Water security and rangeland sustainability: Transdisciplinary research insights from Namibian–German collaborations

Luetkemeier, Robert; Mbidzo, Meed; Liehr, Stefan

doi:10.17159/sajs.2021/7773

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“…As part of a Namibian-German transdisciplinary research project on options for sustainable land use adaptations in savanna systems [32], stakeholders were consulted. This integration of stakeholder knowledge is considered a key element for project success and the development of applicable knowledge to support sustainable transformations [33].…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of Conflicts in Human-Wildlife Interactions in Namibia’s Kunene Region

et al. 2023

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Wildlife numbers are declining globally due to anthropogenic pressures. In Namibia, however, wildlife populations increased with policy instruments that allow private ownership and incentivize their sustainable use. Antithetically, this resulted in increased resource competition between humans and wildlife and triggered conflicts among various stakeholder groups. This paper summarizes the results of a qualitative exploration of conflicts in wildlife management in Namibia’s Kunene Region, adjacent to Etosha National Park. We conducted a workshop and expert interviews with stakeholders from relevant sectors. Our qualitative research sheds light on societal conflicts over wildlife that originate from diverging interests, livelihood strategies, moral values, knowledge holders, personal relations and views on institutional procedures. We frame our insights into conflicting human–wildlife interactions with theoretical concepts of social-ecological systems, ecosystem services and ecosystem disservices and open the floor for quantitative assessments. Overall, our results may present a suitable way of understanding biodiversity conflicts in a theoretical way.

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“…The scarcity of literature addresses aspects like drought variability in relation to climatic conditions within the country. Enhancing this understanding is essential for developing integrated strategies that enable effective drought risk assessments and the implementation of technological and institutional solutions to safeguard water and food security for the population (Luetkemeier et al, 2021; VOA, 2019). Moreover, there is a lack of detailed studies focusing on drought impacts and climate‐related aspects contributing to drought across the entire territory of Angola (within a regional context).…”

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Spatial–temporal characterization of droughts in Angola

Mateus,

Marengo,

Cunha

et al. 2024

Intl Journal of Climatology

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This study presents a scientific study conducted in Angola, focusing on the impact and characteristics of drought events in the country. The research endeavours to assess the primary climatic conditions linked to drought events within Angola, including an investigation into their spatiotemporal patterns. To achieve this, an evaluation of drought events’ frequency, duration and intensity has been carried out employing the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI). Furthermore, the extent of affected regions has been determined using the Integrated Drought Index (IDI). For this, the frequency, duration and intensity of drought events are evaluated using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI). The assessment of the affected areas was carried out using the Integrated Drought Index (IDI). The results showed that Angola was repeatedly affected by drought events. The longest drought events were identified in the South and Center regions of the country. In the South region, the longest drought occurred from 1992 to 1997, totaling 83 consecutive months of drought in the region, in the Center the longest event occurred during the years 1994 to 1997, and in the North region between 2003 and 2005, totaling 46 and 23 months, respectively. The climatic conditions evaluated for the drought events studied (1989/1990, 1994/1995, 2014/2015 and 2018/2019) showed that most drought events in the country are associated with the variation of sea surface temperatures in the South Atlantic Ocean. The analysis of the drought category showed that during the years analysed, about 29.7% of the territorial extension of Angola were affected by drought events in the severe to exceptional category.

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Lessons Learned from a North-South Science Partnership for Sustainable Development

Luetkemeier,

Bieri,

Kraus

et al. 2024

Ecological Studies

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SDG goal 17 seeks to strengthen global partnerships, especially between Global North and South. However, in research and development, experiences indicate a mismatch in expectations with perceived power, funding and workload imbalances, a situation derogated as ‘parachute science’ or ‘helicopter research’. The research programme SPACES seeks to enhance North-South collaborations. As an inter- and transdisciplinary research programme focusing on the interactions between land, sea, atmosphere, biosphere and society, it aims to be a forum for fruitful partnerships. In this chapter, we carve out lessons learned from the nine projects involved in the programme’s second phase. Based on a survey amongst 66 SPACES II scientists, we explored their motivations for collaboration, their involvement in decision-making, the assigned resources and workloads as well as conflicts between Northern and Southern teams. Furthermore, we conducted bibliometric analyses and observed an intensification of the North-South co-authorship network over time. We conclude that SPACES can be considered a success as researchers acted largely as peers on an equal footing. Nevertheless, our insights show that (1) the asynchrony in funding is a threat for effective collaborations, (2) continuous project evaluation should incorporate a North-South component and (3) collaborative publications should be formalised as a tool for integration.

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Water security and rangeland sustainability: Transdisciplinary research insights from Namibian–German collaborations

Cited by 5 publications

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A Qualitative Exploration of Conflicts in Human-Wildlife Interactions in Namibia’s Kunene Region

A Qualitative Exploration of Conflicts in Human-Wildlife Interactions in Namibia’s Kunene Region

Spatial–temporal characterization of droughts in Angola

Lessons Learned from a North-South Science Partnership for Sustainable Development

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