Community assistance experience in the Aemau watershed-Aesesa catchment, Ngada, Flores

摘要

An innovative approach to catchment-based management and development has been implemented since 1997 in the Aesesa watershed, Ngada (central Flores). The paper describes the three main approaches adopted to date, including the development of participatory, community-based partnerships involving local communities, local government and the NGO sector. In recent years, the program has focused particularly on developing community capacity in the Aemau sub-watershed through community-based planning, development of sustainable agroforestry and agricultural enterprises and associated land management, development of affordable credit facilities, and building of local governance institutions.