The return of the water - IUCN

Part IV: Living with the Seasons
Chapter 7 - The People of the Floodplain 53
7.1 Floodplain livelihood systems 53
7.2 Ethnic groups in the floodplain 54
7.3 Man as part of the ecosystem: pastoralism 55
7.4 The fishers 61
7.5 Farming 65
7.6 Other activities 66
Chapter 8 - Conflicts and Conflict Management in the Waza Logone Floodplain 69
8.1 Fighting for access to the resources 69
8.2 Conflict management 72
Part V: The Intervention
Chapter 9 - The Waza Logone Project: History, Objectives and Main Results 77
9.1 Historical Background 77
9.2 Phase I (1988) 78
9.3 Phase II (1992-1995) 78
9.4 Phase III (1995 - 2000) 81
9.5 The Waza National Park Management Plan 84
Chapter 10 - The Waza Logone Project in Action 89
10.1 Restoration of the flooding regime 89
10.2 Socio-economic consequences of re-flooding 94
10.3 Participatory conflict management 97
10.4 The new institutional linkages 99
10.5 Conclusions 103
Chapter 11 - Economic Justification of Additional Floodplain Re-inundation 105
11.1 Introduction 105
11.2 Options for re-inundation 105
11.3 Valuation methods 107
11.4 Valuation results: the economic benefit of re-inundation 114
11.5 Sensitivity analysis and key assumptions 117
11.6 Conclusions: economic arguments for re-inundation 120
Part VI: Guidelines for Floodplain Management
Chapter 12 - Tools and Practices for Floodplain Restoration 125
12.1 Implementing the ecosystem approach 125
12.2 Key steps for ecosystem restoration 128
12.3 Managing flood releases 130
12.4 Guidelines on Sahelian floodplain management 133
12.5 Conclusion 136
Chapter 13 - Towards Sustainability 137
13.1 Management and research priorities 137
13.2 Restoring livelihoods 141
13.3 Conclusion 144
References 145
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