Decentralization and devolution of resource rights is arguably one of the more important policy issues confronting rural development focused donors, practitioners, and governments. In many developing countries, decentralization is simply happening and is likely to continue to happen. In the natural resources area, profound changes are occurring in terms of who has access to and control over resources. Understanding the impacts of these institutional changes will help governments better inform themselves and other stakeholders.
As part of our program on poverty and environment, we are interested in the impact of devolutionary policies, particularly community based natural resource management on household welfare. We are interested in examining rich-poor differences in impacts and some of the conditions that contribute to successful devolution. Our work in this area covers community conservancies in Africa, irrigation management in the Philippines and community forestry in South Asia.
Below you will find some publications and country-specific papers related to the topic of devolution in natural resource management.
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