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Paper by: Tamuno, PBL and Smith, MD Presented by: Dr Tamuno, P. B.L. 30 th September 2008

The Place of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Water Resources Management in the Central Niger Delta. Paper by: Tamuno, PBL and Smith, MD Presented by: Dr Tamuno, P. B.L. 30 th September 2008. Presentation overview. The Central Niger Delta; Water Resources & the Central Niger Delta;

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Paper by: Tamuno, PBL and Smith, MD Presented by: Dr Tamuno, P. B.L. 30 th September 2008

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  1. The Place of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Water Resources Management in the Central Niger Delta Paper by: Tamuno, PBL and Smith, MD Presented by: Dr Tamuno, P. B.L. 30th September 2008

  2. Presentation overview • The Central Niger Delta; • Water Resources & the Central Niger Delta; • Dredging: An Environmental Issue; • Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK); • Challenges of the Application of TEK; • Prospects & Benefits of TEK in WRM; • Research Approach & Research Issue; • Sample / Target Population; • Validity of TEK in the Central Niger Delta; • Determinants of the Quality of TEK; and • Application of TEK in Water Resources Management.

  3. The Central Niger Delta • 70% is Riverine; • Have the longest coastline in Nigeria (200 Km); • Rich in biodiversity, but ecologically fragile; • Rural Livelihood is eco-dependent / CPR; and • Network of 23 Creeks & Rivers.

  4. Water Resources & Central Delta • Ecological and social services; • Declining Quality and Service value; • Challenges to Sustainable WRM • Natural complexity and variability; • Multi-stakeholder demand on water resources; • Inadequate, dearth and lack of baseline data; • Appropriate and acceptable valuation for water resources; and • Anthropogenic stressors;

  5. Dredging: An Environmental Issue • Benefits • Improved navigational channel; • Land reclamation; • Socio-economic development; • Flood mitigation; and • Beneficial use of dredged materials; • Impacts • Hydrology and wetland / floodplain loss; • Sediments and turbidity; • Flora and fauna; and • Livelihoods;

  6. Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) • The concept and features of TEK?; • Localised and descriptive; • Knowledge acquired based on residency and interaction with the environment; • Integral part local communities; • Experiential local Knowledge; and • Non-documented and informally transmitted;

  7. Challenges of the Application of TEK • Scientific bias; • Subjectivity and validity; • Location-specific knowledge; • Dynamic livelihoods and values; • “Consensus” among TEK Holders and • Harmonisation and usage.

  8. Prospects & Benefits of TEK in WRM • Long term Information (CE); • Localised livelihood and ecological data; • Complementary to Scientific knowledge; • Information about seasonal variability and trends; and • Encourages community participation and environmental partnership

  9. Research Approach & Research Issue • Otuogidi & Otuoke are sample communities; • Participants represents 5% of the target population (211 respondents); • 32% of respondents have resided in the sample communities for 35 years or more; • Surface water plays a vital role in the Central Delta; and • Dredging is one of the environmental issues in the Central Delta.

  10. Sample / Target Population

  11. Validity of TEK in the Central Delta

  12. Determinants of the Quality of TEK • Residency in catchment; • Localised relevance of impacted resource; • Localised consequences of the environmental issue; • Time lapse between environmental event & documentation; and • Interactions between human and local resources. BUT • Independent of educational qualifications.

  13. Application of TEK in Water Resources Management • Build-up environmental baseline; • Reduce the effect of environmental noise (false negative / false positive result); • Statistical Central tendency; • Enhances environmental justice & favours environmental partnership; and • Result in holistic water resources management.

  14. Summary of Presentation • The Central Niger Delta; • Water Resources & the Central Niger Delta; • Dredging: An Environmental Issue; • Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK); • Challenges of the Application of TEK; • Prospects & Benefits of TEK in WRM; • Research Approach & Research Issue; • Sample / Target Population; • Validity of TEK in the Central Niger Delta; • Determinants of the Quality of TEK; and • Application of TEK in Water Resources Management.

  15. Conclusion TEK should be promoted and used to its merits, scrutinised as other information is scrutinised, and applied in situations in which it makes a difference in the quality of research, and water resources management.

  16. Thank you

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