Water Policy 6 (2004) 319-334

Challenges to community participation in watershed management: an analysis of fish farming activities at Saguling Reservoir, West Java - Indonesia

Budhi Gunawan, Kazuhiko Takeuchi and Oekan S. Abdoellah

Corresponding author. Institute of Ecology, Padjadjaran University, Jl. Sekeloa Selatan I, Bandung- 40132, Indonesia. E-mail: ecology@melsa.net.id Institute of Ecology, Padjadjaran University, Jl. Sekeloa Selatan I, Bandung-40132, Indonesia, and Department of Anthropology, Padjadjaran University, Jl. Raya Bandung-Sumedang, Sumedang, Indonesia

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan

Community participation is a precondition of integrated watershed management. However, during the implementation phases, some people may not participate in or share the benefits of watershed management. There are several reasons for this and the following paper seeks to show the response by fish farmers from Saguling Reservoir, West Java, Indonesia, to environmental problems and the concept of integrated watershed management. The study indicates that while farmers have a moderate understanding of interrelated environmental problems, there is little willingness to share the benefits of investment in watershed management. Nevertheless participation in solving local environmental problems can be developed and incorporated in watershed management plans.

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