Who counts, what counts: representation and accountability in water governance in the <scp>U</scp>pper <scp>C</scp>omoé sub‐basin, <scp>B</scp>urkina <scp>F</scp>aso

Roncoli, Carla; Dowd-Uribe, Brian; Orlove, Benjamín S.; West, Colin Thor; Sanon, Moussa

doi:10.1111/1477-8947.12095

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“…In SSA, attempts to bring this new mode of water governance into practice have been made in Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe (Kemerink et al 2016;Komakech and van der Zaag 2013;Manzungu 2002;Roncoli et al 2016). The creation of water user platforms is usually introduced through a reform in the national law.…”

Section: Its Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, prescriptions on the organizational forms may differ from country to country. In Burkina Faso, water policy reforms prescribe the establishment of local water committees with voluntary membership and an advisory role to the government (Roncoli et al 2016). In Tanzania, the water law provides for catchment and sub-catchment committees that can be delegated functions by the river basin authority (Komakech and van der Zaag 2013).…”

Section: Its Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Tanzania, it was found that so-called sub-catchment WUAs face serious financial difficulties and stay dysfunctional (Box 2) (Komakech and van der Zaag 2013). Similarly, it was found that the WUA representatives in Burkina Faso could often not attend meetings due to non-reimbursement of transport costs (Roncoli et al 2016). Also in Kenya, the impact of overarching water user platforms on smallholders' access to water is limited due to a lack of financial resources to invest in infrastructure (Box 3).…”

Section: Opportunities and Threats In The Ssa Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This allows large powerful users with sufficient financial means to "tweak the rules of the game in such a way that it better serves their interest" (Kemerink et al 2016(Kemerink et al : 1073. Lack of financial resources can threaten the legitimacy of the platform (Roncoli et al 2016). …”

Section: Opportunities and Threats In The Ssa Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Zimbabwe, those so-called representatives were found to have weak linkages with the actual water users (Manzungu 2002). In Burkina Faso and Kenya, individual water users, such as pastoralists and riparian irrigators, were found to be excluded (Kemerink et al 2016;Roncoli et al 2016). This may stimulate individual users to become members of WUAs, as was the case in Kenya (Box 3).…”

Section: Box 2 Kikuletwa Catchment Forum In Tanzaniamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Closas²,

Lefore³

2018

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Section: Its Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Its Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Opportunities and Threats In The Ssa Contextmentioning

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Section: Opportunities and Threats In The Ssa Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Box 2 Kikuletwa Catchment Forum In Tanzaniamentioning

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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Aarnoudse¹,

Closas²,

Lefore³

2018

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Governance‐related values as dimensions of good water governance

Schulz

2018

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While many studies have investigated governance‐related values such as sustainability, economic efficiency, or social justice as dimensions of good water governance, the concept of governance‐related values as a separate category of values has received considerably less attention. The present study reviews existing, mostly normative work on governance‐related values and water governance from various disciplines, including policy‐oriented and water ethics literature. The review points towards a lack of studies that seek to understand empirically how governance‐related values are perceived and related in the mind of the public as well as among relevant stakeholders. The study proceeds with an illustration of how quantitative research methods can be used to study these linkages in practice. It uses data from a large household survey on public preferences for governance‐related values conducted in the Upper Paraguay River Basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, and examines these with exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis techniques. The results suggest that there may be three relevant broad categories of governance‐related values, namely democratic governance‐related values, economic governance‐related values, and scientific governance‐related values. The article concludes by pointing out the need for further empirical research and academic debate on the fundamental ways in which governance‐related values are interrelated as dimensions of good water governance, and environmental governance more broadly. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Water Governance Human Water > Value of Water Engineering Water > Planning Water

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Enough is enough: how West African farmers judge water sufficiency

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Who counts, what counts: representation and accountability in water governance in the Upper Comoé sub‐basin, Burkina Faso

Abstract: This article examines the unfolding of integrated water resource management (IWRM)

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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Governance‐related values as dimensions of good water governance

Enough is enough: how West African farmers judge water sufficiency

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