Community based haor and floodplain resource management : the gender perspectives

This approach for project piloting also considered sustainability issues for each and every individual activity through participation of Community Based Organizations formed under the project. This report will describe the approach and methodology in brief adopted for planning, implementation and demonstration of various activities in the five different wetland areas in the country.
The present report compiles the awareness raising initiatives taken under the Community Based Haor Resource Management project, a component of the SEMP. It details out the justification of such interventions, approaches considered and the chosen activities to enhance peoples awareness level at the project areas in the haor basin. A number of recommendations are also suggested to make the initiative more participatory and effective in attaining the targeted impacts.
In this report, focus has been given to a range of related themes. It examines the household situation with regard to accessing different types of food, and sheds light on inequality pervading the households, perceived in terms of their control over resources such as land or food. It also gives information on the access to different elements of nutrition required for basic needs.
IUCN worked together with IUED on this new publication which aims at providing a better understanding of the links between conservation of natural resources and poverty reduction.
Lake Naivasha is a rare example of a designated Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) where the mandate to manage the site resides with the local community. Community members led the effort to seek designation for the site and develop a management plan. A voluntary association of concerned residents and commercial, agricultural, administrative and municipal interests meets regularly to discuss progress and matters arising in the implementation of the management plan.
Few occasions rival the circumstances experienced in a refugee situation. At the same time, overcrowded refugee camps often have an immediate effect on the surrounding environment. The urgent need for building materials, wood for cooking and heat fuel, natural remedies for sickness and food for precious livestock all have direct consequences on forests and woodlands in particular.
The decade from 1966 to 1976 was a tumultuous time in the history of the Lower Mekong Basin, with three of the four countries at war. Remarkably, this was also a time of major planning for developing the agricultural production systems of the region. This publication describes the pioneering work done in that decade under the auspices of the Committee for the Coordination of Investigations in the Lower Mekong Basin, otherwise known as the Mekong Committee.