Vulnerability, livelihood assets and institutional dynamics in the management of wetlands in Lake Victoria watershed basin |
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Authors: | Samuel M Mwakubo Gideon A Obare |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Economics and Agricultural Resource Management, Moi University, P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya;(2) The Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research & Analysis (KIPPRA), P.O. Box 5445-00200, Nairobi, Kenya;(3) Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Njoro, Kenya |
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Abstract: | This paper uses data from 600 households in the Lake Victoria watershed in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda to analyze the effects
of vulnerabilities and shocks on the management and exploitation of wetlands within the context of agricultural activities
and high poverty levels. A multinomial logit model is used to determine variables that influence the perception of wetlands
degradation, while a tobit model is used to establish the determinants of willingness to pay for wetland conservation and
the imputed value of wetland product extracts. The model results show that although the perception of wetland degradation
is modest, it is influenced by attributes of social capital. Variables such as floods, diseases and droughts significantly
influence the households’ willingness to pay for wetland conservation. Land size and ownership, education level and household
size all influence households’ likelihood to actively engage in wetland resource exploitation and willingness to pay for its
conservation. The implications of these results hinge on measures that would moderate the effects of shocks, mobilize collective
action, and improve physical infrastructure within the context of sustainable wetland resource use. |
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