Safe Water Sanitation, and Early Childhood Malnutrition in East Africa

Safe Water Sanitation, and Early Childhood Malnutrition in East Africa

To understand safe water and sanitation in East Africa, it is important to consider the contributions of African feminist analysis. This perspective will unveil inequities in the distribution of resources, demonstrate how localized solutions which are driven by women’s collaborative work have had an impact by temporarily easing the burden, and paint a multilayered picture…

The Development Review

The Development Review

Beyond Research – Vol 1 The Development Review is an international Journal aimed at bringing the voices from the grassroots. It is a scholarly open access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in the development sector. It is published quarterly.Specific focus of the journal would be on the following subjects. Poverty Gender…

Challenges of institutional decentralization in wetland management:

Challenges of institutional decentralization in wetland management:

The case of Pangani river Basin The system of decentralized political structures had the objective of shifting power and responsibilities from central to local government. This study has found the need to understand the relationship between the structure itself and the operations of different institutions within the structure. With particular to water resource management, the…

Critique of decentralized political structures in water resource management in Tanzania:

Critique of decentralized political structures in water resource management in Tanzania:

The case of Pangani river Basin The objective of this paper is to examine the level of dependence by stakeholders from wetlands of Pangani river basin and its contribution to economic development. Wetlands are becoming one of the key environmental conflict areas in many parts of Eastern Africa. The major source of conflicts experienced in…

International Conference on policies for water and food security in dry areas

International Conference on policies for water and food security in dry areas

Dry areas cover more than 40% of the world’s land surface and are home to 2.5 billion people, including some of the poorest on the globe. These dry areas have less than eight per cent of the world’s renewable water resources and are challenged by extreme temperatures, frequent drought, land degradation and desertification.