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| Provedor de dados: |
Ecology and Society
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| País: |
Canada
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| Título: |
Success Factors in Integrated Natural Resource Management R&D: Lessons from Practice
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| Autores: |
Chuma, Edward; University of Zimbabwe; chuma@africaonline.co.zw
Murwira, Kuda; Rural Development Consultant/Facilitator; kmurwira@zol.co.zw
Connolly, Mike; Agritex-GTZ Change Management Program; Mconnoly@internet.co.zw
Ficarelli, Paolo; Broadening Agricultural Service Delivery Program; BASE.GTZ@pixie.co.za
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| Data: |
2002-01-15
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Change management
Facilitation
Impact assessment
Institutionalization
Learning processes
Local organizational development
Natural resource management
Participatory approaches
Systemic intervention
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| Resumo: |
This paper analyzes integrated natural resource management (INRM) lessons and success factors based on a practical case study over more than 10 years in Zimbabwe. The work was geared toward enhancing the adaptive management capacity of the stakeholders in their resource-use systems. One main result was the development and institutionalization of an approach for participatory and integrated NRM research and extension. The INRM approach described is grounded in a learning paradigm and a combination of theories: the constructivist perspective to development, systemic intervention, and learning process approaches. Participatory action research and experiential learning, in which researchers engage themselves as actors rather than neutral analysts in an R&D process to explore the livelihood system and develop appropriate solutions together with the resource users, has shown high potential. However, this should be guided by a clear strategy, impact orientation, and high-quality process facilitation at different levels. The case study revealed the importance of a “reflective practitioner” approach by all actors. More effective response to the challenges of increasing complexity in NRM requires a shift in thinking from the linearity of research–extension–farmer to alternative, multiple-actor institutional arrangements and innovation systems. To overcome the weak attribution of research outcomes to actual impact, it also suggests an alternative to conventional impact assessment in INRM R&D interventions.
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| Tipo: |
Peer-Reviewed Reports
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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vol5/iss2/art29/
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| Editor: |
Resilience Alliance
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Ecology and Society; Vol. 5, No. 2 (2002)
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