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Full Title:
Integrating Knowledge from Computational Modeling with Multi-Stakeholder Governance: Towards More Secure Livelihoods through Improved Tools for Integrated River Basin Management
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The objective of the proposed project is to research the use of integrated simulation models as decision tools in multi-stakeholder negotiation processes at the subbasin level. The proposed project sites are the Volta basin (Ghana) and the “virtual” Andes basin (Melado basin, Chile), where construction of agent-based simulation models that combine economic and hydrological sub-models is already underway. The project will focus on a) the analysis and strengthening of multi-stakeholder governance structures in the two project sites (Sub-basin Management Board in Ghana, Water User Associations in Chile), b) the identification of problems, policy options to address the problems, and criteria for evaluation policy options by the stakeholders, c) the extension of simulation models to incorporate the impact of climatic change on land and water- use decisions of risk-averse producers, d) the evaluation of alternative policy options, as identified by stakeholders, e) the development of decision-support tools that present and visualize the outputs of the simulation models in a form that is useful for the stakeholders, and f) the actual use of the decision-support tools in negotiation and planning processes in the multi-stakeholder governance structures.
Dissemination strategies will be based on the development of different formats and media targeted to different audiences, and will include: materials prepared for stakeholder workshops, a film that can be used for extension purposes, training materials for using and managing the computer simulation model, participation in regional and virtual networks (i.e. e-groups of Water for Food Challenge Program projects), policy briefs, research reports and journal articles.