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Land‐use and resource conflicts in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Author(s) -
Darkoh Michael B. K.,
Mbaiwa Joseph E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01064.x
Subject(s) - livelihood , stakeholder , environmental resource management , environmental planning , land use , wetland , geography , resource (disambiguation) , business , plan (archaeology) , land management , delta , political science , agriculture , ecology , computer network , environmental science , public relations , archaeology , aerospace engineering , computer science , engineering , biology
This study assesses land‐use conflicts in the Okavango wetland ecosystem. A survey of the livelihood activities of a sample of four villages has been carried out and a stakeholder approach used to identify and analyse the key actors involved in resource competition and conflicts in the area. Traditional and emerging stakeholders were identified and found to be in conflict not only with each other but within themselves. Institutional policies on land use in the area are not properly harmonized, and there has been a top‐down approach to development planning and implementation of development programmes. As a result, land‐use conflicts have escalated in the area. The Okavango Delta Management Plan adopted in 2007 should integrate and harmonize all the land‐use policies, and land management in the area.