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Sustainable Water Resources Management
Published in: Sustainable Water Resources Management 4/2019

26-08-2019 | Original Article

Understanding the factors constraining the implementation of watershed management in Nigeria

Author: O. Adeoti

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Abstract

This paper investigates the factors constraining the implementation of watershed management in Nigeria. A case study of two river basins was analysed using institutional theory as a lens. Findings revealed that regulative, normative and cognitive elements of institutions were responsible for the inability of the RBDAs to implement watershed management. To improve implementation, the paper suggests the need for legislative reform. The reform should define and illustrate how to operationalise watershed management. The findings of this paper offer useful lessons at both policy and practice domain to those other countries wishing to realise sustainable watershed management.
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Title
Understanding the factors constraining the implementation of watershed management in Nigeria
Author
O. Adeoti
Publication date
26-08-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Sustainable Water Resources Management / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 2363-5037
Electronic ISSN: 2363-5045
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-019-00353-y

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