Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) mandates to incorporate the participation of stakeholders and the general public in the development and updating of the river basin management plans. So far, the WFD implementation has been mainly focused on perennial rivers without considering temporary rivers properly, neither in biomonitoring programs nor participatory processes. This paper aims at adapting participatory processes in river basin management to enhance the inclusion of ecosystems with poor or no social recognition such as temporary rivers. To do so, we examined previous experiences of participatory processes conducted in the WFD and adapted them to propose and implement an approach for promoting stakeholders’ engagement in temporary rivers. The approach is based on a collaborative leadership, includes multiple participatory engagement mechanisms, uses future global change scenarios and the concept of ecosystem services at different stages of the process, and aims at involving stakeholders not only in the proposal of measures stage but in the diagnosis of the ecological status. It also includes an evaluation of participants’ satisfaction on the process. We tested our approach in temporary rivers from the Mediterranean region. We found that the combination of environmental education and citizen science activities, together with the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept, was the most useful way to raise awareness on the biodiversity and ecological value of temporary rivers and to promote stakeholders’ engagement. Workshops conducted during the diagnosis stage played an important role in both including stakeholders’ suggestions and increasing their knowledge on temporary rivers. Further, envisaging climate-related future scenarios allowed participants to incorporate measures that could tackle new and emerging pressures on these ecosystems. As future environmental changes will increase the proportion of rivers with temporary flow regimes, our approach can contribute to adapt current participatory processes to future needs.
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dig-idaea-es-10261-2376062021-04-13T01:03:31Z Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management Soria, Maria Bonada, Núria Ballester, Alba Verkaik, Iraima Jordà-Capdevila, Dídac Solà, Carolina Munné, Antoni Jiménez-Argudo, Sara-María Fortuño, Pau Gallart Gallego, Francesc Vinyoles, Dolors Llorens, Pilar Latron, Jérôme Estrela, Teodoro Prat, Narcís Cid, Núria Llorens, Pilar [0000-0003-4591-5303] Water governance Temporary and intermittent rivers Public participation River basin management plans Social learning Stakeholder engagement The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) mandates to incorporate the participation of stakeholders and the general public in the development and updating of the river basin management plans. So far, the WFD implementation has been mainly focused on perennial rivers without considering temporary rivers properly, neither in biomonitoring programs nor participatory processes. This paper aims at adapting participatory processes in river basin management to enhance the inclusion of ecosystems with poor or no social recognition such as temporary rivers. To do so, we examined previous experiences of participatory processes conducted in the WFD and adapted them to propose and implement an approach for promoting stakeholders’ engagement in temporary rivers. The approach is based on a collaborative leadership, includes multiple participatory engagement mechanisms, uses future global change scenarios and the concept of ecosystem services at different stages of the process, and aims at involving stakeholders not only in the proposal of measures stage but in the diagnosis of the ecological status. It also includes an evaluation of participants’ satisfaction on the process. We tested our approach in temporary rivers from the Mediterranean region. We found that the combination of environmental education and citizen science activities, together with the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept, was the most useful way to raise awareness on the biodiversity and ecological value of temporary rivers and to promote stakeholders’ engagement. Workshops conducted during the diagnosis stage played an important role in both including stakeholders’ suggestions and increasing their knowledge on temporary rivers. Further, envisaging climate-related future scenarios allowed participants to incorporate measures that could tackle new and emerging pressures on these ecosystems. As future environmental changes will increase the proportion of rivers with temporary flow regimes, our approach can contribute to adapt current participatory processes to future needs. The study was supported by the LIFE + TRivers [LIFE13 ENV/ES/000341] project. DJ-C was supported by a Juan de la Cierva contract (FJCI-2017-34977) and the CLIMALERT project (PCIN-2017-068) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. We acknowledge all the participants in our workshops: citizens, local environmental associations (i.e. SITRA, Salvem Gaià, Associació medioambiental La Sénia, Associació Hàbitats, Plataforma pel riu Siurana, Plataforma Sierra de Chiva, AEMS ríos con vida, Connecta Natura and Acció Ecologista-Agró), research institutions (i.e. UAB, IRTA and CIEF), private sector (i.e. Corriols i Riberes SL, Crearqció and Fundación Natural Life) and local municipalities (i.e. La Bisbal, Alcover, La Sénia and Cheste town councils, as well as Consorci de les Gavarres and Parc Natural Tinença Benifassà). Peer reviewed 2021-04-12T08:30:03Z 2021-04-12T08:30:03Z 2021-06 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Environmental Science and Policy 120: 145-156 (2021) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/237606 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.03.005 en Postprint https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.03.005 Sí embargo_20230601 Elsevier |
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The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) mandates to incorporate the participation of stakeholders and the general public in the development and updating of the river basin management plans. So far, the WFD implementation has been mainly focused on perennial rivers without considering temporary rivers properly, neither in biomonitoring programs nor participatory processes. This paper aims at adapting participatory processes in river basin management to enhance the inclusion of ecosystems with poor or no social recognition such as temporary rivers. To do so, we examined previous experiences of participatory processes conducted in the WFD and adapted them to propose and implement an approach for promoting stakeholders’ engagement in temporary rivers. The approach is based on a collaborative leadership, includes multiple participatory engagement mechanisms, uses future global change scenarios and the concept of ecosystem services at different stages of the process, and aims at involving stakeholders not only in the proposal of measures stage but in the diagnosis of the ecological status. It also includes an evaluation of participants’ satisfaction on the process. We tested our approach in temporary rivers from the Mediterranean region. We found that the combination of environmental education and citizen science activities, together with the inclusion of the ecosystem services concept, was the most useful way to raise awareness on the biodiversity and ecological value of temporary rivers and to promote stakeholders’ engagement. Workshops conducted during the diagnosis stage played an important role in both including stakeholders’ suggestions and increasing their knowledge on temporary rivers. Further, envisaging climate-related future scenarios allowed participants to incorporate measures that could tackle new and emerging pressures on these ecosystems. As future environmental changes will increase the proportion of rivers with temporary flow regimes, our approach can contribute to adapt current participatory processes to future needs. |
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