DOCSLIB.ORG

The Zambezi River Basin a Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Zambezi River Basin a Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis The Zambezi River Basin A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis V o l u m e 3 State of the Basin THE WORLD BANK GROUP 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 USA THE WORLD BANK The Zambezi River Basin A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis Volume 3 State of the Basin June 2010 THE WORLD BANK Water ResouRces Management AfRicA REgion © 2010 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org E-mail: [email protected] All rights reserved The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judge- ment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete in- formation to the Copyright Clearance Center Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; telephone: 978-750-8400; fax: 978-750-4470; Internet: www.copyright.com. All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2422; e-mail: [email protected]. Cover and interior design: The Word Express Cover photos: © Photographer Len Abrams/World Bank © Photographer Marcus Wishart/World Bank © Photographer Vahid Alavian/World Bank Contents Acknowledgments..................................................................................................................................... xi AbbreviAtions.And.Acronyms................................................................................................................xiii the.ZAmbeZi.river.bAsin:.bAckground.And.context............................................................................1 1.1 Motivation for This Analysis ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Summary of Findings ............................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Basic Characteristics of the Zambezi River Basin ............................................................................... 3 1.4 Population and Economy ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Approach and Methodology .................................................................................................................. 7 1.5.1 Analytical framework .................................................................................................................. 8 1.5.2 The River/Reservoir System Model ............................................................................................. 9 1.5.3 The Economic Assessment Tool ..................................................................................................11 2.. biophysicAl.And.socioeconomic.context.......................................................................................13 2.1 Overview of Basin Hydrology ............................................................................................................. 13 2.1.1 Rainfall characteristics ............................................................................................................... 13 2.1.2 Runoff characteristics ................................................................................................................ 13 2.1.3 Subbasin characteristics ............................................................................................................. 15 2.2 Extreme Events....................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2.1 Floods ......................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2.2 Droughts .................................................................................................................................... 29 2.3 Climate Change ..................................................................................................................................... 30 2.4 Overview of the Basin Biophysics ....................................................................................................... 33 2.4.1 Biomes and river zones ............................................................................................................. 33 2.4.2 Bioregions and ecoregions .......................................................................................................... 34 2.4.3 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 40 2.5 Macroeconomic Overview .................................................................................................................... 40 2.5.1 Angola ........................................................................................................................................ 41 2.5.2 Botswana ................................................................................................................................... 43 2.5.3 Malawi ....................................................................................................................................... 43 2.5.4 Mozambique ............................................................................................................................... 43 2.5.5 Namibia ...................................................................................................................................... 44 2.5.6 Tanzania ..................................................................................................................................... 45 2.5.7 Zambia ....................................................................................................................................... 45 2.5.8 Zimbabwe ................................................................................................................................... 46 iii The Zambezi River Basin: A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis 2.6 Socioeconomic Overview ..................................................................................................................... 46 2.6.1 The Upper, Middle, and Lower Zambezi River Basin .............................................................. 46 2.6.2 Demographic development ......................................................................................................... 47 2.6.3 Income and poverty .................................................................................................................... 50 2.6.4 Livelihood ................................................................................................................................... 51 2.6.5 Gender and youth ...................................................................................................................... 57 2.6.6 Health and education ................................................................................................................. 57 3.. beneficiAl.uses.of.wAter..................................................................................................................61 3.1 Energy and Hydropower ...................................................................................................................... 61 3.1.1 Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) ...................................................................................... 61 3.1.2 Existing hydropower plants in the Zambezi River Basin .......................................................... 64 3.1.3 Potential hydropower projects in the Zambezi River Basin ..................................................... 66 3.1.4 SAPP energy sector development .............................................................................................. 71 3.1.5 Strengths and challenges of hydropower development in the Zambezi River Basin ................. 72 3.1.6 Opportunities and constraints for hydropower development in the Zambezi River Basin ....... 74 3.1.7 Characteristics and parameters of hydropower plants ............................................................... 75 3.2 Irrigated Agriculture ............................................................................................................................ 95 3.2.1 Regional policies for agriculture and irrigation development ................................................... 95 3.2.2 Overview of agricultural sector ................................................................................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Road Safety Review: Namibia Know Before You Go Driving Culture • Common Causes of Crashes Include Disregard of ‰‰ Driving Is on the Left
    Association for Safe International Road Travel Road Safety Review: Namibia Know Before You Go Driving Culture • Common causes of crashes include disregard of Driving is on the left. traffic regulations, speeding, and improperly Travelers staying less than 90 days may use a valid U.S. driver’s license. Travelers staying for more than 90 days, or those whose maintained vehicles. license is not in English, must have an International Driving • High beams: Drivers may flash their high beams as a Permit (IDP). greeting, or to warn of hazards. Siingle-car crashes, many of which are rollovers, occur frequently. • Driving under the influence is a serious problem. Manual and automatic transition vehicles are available for rent. Be especially alert when driving or walking on 4WD is recommended. weekend evenings. There are 25.0 road fatalities per 100,000 people, compared to • Taxi drivers may stop suddenly, run red lights, 10.3 in the US and 2.8 in the UK. speed, neglect to use turn signals or cut off other Resources for consular information and assistance are listed at drivers. asirt.org/citizens. • Pedestrians may unexpectedly cross roads. Road Conditions • Road construction and maintenance meet international standards. About 15% of roads are paved; gravel roads are typically in good to excellent condition. • Main access roads into Windhoek are paved. • Congestion during peak hours in Windhoek is common. • Most roads are undivided and few have shoulders. On gravel roads, it is especially important to maintain safe speeds. • Distances between destinations may be extremely long. Driver fatigue is a concern. • Road signs clearly indicate distances between towns.
