Overcoming limited information through participatory watershed management: Case study in Amhara, Ethiopia

Promoting Health and Well-Being by Managing for Social–Ecological Resilience: the Potential of Integrating Ecohealth and Water Resources Management Approaches

“…These seek to empower local communities through, e.g., the creation of watershed councils that represent community stakeholders; programming that works with them to respond to their interests; the provision of leadership training and the creation of structural Ecology and Society 16(1): 6 http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss1/art6/ and institutional conditions that can lead to early successes (Hinchcliffe et al 1999, Turton 2000, Liu et al 2008. This support tends to involve a range of local, regional, and/or national stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, and community groups.…”

Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Watershed Management

“…Leadership training and the reinforcement of stakeholder feedback as a fundamental activity led to increased ownership and willingness to take on new responsibilities. A series of small short term successes ranging from micro-enterprise cooperatives to gully rehabilitation have resulted in the pilot communities becoming confident of their own capabilities and proud to share their successes and knowledge with other communities struggling with natural resource degradation (Liu et al, 2008).…”

“…Introduced ideas, such as the fair representation of women and poor in the management process, women's micro-enterprise groups, and closing off areas to livestock, faced strong cultural opposition at the beginning but have proven very successful thanks to trial tests and continue collaboration efforts by farmers, non-technical leaders, and project personnel. It has also found that communities most at risk were also the most open to new ideas (Liu et al, 2008). …”

Variáveis intervenientes na existência de comitês de bacias hidrográficas no Brasil

“…Liu et al (2008), Kaplowitz e Witter (2008) e Perkins (2011 salientam que a incorporação das comunidades locais no processo de planejamento melhora o sucesso da gestão dos recursos hídricos pelos CBHs. Os objetivos da participação pública na gestão dos CBHs, segundo André et al (2006), compreendem: a) promover a justiça, equidade e colaboração; b) informar as medidas e suas consequências aos diversos stakeholders; c) promover a aprendizagem recíproca do público participante; e d) reduzir os impactos negativos e mitigar conflitos (Porto et al, 1999).…”