TY - GEN
T1 - Capacities for irrigation water resource governance at the local level
T2 - Sustainable Irrigation 2014: 5th International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage
AU - Nanedo, Nukunu Awuku
AU - Prior, Julian C
AU - Lobry De Bruyn, Lisa
AU - Marshall, Graham R
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Local level institutional arrangements have been promoted by government and development agencies in Ghana as vehicles for sustainable water resource governance and rural development. However, these arrangements often lack the requisite capacities to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in this domain. This paper explores the existing capacities and capacity gaps among such institutional arrangements at regional, district and community level arrangements levels. Four case studies were undertaken of such governance in four communities of three districts in Ghana's Upper East Region involving in-depth and focus group interviews as well as field observations. We found that landholders' livelihoods have suffered as a result of the inadequate capacity within local level institutional arrangements to effectively manage irrigation water resources. The ineffectiveness of local level arrangements for irrigation water resource governance followed from irrigation governance responsibilities being devolved to local community organisations without adequate support for post project capacity building.
AB - Local level institutional arrangements have been promoted by government and development agencies in Ghana as vehicles for sustainable water resource governance and rural development. However, these arrangements often lack the requisite capacities to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in this domain. This paper explores the existing capacities and capacity gaps among such institutional arrangements at regional, district and community level arrangements levels. Four case studies were undertaken of such governance in four communities of three districts in Ghana's Upper East Region involving in-depth and focus group interviews as well as field observations. We found that landholders' livelihoods have suffered as a result of the inadequate capacity within local level institutional arrangements to effectively manage irrigation water resources. The ineffectiveness of local level arrangements for irrigation water resource governance followed from irrigation governance responsibilities being devolved to local community organisations without adequate support for post project capacity building.
KW - Sustainable Agricultural Development
KW - Agricultural Land Management
KW - Agricultural Land Planning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84942111136
U2 - 10.2495/SI140021
DO - 10.2495/SI140021
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781845647889
SN - 9781845647896
T3 - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
SP - 13
EP - 24
BT - Sustainable Irrigation and Drainage V: Management, Technologies and Policies
A2 - Brebbia, CA
A2 - Bjornlund, H
PB - WIT Press
CY - Southampton, United Kingdom
Y2 - 17 June 2014 through 19 June 2014
ER -