    [Show full text]
  • RAPID FLOOD IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT March 2007
    RAPID FLOOD IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT March 2007 VAC ZAMBIA Vulnerability Assessment Committee BY THE ZAMBIA VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (ZVAC) LUSAKA Table of Contents Acknowledgements...........................................................................................................................4 Acronyms .........................................................................................................................................5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...............................................................................................................6 1.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................8 1.1. Background .......................................................................................................................8 1.2 Overall Objective ..............................................................................................................8 1.2.1. Specific ...........................................................................................................................8 1.3. Background on the Progression of the 2006/07 Rain Season..............................................8 1.4. Limitations to the Assessment ...........................................................................................9 2.0 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................9 3.0 FINDINGS.........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Visa Information for Zambia a Guide on the Requirements
    UPDATED 24 JULY 2018 VISA INFORMATION FOR ZAMBIA A GUIDE ON THE REQUIREMENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ENTRY VISA – Please turn overleaf for a list of nationals requiring a visa prior to arrival and those exempt from visa requirements. Nationals not mentioned are eligible for a visa on arrival at our ports of entry. No entry visa required for SADC passports E-VISA APPLICATION – All persons who ordinarily require a visa to come to Zambia are eligible to apply for an e-Visa, LINK HERE ZAMBIAN MISSION ABROAD – Contact your local Zambia Diplomatic Mission to apply for a visa in person, list available HERE Check with your local embassy well before travelling or feel free to ask us and we will do our best to assist COST OF VISAS – Credit card facilities are not guaranteed at all points of entry - please carry sufficient US$’s to pay for visa’s if necessary ZAMBIA VISA COSTS (per passport - subject to change) SINGLE ENTRY $ 50 This visa is required should you wish to see the Falls from the Zimbabwe side or do a Chobe Day DOUBLE | MULTIPLE ENTRY – $ 80 Trip to Botswana – we suggest a multiple entry KAZA UNI-VISA – See further information below $ 50 KAZA UNI-VISA (40 nationalities are eligible) INFORMATION – Valid for 30 days & allows multiple cross-border visits between Zambia & Zimbabwe and one day-trip to Botswana. No overnight stays are allowed and multiple crossings to Botswana are not allowed on the same KAZA Uni-visa (not available online). AVAILABLE ON ARRIVAL – Livingstone International Airport, Victoria Falls International Airport, Harare
    [Show full text]
  • Dam Synchronisation and Flood Releases in the Zambezi River Basin Project Annex 4
    Doc No: FR – MR Transboundary Water Management in SADC Transboundary Water Management in SADC DAMDAM SYNCHRONISATION SYNCHRONISATION AND AND FLOOD FLOOD RELEASES RELEASES IN IN THETHE ZAMBEZI ZAMBEZI RIVER RIVER BASIN BASIN PROJECT PROJECT Final Report Executive Summary 31 March 2011 Annex 4 RecommendationsSWRSD Zambezi Basin Jointfor Venture Investments 31 March 2011 SWRSD Zambezi Basin Joint Venture This report is part of the Dam Synchronisation and Flood Releases in the Zambezi River Basin project (2010-2011), which is part of the programme on Transboundary Water Management in SADC. To obtain further information on this project and/or progamme, please contact: Mr. Phera Ramoeli Senior Programme Officer (Water) Directorate of Infrastructure and Services SADC Secretariat Private Bag 0095 Gaborone Botswana Tel: +267 395-1863 Email: [email protected] Mr. Michael Mutale Executive Secretary Interim ZAMCOM Secretariat Private Bag 180 Gaborone Botswana Tel: +267 365-6670 or +267 365-6661/2/3/4 Email: [email protected] DAM SYNCHRONISATION AND FLOOD RELEASES IN THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN: ANNEX 4 OF FINAL REPORT Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................. III LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................ VI LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • A Silent Crisis in Congo: the Bantu and the Twa in Tanganyika
