scholarly journals Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan

Water Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marila Lázaro ◽  
Isabel Bortagaray ◽  
Micaela Trimble ◽  
Cristina Zurbriggen
Keyword(s):  
Water Governance ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Deliberative Process ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
Citizen Deliberation ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
National Water

Abstract As part of the formulation of the first National Water Plan (NWP) in Uruguay, a mini-public process ‘Citizen Deliberation on Water (Deci Agua)’ was developed in 2016. While the draft of the plan was being discussed in the formal arenas of water governance (Basin Commissions and Regional Water Resources Councils), a University research team (led by the authors), in coordination with the national water authority, adapted the mechanism of consensus conferences in order to incorporate the citizens’ visions and to contribute to public understanding of the NWP challenges. This article analyses the main aspects of the developed participation strategy and discusses them regarding a set of quality criteria used to evaluate deliberative processes. Although the final version of the NWP (passed by decree in 2017) incorporated some of the contributions of the Citizen Panel, an in-depth analysis of the scope of the deliberative process of Deci Agua allows us to delve into some key aspects related to the quality of participation processes and the challenges. A mixed approach that combines stakeholder participation and lay citizens is novel and desirable in water governance since it increases the scope of participation, deepens the legitimacy of decision-making and improves the public debate.

scholarly journals AMIA Board White Paper: AMIA 2017 core competencies for applied health informatics education at the master’s degree level

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1657-1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette L Valenta ◽  
Eta S Berner ◽  
Suzanne A Boren ◽  
Gloria J Deckard ◽  
Christina Eldredge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Informatics ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Public Health Informatics ◽  
Translational Bioinformatics ◽  
Deliberative Process ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Degree Level

Abstract This White Paper presents the foundational domains with examples of key aspects of competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that are intended for curriculum development and accreditation quality assessment for graduate (master’s level) education in applied health informatics. Through a deliberative process, the AMIA Accreditation Committee refined the work of a task force of the Health Informatics Accreditation Council, establishing 10 foundational domains with accompanying example statements of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are components of competencies by which graduates from applied health informatics programs can be assessed for competence at the time of graduation. The AMIA Accreditation Committee developed the domains for application across all the subdisciplines represented by AMIA, ranging from translational bioinformatics to clinical and public health informatics, spanning the spectrum from molecular to population levels of health and biomedicine. This document will be periodically updated, as part of the responsibility of the AMIA Accreditation Committee, through continued study, education, and surveys of market trends.

scholarly journals Transformational Adaptation in Least Developed Countries: Does Expanded Stakeholder Participation Make a Difference?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Holler ◽  
Quinn Bernier ◽  
J. Timmons Roberts ◽  
Stacy-ann Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Adaptation Planning ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Stakeholder Influence ◽  
Climate Vulnerability ◽  
Key Aspects

Did the novel planning arrangements in the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) enable stakeholders to substantively influence adaptation planning? If so, does the observed influence have potential for more transformational adaptation? We inform these questions by reviewing and coding the first 50 NAPAs, prepared by the world’s poorest nations with support from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). We then apply categorical statistics and qualitative comparative analysis to test for stakeholder influence on the planning process and outcomes. We find little evidence that the composition of stakeholder participation influenced climate vulnerability analysis or adaptation planning in the NAPAs. Although the NAPAs were designed to be participatory and country-driven, they were constrained by limited budgets, prescribed guidelines from the UNFCCC, and the challenges of cultivating effective stakeholder participation. Key aspects of NAPAs even worked against generating transformational adaptation. Chief amongst these, risk exposure and sensitivity were emphasized over adaptive capacity in assessing vulnerability, and cost- effectiveness and synergies with existing development and environmental policies were priorities for selecting adaptation actions. These barriers to effective stakeholder engagement and transformational adaptation are timely reminders for those countries currently in the process of preparing their National Adaptation Plans to the UNFCCC.

Poverty reduction and water governance: lessons from and problems in Northwestern China

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 645-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desheng Hu
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Northwestern China ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Water Requirements ◽  
Average Proportion

Great achievements have been made in poverty reduction in Northwestern China, an area which contains a higher than average proportion of 55 different ethnic minority groups, with over half of the villagers being self-supporting, and where the main factors leading to poverty are adverse natural conditions, shortage of available water, weak infrastructure and backward social development. By analyzing the institutional framework relating to the water sector and the meeting of different water requirements (i.e., the human right to water, the environmental right to water, and economic development), as well as presenting case studies on two model villages and two kinds of important water infrastructures (i.e., the water split and silt dam), the role of good water governance in China's development-oriented poverty reduction process is identified, with particular focus on lessons that can be learned. In conclusion, lessons are drawn from the aspects of policy and management, balancing different and competitive water requirements as well as short-term and long-term benefits of the poor, and stakeholder participation.

