Competing Claims on Natural Resources
Competing claims on natural resources call for new practical paradigms of capacity. Drawing on inter-disciplinary research, they must address a maze of technical, socio-economic and cultural issues and governance mechanisms at different scales.
A methodological framework will demonstrate implications for stakeholders, emphasizing:
Multi-stakeholder platforms in negotiation and priority setting Innovation and responses to changing pressures on land Local options for sustainable resource use, with varying access rights and power Effects of policies at multiple scales.
Projects
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Understanding (the benefits of) bio-fuel-based development models and their impact on resource use negotiations and rural livelihoods in southern Africa (Mozambique)
Bio-fuels constitute a novel opportunity to provide new sources of income for poor rural communities involved in their production in developing... -
Managing the consequences of timber legality standards on local livelihoods (Ghana and Indonesia)
The conservation and wise use of tropical forest resources is of global concern. Recently, the international debate has been focusing on the issue of... -
Coping with competing claims on Water in the Incomati Basin through Interactive Science (WIBIS) (South Africa, Mozambique)
A wide variety of driving forces is leading to new claims on water enhancing the competition for water in the Incomati Basin that is being shared by... -
Improving livelihoods and resource management in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia (ILCE)
This proposal addresses the competing claims for scarce natural resources in the Central Rift Valley (CRV) in Ethiopia (1 Mln ha), which is one of...