Crossed contributions of two participatory approaches in Burkina Faso and in Ghana: example of the project V4

to support IWRM policies Daré W., Venot J.P , Kizito F., Torou BM, Aduna A., Zoungrana P., Le Page C.

Jankowski F., Snyder K., d’Aquino P., Kanton, Kambou M., and the interns: Gumah I., Lasiter K., Ouedraogo I., Sanou K., Siri Y., Sulemana T.

Stawicki S., Walaszek A.,,

Quick overview of the V4 project

• One Research question:How to breach the gap between the rhetoric and the practices of IWRM in Ghana and Burkina Faso?

• One overall objective :Support on-going IWRM policy initiatives through multilevel participatory processes (ComMod approach)

V4 Project : Case studies

Burkina FasoSupporting an existing platform (CLE)Bougouriba 7 (Mouhoun/Black Volta river basin)

Ghana Accompanying the emergence of watershed concerns“Zebilla” Area (White Volta) (UER)

Principles of the ComMod approach

• Natural Resource Management is complex, dynamic and collective decision are taken under uncertainty– => future is unpredictable– => simulation to support better

understanding of the situation (differences & common points)

– Importance of the process rather than the results

• Multiple points of view are all legitimate

Principles of the ComMod approach

• Model as an intermediary tool – Model built with

the different stakeholders

– Transparency of process

– Adaptiveness of the process

Analysis of the issue

Conception of a model

Participatory simulation

Second issue

Tuning of the model

First issue

Analysis of the issue

Modificationof a model

Participatory simulation

Steps of the process in BF and Gh

1. Build partnership with policy makers and water management institutions

« What I know about research is that some people write proposals somewhere and bring us in only at a later stage. We don’t know how the research was started and your inputs gets limited. It is not easy to understand if you are not part of it [right from the beginning].In this one we are developping the proposals together and we know where it is going. When it comes to implementation we will be in position to contribute effectively. »Aaron Aduna, WRC, Ghana

2. Build the participatory strategy (who, what for, how?)

Burkina FasoOperationalization of the WLC (CLE)

GhanaWater issues ????

3. The involvement of stakeholders belonging to different « levels » to define a common issue : MSP/level

« What is a CLE? » Role, stakes, actions, with whom, which mandate

Burkina Faso Ghana

4. MSP with all the « levels » of stakeholders

• design the action plan • design a “smaller” management structure

On the way to…

Conclusion… Next steps and crossing

Find common issues to transform the action plan into concrete actions

The common difficulties they may encounter in the process of designing the “smaller” management structure

Burkina Faso Ghana

Discussion: V4 was it so participatory and adaptive?

Pretty grid

7 scales of participation (Pretty, 1995)

passive participation

participation by providing information

Participation through consultation

Participation for material incentives

Functional participation

Interactive participation

Self-mobilization

- people participate in joint analysis, which leads to action plans and the creation or strengthening of local institutions.

- Use of interdisciplinary methodologies that seek multiple perspectives and use systematic and structured learning processes.

- But these groups have control over local decisions, so that people have an interest in maintaining structures or practices

Many thanks to

Our Institutional partners (PAGIRE & WRC) and all the Members of the

• Communities (Zongoiri, Widnaba, Bansi, Binduri, Nafkuliga, Binaba, Mognori and Bazua )

• Communities in the provinces of Dano, Ioba and Bougouriba,• Districts Assembly of Bawku M, Zebilla, Binduri), • Water Agencies (Mouhoun, Nakambé, WVBB),

• South West Region and Upper East Region• National, regional and provincial sectoral ministries

• and members of the vision teams

williams.dare@cirad.frGreen Research Unit,

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