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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Governance of Lake Chilwa common pool resources: Evolution and conflicts
Development Southern Africa, Volume 26, No. 4, Year 2009
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This paper reviews the evolution of the governance of Lake Chilwa fisheries since the colonial era. The socio-political and economic transformation of Malawi has shifted the roles of the traditional authorities who had jurisdiction over these resources based on their tribal settlement patterns and identity. The user community, including district assemblies, are experiencing difficulty implement- ing the management reforms in the decentralised fisheries. The traditional leaders are taking advantage of the recently adopted governance reforms by using the co-management arrangement with the Department of Fisheries to extract money from the seine fishermen in the form of tributes. This 'elite capture' of the resources is causing conflicts between the traditional leaders and user committees over authority to manage resource use. With limited support from the district assemblies and traditional leaders, the devolved fisheries functions will be difficult to implement. © 2009 Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Authors & Co-Authors
Njaya, Friday J.
Malawi, Lilongwe
Fisheries Department
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/03768350903181431
ISSN:
0376835X
e-ISSN:
14703637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Malawi