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Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. Effective Marine Conservation in the Global South: Key Considerations for Sustainability. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2021, 1 -13.
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh. Effective Marine Conservation in the Global South: Key Considerations for Sustainability. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2021; ():1-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh. 2021. "Effective Marine Conservation in the Global South: Key Considerations for Sustainability." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-13.
Cement industries produce millions of tons of by-products each year, including dust, toxic gases, and heavy metals, which pose respiratory health hazards and environmental pollution. Although several literatures have investigated environmental impact in cement factories, the extent to which these assessments affect the population has received limited responsiveness. This study investigates this gap by examining the environmental impacts of the Ghayen Cement Industry on environmental components and public health. Using a mathematical matrix, it found that the effect of the cement factory on the environment produced four categories of significant effects: L, low; M, medium; H, high; and VH, very high. Results in terms of basic criteria revealed 0.70 of the most destructive effect was related to water pollution. Regarding the interaction effect of project activities (basic and complimentary basic criteria) on environmental components, the highest destructive effect was excavation and land deformation while the lowest effect was on public health. The study also found out that the use of compensation factors reduced the negative effect of the project on the environment. The use of common methods of environmental improvement such as erosion control, proper location of facilities, and the creation of green spaces is essential to mitigate the impact of projects on the environment.
Javad Dawoudian; Sadegh Bahamin; Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. Environmental impact assessment of cement industries using mathematical matrix method: case of Ghayen cement, South Khorasan, Iran. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021, 28, 22348 -22358.
AMA StyleJavad Dawoudian, Sadegh Bahamin, Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. Environmental impact assessment of cement industries using mathematical matrix method: case of Ghayen cement, South Khorasan, Iran. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021; 28 (18):22348-22358.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJavad Dawoudian; Sadegh Bahamin; Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. 2021. "Environmental impact assessment of cement industries using mathematical matrix method: case of Ghayen cement, South Khorasan, Iran." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, no. 18: 22348-22358.
In the wake of a rapidly changing climate, climate services have enabled farmers in developing countries to make informed decisions, necessary for efficient food production. Climate services denote the timely production, translation, delivery and use of climate information to enhance decision-making. However, studies have failed to analyse the extent to which Indigenous farmers residing and producing their food in an environment degraded by multinational corporations (MNCs) utilise climate services. This study addresses this gap by analysing Indigenous farmers’ utilisation of climate services in Igbide, Olomoro and Uzere communities, in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews were used to obtain primary data. Findings suggest that although the activities of Shell British petroleum, a MNC, have compromised food production, other factors have fuelled farmers’ unwillingness to utilise climate services. These include their inability to access assets that can significantly scale up food production and lack of weather stations close to their communities needed to generate downscaled forecasts, amongst others. This paper argues that failure to address these issues may stifle the chances of actualising the first and second sustainable development goals (no poverty and zero hunger) by 2030 in the aforementioned communities.
Eromose Ebhuoma; Mulala Simatele; Llewellyn Leonard; Osadolor Ebhuoma; Felix Donkor; Henry Tantoh. Theorising Indigenous Farmers’ Utilisation of Climate Services: Lessons from the Oil-Rich Niger Delta. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7349 .
AMA StyleEromose Ebhuoma, Mulala Simatele, Llewellyn Leonard, Osadolor Ebhuoma, Felix Donkor, Henry Tantoh. Theorising Indigenous Farmers’ Utilisation of Climate Services: Lessons from the Oil-Rich Niger Delta. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7349.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEromose Ebhuoma; Mulala Simatele; Llewellyn Leonard; Osadolor Ebhuoma; Felix Donkor; Henry Tantoh. 2020. "Theorising Indigenous Farmers’ Utilisation of Climate Services: Lessons from the Oil-Rich Niger Delta." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7349.
Green infrastructure, such as wetlands, provide significant benefits to urban populations. These infrastructures are vulnerable to destruction and degradation due to competing land uses, weak local government and poor management. Communities have been unrelenting in their resistance not only in protecting these infrastructures but managing it, with other stakeholders. The protection of wetlands ensures that fauna and flora is preserved and that they provide both tangible and intangible goods and services to the surrounding community.
Kennedy Nemutamvuni; T.J.M. McKay; Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. Active citizenry, community - Based organisations and the protection of urban wetlands: The case of colbyn, Tshwane, South Africa. Global Ecology and Conservation 2020, 24, e01244 .
AMA StyleKennedy Nemutamvuni, T.J.M. McKay, Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. Active citizenry, community - Based organisations and the protection of urban wetlands: The case of colbyn, Tshwane, South Africa. Global Ecology and Conservation. 2020; 24 ():e01244.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKennedy Nemutamvuni; T.J.M. McKay; Henry Bikwibili Tantoh. 2020. "Active citizenry, community - Based organisations and the protection of urban wetlands: The case of colbyn, Tshwane, South Africa." Global Ecology and Conservation 24, no. : e01244.