    CONFLICT SPOTLIGHT A Silent Crisis in Congo: The Bantu and the Twa in Tanganyika Prepared by Geoffroy Groleau, Senior Technical Advisor, Governance Technical Unit The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 920,000 new Bantus and Twas participating in a displacements related to conflict and violence in 2016, surpassed Syria as community 1 meeting held the country generating the largest new population movements. Those during March 2016 in Kabeke, located displacements were the result of enduring violence in North and South in Manono territory Kivu, but also of rapidly escalating conflicts in the Kasaï and Tanganyika in Tanganyika. The meeting was held provinces that continue unabated. In order to promote a better to nominate a Baraza (or peace understanding of the drivers of the silent and neglected crisis in DRC, this committee), a council of elders Conflict Spotlight focuses on the inter-ethnic conflict between the Bantu composed of seven and the Twa ethnic groups in Tanganyika. This conflict illustrates how representatives from each marginalization of the Twa minority group due to a combination of limited community. access to resources, exclusion from local decision-making and systematic Photo: Sonia Rolley/RFI discrimination, can result in large-scale violence and displacement. Moreover, this document provides actionable recommendations for conflict transformation and resolution. 1 http://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2017/pdfs/2017-GRID-DRC-spotlight.pdf From Harm To Home | Rescue.org CONFLICT SPOTLIGHT ⎯ A Silent Crisis in Congo: The Bantu and the Twa in Tanganyika 2 1. OVERVIEW Since mid-2016, inter-ethnic violence between the Bantu and the Twa ethnic groups has reached an acute phase, and is now affecting five of the six territories in a province of roughly 2.5 million people.
    [Show full text]
  • IMPACTS of CLIMATE CHANGE on WATER AVAILABILITY in ZAMBIA: IMPLICATIONS for IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT By
    Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 146 August 2019 IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER AVAILABILITY IN ZAMBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT By Byman H. Hamududu and Hambulo Ngoma Food Security Policy Research Papers This Research Paper series is designed to timely disseminate research and policy analytical outputs generated by the USAID funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy (FSP) and its Associate Awards. The FSP project is managed by the Food Security Group (FSG) of the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) at Michigan State University (MSU), and implemented in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Pretoria (UP). Together, the MSU-IFPRI-UP consortium works with governments, researchers and private sector stakeholders in Feed the Future focus countries in Africa and Asia to increase agricultural productivity, improve dietary diversity and build greater resilience to challenges like climate change that affect livelihoods . The papers are aimed at researchers, policy makers, donor agencies, educators, and international development practitioners. Selected papers will be translated into French, Portuguese, or other languages. Copies of all FSP Research Papers and Policy Briefs are freely downloadable in pdf format from the following Web site: https://www.canr.msu.edu/fsp/publications/ Copies of all FSP papers and briefs are also submitted to the USAID Development Experience Clearing House (DEC) at: http://dec.usaid.gov/ ii AUTHORS: Hamududu is Senior Engineer, Water Balance, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Oslo, Norway and Ngoma is Research Fellow, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Lusaka, Zambia and Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
    [Show full text]
  • Optimizing Hydropower Development and Ecosystem Services in the Kafue River, Zambia
    Optimizing hydropower development and ecosystem services in the Kafue River, Zambia Ian G. Cowx1#, Alphart Lungu2 & Mainza Kalonga3 1: Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull HU67RX, UK 2: c/o UNDP Zambia, UN House, Alick Nkhata Road, O)Box 31966 Lusaka 10101 Zambia [email: [email protected]] 3: Department of Fisheries, Chilanga near Lusaka, Zambia [[email protected]] Current address P.O Box 360130 – Kafue, Zambia. The published version of this article is available at https://doi.org/10.1071/mf18132 Running title: Optimizing hydropower with ecosystem services # Corresponding author. Prof Ian G Cowx, Hull International Fisheries Institute, University of Hull, Hull HU67RX, UK. email: [email protected] 1 Abstract Fisheries are an important resource in Zambia, but are experiencing overexploitation and are under increasing pressure from external development activities that are compromising river ecosystem services and functioning. One such system is the Kafue Flats floodplain, which is under threat from hydropower development. This paper reviews the impact of potential hydropower development on the Kafue Flats floodplain and explores mechanisms to optimise the expansion of hydropower whilst maintain the ecosystem functioning and services the floodplain delivers. Since completion of the Kafue Gorge and Itezhi-tezhi dams, seasonal fluctuations in the height and extent of flooding have been suppressed. This situation is likely to get worse with the proposed incorporation of a hydropower scheme into Itezhi-tezhi dam, which will operate under a hydropeaking regime. This will have major ramifications for the fish communities and ecosystem functioning and likely result in the demise of the fishery along with destruction of the wetlands and associated wildlife.
