Torou, Bio Mohamadou

Venot, Jean-Philippe

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The	  3rd	  International	  Forum	  	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	  Tshwane,	  South	  Africa	  November	  14	  –	  17, 2011	  	   	   	  	  	  Co-­‐hosted	  by:	  	  	   	  O p p o r t u n i t i e s  a n d  C o n t r a i n t s  f o r  l o c a l  I W R M  i n n o v t i o n s :  T h e  c a s e  o f  l o c a l  w a t e r  c o m m i t t e e  i n  B u r k i n a  F a s o   BIO	  MAHAMADOU	  TOROU1	  AND	  JEAN-­‐PHILIPPE	  VENOT1	  1IWMI-­‐Burkina	  Faso	  btorou@gmail.com	  	  S e s s i o n :  L e a r n i n g  t o  i n n o v a t e  	  	     S u m m a r y  Over	  the	  last	  15	  years,	  Burkina	  Faso	  has	  undertaken	  institutional	  reforms	  in	  its	  water	  sector.	  Among	  the	   innovations	   was	   the	   adoption	   of	   an	   IWRM	   Action	   Plan,	   including	   the	   creation	   of	   local	   water	  committees	   (CLE).	   This	   study	   is	   a	   diagnosis	   of	   ten	   of	   these	   CLEs.	   The	   consideration	   given	   to	  deconcentrated	  technical	  services,	  decentralized	  government,	  local	  users,	  and	  NGOs	  could	  institute	  the	  CLE	   as	   an	   adaptive	   platform	   for	   consultation	   and	   democratic	   decision-­‐making	   over	   natural	   resources	  management.	  Yet,	  the	  study	  points	  to	  complex	  power-­‐play	  right	  from	  the	  implementation	  stages	  of	  the	  CLE,	  and	  notably,	  the	  abuse	  of	  power	  by	  administrative	  and	  customary	  authorities.	  This	  has	  tremendous	  impacts	  on	  what	   the	  CLE	   can	  actually	   achieve,	  once	   it	   has	  been	  officially	   created.	   There	   is	   a	  need	   for	  building	  the	  capacity	  of	  the	  small-­‐size	  consultancy	  companies	  that	  have	  been	  overseeing	  the	  creation	  of	  the	  CLE	  and	   to	   financially	   support	   the	  committees	   themselves	   for	   the	  conduct	  of	   their	  activities.	  New	  Key Message Local	  Water	  Committees	  (CLE)	  are	  innovative	  structures	  for	  IWRM	  in	  the	  West	  African	  context.	  So	  that	  the	  full	  effect	  of	  these	  committees	  can	  be	  attained,	  recognizing	  existing	  power	  plays	  and	  capacity	  building	  of	  various	  stakeholders	  is	  necessary.	  	  	  International	  Forum	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	  and	   innovative	   financing	  mechanisms	   that	  would	   run	  alongside	   the	   current	  policy	  of	  decentralization-­‐	  need	  to	  be	  devised.	  Further,	  clarifying	  the	  area	  under	  the	  authority	  of	  the	  CLE	  is	  also	  needed.	  	  FREQUENCY	  OF	  STRATEGIC	  POSITIONS:	  THIS	  CHART	  SHOWS	  THE	  REPRESENTATION	  OF	  DIFFERENT	  STAKEHOLDERS	  OF	  WATER	  IN	  THE	  CLE.	  THE	  ADMINISTRATION	  TAKES	  MUCH	  OF	  THE	  DECISION-­‐MAKING	  POSITION	  FOLLOWED	  BY	  THE	  CUSTOMARY	  AUTHORITIES.	  THIS	  ILLUSTRATES	  THE	  HAND-­‐SETTING	  OF	  THESE	  TWO	  STRUCTURES	  ON	  THE	  CLE.	  	  	  

Opportunities and constraints for local IWRM innovtions: The case of local water committee in Burkina Faso

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Opportunities and constraints for local IWRM innovtions: The case of local water committee in Burkina Faso

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