Identification of Major Sources of Uncertainty in Current IWRM Practice. Illustrated for the Rhine Basin |
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Authors: | P van der Keur H J Henriksen J C Refsgaard M Brugnach C Pahl-Wostl A Dewulf H Buiteveld |
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Affiliation: | (1) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Copenhagen, Denmark;(2) Institute of Environmental Systems Research, University of Osnabrück (USF), Osnabrück, Germany;(3) Public Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;(4) Rijkswaterstaat Centre for Water Management, Lelystad, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) can be viewed as a complex process in which the effect of adopted water management
measures must be monitored and adjusted in an iterative way as new information and technology gradually become available under
changing and uncertain external impacts, such as climate change. This paper identifies and characterises uncertainty as it
occurs in the different stages of the IWRM process with respect to sources, nature and type of uncertainty. The present study
develops a common terminology that honour the most important aspects from natural and social sciences and its application
to the entire IWRM process. The proposed framework is useful by acknowledging a broad range of uncertainties regarding data,
models, multiple frames and context. Relating this framework to the different steps of the IWRM cycle is helpful to determine
the strategies to better handle and manage uncertainties. Finally, this general framework is illustrated for a case study
in the transboundary Rhine river basin. |
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Keywords: | Uncertainty Integrated Water Resources Management Adaptive Management Rhine basin |
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