Population growth, poverty and property management problems are often advanced to explain resource degradation in North Yemen. But how do traditional political relations affect resource capture and allocation, particularly among peripheral groups not directly subject to state influence and which value autonomy and self-sufficiency? This paper investigates the socio-economic, political and legal contexts that determine water management among the tribal communities of the Sa'da basin in northern Yemen. Firstly, this paper considers how Islamic and customary law regulating the use of scarce surface water interact to define the relative power of actors over their respective environments. Secondly, it shows that the spatial distributio...
International audienceSearch for water and its management is a significant factor of complexity. The...
Search for water and its management is a significant factor of complexity. The adoption of a techniq...
[Departement_IRSTEA]RE [TR1_IRSTEA]GES / USAGESNational audienceThroughout their history, rural soci...
Historically, Yemen was noted for its sustainable, locally-adapted system of water management. Today...
The objective of this thesis is a comprehensive analysis of water allocation in the highland valley ...
Friday's Water : Water Rights and Social Hierarchy in Sharqiya Water ownership, like that of land,...
Economic growth and demographic change are leading factors that impact the availability of resources...
The current problems with regards to water overuse in Yemeni agriculture can be explained by the ex...
See http://vbat.org/spip.php?article525 This text is the chapter 1.5 of the book "Water, Cultural Di...
In communities that contend with low levels of human development in meeting basic needs, risks rela...
Water and land grabbing is often an indication of growing control by an elite group over natural res...
Azraq, a rural village in north-eastern Jordan, was once famous for its luxurious marshes and wetlan...
This study examines the informal institutions that govern the sāqiya and khettāra irrigation system ...
The coastal areas in Yemen are threatened by much environmental degradation<br/>such as sand dunes m...
This paper explores the role of politics in water management, in particular, comparing groundwater m...
International audienceSearch for water and its management is a significant factor of complexity. The...
Search for water and its management is a significant factor of complexity. The adoption of a techniq...
[Departement_IRSTEA]RE [TR1_IRSTEA]GES / USAGESNational audienceThroughout their history, rural soci...
Historically, Yemen was noted for its sustainable, locally-adapted system of water management. Today...
The objective of this thesis is a comprehensive analysis of water allocation in the highland valley ...
Friday's Water : Water Rights and Social Hierarchy in Sharqiya Water ownership, like that of land,...
Economic growth and demographic change are leading factors that impact the availability of resources...
The current problems with regards to water overuse in Yemeni agriculture can be explained by the ex...
See http://vbat.org/spip.php?article525 This text is the chapter 1.5 of the book "Water, Cultural Di...
In communities that contend with low levels of human development in meeting basic needs, risks rela...
Water and land grabbing is often an indication of growing control by an elite group over natural res...
Azraq, a rural village in north-eastern Jordan, was once famous for its luxurious marshes and wetlan...
This study examines the informal institutions that govern the sāqiya and khettāra irrigation system ...
The coastal areas in Yemen are threatened by much environmental degradation<br/>such as sand dunes m...
This paper explores the role of politics in water management, in particular, comparing groundwater m...
International audienceSearch for water and its management is a significant factor of complexity. The...
Search for water and its management is a significant factor of complexity. The adoption of a techniq...
[Departement_IRSTEA]RE [TR1_IRSTEA]GES / USAGESNational audienceThroughout their history, rural soci...