CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN THE DECENTRALISATION OF BRAZIL'S WATER RESOURCES: ASSESSING PARTICIPATION IN THREE STATES

Water governance and management are important challenges for the River Indus Basin in Pakistan. Water governance refers to social, political and economic factors that influence water management. The water scarcity and water security are a major concern for the state to control its water resources. The study aims to give Sindh water policy by exploring the challenges to Indus Basin in managing water resources and to identify opportunities Indus Basin can look to improve water management. Interviews were conducted from water experts and analysts having 5 years’ experience or more in the water sector of Pakistan through a semi-structured self-developed questionnaire using purposive sampling technique and transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The findings show that increasing population, climatic change and rising demand of water are major challenges Indus is facing and Indus with time is getting water-scarce therefore need strong institutions, civil society and legislatures to ensure equitable distribution of water and maintain the ecosystem. The study emphasizes that water governance and management are necessary for sustainable use of water. Pakistan, the water stress country needs to address ‘governance’ at a wider scale to solve problems in the Indus Basin for the livelihood of people. The research will benefit the state, water experts, institutions as well as civil society to promote efficient use of water in Indus Basin.

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From Black to Blue Skies: Civil Society Perceptions of Air Pollution in Shanghai

The China Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0305741021000588 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Amanda K. Winter ◽

Huong Le ◽

Simon Roberts

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Civil Society ◽

Air Quality ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Field Research ◽

Ecological Civilization ◽

Civil Society Participation ◽

Quality Indexes

Abstract This paper explores the perception and politics of air pollution in Shanghai. We present a qualitative case study based on a literature review of relevant policies and research on civil society and air pollution, in dialogue with air quality indexes and field research data. We engage with the concept of China's authoritarian environmentalism and the political context of ecological civilization. We find that discussions about air pollution are often placed in a frame that is both locally temporal (environment) and internationally developmentalist (economy). We raise questions from an example of three applications with different presentations of air quality index measures for the same time and place. This example and frame highlight the central role and connection between technology, data and evidence, and pollution visibility in the case of the perception of air pollution. Our findings then point to two gaps in authoritarian environmentalism research, revealing a need to better understand (1) the role of technology within this governance context, and (2) the tensions created from this non-participatory approach with ecological civilization, which calls for civil society participation.

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Towards a New Cosmopolitanism: Global Reflexive Interactive Democracy as a New Mechanism for Civil Society Participation in Agri-food Governance

Global Jurist ◽

10.2202/1934-2640.1348 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dario Bevilacqua ◽

Jessica Duncan

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Food Governance ◽

Civil Society Participation

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Civil society participation in urban sanitation and solid waste management in Uganda

Local Environment ◽

10.1080/13549830903406032 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

J. T. Tukahirwa ◽

A. P.J. Mol ◽

P. Oosterveer

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Civil Society Participation ◽

Urban Sanitation

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Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Pemukiman Pada Kecamatan Tungkil Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat

Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan ◽

10.14710/jil.15.2.96-111 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 96

Author(s):

Septu Haswindy ◽

Fitriza Yuliana

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Waste Management ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Education Level ◽

Chi Square ◽

Civil Society Participation ◽

Participation Level ◽

Environment Characteristic ◽

Chi Square Analysis ◽

Distribution Frequency

Kecamatan Tungkal Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat sebagai daerah pasang surut memiliki keunikan dalam bentuk bangunan rumah dan ini tentunya berdampak pada budaya masyarakat yang sengaja membuang sampah ke bawah rumah. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tingkat partisipasi masyarakat terhadap pengelolaan sampah pemukiman, untuk mengetahui tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah pemukiman serta untuk menganalisis hubungan karakteristik masyarakat dan lingkungan pemukiman dengan tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah pemukiman sehingga terwujud kebersihan dan keindahan keberlanjutan lingkungan pemukiman di Kecamatan Tungkal Ilir. Berdasarkan hasil analisis distribusi frekuensi yang dilakukan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah pemukiman di Kecamatan Tungkal Ilir adalah tingkat pendidikan, pendapatan, luas halaman, keadaan lingkungan, sikap terhadap lingkungan dan persepsi masyarakat. Tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah pemukiman di Kecamatan Tungkal Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat dikategorikan rendah atau kurang yaitu sebesar 56,0%, sedang atau cukup sebesar 25,0% dan tinggi atau baik sebesar 19,0%. Berdasarkan hasil analisis chi-square karakteristik masyarakat dan lingkungan pemukiman berhubungan positif sangat nyata dengan tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah pemukiman di Kecamatan Tungkal Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat, karakteristik masyarakat yang tidak memiliki hubungan dengan tingkat partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah pemukiman adalah lama tinggal.Kata kunci: pengelolaan sampah pemukiman, karakteristik masyarakat, partisipasi masyarakatEnglish Title: Civil Society Participation in Household Garbage Management at Tungkal Ilir Subdistrict West Tanjung Jabung RegencyABSTRACTSubdistrict Tungkal Ilir West Tanjung Jabung regency astidal area hasa distinctive form of house and it certainly affected to society culture which intentionally throw the garbage downwards the house. The purpose of this research is to identify the influencing factors of civil society participation in household garbage management, to identify level of society participation in household garbage management and to analyse the characteristic of relation of society characteristic and settlement environment with society participation level in household garbage management till cleanliness and continuity of settlement environmental beauty at Tungkal Ilir subdistrict. In result of distribution frequency anlaysis stated factors that influence society participation level in household garbage management at Tungkal Ilir subdistrict are education level, earning, yard, environment circumstance, attitude to environment and society perception. Level of society participation in household garbage management in Tungkal Ilir subdistrict West Tanjung Jabung categorized low or less that equal to 56,0%, medium or enough equal to 25,0 % and high or good equal to 19,0%. Based on chi-square analysis result, society and environment characteristic correlate positive and very real with society participation level in household garbage management at Tungkal Ilir subdistric West Tanjung Jabung, society characteristic which has no relationship with society participation level in household garbage management is time of stay periode.Keywords: house waste management, society characteristic, society participationCitation: Yuliana, F. dan Haswindy, S. (2017). Partisipasi Masyarakat Dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Pemukiman Pada Kecamatan Tungkil Ilir Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Barat. Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan, 15(2), 96-111, doi:10.14710/jil.15.2.96-111

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