Enhancing the capacity of water governance to deal with complex management challenges: A framework of analysis

Pahl‐Wostl, Claudia; Knieper, Christian; Lukat, Evelyn; Meergans, Franziska; Schoderer, Mirja; Schütze, Nora; Schweigatz, Daniel; Dombrowsky, Ines; Lenschow, Andrea; Stein, Ulf; Thiel, Andreas; Tröltzsch, Jenny; Vidaurre, Rorigo

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.011

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“…The lack of case study approaches to analyze the actual governance processes is astonishing since many studies come to the conclusion that the vulnerability of water towers is driven by ineffective governance (Immerzeel et al., 2020), that governance is the most critical barrier for dealing with changes in river basins effectively (Best, 2019; Biemans et al., 2019), and that the water crisis is mainly a crisis of governance (Gupta et al., 2013; GWP, 2000; Mirzaei et al., 2017). In general, integrated water governance is challenging due to the potentially competing water uses related to different sectors active at different geographic and governmental scales with different economic interests, and power relations (Pahl‐Wostl et al., 2020; Sayles & Baggio, 2017; Weitz et al., 2017). This challenge becomes particularly apparent in the case of multi‐purpose reservoirs.…”

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Reservoir Governance in World's Water Towers Needs to Anticipate Multi‐purpose Use

Kellner

Brunner

2021

Earth's Future

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Mountains play an essential role in storing water and providing it to downstream regions and are therefore commonly referred to as "water towers of the world" (Immerzeel et al., 2020; Viviroli et al., 2020). In particular, they provide runoff in the lowlands' low flow season by contributing snow-and glacier-melt (Jenicek et al., 2018). Globally, 1.9 billion people depend on these runoff contributions from mountains (Immerzeel et al., 2020), which are currently and in future impacted by climate change through the retreat and volume loss of glaciers (

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Reservoir Governance in World's Water Towers Needs to Anticipate Multi‐purpose Use

Kellner

Brunner

2021

Earth's Future

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“…Los propósitos planteados en el plan de acción y cumplidos a través de los instrumentos, entre otros, desembocan a un análisis de resultados sobre tendencias de gobernanza del agua en el mundo en 2020, desde autores como (UNESCO, 2020); (Naciones Unidas, 2020); (Huang et al, 2020); (Te Wierik et al, 2020); (Wilson, 2020); (Pinos, 2020); (Schreiner & van Koppen, 2020); (Pahl-Wostl et al, 2020); (OECD, 2018); (IWRA, 2020); (McDonald, 2020); (Jiménez et al, 2020), encontrándose coincidencia absoluta entre todas las inquietudes y tendencias planteadas por ellos con referencia a la gobernanza del agua en el mundo, particularmente en Latinoamérica, y los resultados hallados por esta investigación, de forma que, se apunta a la necesidad de introducir dentro de las empresas de acueducto y alcantarillado un modelo de gobernanza multinivel del agua, basado en los principios, marco metodológico de implementación de indicadores propuestos por la OCDE, teniendo en cuenta los lineamientos generales de nivel internacional y las particularidades de las partes interesadas a nivel local y regional.…”

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Gobernanza del agua y creación de valor social en el Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Popayán SA-ESP

Fajardo¹,

ROMERO²

2021

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Ésta investigación descriptiva, utilizó una encuesta aplicada a usuarios, entrevista y un Focus Group a directivos de la empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Popayàn SA-ESP, con el objetivo de diseñar una propuesta con estrategias integradoras de la gobernanza del agua y creación de valor social, donde se halla que no existen procesos de gobernanza del agua y que hay necesidad de incorporar elementos del contexto local a un modelo multinivel de gobernanza propuesto por la OCDE, que requiere la participación de todos, para generar valor social.

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“…The first one includes exchanging knowledge and experiences, increasing public acceptance, and reducing litigation (Ruiz-Villaverde and García-Rubio 2017). The second comprises frustration, latent or new conflicts, lack of representation, and power or influence asymmetries -considering 'power' as the ability to influence others and distinguishing between 'power to' and 'power over' options (Lunenburg 2012;Pahl-Wostl et al 2020;Woldesenbet 2020).…”

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Can agriculture and conservation be compatible in a coastal wetland? Balancing stakeholders’ narratives and interactions in the management of El Hondo Natural Park, Spain

Ricart

Amorós

2021

Agric Hum Values

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Coastal wetlands are among the most productive and valuable ecosystems worldwide, although one of the main factors affecting their survival is the coexistence between agriculture and conservation. This paper analyses the complex balance between agriculture and conservation coexistence in El Hondo Natural Park (Alicante, Spain) coastal wetland by examining stakeholders’ narratives, perceptions, and interactions. The aim is to highlight the concurrence between socio-economic progress and socio-environmental justice perspectives by identifying those driving factors motivating stakeholders’ conflicts while expanding stakeholders’ behaviour and interaction when discussing the current and future management of this socio-ecological system. Data were collected between April and June 2019 from semi-structured interviews and questionnaires to river basin authorities, regional governments, municipalities, irrigation communities, union farms, regional and local ecologist groups, and social movements; and scrutinized through qualitative data analysis and descriptive statistics. Stakeholders discussed the main driving factors identified through the local newspapers to motivating current conflicts and confronting perspectives in El Hondo Natural Park: (1) the origin and evolution of the coastal wetland, (2) the provision and value of ecosystem services, (3) the management of water scarcity and water quality standards, (4) the guarantee and management of public and private investment, and (5) consequences of a natural park declaration. Likewise, the triple-loop analysis of stakeholders’ representativeness, relevance and collaboration highlighted examples of stakeholders’ underrepresentation and power imbalance, a negative assessment of the stakeholders’ actions, and how agreements are based on both stakeholders’ predisposition to collaborate and affinity.

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Enhancing the capacity of water governance to deal with complex management challenges: A framework of analysis

Cited by 99 publications

References 70 publications

Reservoir Governance in World's Water Towers Needs to Anticipate Multi‐purpose Use

Reservoir Governance in World's Water Towers Needs to Anticipate Multi‐purpose Use

Gobernanza del agua y creación de valor social en el Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Popayán SA-ESP

Can agriculture and conservation be compatible in a coastal wetland? Balancing stakeholders’ narratives and interactions in the management of El Hondo Natural Park, Spain

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