Water Governance: A Systemic Approach

Dobner, Petra; Frede, Hans‐Georg

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18971-0_6

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“…Water governance was described in simple terms as the political, social, economic, and administrative systems that influence the water use and management at different levels of society by Rogers and Hall (2003). But the general idea of shifting away from “government” towards the notion of “governance” has been advanced very much in recent decades, guided by the general governance discourse, so much so that water governance has replaced water management in discourse as well as in practical term (Dobner & Frede, 2016).…”

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Groundwater mapping and locally engaged water governance in a small island terrain: Case study of Karainagar island, Northern Sri Lanka

Karthiga,

Rameshwaran,

Ketheesan

et al. 2023

World Water Policy

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Groundwater is a vital resource under threat in island communities. Karainagar, a 22 km2 island, is one of seven islands off the coast of Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka, with its population of just about 11,000 persons, experiences seasonal water shortage, and salinity in groundwater as twin threats impacting on their lives. This paper reports on a 3‐year study (October 2019 to September 2022) to map groundwater dynamics of Karainagar island spatially and seasonally and discusses the patterns revealed in terms of community needs, policy implications, and governance ideas that could already be considered by relevant authorities and citizens jointly. Thirty‐six dug wells used for drinking, domestic, agricultural, and public purposes were selected, and water level, salinity, and pH changes recorded along with daily rainfall. This paper offers a thorough description of the geography, land use, distribution of wells, and water bodies, followed by discussion of the current status of the groundwater in Karainagar island. Year‐to‐year differences in rainfall pattern resulted in different rates of change and range in water level with a corresponding reverse pattern seen in salinity with some exceptions across the island. Cumulative rainfall required to reach full capacity of wells ranged from 652 to 892 mm over the 3 years with an average figure of 739 mm of rain. This implies that any further rainfall during early phase of the main rainy season is potential surface water for storage and runoff. Practices such as unregulated pumping and construction of tube wells are argued to be contributing to increase in salinity levels with health implications for residents. A participatory governance approach that overcomes limitations of the existing institutional approach is proposed. Its success based on broad stakeholder engagement, improved equity, and transparency when supported by adequate policies and village level aquifer monitoring will enable sustainability of groundwater resources in Karainagar.

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Groundwater mapping and locally engaged water governance in a small island terrain: Case study of Karainagar island, Northern Sri Lanka

Karthiga,

Rameshwaran,

Ketheesan

et al. 2023

World Water Policy

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“…In the management of water resources, the systemic concept adds to the concept of "water management" the notions of organization, interdependence, prioritization, coordination and integration (Dobner and Frede 2016).…”

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“…Are all shareholders involved and do they have an equal share in the decision-making progress? (Dobner and Frede 2016).…”

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Contribution of the requirements engineering to the evaluation of water resources systems efficiency

2021

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In the water resources sector, the need to adopt a new way of thinking based on a systemic approach and analysis is justified by several situations: very complex constraints that accompany the development of the sector, functional interactions between various planned developments and the multitude of actors and stakeholders involved. System engineering is a general methodological approach that encompasses all the appropriate activities to design, evolve and verify a system providing an economical and efficient solution to the needs of customers while satisfying the whole of stakeholders. Based on these concepts of size, the purpose of this paper is to apply the principles of systems engineering for the exploration and evaluation of Boughrara water resources system performance. This system located in the north-west of Algeria involves subsystems in constant interaction, namely mobilization, treatment, purification and transfer of water. Its performance takes into account a number of parameters: compliance with customer satisfaction objectives, system constraints, stakeholder role and responsibility for achieving system-wide objectives, and not relationship with sectors of activity.

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Water Governance: A Systemic Approach

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Groundwater mapping and locally engaged water governance in a small island terrain: Case study of Karainagar island, Northern Sri Lanka

Groundwater mapping and locally engaged water governance in a small island terrain: Case study of Karainagar island, Northern Sri Lanka

Contribution of the requirements engineering to the evaluation of water resources systems efficiency

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