Toward Resilient Rivers: Insights from the Kafue, Magdalena and Atrato River Basins in Zambia and Colombia
Key messages
- Forests and fisheries are interconnected, and both are impacted by changes in land use within watersheds.
- Watershed functions are affected by climate, land-use change, overfishing, deforestation and forest degradation.
- Riparian communities value watersheds but lack political structures for effective integrated management.
- Community-based governance of natural resources within watersheds can protect ecosystem services and support livelihoods of riparian communities.
- Even where there is little data now, actions can be taken to enhance monitoring and management of watersheds.
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Authors
Moombe, K.B.,Hernández Barrero, S.,Bwembelo, L.,Fanin, T.,Gumbo, D.J.,Ickowitz, A.,Kakwasha, K.,Kanyembo, H.,Maphango, V.,Mudege, N.,Muzungaire, L.,Nakalema, T.,Perez, J.,Sharma, R.,Sichone, M.,Steel, E.A.,Valbo-Jørgensen, J.,Valderrama, M.,Walsh, M.
Publication year
2025
