The levels of sanitation and water services coverage as well as health attainment are low
among indigenous peoples. This exclusion from basic service has not been sufficiently …

Although several semi-arid African countries are decentralizing water services and
attempting to increase the participation of local actors in water resource management, how …

In the arid regions of southern Africa, elephants (Loxodonta africana) are known to dig wells
using their feet and trunks to access water beneath the surface of dry sandy riverbeds. This …

Vertical integration, which creates strategic linkages between national and sub-national
levels, is being promoted as important for climate change adaptation. Decentralisation …

As climate change and population growth threaten rural communities, especially in regions
like Sub-Saharan Africa, rural electrification becomes crucial to addressing water and food …

In India, a lack of accountability is considered the key reason for the failure of most
development programs. Most poverty alleviation programs are riddled with inefficiency …

This book examines the current position of the San as marginalized indigenous peoples in
Namibia. In doing so, it explores how CBNRM has become a nexus through which questions …

The issue of governance and good governance has gained importance among practitioners
of public administration, international aid agencies (IAA) and the OECD countries, due to …

This article addresses community participation in local government, a controversial issue in
the era of governance. Under the context of decentralisation reform in particular, active …

This book is about the process of water management decentralization in African countries,
which is seen as a means of advancing river basin management at the lowest appropriate …