Exploring watershed conservation and water governance along Pangani River Basin, Tanzania

Lalika, Makarius C.S.; Meire, Patrick; Ngaga, Yonika M.

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.06.010

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“…The order of priority for establishing WUAs has been subjected to many factors. Local interests for formation of a WUA have included increased connection with decision makers at a basin scale and water conflict resolution (Lalika et al 2015). The Tanzanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation and BWBs' interest in registering water users and collection of water fees has provided impetus in certain areas; water fees are part of a global trend based on the premise that they help promote more efficient use of water and could help BWBs finance themselves (Komakech et al 2011).…”

Section: Water Users' Associations: Progress and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Concurrently, several factors-among those, geographic area, number of members, and historical context (Lalika et al 2015)-seem to present common challenges to both the functionality and sustainability of WUAs ( (Maganga et al 2004, Mehari et al 2009). The WUAs struggle to obtain basic data on river flows, groundwater levels, or water quality.…”

Section: Water Users' Associations: Progress and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The basin's landscape covers all or part of 18 districts within Tanzania and some of the major tourism areas near Arusha, Manyara, and Kilimanjaro. The Pangani Basin has been a pioneer and a test case for Tanzania's legal and institutional frameworks for IWRM, evidenced by numerous studies (see Maganga et al 2004, Komakech and van der Zaag 2011, Lalika et al 2015, van Koppen et al 2016. It was the first river basin in Tanzania to have a BWO/BWB and the first to undergo a complete environmental flow assessment; the formation of WUAs was initiated here earlier than in other basins.…”

Section: Case Study: the Pangani Basinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One WUA in the Pangani reportedly collapsed due to failure of leaders to convene regular meetings, and others have suffered problems of favoritism, inefficiency in management, and lack of financial transparency (Lalika et al 2015). Lack of awareness of the role of the WUAs and indifference of many stakeholders to comply with water-related policies are also challenges; the WUAs in general have not shown the capacity to turn this situation around.…”

Section: Case Study: the Pangani Basinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, Ostrom (1990) suggested a set of conditions that commonly could influence outcomes of governance structures like WUAs, among those the number of decision makers, their similarities of interests, and the presence of participants with assets or other leadership. 2011, Lalika et al 2015, van Koppen et al 2016 Experiences in the East African country of Tanzania illustrate the growing appreciation for stakeholder participation in WRM and the challenges of its implementation. Over the past three decades, Tanzania revamped its legal and institutional frameworks for governance of freshwater resources.…”

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Facilitating public participation in water resources management: reflections from Tanzania

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ABSTRACT. Access to adequate quantity and quality of fresh water is critical to the well-being of Tanzania's human population, currently approaching 50 million. In the early 2000s, Tanzania revamped its legal and institutional frameworks related to freshwater resources management with the passage of the National Water Policy (NAWAPO) and the Water Resources Management (WRM) Act. Three major components of these frameworks are: the use of natural hydrological boundaries as units for management; the designation of an order for decision making on water allocation that prioritizes basic human and ecosystem water needs; and the encouragement of community participation in freshwater resources management. Institutionally, WRM now follows a nested approach, with the Tanzanian Ministry of Water operating at a national scale, nine basin water offices responsible for water allocation at a river basin scale, and formally recognized water users' associations as mechanisms for public participation at the catchment scale. To date, 93 water users' associations have been formed. Although some are active and appear effective, others are almost dormant, and not achieving their full potential as partners in WRM. In this paper, we provide context for the sweeping changes in WRM in Tanzania and review the lessons from more than a decade of implementation of the NAWAPO. We focus in particular on the role of the water users' associations, and use case studies of three basins-the Pangani, Wami/Ruvu, and Lake Victoria-to examine their strengths and challenges. Tanzania's experience offers lessons for other countries considering revision to legal and institutional frameworks around fresh water.

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Section: Water Users' Associations: Progress and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Water Users' Associations: Progress and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Case Study: the Pangani Basinmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Case Study: the Pangani Basinmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Genetic structure and demographic history ofAnguilla bicolorfrom Tanzania based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I sequence: Implications for effective management and conservation strategies

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Gaspare,

Mfilinge

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A genetic analysis was conducted on Anguilla bicolor from Tanzania using the mitochondrial COI region. The study aimed to understand the population genetic structure and demographic history of A. bicolor. In this study, 42 samples of A. bicolor were collected from the Lower Rufiji River Basin and Pangani River in Tanzania between January and June 2023. The mtDNA COI sequences of 65 A. bicolor from various Indo‐Pacific countries were retrieved from GenBank. 2. The findings revealed an overall high haplotype diversity (0.83 ± 0.033) and moderate nucleotide diversity (0.63% ± 0.000). The findings revealed an overall high haplotype diversity (0.83 ± 0.033) and moderate nucleotide diversity (0.63% ± 0.000). A limited genetic differentiation between populations was observed (FST = −0.00322, p = 0.0494), indicating gene flow, leading to an absence of population structure. The haplotype network tree also supported a panmictic stock in the Indo‐Pacific region with 44 haplotypes clustered around three principal haplotypes. Furthermore, the significantly overall negative values of both Tajima's D (−2.27, p = 0.002) and Fu's Fs (−26.36, p = 0.000) and the multimodal mismatch distribution suggested the presence of multiple demographic events in A. bicolor populations. Given the lack of substantial genetic structure among populations, managing the fishery as a single‐stock unit is advised, aligning with the current fisheries management practices in Tanzania. It is also crucial to ensure habitat quality along migratory paths to facilitate genetic exchange and long‐term species viability.

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Stakeholder perspectives on nature, people and sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro

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Effective approaches towards sustainability need to be informed by a diverse array of stakeholder perspectives. However, capturing these perspectives in a way that can be integrated with other forms of knowledge can represent a challenge. Here we present the first application of the conceptual framework of the Intergovernmental Science‐Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to a participatory assessment of local perspectives on nature, people and sustainability on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This assessment was organized in the form of a participatory workshop with five different groups of stakeholders. Following this framework, we assembled information on the state of and trends in species diversity, Nature's Contributions to People (NCP), and on the main drivers of changes in species and habitats. Additionally, we gathered perspectives on the needs and opportunities for the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources from the individual to the international level. The various stakeholders agreed that both the condition and extent of the various habitats and NCP are declining. In line with available knowledge, the key direct drivers of change mentioned by the workshop participants were land use and climate change, whereas human population growth was singled out as the most important indirect driver. The most frequently suggested measures to address the observed decline in species diversity and its drivers were related to land and water management and to education and awareness raising. Yet, the stakeholder groups differed in the measures they suggested. The willingness of a diversity of knowledge holders to systematically engage in a structured discussion around all the elements of the IPBES framework provides support for its applicability in participatory workshops aimed at capturing nuanced and context‐based perspectives on social–ecological systems from informed stakeholders. The application of the IPBES framework enabled the comparability needed for developing narratives of stakeholder visions that can help identify new pathways towards sustainability and guide planning while retaining the context‐based nuances that remain unresolved with non‐participatory methods.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Exploring watershed conservation and water governance along Pangani River Basin, Tanzania

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References 15 publications

Facilitating public participation in water resources management: reflections from Tanzania

Facilitating public participation in water resources management: reflections from Tanzania

Genetic structure and demographic history ofAnguilla bicolorfrom Tanzania based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I sequence: Implications for effective management and conservation strategies

Stakeholder perspectives on nature, people and sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro

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