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• 1. People-centred Wetland Management Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney
• 2. The Value of Wetlands for Livelihood Support in Tanzania and Zambia Matthew McCartney
• 3. Catchments and Wetlands: a Functional Landscape Approach to Sustainable Use of Seasonal Wetlands in Central Malawi Adrian Wood and Patrick Thawe
• 4. Local Institutions, Social Capital and Sustainable Wetland Management: Experiences from Western Ethiopia Alan Dixon, Afework Hailu and Tilahun Semu
• 5. The Emergence of a Systemic View for the Sustainable Governance and Use of Wetlands in Complex and Transforming Environments: Experiences from Craigieburn, South Africa Sharon Pollard and Derek du Toit
• 6. Assessing the Ecological Sustainability of Wetland Cultivation: Experiences from Zambia and Malawi Donovan Kotze
• 7. Sustainable Management of Wetlands for Livelihoods: Uganda's Experiences and Lessons Barbara Nakangu and Robert Bagyenda
• 8. Managing a Ramsar Site to Support Agriculture and Fisheries: Lake Chilwa, Malawi Daniel Jamu and Lisa-Maria Rebelo and Katherine A. Snyder
• 9. Agriculture, Livelihoods and Fadama Restoration in Northern Nigeria Adamu I. Tanko
• 10. Wetlands and Rice Development in West Africa Paul Kiepe and Jonne Rodenburg
• 11. Conclusions: Transforming Wetland Livelihoods Adrian Wood, Alan Dixon and Matthew McCartney.
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In this book the authors argue for a paradigm shift in the way African wetlands are considered. Current policies and wetland management are too frequently underpinned by a perspective that views agriculture simply as a threat and disregards its important contribution to livelihoods. In rural areas where people are entrenched in poverty, wetlands (in particular wetland agriculture) have a critical role to play in supporting and developing peoples' livelihoods. Furthermore, as populations rise and climate change takes grip they will be increasingly important. The authors argue that an approach to wetland management that is much more people focused is required. That is an approach that instead of being concerned primarily with environmental outcomes is centred on livelihood outcomes supported by the sustainable use of natural wetland resources. The authors stress the need for Integrated Water Resource Management and landscape approaches to ensure sustainable use of wetlands throughout a river catchment and the need for wetland management interventions to engage with a wide range of stakeholders. They also assess the feasibility of creating incentives and value in wetlands to support sustainable use. Drawing on nine empirical case studies, this book highlights the different ways in which sustainable use of wetlands has been sought, each case focusing on specific issues about wetlands, agriculture and livelihoods.
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Floods in the Murray-Darling Basin are crucial sources of water for people, animals and plants in this often dry region of inland eastern Australia. Even so, floods have often been experienced as natural disasters, which have led to major engineering schemes. Flood Country explores the contested and complex history of this region, examining the different ways in which floods have been understood and managed and some of the long-term consequences for people, rivers and ecologies. The book examines many tensions, ranging from early exchanges between Aboriginal people and settlers about the dangers of floods, through to long running disputes between graziers and irrigators over damming floodwater, and conflicts between residents and colonial governments over whose responsibility it was to protect townships from floods. Flood Country brings the Murray-Darling Basin's flood history into conversation with contemporary national debates about climate change and competing access to water for livelihoods, industries and ecosystems. It provides an important new historical perspective on this significant region of Australia, exploring how people, rivers and floods have re-made each other.
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