How scientific knowledge informs community understanding of groundwater

Baldwin, Claudia; Tan, Poh-Ling; White, Ian; Hoverman, Suzanne; Burry, Kristal

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.006

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“…In a substantive democratic decision-making process, knowledge must be available to everyone. Hence, an effective, participative water management system will be most effective when the use of this knowledge is transparent, effectively accessible, and made understandable to all committee members and society overall [54].…”

Section: The Role Of Knowledge and Information On Water Governance Unmentioning

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Water: Drought, Crisis and Governance in Australia and Brazil

Júnior

Baldwin

Camkin

et al. 2016

Water

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Despite huge differences in population, household income and development levels, Australia and Brazil have some temporal convergences in their water governance systems. Over the last 20 years, both countries have significantly reformed their water policies and practices by introducing a legal foundation for more integrated and participatory catchment/basin management based on the best information available. A critical test of any water reform is how effective it is in meeting the challenges of extreme and unpredictable conditions of drought and floods, which are expected to increase under climate changes scenarios. This paper compared the contemporary water governance frameworks of Australia and Brazil in relation to three elements of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): integration, participation, and information/knowledge. We focused on insights from Brazil's recent drought and Australia's fluctuating water crises to derive lessons and recommendations for future changes. Among the main recommendations, we stress the need for both systems to improve effective participation and to embrace a more comprehensive approach to cope with water scarcity in future scenarios. Furthermore, water related decisions should be based on a transparent and well informed process, and take into account the lessons from similar situations worldwide in order to avoid unnecessary or ineffective measures. As demonstrated in the Australian case during the Millennium Drought, the most effective initiatives were those involving government, the private sector and society to achieve a more sustainable consumption pattern in all sectors. There is much to learn from the Brazilian and Australia experiences in water reforms and crises, but it is imperative to understand the social, economic and environmental context within which these took place. Continuing to develop the capacity and willingness of researchers and policy makers to work together can make an important contribution towards meeting the growing and spreading challenges in water resource management around the world.

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Water: Drought, Crisis and Governance in Australia and Brazil

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Baldwin

Camkin

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“…These include, in particular: the planning and day-today management of water; contributing local knowledge to assist in the development of a common understanding of water systems; building trust and ownership to enhance water user's acceptance of the need for better and more integrated management (Baldwin et al 2012); and resolving conflict and facilitating trade-offs between and across water users (SKM 2011;Brodie et al 2007, p. 78).…”

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Conjunctive Management Through Collective Action

Holley

Sinclair

López-Gunn

et al. 2016

Integrated Groundwater Management

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This chapter focuses on the interaction between conjunctive management and collective action. Collective action has several characteristics that provide a natural 'fit' with conjunctive management. These include building trust and ownership to enhance water user's acceptance of the need for better and more integrated management and resolving conflict and facilitating trade-offs between and across water users. But what are the opportunities and challenges for conjunctive management through collective action? And what types of settings encourage broadbased collective action by water users and governments? These questions are addressed through a comparative analysis of specific instances of groundwater governance in Australia, Spain, and the western United States of America. For each case, the diverse policy and institutional settings are explained, and consideration given to the motivators for, and successes of, conjunctive management and collective action. The chapter draws comparisons across the cases to suggest lessons on incentives for conjunctive management, as well as exploring its challenges, before identifying future directions for more effective integrated water management.

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“…In particular, Carter [12] identified the need to "translate" and communicate scientific information to make it more understandable to end-users. This has been achieved in Australia [13].…”

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Groundwater Data Management by Water Service Providers in Peri-Urban Areas of Lusaka

Nussbaumer

Sutton

Parker

2016

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Abstract:Groundwater management by water service providers in Lusaka, Zambia, includes borehole siting, drilling and on-going monitoring. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) and devolved Water Trust managers, in order to assess their needs and collect their suggestions to improve data management. The research found that both the Water Trusts and LWSC lacked the capacity to fully utilize hydrogeological information. Prior to the research, none of the ten Water Trusts collected water level data. Four have started to collect data recently and another four have plans to, and they would like to share this data more widely.

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How scientific knowledge informs community understanding of groundwater

Cited by 42 publications

References 23 publications

Water: Drought, Crisis and Governance in Australia and Brazil

Water: Drought, Crisis and Governance in Australia and Brazil

Conjunctive Management Through Collective Action

Groundwater Data Management by Water Service Providers in Peri-Urban Areas of Lusaka

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