The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh
Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) has been promoted as part of the development discourse on sustainable natural resources management since the mid-1980s. It has influenced recent water policy in Bangladesh through the Guidelines for Participatory Water Management (GPWM) where comm...
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| author | Dewan, C. Buisson, Marie-Charlotte Mukherji, Aditi |
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| description | Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) has been promoted as part of the development discourse on sustainable natural resources management since the mid-1980s. It has influenced recent water policy in Bangladesh through the Guidelines for Participatory Water Management (GPWM) where community-based organisations are to participate in the management of water resources. This paper reviews the extent of success of such participatory water management. It does so by first discussing the changing discourses of participation in Bangladesh’s water policy from social mobilisation to decentralised CBNRM. Second, Bangladesh is used as a case study to draw attention to how the creation of separate water management organisations has been unable to promote inclusive participation. It argues that the current form of decentralisation through a CBNRM framework has not resulted in its stated aims of equitable, efficient, and sustainable management of natural resources; rather it has duplicated existing local government institutions. Finally, it questions the current investments into community-based organisations and recommends that the role of local government in water management be formally recognised. |
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| spelling | CGSpace583962025-03-11T09:50:20Z The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh Dewan, C. Buisson, Marie-Charlotte Mukherji, Aditi water management water policy natural resources management coastal area participatory approaches community organizations local government stakeholders nongovernmental organizations households case studies Community-based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) has been promoted as part of the development discourse on sustainable natural resources management since the mid-1980s. It has influenced recent water policy in Bangladesh through the Guidelines for Participatory Water Management (GPWM) where community-based organisations are to participate in the management of water resources. This paper reviews the extent of success of such participatory water management. It does so by first discussing the changing discourses of participation in Bangladesh’s water policy from social mobilisation to decentralised CBNRM. Second, Bangladesh is used as a case study to draw attention to how the creation of separate water management organisations has been unable to promote inclusive participation. It argues that the current form of decentralisation through a CBNRM framework has not resulted in its stated aims of equitable, efficient, and sustainable management of natural resources; rather it has duplicated existing local government institutions. Finally, it questions the current investments into community-based organisations and recommends that the role of local government in water management be formally recognised. 2014 2015-03-17T14:39:55Z 2015-03-17T14:39:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58396 en Open Access Dewan, C.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Mukherji, A. 2014. The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh. Water Alternatives, 7(2): 342-366. |
| spellingShingle | water management water policy natural resources management coastal area participatory approaches community organizations local government stakeholders nongovernmental organizations households case studies Dewan, C. Buisson, Marie-Charlotte Mukherji, Aditi The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh |
| title | The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_full | The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_short | The imposition of participation?: the case of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_sort | imposition of participation the case of participatory water management in coastal bangladesh |
| topic | water management water policy natural resources management coastal area participatory approaches community organizations local government stakeholders nongovernmental organizations households case studies |
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