Linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable water-resources management.

ABSTRACT: Managing water for sustainable use and economic development is both a technical and a governance challenge in which knowledge production and sharing play a central role. This article evaluates and compares the role of participatory governance and scientific information in decision-making in four basins in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, and the United States. Water management institutions in each of the basins have evolved during the last 10-20 years from a relatively centralized water-management structure at the state or national level to a decision structure that involves engaging water users within the basins and the development of participatory processes. This change is consistent with global trends in which states increasingly are expected to gain public acceptance for larger water projects

SUBMITTER: Jacobs K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4855563 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature