Simulation modelling for water governance in basins

• Published in: International journal of water resources development Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 475 - 494
• Main Authors: Droogers, Peter, Bouma, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 03-07-2014
• Subjects: Aral Sea; basins; case studies; Caucasus; climate change; Credit; Environmental policy; food availability; food security; Food supply; Global warming; governance; Government and politics; hydrology; issues and policy; Kenya; MENA; Middle East; North Africa; Science; simulation models; stakeholders; Water; water resources modelling; water shortages; Middle East; Northern Africa; Kenya; Eurasia, Aral Sea Basin
• ISSN: 1360-0648; 0790-0627; 1360-0648
• DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.903771

Accelerating future water shortages require development of operational water governance models, as illustrated by three case studies: (1) upstream–downstream interactions in the Aral Sea basin, where science acts as problem recognizer, emphasizing scoping policies; (2) impact and adaptation of climate change on water and food supply in the Middle East and North Africa, where science acts as a mediator between perspectives, emphasizing scoping and a start of implementation policies; and (3) green water credits in Kenya, where science acts as advocate, emphasizing scoping and implementation policies in close interaction with stakeholders, including impulses from applied to basic research.