Demographic and socio-economic factors influence water resources governance at the household level particularly in rural areas of developing countries where culturally assigned gender roles in water governance hold sway. ...

The pervasive entrenchment of Western traditions in Africa continues to fuel the contradiction existing between customary and statutory water institutions on the continent. The paper addresses factors promoting the discord ...

Failure to integrate customary institutions in water management will negatively affect sustainable water resources management. The need for active involvement and meaningful participation of all stakeholders at all levels ...