    [Show full text]
  • Ecological Changes in the Zambezi River Basin This Book Is a Product of the CODESRIA Comparative Research Network
    Ecological Changes in the Zambezi River Basin This book is a product of the CODESRIA Comparative Research Network. Ecological Changes in the Zambezi River Basin Edited by Mzime Ndebele-Murisa Ismael Aaron Kimirei Chipo Plaxedes Mubaya Taurai Bere Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa DAKAR © CODESRIA 2020 Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, Angle Canal IV BP 3304 Dakar, 18524, Senegal Website: www.codesria.org ISBN: 978-2-86978-713-1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without prior permission from CODESRIA. Typesetting: CODESRIA Graphics and Cover Design: Masumbuko Semba Distributed in Africa by CODESRIA Distributed elsewhere by African Books Collective, Oxford, UK Website: www.africanbookscollective.com The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is an independent organisation whose principal objectives are to facilitate research, promote research-based publishing and create multiple forums for critical thinking and exchange of views among African researchers. All these are aimed at reducing the fragmentation of research in the continent through the creation of thematic research networks that cut across linguistic and regional boundaries. CODESRIA publishes Africa Development, the longest standing Africa based social science journal; Afrika Zamani, a journal of history; the African Sociological Review; Africa Review of Books and the Journal of Higher Education in Africa. The Council also co- publishes Identity, Culture and Politics: An Afro-Asian Dialogue; and the Afro-Arab Selections for Social Sciences.
    [Show full text]
  • The Miombo Ecoregion Areas of Biological Importance
    THE MIOMBO ECOREGION AREAS OF BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE J.R. Timberlake, F.P.D. Cotterill, P.J. Mundy, D.G. Broadley, B. Marshall, A.J. Gardiner & M. Fitzpatrick September 2001 (published 2018) Occasional Publications in Biodiversity No. 21 THE MIOMBO ECOREGION: AREAS OF BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE J.R. Timberlake, F.P.D. Cotterill, P.J. Mundy, D.G. Broadley†, B. Marshall, A.J. Gardiner & M. Fitzpatrick September 2001 (revised February 2018) Occasional Publications in Biodiversity No. 21 Biodiversity Foundation for Africa P.O. Box FM730, Famona, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Miombo Ecoregion: Areas of Biological Importance, page 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The maps were produced at the request of the Southern Africa Programme Office of the WorldWide Fund for Nature (WWF SARPO) under their Miombo Ecoregion project, funding for which was provided by WWF US. Particular thanks are due to the Regional Representative, Harrison Kojwang, and to the Programme Officer, Fortune Shonhiwa, who ran the project. We also wish to thank Heather Whitham in the Biodiversity Foundation for Africa for administrative support. The GIS versions of the maps, originally drawn manually, were digitised at the University of Botswana's Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre in Maun, Botswana, with financial support from Conservation International through their Wilderness Programme. Particular thanks are due to Mike Murray-Hudson and Leo Braak for making this possible. Final GIS maps were designed, drawn and checked by Ed Lim (Eastbourne, UK). Each map was compiled by a BFA specialist, with the
    [Show full text]
  • A Lagrangian Perspective of the Hydrological Cycle in the Congo River Basin Rogert Sorí1, Raquel Nieto1,2, Sergio M
    Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., doi:10.5194/esd-2017-21, 2017 Manuscript under review for journal Earth Syst. Dynam. Discussion started: 9 March 2017 c Author(s) 2017. CC-BY 3.0 License. A Lagrangian Perspective of the Hydrological Cycle in the Congo River Basin Rogert Sorí1, Raquel Nieto1,2, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano3, Anita Drumond1, Luis Gimeno1 1 Environmental Physics Laboratory (EphysLab), Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, 32004, Spain 5 2 Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences, University of SãoPaulo, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil 3 Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPE-CSIC), Zaragoza, 50059, Spain Correspondence to: Rogert Sorí ([email protected]) Abstract. 10 The Lagrangian model FLEXPART was used to identify the moisture sources of the Congo River Basin (CRB) and investigate their role in the hydrological cycle. This model allows us to track atmospheric parcels while calculating changes in the specific humidity through the budget of evaporation-minus-precipitation. The method permitted the identification at an annual scale of five continental and four oceanic regions that provide moisture to the CRB from both hemispheres over the course of the year. The most important is the CRB itself, providing more than 50% of the total atmospheric moisture income to the basin. Apart 15 from this, both the land extension to the east of the CRB together with the ocean located in the eastern equatorial South Atlantic Ocean are also very important sources, while the Red Sea source is merely important in the budget of (E-P) over the CRB, despite its high evaporation rate.
