scholarly journals Integrated Water Resources Management in a Complex Reservoir System Through a Multipurpose DSS Tool

10.29007/hhw9 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Gómez-Beas ◽  
Eva Contreras-Arribas ◽  
Sergio Romero ◽  
Óscar Lorente ◽  
Antonio Linares-Sáez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Smart Water

Water resources management requires the integration of many complex physical processes, as well as the interaction of many stakeholders, to ensure the sustainable use of surface and groundwater resources. Water problems to which water authorities have to face are water deficit to supply a wide and increasing demand, floods, water pollution, leaks in water distribution infrastructures, and optimization in the energy use and production. A comprehensive and detailed analysis of the availability of water resources in terms of quantity and quality, and of water demand in their variability in space and time, is indispensable. In this context, SAID (SmArt water management with Integrated Decision support systems) project addresses the development, implementation, validation and integration of the most innovative DSSs as the basis for smart water management systems in complex basins. This paper focuses on the methodology carried out to integrate multipurpose aspects involved in the management of water resources in Guadalhorce River Basin (southern Spain), as a demonstrator area. As a support in the decision making process to dam managers, the resulting integrated DSS allows to execute predictive simulations to anticipate the watershed response, considering two types of scenarios (flood and ordinary), driven by different optimization criteria.

Operationalising uncertainty in data and models for integrated water resources management

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.W. Blind ◽  
J.C. Refsgaard
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Broad Objective ◽  
Parameter Values

Key sources of uncertainty of importance for water resources management are (1) uncertainty in data; (2) uncertainty related to hydrological models (parameter values, model technique, model structure); and (3) uncertainty related to the context and the framing of the decision-making process. The European funded project ‘Harmonised techniques and representative river basin data for assessment and use of uncertainty information in integrated water management (HarmoniRiB)’ has resulted in a range of tools and methods to assess such uncertainties, focusing on items (1) and (2). The project also engaged in a number of discussions surrounding uncertainty and risk assessment in support of decision-making in water management. Based on the project's results and experiences, and on the subsequent discussions a number of conclusions can be drawn on the future needs for successful adoption of uncertainty analysis in decision support. These conclusions range from additional scientific research on specific uncertainties, dedicated guidelines for operational use to capacity building at all levels. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on these conclusions and anchoring them in the broad objective of making uncertainty and risk assessment an essential and natural part in future decision-making processes.

scholarly journals A serious gaming tool: Bow River Sim for communicating integrated water resources management

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khaled Akhtar ◽  
Carmen de la Chevrotière ◽  
Shoma Tanzeeba ◽  
Tom Tang ◽  
Patrick Grover
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Water Management Planning

Abstract Serious games provide a way for stakeholders to become engaged in and understand the issues and constraints on a real-world system. An application of a serious game is explored, as a way to improve engagement and learning of participants in a water management planning process. Bow River Sim is a single-player game that helps the user to understand the Water Resources Management Model (WRMM) and to visualize the implications and impacts around system interactions in the basin. The Bow River Sim simulates water management decision-making based on maximizing social, economic, and environmental benefits while managing limited water supply. The game incorporates the principles of ‘meaningful play’ and provides a user-friendly interface, a fun game, and visual elements. The paper aims to (a) provide an overview of Bow River Sim, (b) illustrate how innovations such as serious games enhance learning processes for the user, and (c) illustrate the application of Bow River Sim and key learnings.

scholarly journals Sustainable water financing and lean cost approaches as essentials for integrated water resources management and water governance: lessons learnt from the Southern African context

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 536-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Hilbig ◽  
Karl-Ulrich Rudolph
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Scarce Water

Abstract The deterioration of water quality, stressed water resources and increasing water demand are among the most serious concerns in Africa and worldwide. At the same time, there is a lack of efficient and sustainable water management. This is a major challenge for future water governance policies and processes. Economic aspects play a key role for the successful implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) measures. Financing mechanisms are of great influence regarding how water and wastewater facilities are designed, built and operated and how these facilities contribute to an efficient long-term management of scarce water resources. Research projects in Southern Africa have shown the need of water management efficiency and the essential role of sustainable water finance for an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable management of these resources.

scholarly journals Stakeholders’ interactions in Water Management System: Insights from a MACTOR analysis in the R’Dom Sub-basin, Morocco

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed BEN-DAOUD ◽  
Badr El Mahrad ◽  
Gabriela Adina Moroșanu ◽  
Ismail Elhassnaoui ◽  
Aniss Moumen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
Water Management System ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Abstract This article aims to understand the typologies of stakeholders, their role in the water resources management system in the R’Dom Sub-basin(Morocco), and to identify the current and desired interactions among stakeholders. For this purpose, The MACTOR participatory approach was adopted to involve all key water stakeholders and to analyze their interactions. The action system was characterized by the analysis of related issues and relevant actors on the ground. Thus, ten actors and twelve objectives were identified and assessed in this study. The analysis of stakeholder games allowed to identify the typologies of stakeholders according to their strategic objectives and to evaluate their power, influence and dependence, as well as their convergence in a global water management system. The results show a significant level of convergence among stakeholders despite the existence of certain stakeholders who may be considered autonomous given their low involvement in integrated water management. Furthermore, there was a limited involvement of stakeholders in certain strategic objectives such as capacity building, technical means, and awareness-raising actions. The paper shows the need to generate greater collaborative efforts among water stakeholders involved in the implementation of integrated water resources management in the R'Dom sub-basin.

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