Local Institutions for Sustaining Wetland Resources and Community Livelihoods in the Lake Victoria Basin

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dc.contributor.authorKibwage, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorOnyango, Paul O.
dc.contributor.authorBakamwesiga, Hilary
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T11:51:50Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T11:51:50Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractWhat should policy makers do in deciding between institutions promoting community livelihoods or sustaining wetland resources within an impoverished community? Prioritizing community livelihoods without understanding the impact of local institutions on wetland resources may only aggravate impoverishment. However, prioritizing sustainable wetland resource use may lead to short-term impoverishment with positive long-term effect on both community livelihood and sustainable wetland resources. This paper tries to address this difficulty by assessing local level institutions such as property rights and those that govern extraction of wetland resources in three wetland communities of Lake Victoria. The paper argues that reassessing institutions on 'tenure system' and 'access to' resources are desirable policy objectives that should guide such decisions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKibwage, J.K., Onyango, P.O. and Bakamwesiga, H., 2008. Local institutions for sustaining wetland resources and community livelihoods in the Lake Victoria basin.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2853
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSondu-Miriuen_US
dc.subjectKatongaen_US
dc.subjectSimiyu/Dumaen_US
dc.subjectWetland sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectCommunity livelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectLocal institutionsen_US
dc.subjectLake Victoria Basinen_US
dc.titleLocal Institutions for Sustaining Wetland Resources and Community Livelihoods in the Lake Victoria Basinen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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