Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria
Desertification, land degradation, and drought constitute an environmental challenge that threatens the habitat of some of the globe's poorest populations located in the Sahara and Sahel zones. This led to the Great Green Wall Initiative to carry out sustainable restoration and local deve...
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| description | Desertification, land degradation, and drought constitute an environmental
challenge that threatens the habitat of some of the globe's poorest populations
located in the Sahara and Sahel zones. This led to the Great Green Wall Initiative
to carry out sustainable restoration and local development activities. In 2013, the
Nigerian federal ministry of environment strategies called for the frontline state's
contribution and participation regarding communities' formal engagement at a
local level. Gombe state, which was known for its rich agricultural landscape,
beautiful forest, and shelterbelts, has rapidly turned into a desert due to
deforestation caused by bush burning, overgrazing, and similar destructive
human activities. Local communities of Gombe state have expressed their desire
to be more involved in formulating and implementing policies that directly affect
their livelihood. Few studies have currently explored the role of local
governments in community participation processes and how it should be
contextualized within local policy structures and practices. Gombe State is in the
process of formulating community participation practices through policy. This
research aims to establish sustainable local community participation in land
resource conservation and management, thus enhancing local livelihoods. Case
study research was used, which is well suited for exploratory research, where
20 Key Informant Interviews were conducted, where 11 are expert officials from
various bodies, institutions, disciplines, and 9 are Committee leaders in Gombe
local government. In order to gain local perspectives (community leaders), to
explore the existing community participation policies, methods, and practices,
and to learn more about expert local experiences (success and failures). This
research identified community participation principles, strategies, and policy
structures. This research found two types of practice; Firstly, theoretical
mechanics of change which includes a formalized policy (values, principles,
framework) and deliberative attention within the policy to diversity and
empowerment; and Secondly, facilitation processes and resources of implementation that put theory into practice (e.g., community partnerships and
champions). These findings inform the work of the Gombe Great Green wall
directly and have implications for a framework of successful community
participation in the local context that articulates how to develop and deliver
community participation. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-980122022-07-12T04:56:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98012/ Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria Umar, Saidu Alhassan Desertification, land degradation, and drought constitute an environmental challenge that threatens the habitat of some of the globe's poorest populations located in the Sahara and Sahel zones. This led to the Great Green Wall Initiative to carry out sustainable restoration and local development activities. In 2013, the Nigerian federal ministry of environment strategies called for the frontline state's contribution and participation regarding communities' formal engagement at a local level. Gombe state, which was known for its rich agricultural landscape, beautiful forest, and shelterbelts, has rapidly turned into a desert due to deforestation caused by bush burning, overgrazing, and similar destructive human activities. Local communities of Gombe state have expressed their desire to be more involved in formulating and implementing policies that directly affect their livelihood. Few studies have currently explored the role of local governments in community participation processes and how it should be contextualized within local policy structures and practices. Gombe State is in the process of formulating community participation practices through policy. This research aims to establish sustainable local community participation in land resource conservation and management, thus enhancing local livelihoods. Case study research was used, which is well suited for exploratory research, where 20 Key Informant Interviews were conducted, where 11 are expert officials from various bodies, institutions, disciplines, and 9 are Committee leaders in Gombe local government. In order to gain local perspectives (community leaders), to explore the existing community participation policies, methods, and practices, and to learn more about expert local experiences (success and failures). This research identified community participation principles, strategies, and policy structures. This research found two types of practice; Firstly, theoretical mechanics of change which includes a formalized policy (values, principles, framework) and deliberative attention within the policy to diversity and empowerment; and Secondly, facilitation processes and resources of implementation that put theory into practice (e.g., community partnerships and champions). These findings inform the work of the Gombe Great Green wall directly and have implications for a framework of successful community participation in the local context that articulates how to develop and deliver community participation. 2020-12 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98012/1/FRSB%202021%204%20UPMir.pdf Umar, Saidu Alhassan (2020) Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria. Doctoral thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Sustainable urban development - Nigeria Community development, Urban Political participation - Nigeria |
| spellingShingle | Sustainable urban development - Nigeria Community development, Urban Political participation - Nigeria Umar, Saidu Alhassan Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria |
| title | Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Development of effective community participation framework in Gombe State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | development of effective community participation framework in gombe state nigeria |
| topic | Sustainable urban development - Nigeria Community development, Urban Political participation - Nigeria |
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