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Table 1 (continued)
Characteristics of a CAS
Relevance in the Niger Basin
History dependence: effects may not be
evident immediately; short-term effects may be
insufficient to generate continued support for
an intervention
A reduction in the rate of deforestation can
have a positive long-term impact on limiting
soil erosion and sedimentation. But immediate
pressure for biomass and firewood most often
prevail, particularly for the poorest and most
vulnerable
Counter-intuitive: proven or effective
interventions in one setting fail to deliver when
transposed into a different context
Measures addressing conflict and instability
and strengthening climate-resilient
development sometimes have unintended
negative effects, deteriorating the security
situation even further. For example, in cases
such as communities in northern Mali, Niger,
and Chad at the edge of the Sahara Desert,
where desertification and radicalization are
perceived as going hand in hand. Efforts to
channel water to some of these communities,
to restore land and improve its productive use,
have in various cases resulted in conflict with
surrounding communities and other resource
users, such as herders and cattle breeders, often
belonging to different ethnic groups or
communities, who have attempted to benefit
from the improved infrastructure for their own
economic activities
Resistant to change: interventions may not
generate desired outcomes if the bottlenecks
and barriers are too entrenched
Attempts to change cooking practices for
moving away from traditional three-stone
fireplace cooking to efficient stoves for
reducing firewood consumption have often
failed due to resistance to change social
practices
2. Reports from workshops, consultations, and negotiations among governments
and mayors, village leaders, basin user representatives, elders, women’s groups,
and civil society organizations. The focus is on two processes of dam construction
and displacement of populations in order to analyze the modalities of involvement of local populations, concerns about the use of local knowledge, and the
information needs of communities. The first wave of displacement occurred in
the Kandadji Dam and the concerns of local communities in the design and
preparation are examined in the context of the Fomi dam.
3. Workshop debates, recommendations, and interviews with representatives of
NUCs, the NBA, and representatives of national governments of riparian
countries.
The question this chapter aims to answer is whether local knowledge can improve
the outcome of decisions for the complex system of water resource management
L. Ferrini et al.
Table 1 (continued)
Characteristics of a CAS
Relevance in the Niger Basin
History dependence: effects may not be
evident immediately; short-term effects may be
insufficient to generate continued support for
an intervention
A reduction in the rate of deforestation can
have a positive long-term impact on limiting
soil erosion and sedimentation. But immediate
pressure for biomass and firewood most often
prevail, particularly for the poorest and most
vulnerable
Counter-intuitive: proven or effective
interventions in one setting fail to deliver when
transposed into a different context
Measures addressing conflict and instability
and strengthening climate-resilient
development sometimes have unintended
negative effects, deteriorating the security
situation even further. For example, in cases
such as communities in northern Mali, Niger,
and Chad at the edge of the Sahara Desert,
where desertification and radicalization are
perceived as going hand in hand. Efforts to
channel water to some of these communities,
to restore land and improve its productive use,
have in various cases resulted in conflict with
surrounding communities and other resource
users, such as herders and cattle breeders, often
belonging to different ethnic groups or
communities, who have attempted to benefit
from the improved infrastructure for their own
economic activities
Resistant to change: interventions may not
generate desired outcomes if the bottlenecks
and barriers are too entrenched
Attempts to change cooking practices for
moving away from traditional three-stone
fireplace cooking to efficient stoves for
reducing firewood consumption have often
failed due to resistance to change social
practices
2. Reports from workshops, consultations, and negotiations among governments
and mayors, village leaders, basin user representatives, elders, women’s groups,
and civil society organizations. The focus is on two processes of dam construction
and displacement of populations in order to analyze the modalities of involvement of local populations, concerns about the use of local knowledge, and the
information needs of communities. The first wave of displacement occurred in
the Kandadji Dam and the concerns of local communities in the design and
preparation are examined in the context of the Fomi dam.
3. Workshop debates, recommendations, and interviews with representatives of
NUCs, the NBA, and representatives of national governments of riparian
countries.
The question this chapter aims to answer is whether local knowledge can improve
the outcome of decisions for the complex system of water resource management