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...

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Autores: Soria, María, 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
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/237606
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/237606
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Water governance
Temporary and intermittent rivers
Public participation
River basin management plans
Social learning
Stakeholder engagement
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spelling Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers managementSoria, MaríaBonada, NúriaBallester, AlbaVerkaik, IraimaJordà-Capdevila, DídacSolà, CarolinaMunné, AntoniJiménez-Argudo, Sara-MaríaFortuño, PauGallart Gallego, FrancescVinyoles, DolorsLlorens, PilarLatron, JérômeEstrela, TeodoroPrat, NarcísCid, NúriaWater governanceTemporary and intermittent riversPublic participationRiver basin management plansSocial learningStakeholder engagementThe 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 reviewedElsevierLlorens, Pilar [0000-0003-4591-5303]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202120212021info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/237606reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.03.005Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2376062026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
title Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
spellingShingle Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
Soria, María
Water governance
Temporary and intermittent rivers
Public participation
River basin management plans
Social learning
Stakeholder engagement
title_short Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
title_full Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
title_fullStr Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
title_full_unstemmed Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
title_sort Adapting participatory processes in temporary rivers management
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Soria, María
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
author Soria, María
author_facet Soria, María
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
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author2 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
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Llorens, Pilar [0000-0003-4591-5303]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Water governance
Temporary and intermittent rivers
Public participation
River basin management plans
Social learning
Stakeholder engagement
topic Water governance
Temporary and intermittent rivers
Public participation
River basin management plans
Social learning
Stakeholder engagement
description 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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