Building dryland resilience: Three principles to support adaptive water governance

Porras, Gabriel Lopez; Stringer, Lindsay C.; Quinn, Claire H.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106770

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“…Second, the anthropocentric ontology of environmental law superimposes the anthroposphere on the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the lithosphere, and the biosphere, with the result that many of the negative impacts on ecological aspects (e.g., loss of soil fertility and water ecosystem services as a result of industrial agriculture) remain unforeseen and unseen and, therefore, unregulated by environmental law. 68 Third, the linear and reductionist design of environmental law also does not allow it to foresee and address the effects of cross-scale and crosslevel socio-economic and ecological interactions (such as forced migration and water depletion as a result of mining). 69 Based on the foregoing, there seem to be at least three regulatory challenges that 'systems regulation' aims to solve.…”

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“…As an illustration, the most recent Mexican water standards state that annual groundwater recharge has remained the same since 2013, which is most probably not correct any longer. 100 Moreover, Mexican law makes little provision for effective procedures to establish a liability regime for environmental degradation that foresees the adverse impacts of environmental pollution well in advance. 101 The results could be dire, as one recent example suggests: over 20,000 citizens were left without water for a considerable period of time as a result of one mining company's polluting actions, which, despite several lawsuits, was never held liable for the disaster or forced to carry out any environmental remediation, restoration or compensation.…”

Section: Bridging the Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…100 Moreover, Mexican law makes little provision for effective procedures to establish a liability regime for environmental degradation that foresees the adverse impacts of environmental pollution well in advance. 101 The results could be dire, as one recent example suggests: over 20,000 citizens were left without water for a considerable period of time as a result of one mining company's polluting actions, which, despite several lawsuits, was never held liable for the disaster or forced to carry out any environmental remediation, restoration or compensation. 102 Furthermore, as noted above, certain laws (that could assist in addressing these socio-economic and ecological impacts) have not been effectively enforced.…”

Section: Bridging the Gapmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Guiding Environmental Law’s Transformation into Earth System Law Through the Telecoupling Framework

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Porras²,

Kotzé³

2021

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Insights from Earth system science show us that we are crossing over into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Yet, environmental law has failed to integrate these insights and adopt an Earth system perspective, with the result that environmental law has arguably become incapable of responding to the numerous complex, interconnected, and non-linear challenges of an erratic Earth system in the Anthropocene. Earth system law is proposed as a response and is intended to ‘translate’ Earth system science insights into the legal domain, thereby transforming Holocene environmental law and making it more fit for purpose in the Anthropocene. In order to practically explore how this transformation could take place, reliance is placed on the telecoupling framework, which analyses interconnected or coupled human and natural systems over distances. With reference to the mining activities conducted by Canadian companies in Mexico, the telecoupling framework is revealed as a valuable tool for thinking about environmental law in Earth system terms and enabling one to see a range of deeply intertwined telecoupled issues and considerations that must be taken account of by the law. In turn, this enables one to begin to imagine the types of considerations that should be incorporated into legal responses in order to adequately respond to the socio-ecological challenges of the Anthropocene. Anthropocene, Earth system, Earth system governance, Earth system law, Earth system science, Environmental law, Socio-ecological systems, Telecoupling

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Section: Bridging the Gapmentioning

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Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Drylands

Wang,

Liu,

Shan

et al. 2024

Dryland Social-Ecological Systems in Changing Environments

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Drylands are very vulnerable ecosystems because of their resource constraints and environmental pressures etc. They are sensitive to a range of pressures, including climate change and human disturbance in many forms. The livelihoods of people in dryland regions must be made sustainable if the stability of dryland social-ecological systems is to be maintained. Human livelihoods in drylands are characterised by a single structure, great dependence on natural resources, and vulnerability to disruption by disturbance. In the context of global climate change and the associated expansion of arid biomes, livelihoods in drylands face growing challenges. Maintaining and rebuilding sustainable livelihoods are inseparable from good ecosystem management. However, ecosystem management is recognised as a “wicked problem” without clear-cut solutions because of the complexities involved. This chapter identifies the issues and challenges facing human livelihoods in drylands and proposes a research framework for dryland ecosystem management and sustainable livelihoods. The framework clarifies the core characteristics of sustainable livelihoods and the principles and strategies of ecosystem management while proposing a research philosophy to guide future enquiry.

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Do Rising Flows Lift All Boats? Ecosystem Services Elasticity in the Dolores River Watershed

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Building dryland resilience: Three principles to support adaptive water governance

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Cited by 4 publications

References 47 publications

Guiding Environmental Law’s Transformation into Earth System Law Through the Telecoupling Framework

Guiding Environmental Law’s Transformation into Earth System Law Through the Telecoupling Framework

Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Drylands

Do Rising Flows Lift All Boats? Ecosystem Services Elasticity in the Dolores River Watershed

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