What is it about?
This paper is about how the decentralisation of environmental governance affects fishery at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. It shows how a change in governance led to increased elite-capture, corruption, tribal conflicts and the depletion of fish resources.
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Why is it important?
The paper shows that a change in politics and management of fish resources might be more significant regarding dwindling fish stocks than natural hazards.
Perspectives
The paper provides a critical Political Ecology perspective on environmental governance of inland fisheries in East Africa.
Johannes Dittmann
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn
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This page is a summary of: Devolution of Governance and the Politics of Fishery at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, June 2024, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004695429_013.
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