Grassroots Participation in Water Governance in Tanzania: The Case of Water User Associations (WUAs) in Kimani Sub-Catchment of the Usangu Plains

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dc.contributor.authorKahimba, J.
dc.contributor.authorNiboye, Elliott P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-02T12:19:28Z
dc.date.available2016-05-02T12:19:28Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/60437en_US
dc.description.abstractFor a long period of time, in Tanzania, the management of water resources was through informal traditional system. However, the complexities of the current nature of water resource use tend to overshadow the capacity performance of local informal institutions in managing water resources. There is an inevitable call for redesigning operational structures of the local informal arrangements to achieve good models of management and organizational standards in traditional water uses, enhance rational and efficient water uses, and hence reduce water conflicts. Using a case study of water user associations in Kimani sub-catchment, this paper reveals that water user associations (WUAs) were created so as to modify the traditional systems, in a sense that they are legally recognized, and as such, they have legal supports that ensure their enforceability. In the Kimani sub-catchment, WUAs are the major institutions owning water rights, and therefore responsible for water distribution to their members. They are instrumental in negotiations and dispute resolution between different water users. Despite the good work done by WUAs, this paper reveals that the absence of water rights and good grazing areas for pastoralists, simple penalties to some of the wrongdoers, poor leadership and general management skills of WUAs, as well as lack of conflict management skills of the committees involved in resolving water conflicts, are some of the challenges facing WUAs operations. This paper further proposes some workable recommendations to improve the performance of WUAs in the study area.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKahimba, J. and Niboye, E.P., 2008. Grassroots participation in water governance in Tanzania: The case of water user associations (WUAs) in Kimani sub-catchment of the Usangu plains. Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, 8(2).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1771
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectWater Governanceen_US
dc.subjectWater User Associationsen_US
dc.subjectUsangu Plainsen_US
dc.titleGrassroots Participation in Water Governance in Tanzania: The Case of Water User Associations (WUAs) in Kimani Sub-Catchment of the Usangu Plainsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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