within a long-term movement towards informed participatory decision-making. Watersheds, together with aquifers, are the most important units for data collection and modeling in water management. Common property resources (CPRs) are of central importance, especially for low-income inhabitants. The exclusion of women from decision-making is a barrier to proper management as women often have the best understanding of CPR interrelations and management practices. The review covers projects in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru; and Bhutan, Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, India, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka.

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Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Investigación sobre gestión de cuencas hídricas : una revisión de los proyectos del IDRC en Asia y América Latina

Keywords

RIVER BASINS, NATURAL RESOURCES, RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, LAND TENURE, DECISION MAKING, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PROGRAMME EVALUATION, WATERSHEDS, ECOSYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL, SOUTH AMERICA, FAR EAST ASIA

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