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- Improving watershed management in developing countries: A framework for prioritising sites and practicesPerez, 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 GuatemalaTschinkel, 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.
- What really works in watershed management? Some lessons for GuatemalaTschinkel, H. (2001)Hurricane Mitch, in late October 1998, blew millions of dollars of assistance into Guatemala, part of which intended to mitigate the effect of future disasters of this type. As this assistance that has run for almost two years ends, USAID is asking: What have we learned from this experience that might help in similar efforts in the future? This paper is an attempt to summarize some answers. Watershed management embraces many social, political, economic, institutional and technical facets. This document concentrates primarily on the technical approaches and practices.