From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries
The authors reflect on the theory and process of creating effective strategies for adaptive river basin management. We formulate our framework from observations of responses to environmental and hydrological change in the Great Ruaha River in Tanzania. We find that problems occur in the pursuit of '...
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2007
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| author | Lankford, B.A. Merrey, Douglas J. Cour, J. Hepworth, N. |
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| description | The authors reflect on the theory and process of creating effective strategies for adaptive river basin management. We formulate our framework from observations of responses to environmental and hydrological change in the Great Ruaha River in Tanzania. We find that problems occur in the pursuit of 'integrated water resources management' (IWRM) that can be attended to by applying a focused expedient approach in three states of the water availability regime: 'critical water', 'medial water' and 'bulk water'. In particular, less reliance on broad generic 'principles' and greater reference to solutions being drawn up by local resource users in relation to identified conflicts helps guide adaptive problem solving. |
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| spelling | CGSpace398972025-11-07T08:46:15Z From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries Lankford, B.A. Merrey, Douglas J. Cour, J. Hepworth, N. water resource management river basin management water allocation case studies The authors reflect on the theory and process of creating effective strategies for adaptive river basin management. We formulate our framework from observations of responses to environmental and hydrological change in the Great Ruaha River in Tanzania. We find that problems occur in the pursuit of 'integrated water resources management' (IWRM) that can be attended to by applying a focused expedient approach in three states of the water availability regime: 'critical water', 'medial water' and 'bulk water'. In particular, less reliance on broad generic 'principles' and greater reference to solutions being drawn up by local resource users in relation to identified conflicts helps guide adaptive problem solving. 2007 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z 2014-06-13T14:29:39Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39897 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Lankford, B. A.; Merrey, Douglas; Cour, J.; Hepworth, N. 2007. From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 37p. (IWMI Research Report 110) |
| spellingShingle | water resource management river basin management water allocation case studies Lankford, B.A. Merrey, Douglas J. Cour, J. Hepworth, N. From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| title | From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| title_full | From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| title_fullStr | From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| title_short | From integrated to expedient: an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| title_sort | from integrated to expedient an adaptive framework for river basin management in developing countries |
| topic | water resource management river basin management water allocation case studies |
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