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PEOPLE, LAND, AND WATER
Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
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1-55250-224-4.jpg PEOPLE, LAND, AND WATER
Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management

Edited by Guy Bessette

Earthscan/IDRC 2006
ISBN 1-84407-343-2
e-ISBN 1-55250-224-4
324 pp.

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In natural resource management research, best practice implies the participation of community members, research or development teams, and other stakeholders to jointly identify research, development parameters, and contribute to decision-making. Ideally, the research or development process itself generates a situation of empowerment in which participants transform their vision and become able to take effective action. Used increasingly widely in resource management, this process is known as participatory development communication (PDC).

This book presents conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of PDC to facilitate participation amongst stakeholders in a variety of natural resource management initiatives. Each chapter presents in-depth experiences from Asia and Africa to highlight different ways in which this process can be achieved. The book describes the major issues involved in applying PDC to natural resource management practices and research, discusses the challenges and the difficulties linked to such an approach, and offers insights and lessons from research and experience in the field.
 
THE EDITOR
 
Guy Bessette is a senior program specialist for Canada’s International Development Research Centre in the area of environment and natural resource management. Dr Bessette specializes in development communication and participatory development. He holds a doctorate in educational technology and has authored three other books on development communication: Participatory Development Communication: A West African Agenda (IDRC/Southbound 1996), L'appui au développement communautaire : Une expérience de communication en Afrique rurale de l'Ouest (IDRC/L'Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie 2000), and Involving the Community: A Guide to Participatory Development Communication (IDRC/Southbound 2004)

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 Document(s)

List of Contributors 2006


Foreword Nora Cruz Quebral 2006


Preface Guy Bessette 2006


Acknowledgements 2006


List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 2006


I. Introduction

Facilitating Dialogue, Learning and Participation in Natural Resource Management
Guy Bessette 2006


II. Regional Perspectives

Participatory development communication: an Asian perspective
Nora Cruz Quebral 2006


Participatory development communication: an African perspective S. T. Kwame Boafo1 2006


III. Participatory Development Communication in Action

The Old Woman and the Martins: Participatory Communication and Local Knowledge in Mali
N'Golo Diarra 2006


Introducing Participatory Development Communication within Existing Initiatives: A Case from Egypt Rawya El Dabi 2006


Goats, cherry trees and videotapes: participatory development communication for natural resource management in semi-arid Lebanon Shadi Hamadeh, Mona Haidar, Rami Zurayk, Michelle Obeid and Corinne Dick 2006


From resource-poor users to natural resource managers: a case from West Java Amri Jahi 2006


Participatory research and water resource management: implementing the communicative catchment approach in Malawi Meya Kalindekafe 2006


Communication across cultures and languages in Cambodia Lun Kimhy and Sours Pinreak 2006


Talking with decision-makers in northeastern Cambodia: participatory development communication as an evaluation tool Lun Kimhy 2006


From Rio to the Sahel: combating desertification Ahmadou Sankaré and Yacouba Konaté 2006


Engaging the Most Disadvantaged Groups in Local Development: A Case from Viet Nam Le Van An 2006


Conserving Biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Challenge of Participation Pierre Mumbu 2006


The Word that Quenches Their Thirst: Rural Media and Participatory Development Communication in Burkina Faso Souleymane Ouattara and Kadiatou Ouattara 2006


Growing Bananas in Uganda: Reaping the Fruit of Participatory Development Communication Nora Naiboka Odoi1 2006


Giving West African Women a Voice in Natural Resource Management and Policies Rosalie Ouoba 2006


Water: A Source of Conflict, a Source of Cohesion in Burkina Faso Karidia Sanon and Souleymane Ouattara 2006


Experimenting with Participatory Development Communication in West Africa Fatoumata Sow and Awa Adjibade 2006


Strategic Communication in Community-Based Fisheries and Forestry: A Case from Cambodia Jakob S. Thompson 2006


Paving the Way for Creating Space in Local Forest Management in the Philippines Cleofe S. Torres 2006


IV. Communication Tools and Participatory Approaches

Communication Tools in the Hands of Ugandan Farmers
Nora Naiboka Odoi1 2006


From Information to Communication in Burkina Faso: The Brave New World of Radio Souleymane Ouattara and Kadiatou Ouattara 2006


And Our 'Perk' Was a Crocodile: Radio Ada and Participatory Natural Resource Management in Obane, Ghana Kofi Larweh 2006


Burkina Faso: When Farm Wives Take to the Stage Diaboado Jacques Thiamobiga 2006


How the Parley Is Saving Villages in Burkina Faso Diaboado Jacques Thiamobiga 2006


V. Collaborative Learning in Participatory Development for Natural Resource Management

Forging Links between Research and Development in the Sahel: The Missing Link
Claude Adandedjan and Amadou Niang 2006


Isang Bagsak South-East Asia: Towards Institutionalizing a Capacity-Building and Networking Programme in Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management Maria-Celeste H. Cadiz and Lourdes Margarita A. Caballero 2006


Implementing Isang Bagsak in East and Southern Africa Chris Kamlongera and Jones Kaumba 2006


Reflections on Participatory Development and Related Capacity-Building Needs in Egypt and the Arab Region Waad El Hadidy 2006


Implementing Isang Bagsak: Community-Based Coastal Resource Management in Central Viet Nam Madeline Baguio Quiamco1 2006


Building Communication Capacity for Natural Resource Management in Cambodia Jakob S. Thompson and Mario Acunzo 2006


Implementing Isang Bagsak: A Window to the World for the Custodians of the Philippine Forest Theresa H. Velasco, Luningning A. Matulac and Vicenta P. de Guzman 2006


VI. Conclusion Chin Saik Yoon 2006


Selected bibliography C. V. Rajasunderam 2006




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