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18 - Better Basin Management with Stakeholder Participation

from Part IV - Response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2021

By
Jurgen Schmandt  and
Aysegül Kibaroglu
Edited by
Jurgen Schmandt  and
Aysegül Kibaroglu
Edited in association with
Regina Buono  and
Sephra Thomas
Jurgen Schmandt
Affiliation:
Houston Advanced Research Center
Aysegül Kibaroglu
Affiliation:
MEF University, Istanbul
Regina Buono
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
Sephra Thomas
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Austin
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Summary

This chapter reviews the role of irrigation districts, city water utilities, and environmental groups in basin management. Examples from two river basins – Rio Grande and Euphrates–Tigris – illustrate vast differences in stakeholder participation. The authors recommend that all SERIDAS rivers pay increased attention to this option for better management. The four options for creating sub-basin water councils recommended for the Rio Grande provide useful guidance. Other models, reflecting different basin conditions, may emerge. Whatever model is selected, stakeholders should always organize to address the water agenda of their sub-basin. Doing so directly contributes to reaching and maintaining sustainability of the river as a whole.

Keywords

stakeholdersparticipationsustainabilityirrigation districtscity water utilitiessub-basin governanceRio GrandeTigrisEuphratesETIC
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Sustainability of Engineered Rivers In Arid Lands
Challenge and Response
 , pp. 260 - 270
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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