scholarly journals Assessing the societal adoptability of participatory water management: an application of the Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework

Water Policy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Shibly Sadik ◽  
Leon M. Hermans ◽  
Jaap Evers ◽  
Hong Quan Nguyen ◽  
Malik Fida A. Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Plan Implementation ◽  
Structural Measures ◽  
Participatory Water Management ◽  
Development Trajectories

Abstract Exploring whether society is sufficiently equipped and motivated to adopt planned interventions is vital for modern plan development trajectories. The Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework offers a tool to assess the societal adoptability of plans by exploring stakeholders' motivations and abilities. It was originally developed to assess plan implementation feasibility for structural measures of flood management in the Mekong Delta. Further development is necessary before applying the tool in other contexts and for other types of planning interventions. Institutional measures like participatory water management (PWM) have long been recognized as essential elements for water management, but have so far also remained out of the reach of conventional planning assessment tools such as cost–benefit or cost-effectiveness analyses. This research, therefore, aims at extending the MOTA tool in the context of PWM reforms in Bangladesh. It does this by, first, further detailing the MOTA components and identifying indicators for quantification and, second, an expert validation and application of this framework for coastal communities in Bangladesh. Our results suggest that the MOTA framework is capable of informing policymakers and implementing agencies about how to enhance the stakeholders' motivation and ability to ensure an enduring implementation of PWM reforms. HIGHLIGHTS The Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework appeared recently to capture the societal and institutional dimensions in assessing the implementation feasibility of structural measures. This research further extends the MOTA framework and tests whether this can be applicable in case of assessing the implementation feasibility of soft measures like participatory water management.

scholarly journals Strategy and measures for reducing of flood risk in Balkan countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-14
Author(s):  
L. Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Structural Measures ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Flood Risk Management Plans ◽  
The Eu

The EU Flood Directive states that flood risk management plans should focus on prediction, prevention, protection and preparedness. The legal framework of flood management in all countries of Western Balkan is aligned with the EU Flood Directive. Based on the Strategy for Water Management in the Republic of Serbia up to 2034, sector reforms will be implemented in order to achieve the necessary standards in water management. Structural measures (construction of flood defenses). Structural measures identified as “non-regret” in the Action Plan will be implemented through the EU Instrument for pre-accession assistance. The existing system of protection in the Republic of Serbia relies primarily on passive measures. In spite of such important infrastructure facilities, the concept of the fight against floods has proved to be unsustainable in recent times. Whereas the meteorological and hydrological conditions cannot be controlled early warning, preparedness and flood forecasts are essential to reduce the damages of flooding.

Participatory water management at the main canal: A case from South Ferghana canal in Uzbekistan

2009 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iskandar Abdullaev ◽  
Jusipbek Kazbekov ◽  
Hearth Manthritilake ◽  
Kahramon Jumaboev
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Participatory Water Management ◽  
Main Canal

scholarly journals Towards risk-based flood management in highly productive paddy rice cultivation – concept development and application to the Mekong Delta

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 2859-2876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Khanh Triet ◽  
Nguyen Viet Dung ◽  
Bruno Merz ◽  
Heiko Apel
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Flood Hazard ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
Paddy Rice ◽  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Risk Maps

Abstract. Flooding is an imminent natural hazard threatening most river deltas, e.g. the Mekong Delta. An appropriate flood management is thus required for a sustainable development of the often densely populated regions. Recently, the traditional event-based hazard control shifted towards a risk management approach in many regions, driven by intensive research leading to new legal regulation on flood management. However, a large-scale flood risk assessment does not exist for the Mekong Delta. Particularly, flood risk to paddy rice cultivation, the most important economic activity in the delta, has not been performed yet. Therefore, the present study was developed to provide the very first insight into delta-scale flood damages and risks to rice cultivation. The flood hazard was quantified by probabilistic flood hazard maps of the whole delta using a bivariate extreme value statistics, synthetic flood hydrographs, and a large-scale hydraulic model. The flood risk to paddy rice was then quantified considering cropping calendars, rice phenology, and harvest times based on a time series of enhanced vegetation index (EVI) derived from MODIS satellite data, and a published rice flood damage function. The proposed concept provided flood risk maps to paddy rice for the Mekong Delta in terms of expected annual damage. The presented concept can be used as a blueprint for regions facing similar problems due to its generic approach. Furthermore, the changes in flood risk to paddy rice caused by changes in land use currently under discussion in the Mekong Delta were estimated. Two land-use scenarios either intensifying or reducing rice cropping were considered, and the changes in risk were presented in spatially explicit flood risk maps. The basic risk maps could serve as guidance for the authorities to develop spatially explicit flood management and mitigation plans for the delta. The land-use change risk maps could further be used for adaptive risk management plans and as a basis for a cost–benefit of the discussed land-use change scenarios. Additionally, the damage and risks maps may support the recently initiated agricultural insurance programme in Vietnam.

