Browsing Miscellaneous themes by Author "Ratner, B.D."
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A Governance analysis of the Barotse Floodplain System, Zambia: Identifying obstacles and opportunities
(2013)Type: Working PaperThe Barotse floodplain is an ecosystem characterized by a paradox of widespread poverty amidst high ecological and agricultural potential. The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) seeks to address ... -
Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management: A Synthesis of experience
(2013)Type: Working PaperThe food security crisis, international “land grabs,” and new markets for environmental services have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant ... -
Addressing the coral reef crisis in developing countries.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleCoral reefs, the storehouses of much of the world’s marine biodiversity, and the source of many socioeconomic benefits, are in decline worldwide. The causes of the ‘coral reef crisis’ are complex but there is general ... -
Building coalitions across sectors and scales in Cambodia
(2011)Type: Book ChapterBased on a comparative analysis of efforts by community groups, as well as domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to assist forest-dependent communities, this chapter explores the practical ... -
Building resilience in rural livelihood systems as an investment in conflict prevention
(2015)Type: Book ChapterThis book explores how natural resource management initiatives in more than twenty countries and territories have supported livelihoods and facilitated post-conflict peacebuilding. This chapter sketches three principles ... -
Collaborative dialogue to support local institutions in natural resource co-management
(2014)Type: BriefCo-management of natural resources entails sharing authority and responsibility among government agencies, industry associations and community-based institutions. Policymakers and development agencies have embraced the ... -
Collaborative governance assessment
(2012)Type: ManualThis Guidance Note presents a simple approach to analyzing the governance context for development of aquatic agricultural systems; it is intended as an aid to action research, and a contribution to effective program planning ... -
Common-pool resources, livelihoods, and resilience: critical challenges for governance in Cambodia
(2011)Type: Working PaperCommon-pool resource management is a critical element in the interlocked challenges of food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. This paper examines strategic policy choices and governance ... -
Community Driven Regulation: Balancing Development and the Environment in Vietnam ( by Dara O'Rourke)
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleIn Community-Driven Regulation, Dara O’Rourke focuses his attention on the other end of the spectrum of civic action, the local level. O’Rourke offers a detailed set of cases from Vietnam that demonstrate how pressure from ... -
Coping with disaster: rehabilitating coastal livelihoods and communities
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines lessons from past approaches to natural disasters, as well as early lessons from the post-2004 Asian tsunami rehabilitation, to draw out general principles for rehabilitating livelihoods in poor coastal ... -
Enabling alternative livelihoods for aquatic resource dependent communities of the Tonle Sap: summary note
(2007)Type: ReportThis research note is provided as a supplement to the technical report, “Influence of Built Structures on Livelihoods: Case Studies of Road Development, Irrigation, and Fishing Lots," as part of the livelihoods component ... -
Environmental rights as a matter of survival
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleWhen Ning Savat laid down his arms at the end of Cambodia’s civil war, he returned to what he hoped would be a simple, peaceful life as a fisherman. What he did not know was that he was stepping into one of the country’s ... -
Equity, efficiency and identity: grounding the debate over population and sustainability
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIf social scientists are to provide a more useful contribution to international debates over population and environment, we must find ways to combine the insights of our competing theoretical traditions. Political economy, ... -
Governance of aquatic agricultural systems: Analyzing representation, power, and accountability
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic agricultural systems in developing countries face increasing competition from multiple stakeholders over rights to access and use natural resources, land, water, wetlands, and fisheries, essential to rural livelihoods. ... -
Influence of built structures on local livelihoods: case studies of road development, irrigation and fishing lots
(2007)Type: ReportThis report documents the results from an assessment of the influence of built structures on the livelihoods of Tonle Sap communities, as part of the livelihoods component of the “Study of the Influence of Built Structures ... -
Investing in collaboration to manage environmental resource conflict
(2014)Type: BriefConflict over environmental resources endangers rural people's livelihoods and can increase the risk of broader social conflict. Yet action to sustain shared resources can also be a potent source of community building. ... -
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. 2005. Global Assessment Report: Policy Responses.
(2005)Type: Book ChapterFresh water can make a greater contribution to human well-being if society improves the design and management of water resource infrastructure, establishes more inclusive governance and integrated approaches to water ... -
Natural resource governance and food security in Cambodia
(2011)Type: Working PaperThis short note has outlined the critical role of natural resource governance to Cambodia’s prospects for sustained economic growth, poverty reduction, and food security. It has also introduced a range of challenges to ... -
Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn this volume, we seek a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. ... -
Policy analysis and environmental services at different scales: Asking the right questions
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleIn this volume, we seek a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. ...
