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Nesting Participatory Fisheries Management Within District Decentralisation: Case of Mangochi District, Malawi

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Type: Conference Paper
Author: Hara, Mafaniso
Conference: Survival of the Commons: Mounting Challenges and New Realities, the Eleventh Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Conf. Date: June 19-23, 2006
Date: 2006
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1435
Sector: Fisheries
Region: Africa
Subject(s): IASC
fisheries
participatory management
decentralization
state and local governance
Abstract: "Devolution of administrative and political authority to district level will entail nesting participatory fisheries management under decentralisation structures. Decentralisation in Malawi faces many challenges such as managerial and technical capacity of functionaries to execute the required tasks, a narrow revenue base, political commitment and the sequencing of decentralisation and empowerment. On its own, participatory fisheries management has been fraught with problems in relation to representation and power dynamics around committees meant to represent fishing communities. Decentralisation is likely to add to problems of local democratic participation in development and resource management activities. The proliferation of institutions and the resulting plurality in lines of authority is likely to increase confusion, participation fatigue and apathy in the target community. If decentralisation is to lead to promotion of sustainable livelihoods, improved resource management and poverty reduction, local institutions will have to muster sufficient funding, adequate powers and have in place mechanisms for ensuring accountability."

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