Author: Simon BolwigPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Achieving Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel After the Era of Desertification
Author: Simon BolwigDIIS Report
Author: Simon BolwigAchieving Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel After the Era of Desertification
Author: Simon BolwigPolitics, Property and Production in the West African Sahel
Author: Tor Arve BenjaminsenPublisher: Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN: 9789171064769
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Through a number of case studies from the West African Sahel, this book links and explores natural resources management from the perspectives of politics, property and production.
Making Decentralisation Work for Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel
Author: Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843696207
Category : Decentralization in government
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
New Frontiers in Natural Resources Management in Africa
Author: Elias T. AyukPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030118576
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
This book discusses policy strategies for the effective management of natural resources in Africa within the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). While natural resource wealth has the potential to lift many out of poverty, sustain economic growth, and foster political stability, it does not guarantee these benefits. The absolute levels of human development in many resource-rich countries remain low, despite their apparent wealth. The challenge is to adopt policies that better harness the potential of natural resources, not only as an opportunity for development, but also to foster policies and institutional innovations that manage resource wealth equitably and boost human capital. To this end, this volume highlights key opportunities and solutions for harnessing natural resources for sustained economic development and explain how such approaches should be incorporated into the SDG agenda. These opportunities are communicated in the form of policy recommendations that in some cases, are country specific but can (and should) be adapted by individual African countries where applicable. With a broad perspective supplied by a diverse group of authors, this book will be useful for graduate students and academicians studying Africa, development economics, economic policy, and resource management, as well as policy makers, NGOs, and IGOs.
Societies and Nature in the Sahel
Author: Philippe Lavigne DelvillePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134769067
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Examining the conditions for land occupation and natural resource use in the Sahel, this book offers a conceptual and practical approach to social organization and environmental management in the face of rapid environmental change.
Local Institutions and Natural Resource Management in the West African Sahel
Author: Yvette D. EversPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural industries
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Platforms for Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Author: Constant DangbégnonPublisher: Kit Pub
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Benin, Burkina Faso and other countries in West Africa have faced serious environmental degradation during the last three decades. After the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s, it became clear that resource depletion and human hardship and suffering are inextricably intertwined. The magnitude of the problem is so great that conventional public means and services no longer suffice to prevent further degradation. This study therefore proposes a new approach to resource management. By looking at resource management problems in six sites in Benin and Burkina Faso, it shows how crises in ecosystems are triggers of social learning by stakeholders and intervening agencies. The authors argue that facilitation of change goes beyond the transfer of technology, advisory work, information support and extension. Resource problems in situations of conflict and interdependence can be solved only through collective action and platform development. Facilitation may help, but requires development professionals to play new roles in conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation. Learning from the six case studies in such different ecosystems as a lake, rangeland, watershed and forest, this booklet clarifies the conditions for successful collective action and effective platforms for resource management.
Survival in the Sahel
Author: International Service for National Agricultural ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Practical examples and data show how past development strategies have contributed to the deteriorating socio-economic and environmental conditions of the Sahel zone of Africa. It also shares some of the success stories, recommending new development approaches and presenting some alternative ways to deal with the present Sahelian situation