Spatial Analysis of the Mode of Management and Conflicts of Use of Water Resources in the Watershed

Water is an important resource for all human-created activities. Water supplies are critical for the survival of the Lobo watershed's inhabitants in Nibéhibé. They have a wide range of services. Different social actors interpret these essential tools in different ways. As a consequence, their management is faced with a gap in reasoning and behaviour among the various stakeholders. As a result, it is important to note that social interactions between the various groups of actors involved are crystallising, which is focused on conflicts of usage and the severity of water scarcity. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the connection between management mode and water resource conflicts in the Lobo watershed in Nibéhibé. The methods used to achieve this goal included triptych documentary analysis, interviews, and a questionnaire survey. The documentary research entailed identifying the subject's contours in order to gain a better understanding of it. Then, through interviews with water sector actors in the Lobo basin, information on the understanding and management of the basin's water resources was gathered. Finally, we based our surveys on a sample of 384 households distributed across the entire catchment area using the basic random selection approach without discount and the use of a statistical equation. The spatial distribution of water supply sites on the one hand, and the spatial distribution of water-related dispute forms on the other, can now be mapped using population surveys and spatially referenced data in a GIS. The findings indicate that the community has access to a diverse range of water sources. Furthermore, depending on the type of water resource (surface or groundwater) and the actors' perceptions of water, the existing management style is either liberal (or private) or participatory (or community-based). As a result, the various uses create perceived conflicts between cultural (indigenous) and economic actors such as SODECI (Côte d'Ivoire's Water Distribution Company) and fishermen (non-indigenous). There are also conflicts between women, which can be summed up as disagreements over water sources and mistrust between cultures. Both stakeholders will benefit from an integrated management of water resources in this watershed.

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