Assessing the Impact of App-Based Ride Share Systems in an Urban Context: Findings from Austin

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (7) ◽  
pp. 34-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anurag Komanduri ◽  
Zeina Wafa ◽  
Kimon Proussaloglou ◽  
Simon Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Urban Context ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Future System ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Total Vehicle ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The Impact

App-driven ridesharing platforms are gaining popularity and are transforming urban movement patterns in cities throughout the world. Because of privacy and business considerations, their owners have released little information about riders’ trip-making characteristics. This lack of data prevents planners and modelers from understanding and quantifying the impact of these new modes on regional travel patterns. In 2016, RideAustin, a not-for-profit company, was established to provide mobility-on-demand services in the Austin region. RideAustin released its dataset of over one million trips to researchers to support transportation planning through a better understanding of urban travel flows. This paper presents findings from an in-depth analysis of this dataset and summarizes key aspects of interest to the transportation research community such as the number of riders, drivers, and trips; total vehicle miles including deadhead miles; and terminal times. The paper also presents findings from two case studies that show the competitiveness of RideAustin versus transit and the utilization of the RideAustin system during the South by Southwest festival. While some of the metrics cannot be readily transferred to other regions, several findings can be used by planners and modelers as they integrate rideshare systems within their planning and modeling frameworks. We also believe that some of the research findings may provide insights into a future system of autonomous and shared vehicles.

China Embarking on Development of its Own National Water Quality Criteria System

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (21) ◽  
pp. 7992-7993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengchang Wu ◽  
Wei Meng ◽  
Xiaoli Zhao ◽  
Huixian Li ◽  
Ruiqing Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Water Quality Criteria ◽  
National Water

Social learning in an environmental justice context: a case study of integrated regional water management

Water Policy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (S2) ◽  
pp. 97-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina L. Balazs ◽  
Mark Lubell
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Disadvantaged Community ◽  
Project Study ◽  
Regional Water

California recently implemented a statewide effort to learn how best to outreach to and involve ‘disadvantaged communities’ in integrated regional water management (IRWM) planning. Using the case of the Kings Basin Water Authority's Disadvantaged Community Pilot Project Study, we argue that social learning is a key mechanism through which the procedural and distributive justice goals of environmental justice are integrated into water resources planning. Using interviews, focus groups and survey results, we find that social learning has short- and medium-term effects of increasing access to information, broadening stakeholder participation and developing initial foundations for structural changes to water governance. However, long-term change in the structure of IRWM institutions is, at best, in its early phases. Social learning provides a basis for changing water governance and management outcomes in ways that promote representation of traditionally marginalized groups and the water challenges they face.

scholarly journals BALANCE OF PAYMENTS OF GEORGIA: KEY ASPECTS OF ITS ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
NANA ASLAMAZISHVILI
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Balance Of Payments ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
International Economic Relations ◽  
Data Transparency ◽  
External Sector ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Sector Data

What does the Balance of Payments deficit mean? The deficit of the balance of payments does not always mean economic downturn, or vice versa. However, achieving and maintaining the balance of international economic relations is an important macroeconomic task for any country. In this regard, the in-depth analysis of the balance of payments tendencies is extremely important, especially for Georgia. Unfortunately, in our country often approaches and methods of analysis are inadequate, communication with users is delayed, data transparency is insufficient, academic circles are less interested in external sector statistics problem. The purpose of this paper is to provoke designing of comprehensive foreign sector data analysis among appropriate specialists.

scholarly journals Modern Approaches to Education Management to Ensure the Quality of Educational Services

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 770-778
Author(s):  
Hassan Ali Al-Ababneh ◽  
Salem A .S. Alrhaimi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Growth ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Education Management ◽  
National Education ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
National Education Systems ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Key Aspects

Аn in-depth theoretical study and a critical analysis of the main aspects and existing approaches to the definition of modern education management methods aimed at improving the quality of educational services was carried out. The necessity of using modern approaches to managing education as an integral element of the economy, which is the driver of professional growth and changes in society, is substantiated. The features and key aspects of the formation of the institutionalization of education management in a separate university with the aim of ensuring the quality of modern education and the effectiveness of its management are considered. An in-depth analysis of the quality of educational services; a conceptualized comparison of education level indices, ratings of national education systems and their effectiveness in countries of the world. Practical recommendations have been developed on adapting the management system of educational institutions in accordance with modern economic and social requirements for the quality of educational services, which will increase audience loyalty and increase the effectiveness of management processes.

scholarly journals Determinants of farmer awareness of water governance across gender dimensions in smallholder irrigation schemes in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Water SA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2 April) ◽  
Author(s):  
SF Dlangalala ◽  
M Mudhara
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Water Institutions ◽  
Smallholder Irrigation

Water is a vital resource for irrigated agricultural production. Its availability and accessibility are critical for alleviating poverty and achieving food security in rural households. However, smallholder irrigated agriculture in South Africa faces limited water supply emanating from scheme governance problems, with weak institutional arrangements that fail to equitably and effectively govern water resources. South African water policy has been transforming over the years. However, statutory laws remain unknown in smallholder irrigation schemes. This study sought to assess farmer awareness of water governance and identify the determinants of farmer awareness of water governance dimensions across gender dimensions in Mooi River, Tugela Ferry, and Ndumo irrigation schemes. The study employed principal component analysis to generate water governance indices, that is, formal institutions, the existence and effectiveness of scheme constitutions, scheme committees and enforcement of informal rules in the scheme. The ordinary least square regression technique was then used to identify factors determining farmer awareness of formal and informal water institutions in the three irrigation schemes. The findings suggest that formal water institutions are unknown and factors such as household characteristics, scheme location, stakeholder participation and involvement in scheme decision-making processes significantly influence awareness of governance. Therefore, there is a need to raise farmer awareness of formal water institutions and to strengthen the informal institutions which are functional, recognised and in line with irrigation management transfer.

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