Title:
Natural resource management in West Africa : towards a knowledge management strategy
Editor:
Pol, F. van der
,
Nederlof, S.
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
KIT Publishers
Year:
2010
Series Title:
Bulletin : Development Policy & Practice
Serial number:
392
PAGE:
87
ISBN:
978-94-6022-094-4
ISSN:
0922-7911
Language:
eng
Subject:
Environment and Natural Resources
Keywords:
knowledge management
,
natural resources
,
environmental degradation
Abstract:
Sustainable use of natural resources is a key element in the livelihoods of rural people. Especially the poor are often disproportionately affected by environmental degradation: it loosens their production base, makes them vulnerable to health risks, and can result in natural or man-made disasters. Sharing and accumulation of knowledge are important to help rural people make better decisions. This bulletin presents four examples on how projects and organizations in Western Africa deal with the knowledge aspects and capacity development in land resource management. With the ongoing processes of democratic decentralization and privatization, more and more actors are expected to play their role in sustainable resource management. The fragmented landscape of actors has huge consequences for the ways knowledge can be developed and shared.
Note:
Check http://www.kit.nl/publishers for availability of a print edition of this title.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Region:
West Africa
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2010 KIT This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Document type:
E-Book/ E-Book Chapter
File:
178193.pdf
,
178194.pdf