Indigenous peoples (IPs) worldwide are confronted by the increasing threat of pollution.
Based on a comprehensive review of the literature (n= 686 studies), we present the current …

Evidence is increasing of human responses to the impacts of climate change in Africa.
However, understanding of the effectiveness of these responses for adaptation to climate …

Through an in-depth ethnographic case study, we explore water management practices
within the Jiroft County province in Iran and discuss the applicability of indigenous …

The study was conducted to determine the associations between water availability and
management practises with pond water parameters in small-scale aquaculture in arid areas …

Groundwater is a very important resource for socio-economic development. The uncertainty
of where potential groundwater resources is located often causes some groundwater …

Semiarid areas face challenges in the availability of water for domestic, agricultural and
industrial use. The freshwater availability in semi-arid is limited due to low periods of rainfall …

This paper is concerned with how water prospectors, well diggers, and irrigation farmers
come to know groundwater. Drawing on cases from Tanzania and Zimbabwe, the paper …

The efficacy of indigenous knowledge and local participation has been argued to be some of
the pathways to curbing the present indigenous community development impasse …

The rapid growth of civil societies coupled with population influx due to the artisanal mining
industry in the Bukombe district (BD) has triggered a high demand for water resources. The …

Chamwino district, central Tanzania is a semi-arid granitic complex province, where
groundwater is the major source of water for domestic and other uses. However …