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Navigating the water-energy governance landscape and climate change adaptation strategies in the northern Patagonia region of Argentina

This paper uses the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to examine the water resource challenges for a large basin in northern Patagonia, Argentina.

Laura Forni, Marisa Escobar, Charles A. Young, David Purkey / Published on 15 June 2018

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Forni, L., Escobar, M., Cello P., Marizza, M., Nadal, G., Girardin, L., Losano, F., Bucciarelli, L., Young C. and Purkey, D. (2018). Navigating the Water-Energy Governance Landscape and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Northern Patagonia Region of Argentina. Water 2018, 10(6), 794; http://doi.org/10.3390/w10060794

Water scientists often find themselves interacting with decision-makers with varying levels of technical background. The sustainable management of water resources is complex by nature, and future conditions are highly uncertain, requiring modeling approaches capable of accommodating a variety of parameters and scenarios. Technical findings from these analyses need to be positioned and conducted within the governance institutions to ensure decision-makers utilize them.

This paper examines the water resource challenges for a large basin in northern Patagonia, Argentina and utilizes the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to evaluate trade-offs and strategies in a participatory process that included researchers and decision-makers. Integrated water resources models using simulation modeling and decision space visualization show significant climate change impacts.

These impacts could be more severe if agricultural areas expand, and addressing these impacts is essential in meeting reservoir level goals and environmental flow requirements.

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Laura Forni

Water Program Director

SEI US

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Charles A. Young

Senior Scientist

SEI US

David Purkey

Centre Director

SEI Latin America

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Water : Water resources, Planning and modelling
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