Inadequate water supply is one of the greatest current and growing global challenges particularly in rural communities of the developing world. Part of the challenge has been the ineffective water legislation and policies contributing to poor water management and governance. This study investigates policy and institutional responses of community-based water supply management in Cameroon. Using secondary data and empirical evidence collected through participatory research, it was found that the management of rural water systems in Northwest Cameroon is challenged by uncoordinated policies and failed institutions. The study also revealed that there is continuous top-down management of natural resources despite the guise of decentralization of management responsibilities to rural communities and institutions. The paper argues that the efficacy of rural water supply will always be compromised unless rural communities and community-based organizations are involved and engaged indecision-making processes and project implementation that affect them, or in which they have an interest
Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Llewellyn Leonard; Mulala Danny Simatele. Strengthening the scaffolds of community flexibility: policy and institutional response to the rural water supply and sustainability challenge. African Geographical Review 2019, 39, 208 -223.
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh, Llewellyn Leonard, Mulala Danny Simatele. Strengthening the scaffolds of community flexibility: policy and institutional response to the rural water supply and sustainability challenge. African Geographical Review. 2019; 39 (3):208-223.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh; Llewellyn Leonard; Mulala Danny Simatele. 2019. "Strengthening the scaffolds of community flexibility: policy and institutional response to the rural water supply and sustainability challenge." African Geographical Review 39, no. 3: 208-223.
This paper examines community-based water supply management (CBWSM) in three rural districts of Northwest Cameroon as well as a review of the literature focusing on some successful community-based natural resource management initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. Using empirical and secondary data collected through participatory research methods, it is argued that CBWSM has failed to achieve sustainable water supplies in Northwest Cameroon. Findings revealed that centralized control, the prevalence of poverty, passive involvement of public, private and grassroots community has continued to thwart water supplies within these districts. It is important to note that in any natural resource management system, power becomes a crucial factor as it determines who has and does not have access to common-pool resources. This paper argues that argues that strong traditional leadership, resolute devolution, and active participation of rural communities will facilitate and invigorate a platform for capturing the views of diverse user groups and this can bring about a people-centered and community-driven development process. Some aspects of best practice arising from successful case studies in Cameroon can contribute significantly to promoting the development of effective CBWSM in other rural communities with similar characteristics in and out of Cameroon. This will be possible only if rural groups are involved and engaged in the management of their resources while integrating some aspects of best practice.
Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Mulala Simatele; Eromose Ebhuoma; Kwabena Donkor; Tracey J. M. McKay. Towards a pro-community-based water resource management system in Northwest Cameroon: practical evidence and lessons of best practices. GeoJournal 2019, 86, 943 -961.
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh, Danny Mulala Simatele, Eromose Ebhuoma, Kwabena Donkor, Tracey J. M. McKay. Towards a pro-community-based water resource management system in Northwest Cameroon: practical evidence and lessons of best practices. GeoJournal. 2019; 86 (2):943-961.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Mulala Simatele; Eromose Ebhuoma; Kwabena Donkor; Tracey J. M. McKay. 2019. "Towards a pro-community-based water resource management system in Northwest Cameroon: practical evidence and lessons of best practices." GeoJournal 86, no. 2: 943-961.
This paper examines practical approaches for Community-Based Water Resource Management in North-West Region, Cameroon. Empirical data collected through participatory learning and action revealed that a lesser degree of community involvement and more centralized systems of Natural Resource Management (NRM), is a major cause of unsustainable water management. A fundamental challenge in NRM is how to effectively engage and stimulate public, private and local institutions in policymaking to address resource use conflicts and improve governance. Part of the problem in developing effective management models has been identified through the nature of approaches that inform contemporary methodologies of NRM. Many of these methods have largely been influenced by top-down systems of management that have played a major role in disenfranchising those for whom development is meant for. It is, therefore, imperative to rethink contemporary management approaches and develop more pragmatic models that will promote effective systems of NRM. A focus on and applying a rational System Thinking Analysis could potentially produce reinforcing and self-reinforcing effects to enhance rural water systems and promote sustainable water management in the North-West Region, Cameroon.
Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Mulala Danny Simatele; Eromose Ehije Ebhuoma. Shifting the paradigm in community-based water resource management in North-West Cameroon: A search for an alternative management approach. Community Development 2019, 51, 172 -191.
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh, Mulala Danny Simatele, Eromose Ehije Ebhuoma. Shifting the paradigm in community-based water resource management in North-West Cameroon: A search for an alternative management approach. Community Development. 2019; 51 (2):172-191.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh; Mulala Danny Simatele; Eromose Ehije Ebhuoma. 2019. "Shifting the paradigm in community-based water resource management in North-West Cameroon: A search for an alternative management approach." Community Development 51, no. 2: 172-191.
