Hydrosocial rupture: causes and consequences for transboundary governance

Miller, Michelle Ann; Alfajri,; Astuti, Rini; Grundy‐Warr, Carl; Middleton, Carl; Tan, Zu Dienle; Taylor, David

doi:10.5751/es-12545-260321

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“…Semi-structured interviews were thus used as the main means of obtaining information from participants in the research (Vuillot et al 2020), although these were often conducted in the presence of others in the interviewees' households or shops, where other members of the community, curious as to what was being discussed, may have gathered. This situation is commonly encountered during fieldwork in Indonesia, the methodological limitation of which is often, as was the case here, addressed by directing questions at one individual (the "interviewee") (Thornton 2017;Miller et al 2021).…”

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Local community representations of tropical peatlands and implications for restoration in Riau, Indonesia

Tan

Sutikno

Carrasco

et al. 2023

Restoration Ecology

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Accounting for the myriad of ways that local communities relate to peatlands is increasingly recognized as a factor for long-term restoration success. One way of doing so is through understanding how peatlands are represented by local communities using a social representation framework comprising perceived peatland benefits and functions, beliefs about their characteristics, perceived human-peatland relationships, and appropriate management pathways. In turn, these representations influence individual interpretation of peatland restoration outcomes and, to a lesser degree, engagement with revegetation activities. We conducted 55 semi-structured interviews with three communities living in and around peatlands in Bengkalis, Riau, Indonesia. We show that, among those interviewed, peatlands had various and divergent representations. Each representation reflected its own social-ecological relationship with, and valuation of, peatlands, and individual and shared experiences. For example, peatlands were primarily valued for their production purposes, but were also represented as degraded lands and areas important for climate change mitigation. The different representations were not mutually exclusive; on occasion, the same interviewee expressed several different representations. Moreover, some representations were shared among geographically dispersed participants, reflecting common experiences of peatland management. Overall, the results reaffirm the need to account for local representations of the environment in the management of tropical peatland, and notably in the setting of restoration goals.

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Local community representations of tropical peatlands and implications for restoration in Riau, Indonesia

Tan

Sutikno

Carrasco

et al. 2023

Restoration Ecology

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“…Miller et al (2019) and Suhardiman and Middleton (2020), for instance, provide conceptual and empirical insights of how the hybrid governance of transboundary commons facilitates governance processes in response to changing ecological systems in mainland Southeast Asia. Studies on transboundary governance also focus on the conceptualisation and effects of hydrosocial rupture in the context of transboundary environmental change, concerning how cascading disruptions in human-water connections occurred under accumulative environment-development pressures, exposing negative impacts to proximate water-dependent communities (Miller et al, 2021). To address unpredictable drivers of change in the face of transboundary water complexities, Akamani and Wilson (2011) advocated that the adaptive governance approach is essential for supporting the good governance of transboundary water resources.…”

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Responding to transboundary water challenges in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: In search of institutional fit

Tran

Tortajada

2022

Env Pol Gov

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The operations of large hydropower dams in the Mekong basin, while posing detrimental transboundary effects downstream, are not fully recognised in Vietnamese government policies, especially at the regional scale. This study adopts the concept of institutional fit to investigate policy gaps in addressing the transboundary water challenges characterised by falling floodwater flows and accelerating saltwater intrusion in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Based on interviews with key stakeholders (including central and provincial government officials, environmental experts, and academics) as well as desk reviews of policy documents, we argue that, while the transboundary water repercussions are increasingly evident on the ground, they are not adequately factored in water policies and strategic development planning for the delta. This study suggests that failure to incorporate co-evolving effects of climate change and Mekongwide hydropower dynamics into local water governance will cause institutional constraints to tackle water stressors (too much or too little water) over the long term.Achieving institutional fit will therefore help align the national water policy framework with local development strategies and reduce policy-practice gaps at the delta scale.To this end, two key aspects need to be considered: first, how, and in which forms, innovative management decisions and water governance policies can be effectively undertaken towards securing the living delta and its resilience to present and future environmental risks; and second, how reframed water policy and development agendas can holistically capture and resolve the transboundary hydrological problems, while leveraging the Vietnamese government's policy engagement at higher levels to address related impacts.

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“…In Indonesia, ecological damage caused by agribusiness expansion has rendered many forest frontier regions heavily degraded and burned (Astuti, 2021). This has been the leading cause of the transboundary haze dilemma and carbon emissions in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia (Miller et al, 2021). Industrial companies are not the only key actors, local farmers are increasingly entangled in the causing of these anthropogenic pressures.…”

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Asia-Pacific ClimateScapes: Exploring opportunities, challenges and trade-offs toward just transitions for decarbonisation

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Astuti²,

Hensengerth³

et al. 2022

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Working in partnership with teams from the UK Science & Innovation Network, the programme examines how just transitions whilst tackling climate change and biodiversity is key to supporting inclusive economies and societies in the future. Through the programme, the Academy awarded funding to seven research projects exploring the actions required in the Asia-Pacific to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, to identify opportunities for decarbonising economies and societies, and to recommend options and pathways for communities, workers, businesses, policymakers and the wider public. The programme was funded by the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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Hydrosocial rupture: causes and consequences for transboundary governance

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Local community representations of tropical peatlands and implications for restoration in Riau, Indonesia

Local community representations of tropical peatlands and implications for restoration in Riau, Indonesia

Responding to transboundary water challenges in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: In search of institutional fit

Asia-Pacific ClimateScapes: Exploring opportunities, challenges and trade-offs toward just transitions for decarbonisation

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