Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance
Water governance in the EU is enshrined in the Water Framework Directive (WFD), with the engagement of stakeholders being one of the governance cornerstones. The inclusion of the interests of scientific and non-scientific groups in decision-making is crucial. Our objective is to examine the contribu...
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| author | Maria Karasani Dionissis Latinopoulos Nena Ioannidou Mike Spiliotis Ifigenia Kagalou |
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| description | Water governance in the EU is enshrined in the Water Framework Directive (WFD), with the engagement of stakeholders being one of the governance cornerstones. The inclusion of the interests of scientific and non-scientific groups in decision-making is crucial. Our objective is to examine the contribution of the participatory approach to the effectiveness of local water resource management. Within the Eye4water project, a participatory assessment was applied for the Lissos river basin, through joint identification and evaluation of the main water-related issues. Firstly, we identified the social system engaged to the basin through stakeholders’ mapping. Secondly, based on criteria selection, three stakeholders’ groups were invited to a workshop. Our preliminary results show that mutual learning should be encouraged at multiple levels. Well-recognized threats such as water pollution, flood risk, and groundwater lowering are present, while biodiversity issues are quite underrepresented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03a8e3df21cb4abdbd07454337aa565f2023-11-18T10:19:09ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312023-03-012511210.3390/ECWS-7-14241Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water GovernanceMaria Karasani0Dionissis Latinopoulos1Nena Ioannidou2Mike Spiliotis3Ifigenia Kagalou4Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, GreeceDepartment of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, GreeceDepartment of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, GreeceDepartment of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, GreeceDepartment of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, 67100 Xanthi, GreeceWater governance in the EU is enshrined in the Water Framework Directive (WFD), with the engagement of stakeholders being one of the governance cornerstones. The inclusion of the interests of scientific and non-scientific groups in decision-making is crucial. Our objective is to examine the contribution of the participatory approach to the effectiveness of local water resource management. Within the Eye4water project, a participatory assessment was applied for the Lissos river basin, through joint identification and evaluation of the main water-related issues. Firstly, we identified the social system engaged to the basin through stakeholders’ mapping. Secondly, based on criteria selection, three stakeholders’ groups were invited to a workshop. Our preliminary results show that mutual learning should be encouraged at multiple levels. Well-recognized threats such as water pollution, flood risk, and groundwater lowering are present, while biodiversity issues are quite underrepresented.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/25/1/12stakeholder analysisparticipatory managementlocal knowledgeLissosinteractive workshopbasin management |
| spellingShingle | Maria Karasani Dionissis Latinopoulos Nena Ioannidou Mike Spiliotis Ifigenia Kagalou Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance Environmental Sciences Proceedings stakeholder analysis participatory management local knowledge Lissos interactive workshop basin management |
| title | Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance |
| title_full | Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance |
| title_short | Bridging the Gap between Science and Policy: A Prerequisite for Effective Water Governance |
| title_sort | bridging the gap between science and policy a prerequisite for effective water governance |
| topic | stakeholder analysis participatory management local knowledge Lissos interactive workshop basin management |
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