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- Title
Science-policy processes for transboundary water governance.
- Authors
Armitage, Derek; de Loë, Rob; Morris, Michelle; Edwards, Tom; Gerlak, Andrea; Hall, Roland; Huitema, Dave; Ison, Ray; Livingstone, David; MacDonald, Glen; Mirumachi, Naho; Plummer, Ryan; Wolfe, Brent
- Abstract
In this policy perspective, we outline several conditions to support effective science-policy interaction, with a particular emphasis on improving water governance in transboundary basins. Key conditions include (1) recognizing that science is a crucial but bounded input into water resource decision-making processes; (2) establishing conditions for collaboration and shared commitment among actors; (3) understanding that social or group-learning processes linked to science-policy interaction are enhanced through greater collaboration; (4) accepting that the collaborative production of knowledge about hydrological issues and associated socioeconomic change and institutional responses is essential to build legitimate decision-making processes; and (5) engaging boundary organizations and informal networks of scientists, policy makers, and civil society. We elaborate on these conditions with a diverse set of international examples drawn from a synthesis of our collective experiences in assessing the opportunities and constraints (including the role of power relations) related to governance for water in transboundary settings.
- Subjects
TRANSBOUNDARY waters; WATER boundaries; LAW of the sea; JURISDICTION (International law); SCIENCE &; state
- Publication
AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment, 2015, Vol 44, Issue 5, p353
- ISSN
0044-7447
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13280-015-0644-x