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Title: Stakeholders’ composition, knowledge and use of earth observation data in wetland ecological assessments, Zimbabwe
Authors: Keto Ngwenya
Thomas Marambanyika
Department of Geography, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Building, Midlands State University, Gweru, P. Bag 9055, Zimbabwe
Department of Geography, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Building, Midlands State University, Gweru, P. Bag 9055, Zimbabwe
Keywords: Earth observation data
Remotely sensed data
Stakeholders’ participation
Wetland ecological conditions
Wetland management
Issue Date: 20-Aug-2023
Publisher: Elsevier
Abstract: The study analyses stakeholders’ knowledge and use of earth observation (EO) derived data in the assessment and monitoring of Driefontein and Intunjambili wetlands’ ecological conditions. Data was collected using a questionnaire survey administered to 282 randomly selected households and semi-structured interviews carried out with purposefully selected key informants represent- ing institutional stakeholders. The results of this study show that the stakeholder categories identified in the two wetland areas are government departments, statutory bodies, non- governmental organisations, research institutions, academia and the local people. Most of the institutional stakeholders (55.6%) and household respondents (81.7%) do not have knowledge of EO data application in wetland conditions monitoring. Chi-Square test results further show that the households’ knowledge on use of remotely sensed derived products and services does not vary with age (p > 0.05), marital status (p > 0.05), level of education (p > 0.05), except gender in Driefontein (p < 0.05). However, the various stakeholder categories recommended wider appli- cation of earth observation products and services in the assessment of land use land cover changes, water quantity and quality, flood monitoring, fire outbreaks and the establishment of a wetland inventory to abate wetland degradation. The utilisation of EO data is constrained by lack of knowledge on the use of remotely sensed data in wetland ecological conditions assessment. Investment in capacity building initiatives for both technical and non-technical stakeholders involved in wetland management in Zimbabwe is required so as to enhance their skills in EO data utilisation.
Description: This article is part of study that is being funded by the Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Services for Transboundary Basins of Southern Africa (WeMAST) Project funded under GMES and Africa programme.
URI: https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5855
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