Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso

Models that can integrate aspects of society such as institutions, perceptions and behaviours with aspects of the natural system such as rainfall, runoff and water quality may help understand and manage complex human-water systems. In this paper, a socio-hydrological model is developed for the Black...

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Autores principales: Carr, Gemma, Barendrecht, Marlies, Balana, Bedru, Debevec, Liza
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141176
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author Carr, Gemma
Barendrecht, Marlies
Balana, Bedru
Debevec, Liza
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description Models that can integrate aspects of society such as institutions, perceptions and behaviours with aspects of the natural system such as rainfall, runoff and water quality may help understand and manage complex human-water systems. In this paper, a socio-hydrological model is developed for the Black Volta (Mouhoun) watershed in Burkina Faso. The model captures the relationships between the awareness to water quality issues and capacity of local organizations, land use in the riparian zone, agricultural practices and suspended sediment concentration as an indicator of water quality. Scenarios are generated for the current situation and for plausible pathways to achieve improved water quality through different riparian land management strategies. Scenario comparison show how water quality improvements are generated if institutional support, resources and capacity of local level organizations are substantially increased compared to current levels.
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spelling CGSpace1411762025-10-26T13:01:22Z Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso Carr, Gemma Barendrecht, Marlies Balana, Bedru Debevec, Liza hydrological modelling agricultural practices integrated management water modelling capacity development water resources water quality control water quality Models that can integrate aspects of society such as institutions, perceptions and behaviours with aspects of the natural system such as rainfall, runoff and water quality may help understand and manage complex human-water systems. In this paper, a socio-hydrological model is developed for the Black Volta (Mouhoun) watershed in Burkina Faso. The model captures the relationships between the awareness to water quality issues and capacity of local organizations, land use in the riparian zone, agricultural practices and suspended sediment concentration as an indicator of water quality. Scenarios are generated for the current situation and for plausible pathways to achieve improved water quality through different riparian land management strategies. Scenario comparison show how water quality improvements are generated if institutional support, resources and capacity of local level organizations are substantially increased compared to current levels. 2022-04-26 2024-04-12T13:37:24Z 2024-04-12T13:37:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141176 en https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-11324 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107272 Open Access Informa UK Limited Carr, Gemma; Barendrecht, Marlies; Balana, Bedru; and Debevec, Liza. 2022. Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso. Hydrological Sciences Journal 67(6): 831-846. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2021.2020276
spellingShingle hydrological modelling
agricultural practices
integrated management
water
modelling
capacity development
water resources
water quality control
water quality
Carr, Gemma
Barendrecht, Marlies
Balana, Bedru
Debevec, Liza
Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
title Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
title_full Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
title_fullStr Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
title_short Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
title_sort exploring water quality management with a socio hydrological model a case study from burkina faso
topic hydrological modelling
agricultural practices
integrated management
water
modelling
capacity development
water resources
water quality control
water quality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141176
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