Community Water Governance on Mount Kenya: An Assessment Based on Ostrom’s Design Principles of Natural Resource Management

Community Water Governance on Mount Kenya: An Assessment Based on Ostrom’s Design Principles of Natural Resource Management

Kenyan river basin governance underwent a pioneering reform in the Water Act of 2002, which established new community water-management institutions. This article focuses on community water projects in the Likii Water Resource Users Association in the Upper Ewaso Ng’iro River basin on Mount Kenya, an...

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Main Authors: Jampel Dell’Angelo, Paul F. McCord, Drew Gower, Stefan Carpenter, Kelly K. Caylor, Tom P. Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2016-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
mountain water governance
community-based water management
institutional fit
Ostrom’s 8 design principles
household water flow
Kenya water reform
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00040.1

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