Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
Effective public participation is a foundation for sustainable watershed management, yet there are no demonstrated methods for or examples of its achievement in tropical semi-arid rural grassland watersheds of Kenya which support critical downstream water services. Within the Sustainable Management of Watersheds (SUMAWA) multidisciplinary international research project, a set of tools has been developed and tested to engage local communities and stakeholders in a dialogue and decision-making process to improve the development and management of the River Njoro Watershed in Kenya and reverse declining water quality and quantity problems. A toolkit manual based on the experience is under preparation for general distribution.
Citation
Chiuri, L. W.; Lelo, F. K.; Jenkins, M. W.; and Miller, S. N., "Development of a Toolkit for Participatory Management of Rural Watersheds in Kenya" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 138.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeC/138
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Development of a Toolkit for Participatory Management of Rural Watersheds in Kenya
Effective public participation is a foundation for sustainable watershed management, yet there are no demonstrated methods for or examples of its achievement in tropical semi-arid rural grassland watersheds of Kenya which support critical downstream water services. Within the Sustainable Management of Watersheds (SUMAWA) multidisciplinary international research project, a set of tools has been developed and tested to engage local communities and stakeholders in a dialogue and decision-making process to improve the development and management of the River Njoro Watershed in Kenya and reverse declining water quality and quantity problems. A toolkit manual based on the experience is under preparation for general distribution.
