scholarly journals Participation of Local People in Water Management: Evidence from the Mae Sa Watershed, Northern Thailand

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Hedy ◽  
Andreas Neef
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Local People ◽  
Northern Thailand

Public participation in water management in northern Thai highlands

Water Policy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 395-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Heyd ◽  
Andreas Neef
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Local People ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Decentralized Governance ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right

In the early 1990s, Thailand launched an ambitious program of decentralized governance, conferring greater responsibilities upon sub-district administrations and providing fiscal opportunities for local development planning. This process was reinforced by Thailand's new Constitution of 1997, which explicitly assures individuals, communities and local authorities the right to participate in the management of natural resources. Drawing on a study of water management in the Mae Sa watershed, northern Thailand, this article analyzes to what extent the constitutional right of participation has been put into practice. To this end, a stakeholder analysis was conducted in the watershed, with a focus on local people's interests and strategies in water management and the transformation of participatory policies through government agencies at the local level. While government officers stressed the importance of stakeholder inclusion and cooperation with the local people, there is a sharp contrast between the official rhetoric and the reality on the ground. The analysis reveals that government officers, particularly in the conservation-oriented agencies, are not disposed to devolve power to lower levels and that participation of local people in water management seems currently to be passive or, at best, consultative in nature. In order to deal with the increasingly severe water problems in northern Thailand, decision makers have to recognize the value of participation and promote a profound change in government officers' attitudes towards local people through training programs and incentives.

scholarly journals Watershed regulation and local action: analysis of the Senegal River watershed management by a regional organisation and public participation

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1917-1946 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Sène ◽  
S. Bonin ◽  
O. Soubeyran
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Local People ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Senegal River ◽  
Action Analysis ◽  
Participative Approach ◽  
Regional Organisation ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Several social scientists have dealt with the usefulness of a participative approach in development plans. The call for sustainable development has increased the focus on this type of approach in a very classical way, which is the case for the creation of new water tanks. Most of these scientists have also pinpointed the major difficulties and failures faced during the execution of this new approach in developing countries. This study is a concrete example which underlines the lack of this type of approach as far as water management in the Senegal River is concerned, mainly in relation to watershed. We base our study on the analysis and criticism of the regional organization OMVS (Organization for the Development of the Senegal River) which is in charge of water management in the Senegal River. The results of the study can, therefore, be summed up as follows: (i) An on-site direct observation, individual interviews, group discussion and information analysis point out the lack of participation of local people in water management in the Senegal River and, in general, the harmful socio-economic impacts resulting from it. (ii) The reasons for this lack of participative approach are mainly due to the model set up by the OMVS in terms of water management in the Senegal River, a model that has excluded or tackled in a very light way the issue of public participation in decision-making through out its juridical and regulation instruments. (iii) Elements of consideration on some measures, which could possibly improve the level of participation of local people in river water management.

Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in Northern Thailand

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Lebel ◽  
Phimphakan Lebel ◽  
Patcharawalai Sriyasak ◽  
Songphonsak Ratanawilailak ◽  
Ram C. Bastakoti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Cultural Contexts

Agent based simulation of a small catchment water management in northern Thailand

2003 ◽  
Vol 170 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Becu ◽  
P Perez ◽  
A Walker ◽  
O Barreteau ◽  
C.Le Page
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Small Catchment ◽  
Agent Based

scholarly journals Diversity of Water Management Systems: Examples from Hmong and Thai Communities in Mae Sa Watershed, Northern Thailand

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Neef ◽  
Peter Elstner ◽  
Chapika Sangkapitux ◽  
Liane Chamsai ◽  
Anne Bollen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Northern Thailand
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