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Browsing by Author "Perez, C."

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    An analysis of institutional supports for community-based land management systems with carbon sequestration potential in Mali
    Roncoli, ‪Carla; Moore, Keith M.; Berthé, A.; Cissé, Salmana; Neely, Constance L.; Perez, C. (2003)
    This paper analyzes the role of institutional factors in the adoption and implementation of land management technologies with carbon sequestration potential among rural communities of the Sudan-Sahel region.
  • Can carbon sequestration markets benefit low-income producers in semi-arid Africa? Potentials and challenges
    Perez, C.; Roncoli, ‪Carla; Neely, Constance L.; Steiner, J. L. (Elsevier Ltd, 2007)
    This article describes the framework for carbon sequestration markets provided by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The CDM permits countries that are exceeding their permissible carbon emissions to buy carbon offsets from afforestation and reforestation projects. Agricultural soils may also be eligible to provide carbon offsets through an expansion of CDM and through the development of carbon markets outside what the Kyoto Protocol establishes. Although Carbon markets seem to be beneficial for both buyers and sellers, establishing a functional carbon market requires that first the necessary technical, institutional, and financial capacity be in place. Without this stability and resource base, the prospects of improving rural incomes through carbon sequestration may be overshadowed by risks and failed structures.
  • Carbon sequestration from common property resources: Lessons from community-based sustainable pasture management in north-central Mali
    Roncoli, ‪Carla; Jost, C.; Perez, C.; Moore, Keith M.; Ballo, A.; Cissé, Salmana; Ouattara, K. (Elsevier Ltd., 2007)
    Carbon sequestration in soils has been presented as a potential mechanism to enhance productivity in semi-arid lands in Africa while contributing to the mitigation of greenhouse emissions. Most of the literature, however, focuses on assessing the capacity of existing technology to sequester carbon in soils. There is much less discussion in the literature on the social and institutional elements that need to be in place to realize the potential benefits of carbon sequestration. This paper contributes insights in this direction by analyzing a case of community-based pasture management in north-central Mali. The case study challenges common assumptions in carbon sequestration efforts, namely that land resources are devoted to a single use by resident users; have distinct boundaries and fall within identifiable territorial and administrative jurisdictions, and are subject to widely recognized claims and free of conflict. We suggest that this is not always the case. Findings indicate that carbon sequestration projects centered on rangelands need to allow for flexibility in livestock movements and resource availability and to account for the diverging interest of multiple stakeholders, including different types of pastoralists and farmers. We conclude that social capital formation and conflict management are key elements of a carbon sequestration strategy.
  • Climate change in the high Andes: Implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers
    Perez, C.; Nicklin, C.; Dangles, O.; Vanek, S.; Sherwood, S.; Halloy, S.; Garrett, Karen A.; Forbes, Gregory Allan (Champaign, Illinois, USA: Common Ground Publishing LLC, 2010)
    This article describes the effect of climate change on agriculture in the highland Andes area of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Small-scale farmers in the past have adopted techniques that have helped them adapt to changing conditions of hydrology, soil, and pest and disease populations. However, the rate of variability predicted as a result of climate change may push these Andean farmers past their range of adaptability and could have major implications for social and environmental sustainability in this region. This article examines the current adaptive strategies and offers potential risk-reduction strategies for producers, rural communities and local institutions.
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    Improving watershed management in developing countries: A framework for prioritising sites and practices
    Perez, C.; Tschinkel, H. (London, England: Overseas Development Institute. Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2003)
    This paper summarises observations based on previous assessments of watershed management projects in developing countries. These observations are based on a review of the activities of seven private and governmental organizations in Guatemala which were promoting watershed management before and after Hurricane Mitch struck Central America in 1998. Also included are short-term reviews of watershed management projects in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Niger, Peru, Thailand and Uganda. In all of these cases, the authors visited field sites, interviewed project personnel and participant farmers and reviewed project documents and other technical literature. To complement and contrast with their first-hand experience, the authors perused the international literature on watershed management. The paper proposes a framework to prioritise among the long list of possible watershed management activities, and sharpen the intervention focus on those few critical activities and locations capable of yielding a good, long-term payoff for resource users, their communities and the environment.
  • ¿Qué realmente funciona en manejo de cuencas hidrográficas?: Algunas lecciones para Guatemala
    Tschinkel, H. (2001)
    El huracán Mitch hizo que millones de dólares vinieran como asistencia a Guatemala, parte de los cuales estaban destinados a mitigar los daños causados por este tipo de desastre natural. Al finalizar esta asistencia que ha durado dos años, USAID se pregunta: ¿Qué hemos aprendido de esta experiencia, que nos puede ayudar en esfuerzos similares en el futuro?. Este documento es un intento de resumir algunas respuestas para responder esta pregunta. El manejo de cuencas abarca varias facetas en temas sociales, políticos, económicos y técnicos. El enfoque principal de este documento se centra en conceptos y prácticas técnicas.