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1 Zsuffa, I.; Cools, J.; Vlieghe, P.; Debels, P.; van Griensven, A.; van Dam, A.; Hein, T.; Hattermann, F.; Masiyandima, Mutsa; de Grunauer, M. P. C. R.; Kaggwa, R.; Baker, C. 2008. The WETwin project: enhancing the role of wetlands in integrated water resources management for twinned river basins in EU, Africa and South America in support of EU Water Initiatives. Paper presented at the IWA 11th International Specialized Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management, Budapest, Hungary, 4-5 September 2008. 7p.
Water management ; Wetlands ; Research projects ; Sanitation ; Drinking water ; Ecology ; River basin management ; Stakeholders ; European Union / Africa / South America
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044730)
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An international project called ‘WETwin’ has been launched in June 2008 within the frame of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission (EC). The overall objective of the project is to enhance the role of wetlands in basin-scale integrated water resources management, with the aim of improving the community service functions while conserving good ecological status. Strategies will be identified for:
· utilizing the drinking water supply and sanitation potentials of wetlands for the benefit of people living in the basin, while maintaining the ecosystem functions
· adapting wetland management to changing environmental conditions
· integrating wetlands into river basin management
· improving stakeholder participation and capacity building with the aim of supporting sustainable wetland management.
The project will work on 'twinned' case study wetlands from Europe, Africa and South America. Management solutions will be worked out for these wetlands with the aim of supporting the achievement of the above objectives. Knowledge and experiences gained from these case studies will be summarized in general guidelines aiming to support integrated wetland management on global scale. Stakeholder participation, capacity building and dissemination will be essential components of the project.
· utilizing the drinking water supply and sanitation potentials of wetlands for the benefit of people living in the basin, while maintaining the ecosystem functions
· adapting wetland management to changing environmental conditions
· integrating wetlands into river basin management
· improving stakeholder participation and capacity building with the aim of supporting sustainable wetland management.
The project will work on 'twinned' case study wetlands from Europe, Africa and South America. Management solutions will be worked out for these wetlands with the aim of supporting the achievement of the above objectives. Knowledge and experiences gained from these case studies will be summarized in general guidelines aiming to support integrated wetland management on global scale. Stakeholder participation, capacity building and dissemination will be essential components of the project.
2 Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Johnston, Robyn; Hein, T.; Weigelhofer, G.; DHaeyer, T.; Kone, B.; Cools, J. 2012. Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management]: the case of the inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria). Environmental Science and Policy, 34:58-68. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.002]
Wetlands ; Water management ; Deltas ; Floodplains ; Ecosystems ; River basin management ; Institutions ; Legal aspects / Mali / Austria / Niger Delta / Lobau Floodplain / Lobau Wetland / Danube River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045586)
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Wetlands are too often perceived as standalone elements and are poorly integrated into river basin management. The Ramsar Convention recognizes the critical linkage between wetlands, water and river basin management; the governments that are party to the Convention have committed to conserving their wetlands within a framework of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The “Critical Path” approach and related guidance have been adopted by Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention in order to effectively integrate wetland conservation and management into river basin management planning and decision-making. However, despite international acceptance of the approach, it is not widely implemented. This paper provides one of the first case study based assessments of the Critical Path approach. The analysis of two contrasting Ramsar sites is presented in order to better understand the barriers to implementation in different development contexts. These are the Lobau wetland in Austria, where management institutions and regulatory frameworks are highly developed; and the Inner Niger Delta in Mali, where the capacity to implement IWRM is less evolved. A planning approach is proposed which involves structured and transparent methods for assessing ecosystem services and institutional capacity, and is suitable as a tool for identifying, prioritizing and negotiating trade-offs in ecosystem services and improving livelihoods. Based on the analysis, two main barriers to implementation are identified; mismatch between local and national or basin level priorities, and a lack of recognition of the ecosystem services provided by wetlands.
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