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Local people in the Matengo Highlands of Tanzania took an initiative to harness water resources and constructed a hydro-milling machine, a micro-hydropower generation system, and water supply facilities, which have shown to have great potential. Although such initiatives are important, undertaking the sustainable use of those facilities is not an easy task. This chapter examines the process of constructing them and discusses the various factors that affect their sustainable use and management. The results show that local participation and community-based organizations play significant roles in the construction of hydro-milling machine as well as in its sustainable use and management, which have resulted in scaling up the micro-hydroelectric generation system. In terms of water supply facilities, factors such as leadership and water users’ association functioned as key elements throughout the process. Despite the promise of advancements and considerable potential, however, the case study indicates that continued use of water resources portends conflicts as well as cooperation both within the village and among different villages along the river basin.
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Araki, M. (2022). Development Studies: Sustainability and Local Participation in Community-Based Water Resources Utilization: A Case Study of the Matengo Highlands, Tanzania. In: Mizuno, K., Otani, Y. (eds) Glaciers, Nature, Water, and Local Community in Mount Kenya. International Perspectives in Geography, vol 17. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7853-0_9
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