A social network approach to analyzing water governance: The case of the Mkindo catchment, Tanzania

Stein, Christian; Ernstson, Henrik; Barron, Jennie

doi:10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.083

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“…SNM has been extensively used in natural resource management (Bodin and Crona 2009;Stein et al 2011) and is being progressively applied in climate change adaptation (Aberman et al 2011).…”

Section: Implementing Adaptation Measures: Actors Institutions and Imentioning

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How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

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Climate change is already affecting many natural systems and human environments worldwide, like the semiarid Guadiana Basin in Spain. This paper illustrates a systematic analysis of climate change adaptation in the Guadiana irrigation farming region. The study applies a solution-oriented diagnostic framework structured along a series of sequential analytical steps. An initial stage integrates economic and hydrologic modeling to evaluate the effects of climate change on the agriculture and water sectors. Next, adaptation measures are identified and prioritized through a stakeholder-based multi-criteria analysis.Finally, a social network analysis identifies key actors and their relationships in climate change adaptation. The study shows that under a severe climate change scenario, water availability could be substantially decreased and drought occurrence will augment. In consequence, farmers will adapt their crops to a lesser amount of water and income gains will diminish, particularly for smallholder farms. Among the various adaptation measures considered, those related to private farming (new crop varieties and modern irrigation technologies) are ranked highest, whereas publicfunded hard measures (reservoirs) are lowest and public soft measures (insurance) are ranked middle. In addition, stakeholders highlighted that the most relevant criteria for selecting adaptation plans are environmental protection, financial feasibility and employment creation. Nonetheless, the social network analysis evidenced the need to strengthen the links among the different stakeholder groups to facilitate the implementation of adaptation processes. In sum, the diagnostic framework applied in this research can be considered a valuable tool for guiding and supporting decision making in climate change adaptation and communicating scientific results.

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“…SNM has been extensively used in natural resource management (Bodin and Crona 2009;Stein et al 2011) and is being progressively applied in climate change adaptation (Aberman et al 2011).…”

Section: Implementing Adaptation Measures: Actors Institutions and Imentioning

confidence: 99%

How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

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“…This quantitative 'proving' of SNA as a way of modeling and measuring social interaction reinforces subsequent confidence in structural mapping of networks and biophysical scientists' confidence in this tool. Such interest reflects the application of SNA across multiple disciplines, including ecology, psychology, organizational management (see for example, Stein et al 2011), and creativity and innovation in industrial design (Simon and Tellier 2011). SNA appears to offer a platform for interaction with social science qualitative theorists that is useful for those seeking ways to describe the interaction between social and ecological systems and quantitative and qualitative methods.…”

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Transition Landscapes and Social Networks: Examining On-Gound Community Resilience and its Implications for Policy Settings in Multiscalar Systems

Beilin¹,

Reichelt²,

King³

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Community based natural resource management groups contribute to landscape scale ecological change through their aggregation of local ecological knowledge. However, the social networks at the heart of such groups remain invisible to decision makers as evidenced in funding cuts and strategic policy documents. Our research is a pilot study of the social networks in two peri-urban landscapes in Victoria, Australia. We describe the social network analysis undertaken with regard to natural resource management issues. The findings are assessed against the qualities of resilience: diversity, modularity, connectivity, and feedback loops. A social network analysis tool is discussed with participants to assess its usefulness on-ground and with agency staff involved in the project. We concluded that the sociograms are useful to the groups, however, the management of the tool itself is complex and calls for agency personnel to facilitate the process. Overall, the project did make visible the networks that contribute to a multiscalar social and ecological resilience in these landscapes, and in this regard, their use is of benefit to policy makers concerned with supporting networks that build social resilience

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“…It is also concerned with political, social and economic organizations and institutions and their relationships, which are important for water development and management [11,12,15]. However, according to Stein et al [16], the legal and institutional frameworks discussed above tend to focus on the formal administrative structure, those being explicitly stated in specific policy documents and laws. They argue that these may have little to do with the everyday reality of natural resource managers and users, their behavior and social interaction.…”

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“…They argue that these may have little to do with the everyday reality of natural resource managers and users, their behavior and social interaction. Furthermore, Stein et al [16] introduce a social network approach to analyzing water governance, particularly the aspects of the social complexity underpinning water resources governance. Tortajada [12] mentions the holistic approach in the agenda of future water governance.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework For Water Governancementioning

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Water Governance in Cambodia: From Centralized Water Governance to Farmer Water User Community

Sithirith

2017

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Cambodia has abundant water resources in the wet season and a scarcity of water in the dry season. These phenomena undermine the development in this country and pose a threat to long-term development. Hence, the governance of water becomes critically important for the current and future development of Cambodia. Thus, this study is undertaken to understand the current water governance practice, challenges and constraints that prevent Cambodia from managing water effectively, and identify opportunities to improve it. In doing this, the study examines the water governance in Cambodia from a large-scale water management system and three community-based water resource management systems and farmer water user communities (FWUCs) in three provinces around Cambodia. It concludes that the current water governance practice in Cambodia is still too weak and fragmented to address the water security issues affecting the country, and thus, reorganization of the current structure and system of the water governance framework would be required to address long-term water security issues.

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A social network approach to analyzing water governance: The case of the Mkindo catchment, Tanzania

Cited by 129 publications

References 25 publications

How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change? Insights from the Guadiana Basin in Spain

Transition Landscapes and Social Networks: Examining On-Gound Community Resilience and its Implications for Policy Settings in Multiscalar Systems

Water Governance in Cambodia: From Centralized Water Governance to Farmer Water User Community

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