    [Show full text]
  • Determinants of Spatio Temporal Variability of Water Quality in The
    © University of Hamburg 2018 All rights reserved Klaus Hess Publishers Göttingen & Windhoek www.k-hess-verlag.de ISBN: 978-3-933117-95-3 (Germany), 978-99916-57-43-1 (Namibia) Language editing: Will Simonson (Cambridge), and Proofreading Pal Translation of abstracts to Portuguese: Ana Filipa Guerra Silva Gomes da Piedade Page desing & layout: Marit Arnold, Klaus A. Hess, Ria Henning-Lohmann Cover photographs: front: Thunderstorm approaching a village on the Angolan Central Plateau (Rasmus Revermann) back: Fire in the miombo woodlands, Zambia (David Parduhn) Cover Design: Ria Henning-Lohmann ISSN 1613-9801 Printed in Germany Suggestion for citations: Volume: Revermann, R., Krewenka, K.M., Schmiedel, U., Olwoch, J.M., Helmschrot, J. & Jürgens, N. (eds.) (2018) Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions. Biodiversity & Ecology, 6, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. Articles (example): Archer, E., Engelbrecht, F., Hänsler, A., Landman, W., Tadross, M. & Helmschrot, J. (2018) Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa. In: Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions (ed. by Revermann, R., Krewenka, K.M., Schmiedel, U., Olwoch, J.M., Helmschrot, J. & Jürgens, N.), pp. 14–21, Biodiversity & Ecology, 6, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. Corrections brought to our attention will be published at the following location: http://www.biodiversity-plants.de/biodivers_ecol/biodivers_ecol.php Biodiversity & Ecology Journal of the Division Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, Institute for Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg Volume 6: Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa Assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions Edited by Rasmus Revermann1, Kristin M.
    [Show full text]
  • The Making of Community Forestry in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
    Cadastral Politics: the Making of Community Forestry in Mozambique and Zimbabwe1 by David McDermott Hughes Department of Human Ecology Rutgers University 55 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA tel: +1-732-932-9153 ext. 361 fax: +1-732-932-6667 email: [email protected] Presented to the biennial conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, 31 May – 4 June 2000. 1 Institutional support and funding were provided by the Centre for Applied Social Sciences (Univ. of Zimbabwe), by the Direcção Nacional de Florestas e Fauna Bravia (Mozambique), by the Centro de Informação e Educação para o Desenvolvimento (Mozambique, Italy), by the Committee on African Studies of the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies (with Funds provided by the Rockefellor Foundation), by the MacArthur Foundation, and by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (Univ. of California). For advice on the manuscript, I thank Sharad Chari, Elizabeth Colson, Frank Hirtz, Louise Fortmann, Christine Hastorf, James McCarthy, Melanie Hughes McDermott, Donald Moore, Benjamin Orlove, and Janet Sturgeon. The paper also benefited from discussion following presentations to the Yale Univ. School of Forestry, Rutgers Univ. Department of Human Ecology, and Univ. of California, Berkeley Environmental Politics Working Group. Shared credit, however, does not alleviate me of full blame for mistakes herein. Parts of this article have already appeared in Hughes (1998) and Hughes (1999). High hopes have obscured thorny problems in community forestry. Also known as community based resource management, the policy (or policies) is fast becoming a blueprint for Southern Africa’s flora and fauna.
    [Show full text]