Assessing Urban Residents' Willingness to Pay for Preserving the Biodiversity of Swamp Forest

2017 ◽  
pp. 946-970
Author(s):  
Huynh Viet Khai
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Swamp Forest ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Welfare Losses ◽  
Conservation Projects

Measuring the biodiversity value in monetary could be useful information for policy-makers to estimate welfare losses caused by biodiversity reductions and perform cost-benefit analysis of biodiversity conservation projects. This study applied the approach of contingent valuation to analyze the Mekong Delta urban households' preferences and their willingness to pay for the program of biodiversity conservation in U Minh Thuong National Park, one of the largest peat swamp forests in Vietnam. The study estimated that the mean WTP of urban residents in the Mekong Delta was about VND16,510 ($0.78) per household per month for all respondents and around VND31,520 ($1.49) after excluding the protest zero and scenario rejecting respondents. Aggregately, they agreed to contribute about $10.97 million annually for the project of biodiversity conservation.

scholarly journals Developing and maintaining the resilience of interdisciplinary cancer care teams: an interventional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl-Ardy Dubois ◽  
Roxane Borgès Da Silva ◽  
Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay ◽  
Bernard Lespérance ◽  
Kathleen Bentein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Institutional Perspective

Abstract Background Providing care to cancer patients is associated with a substantial psychological and emotional load on oncology workers. The purpose of this project is to co-construct, implement and assess multidimensional intervention continuums that contribute to developing the resilience of interdisciplinary cancer care teams and thereby reduce the burden associated with mental health problems. The project is based on resources theories and theories of empowerment. Methods The study will involve cancer care teams at four institutions and will use a mixed-model design. It will be organized into three components: (1) Intervention development. Rather than impose a single way of doing things, the project will take a participatory approach involving a variety of mechanisms (workshops, discussion forums, surveys, observations) to develop interventions that take into account the specific contexts of each of the four participating institutions. (2) Intervention implementation and assessment. The purpose of this component is to implement the four interventions developed in the preceding component, assess their effects and whether they are cost effective. A longitudinal quasi-experimental design will be used. Intervention monitoring will extend over 12 months. The effects will be assessed by means of generalized estimating equation regressions. A cost-benefit analysis will be performed to assess the cost-effectiveness of the interventions, taking an institutional perspective (costs and benefits associated with the intervention). (3) Analysis of co-construction and implementation process. The purpose of this component is to (1) describe and assess the approaches used to engage stakeholders in the co-construction and implementation process; (2) identify the factors that have fostered or impeded the co-construction, implementation and long-term sustainability of the interventions. The proposed design is a longitudinal multiple case study. Discussion In the four participating institutions, the project will provide an opportunity to develop new abilities that will strengthen team resilience and create more suitable work environments. Beyond these institutions, the project will generate a variety of resources (e.g.: work situation analysis tools; method of operationalizing the intervention co-development process; communications tools; assessment tools) that other oncology teams will be able to adapt and deploy elsewhere.

scholarly journals Co-engineering Participatory Water Management Processes: Theory and Insights from Australian and Bulgarian Interventions

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Daniell ◽  
Ian White ◽  
Nils Ferrand ◽  
Irina S. Ribarova ◽  
Peter Coad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Participatory Water Management

Multi-objective optimisation of cost–benefit of urban flood management using a 1D2D coupled model

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 1053-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. Delelegn ◽  
A. Pathirana ◽  
B. Gersonius ◽  
A. G. Adeogun ◽  
K. Vairavamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Flow Model ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Flood Management ◽  
Flood Damage ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Nsga Ii ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Evolutionary Optimisation

This paper presents a multi-objective optimisation (MOO) tool for urban drainage management that is based on a 1D2D coupled model of SWMM5 (1D sub-surface flow model) and BreZo (2D surface flow model). This coupled model is linked with NSGA-II, which is an Evolutionary Algorithm-based optimiser. Previously the combination of a surface/sub-surface flow model and evolutionary optimisation has been considered to be infeasible due to the computational demands. The 1D2D coupled model used here shows a computational efficiency that is acceptable for optimisation. This technological advance is the result of the application of a triangular irregular discretisation process and an explicit finite volume solver in the 2D surface flow model. Besides that, OpenMP based parallelisation was employed at optimiser level to further improve the computational speed of the MOO tool. The MOO tool has been applied to an existing sewer network in West Garforth, UK. This application demonstrates the advantages of using multi-objective optimisation by providing an easy-to-comprehend Pareto-optimal front (relating investment cost to expected flood damage) that could be used for decision making processes, without repeatedly going through the modelling–optimisation stage.

Freedom from Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-349
Author(s):  
Michael Ilg
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Social Citizenship ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Third ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
Traditional Approaches

Abstract This paper proposes that there are three essential elements or phases of development: (i) systemic capacity; (ii) individual capability, and (iii) social citizenship. Significantly, the role of government within each element of development is decidedly different. Systemic capacity refers to the development of the economic means, or wealth creation, needed to provide society with services and public goods. Capability building refers to providing individuals with the basic conditions required to live a long and fulfilling life, such as health and education. Social citizenship recognizes that values held by individuals and groups will often conflict, and there is rarely a singular social end that can determine life in a free society. Fostering citizenship reflects the importance of belonging, and the obligations, responsibilities, and restraint that individuals owe to others, society, and the environment. This third element is a notable departure from many traditional approaches to development, which tend to concentrate on development as largely a process of feeding individual needs. The proposed approach is labelled “freedom from development,” for it is premised on the recognition that while society often benefits from the pursuit of traditional development, it does not do so exclusively nor without qualification. So while there are many instances in which development is a desirable social end, as when people derive greater capabilities from economic growth, there are also situations when the end of development must be displaced in favour of other social priorities. For example, there are times when markets yield freedom, and times when the freedom people crave will be found in rejecting the market altogether. Freedom from development suggests that values represented under the third element of citizenship will often have come at the expense of those of the first two elements, meaning that development in a traditional manner is superseded in a given context. In order to determine when freedom from development is socially desirable, it is suggested that a form of cost-benefit analysis is implicitly conducted, comparing the economic and individual gains available under the first two elements with the potential social gains from belonging under the third element of citizenship.

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