Food production in developing countries has been highly susceptible to both climatic and non-climatic stressors. To identify the factors that prevent the rural poor from producing food efficiently, various participatory methodologies have been utilised. However, most methodologies have implicitly illustrated how vulnerable the livelihood activities of the poor are from an asset-based perspective. As assets give people the capability to thrive, we make a case for the asset vulnerability analytical framework (AVAF) and systems thinking (ST) as an integrated methodological framework. Data for this study were obtained from the rural Delta State of Nigeria through the principles and traditions of participatory research, which include Venn (or institutional) diagrams, transect walks, brainstorming, community risk mapping and historical timelines. Findings indicate that the AVAF, on the one hand, will make it relatively easier for development practitioners to effectively identify the factors that undermine the poor’s ability to maximise their livelihood assets during food production. The ST, on the other hand, will enable development practitioners to visualise the long-term consequences of the continued inability of the poor to maximise their livelihood assets. This article argues that the utilisation of both AVAF and ST will simplify the complex challenges of decision-making. This, in turn, will facilitate the implementation of appropriate policy interventions to protect the crucial assets necessary for the rural poor to produce their food efficiently and sustainably.
Eromose E. Ebhuoma; Mulala D. Simatele; Henry B. Tantoh; Felix K. Donkor. Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 2019, 11, 12 .
AMA StyleEromose E. Ebhuoma, Mulala D. Simatele, Henry B. Tantoh, Felix K. Donkor. Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies. 2019; 11 (1):12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEromose E. Ebhuoma; Mulala D. Simatele; Henry B. Tantoh; Felix K. Donkor. 2019. "Asset vulnerability analytical framework and systems thinking as a twin methodology for highlighting factors that undermine efficient food production." Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 11, no. 1: 12.
Although water is critical for human wellbeing, being able to access a reliable supply of water remains a major challenge affecting rural communities in the developing world. Regrettably, most governments of the developing world have not managed to provide potable water to their rural communities. In some cases, such communities have had to build and manage their own water systems. This study examines one such case in rural Northwest Cameroon. It was found that the community, despite its meagre resources, had mobilized themselves, contributing money and labour to establish their own small scale water system. As a result, some 34% of households now have a private water connection, while 66% use communal taps. Despite this, some still relied on streams, springs and wells. Although households with private water connections consumed more water than those using communal taps, overall water consumption levels were still below acceptable universal standards. In addition, many residents still had to walk a considerable distance to collect water. What is more, there is no evidence that the water provided to households is safe to drink. Thus, although this community demand-driven approach improved access to water, all households could still be considered ‘water poor’. In addition, operational and maintenance challenges associated with the water supply systems impede long-term community health and development. Thus, while such small water supply systems are providing an essential lifeline of water to poor rural communities, the existing network needs to be upgraded and extended if full access to appropriate piped water is to be accomplished in rural Northwest Cameroon.
Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Tracey J. M. McKay. Rural self-empowerment: the case of small water supply management in Northwest, Cameroon. GeoJournal 2018, 85, 159 -171.
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh, Tracey J. M. McKay. Rural self-empowerment: the case of small water supply management in Northwest, Cameroon. GeoJournal. 2018; 85 (1):159-171.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh; Tracey J. M. McKay. 2018. "Rural self-empowerment: the case of small water supply management in Northwest, Cameroon." GeoJournal 85, no. 1: 159-171.
Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Simatele; Eromose Ebhuoma; Felix Kwabena Donkor. Communities at the Centre of River Basin Management for Sustainable Development in Northwest Cameroon. Achievements and Challenges of Integrated River Basin Management 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh, Danny Simatele, Eromose Ebhuoma, Felix Kwabena Donkor. Communities at the Centre of River Basin Management for Sustainable Development in Northwest Cameroon. Achievements and Challenges of Integrated River Basin Management. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Simatele; Eromose Ebhuoma; Felix Kwabena Donkor. 2018. "Communities at the Centre of River Basin Management for Sustainable Development in Northwest Cameroon." Achievements and Challenges of Integrated River Basin Management , no. : 1.
Henry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Simatele. Complexity and uncertainty in water resource governance in Northwest Cameroon: Reconnoitring the challenges and potential of community-based water resource management. Land Use Policy 2018, 75, 237 -251.
AMA StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh, Danny Simatele. Complexity and uncertainty in water resource governance in Northwest Cameroon: Reconnoitring the challenges and potential of community-based water resource management. Land Use Policy. 2018; 75 ():237-251.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHenry Bikwibili Tantoh; Danny Simatele. 2018. "Complexity and uncertainty in water resource governance in Northwest Cameroon: Reconnoitring the challenges and potential of community-based water resource management." Land Use Policy 75, no. : 237-251.