An integrated social-ecological assessment of ecosystem service benefits in the Kagera River Basin in Eastern Africa

doi:10.1007/s10113-018-1356-0

	An integrated social-ecological assessment of ecosystem service benefits in the Kagera River Basin in Eastern Africa
	Khan, Ahmed S.1,2; Yi, Hongmei 1,3,4,5; Zhang, Linxiu 1,3,4; Yu, Xiubo 1,6,7; Mbanzamihigo, Erasme 1,8; Umuhumuza, Gisele 9; Ngoga, Thierry 8,10; Yevide, Sedami Igor Armand 1,11,12,13
刊名	REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
	2019
卷号	19 期号:1 页码:39-53
关键词	Ecosystem services Land use cover change Climate change Livelihoods Vulnerability mapping Value chains Kagera River Basin
ISSN号	1436-3798
DOI	10.1007/s10113-018-1356-0
通讯作者	Khan, Ahmed S.(ahmed.khan@unep-iemp.org)
英文摘要	Sustaining multiple ecosystem service benefits in transboundary river basins is a complex and challenging task in the developing world. This can be attributed to conflicting conservation and human development needs and exacerbated by climate change impacts, especially episodic drought and flooding events. We use a case study from Rwanda in the Kagera River Basin in Eastern Africa to contextualize and examine how land use cover change, water access, and agro-ecosystems are vulnerable to myriad human and natural drivers of change. An integrated framework is employed for a nested social-ecological assessment of ecosystem service benefits drawing upon landscape and vulnerability mapping, agro-commodity value chains, and institutional analyses. The conceptual framework and case study provide leverage points for vertical and horizontal linkages that include cross-sectoral partnerships, multi-level governing networks, integrated water resource management, and livelihood security. Moreover, synergy between development and conservation outcomes can be achieved through joint adaptation planning and stewardship initiatives at the local district level with full participation of resource users and community leaders. These lessons from Rwanda and the Kagera River Basin provide opportunities for mainstreaming adaptation and development planning and building resilience towards regional environmental change in Eastern Africa.
资助项目	National Natural Sciences Foundation of China[31161140355] ; National Natural Sciences Foundation of China[31361140360] ; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research (CAS)[2012SJ005]
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; LAND-USE ; CONSERVATION ; ADAPTATION ; GOVERNANCE ; RESOURCES
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
WOS记录号	WOS:000457941000004
资助机构	National Natural Sciences Foundation of China ; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resource Research (CAS)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/49857]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Khan, Ahmed S.
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, UNEP IEMP, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Khan & Associates Sustainability Consulting Inc, Jacksonville, FL 32258 USA 3.Chinese Acad Sci, United Nations Environm Program Int Ecosyst Manag, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Ctr Chinese Agr Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Peking Univ, Sch Adv Agr Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, United Nations Environm Program Int Ecosyst Manag, Beijing, Peoples R China 7.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, Beijing, Peoples R China 8.Rwanda Nat Resources Author, Kigali, Rwanda 9.Rwanda Environm Management Author, Kigali, Rwanda 10.Growth Consultant Change, London, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Khan, Ahmed S.,Yi, Hongmei,Zhang, Linxiu,et al. An integrated social-ecological assessment of ecosystem service benefits in the Kagera River Basin in Eastern Africa[J]. REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE,2019,19(1):39-53.
APA	Khan, Ahmed S..,Yi, Hongmei.,Zhang, Linxiu.,Yu, Xiubo.,Mbanzamihigo, Erasme.,...&Yevide, Sedami Igor Armand.(2019).An integrated social-ecological assessment of ecosystem service benefits in the Kagera River Basin in Eastern Africa.REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE,19(1),39-53.
MLA	Khan, Ahmed S.,et al."An integrated social-ecological assessment of ecosystem service benefits in the Kagera River Basin in Eastern Africa".REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 19.1(2019):39-53.