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Integrated water and land management in peri-urban areas
Illegal urban development in catchment areas producing drinking water for the metropolis of Sao Paulo leads to degradation in water quality in the storage reservoirs due to a lack of sanitation infrastructures. The involvement of community leaders in the consultation on water and land management is restricted by vast social inequalities, asymmetry of information and powers, competition between leaders and the traditionally-paternalistic attitude of authorities. A ComMod approach was initiated to facilitate (boost reinforce) the negotiating capacity of local stakeholders and facilitate their participating in the discussions on the complex questions of water and land management in near-urban areas. The main phases in the approach were:
The approach modified representations concerning the stakeholders and the functionning of the system. It improved the understanding of participants on the local water and land dynamics and their management, helped bring local and institutional stakeholders closer together and boosted the ability of local stakeholders to engage in constructive interaction processes. For further information: two seminar presentations: (Ducrot, 2008; Ducrot and Barban, 2008)
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