ABSTRACT
Building on the previous chapters, the local resource users are confronted with the highest levels of vulnerability and the lowest levels of adaptive capacity concerning resource access and resource distribution. What follows is an account of the conflict dynamics, especially between small-holder farmers, pastoralists and fishermen at the two lake sites. The chapter seeks to answer the following three questions: Firstly, what is the temporal and local resolution of the conflict dynamics? Secondly, what are the main motivations of the conflict actors? Thirdly, what tools do they use to respond to the conflict dynamics to achieve their positions, interests and needs in matters related to the conflict issue? This multi-level analysis will show how water governance and how water conflicts are not managed at all levels of decision-making from national agencies down to the water end users (e.g. pastoralists or small-holder farmers) to avoid conflicts among local stakeholders. A specific focus will be given to the underlying features of the different conflict dynamics (governance conflict, economic conflict, resource conflict). This analysis combines the categories for analysis introduced in the previous chapters: (i) governance and implementation (ii) water accessibility and usage, (iii) economic agendas and (iv) other causes of conflict.
