Learning for sustainable management of sedimentation in the Makoye reservoir in Monze east of Southern province,Zambia
type: CreativeWork
description: Environmental issues such as sedimentation have accelerated due to increase in population and changes in land uses. This has made water managers to face complex technical challenges in managing water bodies. To address such environmental issues, the Global Action Program (GAP) by UNESCO (2014) advocate for the need to empower individuals and societies with knowledge, skills and values in order to create a society that is just, peaceful and sustainable. The study aimed at exploring how learning for sustainable management of sedimentation through a community of practice could be used to sustainably manage sedimentation in reservoirs such as Makoye reservoir. Prior studies (Sichingabula, et al., 2014, Chomba and Sichingabula, 2015 and Muchanga, 2017) on sediment management lacked an informative learning approach to sediment management. The objectives of the study were to: determine factors contributing to sedimentation of Makoye reservoir and its related effects to the socio-economic livelihood; investigate sediment management strategies in Makoye reservoir and to explore how learning for sustainable management of sedimentation through a community of Practice could be used to sustainably manage sedimentation in Makoye Reservoir. The study was informed by the theory of Community of Practice (COP). The study was guided by critical realism using action research design within the streams of qualitative approach. Target population included all residents within the Makoye reservoir catchment and those within a radius of 5km away from the reservoir with a sample size of 101 participants. This group was sampled through homogenous purposive and discriminatory exponential snowball sampling. Data collection instruments included semi-structured interview schedule, participant observations guide, Focus Group Discussion guide and a workshop program. Data was analyzed through thematic and Interactive Dialogic Analysis. Data validation was through between-method triangulation and mirr…
abstract: Environmental issues such as sedimentation have accelerated due to increase in population and changes in land uses. This has made water managers to face complex technical challenges in managing water bodies. To address such environmental issues, the Global Action Program (GAP) by UNESCO (2014) advocate for the need to empower individuals and societies with knowledge, skills and values in order to create a society that is just, peaceful and sustainable. The study aimed at exploring how learning for sustainable management of sedimentation through a community of practice could be used to sustainably manage sedimentation in reservoirs such as Makoye reservoir. Prior studies (Sichingabula, et al., 2014, Chomba and Sichingabula, 2015 and Muchanga, 2017) on sediment management lacked an informative learning approach to sediment management. The objectives of the study were to: determine factors contributing to sedimentation of Makoye reservoir and its related effects to the socio-economic livelihood; investigate sediment management strategies in Makoye reservoir and to explore how learning for sustainable management of sedimentation through a community of Practice could be used to sustainably manage sedimentation in Makoye Reservoir. The study was informed by the theory of Community of Practice (COP). The study was guided by critical realism using action research design within the streams of qualitative approach. Target population included all residents within the Makoye reservoir catchment and those within a radius of 5km away from the reservoir with a sample size of 101 participants. This group was sampled through homogenous purposive and discriminatory exponential snowball sampling. Data collection instruments included semi-structured interview schedule, participant observations guide, Focus Group Discussion guide and a workshop program. Data was analyzed through thematic and Interactive Dialogic Analysis. Data validation was through between-method triangulation and mirr…
author: Simweene, Everisto
language: en
keywords: Reservoir sedimentation--Zambia, Water supply management--Zambia
date published: 2017
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:13Z
provider: University of Zambia
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: The University of Zambia