Governing the commons through customary law systems of water governance

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dc.contributor.authorGachenga, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T07:12:54Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T07:12:54Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionPeer reviewed articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe resilience of customary law systems of natural resource governance in many parts of the world lends credence to Ostrom’s theory on the governance of commons. Ostrom argued that resource users who enjoy relative autonomy in the design of rules for governing and managing common-pool resources, frequently achieve better economic (as well as more equitable) outcomes than when experts do this for them.2 In support of this theory and acknowledging that most common pool resource governance regimes are based on a customary law system, Bosselman has sought to demonstrate a link between customary law systems and positive outcomes for sustainable development.3 Using a case study of the customary law system of water governance of the Marakwet community of Kenya, this paper tests and builds on the design principles and tools developed by Ostrom, to study normative institutions in a dynamic environment.4 The paper proposes an analytical framework that helps identify the features that strengthen customary institutions and ensure their adaptability and resource sustainability. This exercise illustrates the parallels between commons governance and customary law governance of natural resources.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/4310
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCEESP and IUCNen_US
dc.subjectCustomary law systemsen_US
dc.subjectWater governanceen_US
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen_US
dc.subjectMarakweten_US
dc.subjectCommonsen_US
dc.subjectcommon pool resourcesen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectnatural resource governanceen_US
dc.subjectirrigation systemen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectPropertyen_US
dc.subjectWateren_US
dc.titleGoverning the commons through customary law systems of water governanceen_US
dc.title.alternativethe case of the Marakweten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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