Government management and overexploitation of groundwater resources: absence of local community initiatives in Ardabil plain-Iran

Azizi, Ali; Ghorbani, Amineh; Malekmohammadi, Bahram; Jafari, Hamid

doi:10.1080/09640568.2016.1257975

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“…The characterisation of the different variables can be found in Appendix 1. Following Azizi et al (2017) in the next sections, we develop a narrative linking the main variables in every period to show how they interact and what the main drivers are behind the innovative governance system convened for the Fuencaliente Aquifer.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For each period, the main variables and drivers characterising the aquifer management and the governance system were identified using the social-ecological system (SES) framework proposed by Ostrom (2009). This framework has been applied by several authors to analyse the governance of common-pool resources and, more specifically, to analyse water and groundwater governance (Azizi et al, 2017;Klümper and Theesfeld, 2017;McCord et al, 2017). It is an appealing framework because it permits the identification of the internal and external variables affecting an SES and an understanding of the complexity of the different interactions between the human and environmental systems by conceptualising not only the specific attributes of both systems but also the interactions and the resulting outcomes.…”

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Drivers of innovation in groundwater governance. The links between the social and the ecological systems

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“…According to the results of the questionnaire analysis, the legitimacy principle seems to hold the second priority in redefining water governance in the Sistan region. Values and beliefs in society are cornerstones of water systems which are categorized as complex human-natural systems [see e.g., Azizi et al (2017)]. Most of the water-related policies and plans in the region are being designed, approved, and implemented regardless of the values, traditions, and cultural conditions in the area.…”

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Consensus-Based Fuzzy Group Decision-Making Framework for Tailoring Good Water Governance to the Context: A Case Study of Sistan, Iran

Bafandeh

Bagherzadeh

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J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage.

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Although good water governance (GWG) is a widely accepted concept, mistaking its principles for silver bullet approaches has hindered its successful applications. This highlights the idea that one-size-fits-all thinking does not satisfy the need to navigate toward sustainable outcomes in ever-changing complex water systems. This also indicates that endeavors toward governing water systems must be tailored to the specific context that these systems are nested within. Scholars have pointed out the importance of residents' input in contextualizing water governance practices. With that being said, this paper proposes an innovative approach to tailoring principles of GWG to the context by building an analytical framework upon which survey research was conducted. The survey, it took input from three categories of residents, namely experts, authorities, and experienced locals. Analyzing the data led to a group decision-making problem that was approached using fuzzy risk-based multiple-attribute decision-making methods, including technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution and ordered weighted averaging, while considering the amount of consensus among mentioned groups. Furthermore, to validate the results of the decision-making problem analysis, additional interviews were conducted to get a more pragmatic picture of the situation. Sistan Delta in Iran was selected as a case study mainly due to the current undesirable situation and also the international social, political, and environmental significance of the area. This study aims to take the first step of rethinking water governance in the area. The results indicated that to operationalize good governance, the principles of collaboration, legitimacy, adaptability, and trust and engagement must be prior considerations to redefine the water governance structure in the Sistan region.

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“…Recognition of the importance of SES laid the basis for alternative formulations to tackle the sustainable management of land resources focusing specifically on institutional and governance outcomes (Lebel et al 2006;Bodin 2017). The SES approach also addresses the multiple scales in which the social and ecological dimensions interact (Veldkamp et al 2011;Myers et al 2016;Azizi et al 2017) (Section 6.1).…”

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Land, including its water bodies, provides the basis for human livelihoods and well-being through primary productivity, the supply of food, freshwater, and multiple other ecosystem services (high confidence). Neither our individual or societal identities, nor the world's economy would exist without the multiple resources, services and livelihood systems provided by land ecosystems and biodiversity. The annual value of the world's total terrestrial ecosystem services has been estimated at 75 trillion USD in 2011, approximately equivalent to the annual global Gross Domestic Product (based on USD2007 values) (medium confidence). Land and its biodiversity also represent essential, intangible benefits to humans, such as cognitive and spiritual enrichment, sense of belonging and aesthetic and recreational values. Valuing ecosystem services with monetary methods often overlooks these intangible services that shape societies, cultures and quality of life and the intrinsic value of biodiversity. The Earth's land area is finite. Using land resources sustainably is fundamental for human well-being (high confidence). {1.1.1} Land use and observed climate change SPM approved draft IPCC SRCCL | Page Subject to copy edit and layout 1 2 3 Prevalence of overweight + obese 4 Prevalence of underweight Total calories per capita Population CHANGE in EMISSIONS since 1961 B. GHG emissionsAn estimated 23% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016) derive from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU). E. Food demandIncreases in production are linked to consumption changes. F. Desertification and land degradationLand-use change, land-use intensification and climate change have contributed to desertification and land degradation.CHANGE in % rel. to 1961 and 1970 CHANGE in % rel. to 1961 and 1975 1 2 3 Inland wetland extent Dryland areas in drought annually Population in areas experiencing desertification 1 2 3 CHANGE in % rel. to 1961 1 2 3 Irrigation water volume 4 Total number of ruminant livestock Cereal yields Inorganic N fertiliser use Intensive pasture 2%12% (12 -14%) 1% (1 -1%) 37% (30 -47%) 22% (16 -23%) 28% (24 -31%)

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Government management and overexploitation of groundwater resources: absence of local community initiatives in Ardabil plain-Iran

Cited by 9 publications

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Drivers of innovation in groundwater governance. The links between the social and the ecological systems

Drivers of innovation in groundwater governance. The links between the social and the ecological systems

Consensus-Based Fuzzy Group Decision-Making Framework for Tailoring Good Water Governance to the Context: A Case Study of Sistan, Iran

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