Empowering communities to co-manage watersheds: Forum for citizen action

Community participation is recognized as an essential part of equitable and sustainable watershed management. Stakeholders play a vital role in ensuring that land use in the upstream does not affect the quality and quantity of water that flows to downstream communities. Regulatory measures could pot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154322
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Summary:Community participation is recognized as an essential part of equitable and sustainable watershed management. Stakeholders play a vital role in ensuring that land use in the upstream does not affect the quality and quantity of water that flows to downstream communities. Regulatory measures could potentially address this concern. However, they entail high monitoring costs and compliance is not certain. In theory, stakeholder participation in watershed management can be a solution to these challenges.