This paper assesses the effects of inter-ethnic chieftaincy and land conflicts on the socio-political development of northern Ghana. The knowledge gap the study sought to fill is the use of theoretical antecedents to illustrate that conflicts have some merits for socio-political development and that conflict theories equally depict solutions to conflicts. Methodologically, the study makes use of content analysis of secondary data, by following the tenets of the realistic group conflict theory. Examples were drawn from the Konkomba, Gonja, Nanumba, Dagomba, Kusasi, Mo and the Sissala disputes of emancipation. It was revealed that major positive effects of the conflicts include improvement in the decision-making processes on community development issues, strengthening of inter-ethnic unity and helping to redeem the identity of a group. The destruction of life and property is the major demerit. It was recommended that civic education on the causes and effects of the conflicts by authentic participation of potential disputants could provide a more sustainable way of preventing conflict.
The paper examines how the perceived ownership of a water resource negatively influenced local people's attitudes towards payment of potable water tariffs and exacerbated conflicts between water users and service providers in the Dalun community of the northern region of Ghana. The paper presents a case study of how community participation and endogenous approaches to conflict resolution contributed to payment of water tariffs. The findings show that the establishment of a tri-water sector partnership (TWSP), consisting of the Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL), private sector development practitioners, and community water boards, led to positive mediation of water tariff conflicts using the institution of chieftaincy. Alternative, endogenous conflict resolution methods combined with modern methods in a tripartite partnership showed promise as an approach to managing conflicts in water projects and in broader poverty reduction efforts.Cet article traite de la façon dont la propriété perçue d'une ressource en eau a exercé une influence négative sur les attitudes de la population locale à l'égard du paiement du prix de l'approvisionnement en eau potable et exacerbé les conflits entre les utilisateurs de l'eau et les prestataires du service au sein de la communauté Dalun, dans la région du nord du Ghana. Cet article présente une étude de cas de la manière dont la participation communautaire et des approches endogènes de la résolution des conflits ont contribué au paiement de l'eau. Les conclusions montrent que l'établissement d'un partenariat tripartite dans le secteur de l'eau (tri-water sector partnership -TWSP), composé de la Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL), de praticiens du développement du secteur privé et des directions de l'eau au niveau des communautés, a abouti à une médiation positive des prix de l'eau en utilisant l'institution de la chefferie. Des méthodes de résolution des conflits alternatives et endogènes, conjuguées à des méthodes modernes dans le cadre d'un partenariat tripartite, se sont révélées prometteuses comme approche de gestion des conflits dans les projets d'approvisionnement en eau et dans le cadre d'efforts plus larges de réduction de la pauvreté.El presente artículo examina la forma en que la percepción de la propiedad de un recurso de agua por parte de una comunidad dalun en el norte de Ghana incidió negativamente en las actitudes de las personas a la hora de pagar las tarifas de agua potable, agudizando los conflictos entre los usuarios y las empresas proveedoras del servicio. Se presenta un estudio de caso que analiza la manera en que la participación comunitaria y los enfoques endógenos aplicados a la resolución de conflictos ayudaron a facilitar el pago del agua. Los hallazgos en este sentido dan cuenta de que la creación de una alianza tripartita en el sector agua (TWSP) -integrada por la Empresa de Agua de Ghana (GWCL), los operadores de desarrollo del sector privado y las juntas de agua locales-facilitaron una mediación positiva de los conflictos surgidos a raíz de las tarifas de agua...
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