Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia
Wetlands are a key livelihood resource in southern Africa. Historically they have been managed using local knowledge systems, but these systems have in many instances been undermined by colonial and postcolonial legal requirements. The IUCN's Ramsar initiative, supported by organisations such as Bir...
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| author | Mapedza, Everisto D. Geheb, Kim van Koppen, Barbara Chisaka, J. |
| author_browse | Chisaka, J. Geheb, Kim Mapedza, Everisto D. van Koppen, Barbara |
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| description | Wetlands are a key livelihood resource in southern Africa. Historically they have been managed using local knowledge systems, but these systems have in many instances been undermined by colonial and postcolonial legal requirements. The IUCN's Ramsar initiative, supported by organisations such as BirdLife International and the WWF, seeks to protect wetland resources. This qualitative study examined the political ecology of the Kapukupuku and Waya areas of the Lukanga wetlands in Zambia, designated a Ramsar site. This designation has given rise to competing 'narratives' by politicians and local community leaders over how Lukanga should be managed and used, and the resulting conflict is threatening its sustainability. The paper warns that the various parties' arguments are value-laden and that power asymmetry threatens to exclude poor local communities. Policy must take power interests into account to ensure that developments in the name of the poor really do benefit the poor. |
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| spelling | CGSpace403682025-06-17T08:23:32Z Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia Mapedza, Everisto D. Geheb, Kim van Koppen, Barbara Chisaka, J. wetlands poverty living conditions households gis political aspects ecology investment fisheries biodiversity wildlife Wetlands are a key livelihood resource in southern Africa. Historically they have been managed using local knowledge systems, but these systems have in many instances been undermined by colonial and postcolonial legal requirements. The IUCN's Ramsar initiative, supported by organisations such as BirdLife International and the WWF, seeks to protect wetland resources. This qualitative study examined the political ecology of the Kapukupuku and Waya areas of the Lukanga wetlands in Zambia, designated a Ramsar site. This designation has given rise to competing 'narratives' by politicians and local community leaders over how Lukanga should be managed and used, and the resulting conflict is threatening its sustainability. The paper warns that the various parties' arguments are value-laden and that power asymmetry threatens to exclude poor local communities. Policy must take power interests into account to ensure that developments in the name of the poor really do benefit the poor. 2012-09 2014-06-13T14:47:29Z 2014-06-13T14:47:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40368 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Mapedza, Everisto; Geheb, Kim; van Koppen, Barbara; Chisaka, J. 2012. Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia. Development Southern Africa, 29(3):379-390. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2012.706036 |
| spellingShingle | wetlands poverty living conditions households gis political aspects ecology investment fisheries biodiversity wildlife Mapedza, Everisto D. Geheb, Kim van Koppen, Barbara Chisaka, J. Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia |
| title | Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia |
| title_full | Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia |
| title_short | Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia |
| title_sort | narratives from a wetland sustainable management in lukanga zambia |
| topic | wetlands poverty living conditions households gis political aspects ecology investment fisheries biodiversity wildlife |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40368 |
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