Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia

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dc.creatorMapedza, Everisto D.
dc.creatorGeheb, Kim
dc.creatorvan Koppen, Barbara
dc.creatorChisaka, J.
dc.date2012-09
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:29Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:28:19Z
dc.descriptionWetlands are a key livelihood resource in southern Africa. Historically they have been managed using local knowledge systems, but these systems have in many instances been undermined by colonial and postcolonial legal requirements. The IUCN's Ramsar initiative, supported by organisations such as BirdLife International and the WWF, seeks to protect wetland resources. This qualitative study examined the political ecology of the Kapukupuku and Waya areas of the Lukanga wetlands in Zambia, designated a Ramsar site. This designation has given rise to competing 'narratives' by politicians and local community leaders over how Lukanga should be managed and used, and the resulting conflict is threatening its sustainability. The paper warns that the various parties' arguments are value-laden and that power asymmetry threatens to exclude poor local communities. Policy must take power interests into account to ensure that developments in the name of the poor really do benefit the poor.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40368
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156894
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMapedza, Everisto; Geheb, Kim; van Koppen, Barbara; Chisaka, J. 2012. Narratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia. Development Southern Africa, 29(3):379-390. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2012.706036
dc.subjectwetlands
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectliving conditions
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectgis
dc.subjectpolitical aspects
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.titleNarratives from a wetland: sustainable management in Lukanga, Zambia
dc.typeJournal Article

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