Legal recognition of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: unpacking the land-water nexus

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cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2022.215en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051374en_US
cg.isbn978-92-9090-945-3en_US
cg.issn1026-0862en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorTroell, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKeene, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-30T06:19:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-08-30T06:19:48Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/120964en_US
dc.titleLegal recognition of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: unpacking the land-water nexusen_US
dcterms.abstractDespite the progress made in conceptualizing and advocating for secure community-based land and forest tenure rights, there is a critical lacuna in advocacy and policymaking processes pertaining to community-based freshwater tenure rights. Moreover, water tenure as a concept has only recently gained significant traction in global policy circles. This report analyzes national and international legal pathways for recognizing customary forms of community-based freshwater tenure rights held by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in sub-Saharan Africa. It employs a methodological framework and builds on an analysis of community-based water tenure systems that was developed and applied by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in the publication Whose Water? A Comparative Analysis of National Laws and Regulations Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-Descendants’, and Local Communities’ Water Tenure. Based on the key findings of this analysis, in particular the frequent dependence of IPLCs’ legally recognized customary water tenure rights on their legally recognized land and/or forest rights, this report further analyzes national constitutions, national legislation governing water, land, forests, environmental protection and other related matters, international and national case law, and international and regional human rights laws, to explore how legal frameworks are recognizing and protecting customary water tenure rights across sub-Saharan Africa. The findings and recommendations provide a basis for analyzing the comparative effectiveness and potential drawbacks of these legal pathways for the recognition and protection of customary water tenure and ultimately for future work refining and improving legislation and assessing progress in its implementation and enforcement.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2022en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTroell, J.; Keene, S. 2022. Legal recognition of customary water tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: unpacking the land-water nexus. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 33p. (IWMI Research Report 182) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.215]en_US
dcterms.extent33p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfIWMI Research Report 182en_US
dcterms.issued2022en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectwater tenureen_US
dcterms.subjectcustomary tenureen_US
dcterms.subjectlegislationen_US
dcterms.subjectwater lawen_US
dcterms.subjectcustomary lawen_US
dcterms.subjectland tenureen_US
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectnexus approachesen_US
dcterms.subjectfreshwateren_US
dcterms.subjectindigenous peoples' tenure rightsen_US
dcterms.subjectlocal communitiesen_US
dcterms.subjectrural areasen_US
dcterms.subjectwater rightsen_US
dcterms.subjectland rightsen_US
dcterms.subjectforestsen_US
dcterms.subjectlegal frameworksen_US
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen_US
dcterms.subjecthuman rightsen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectwomenen_US
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable developmenten_US
dcterms.subjectgovernmenten_US
dcterms.subjectregional organizationsen_US
dcterms.subjectconstitutionen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectwater user associationsen_US
dcterms.subjectparticipationen_US
dcterms.subjecttransboundary watersen_US
dcterms.subjectinternational lawen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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