Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria)

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationWasserCluster Lunz
cg.contributor.affiliationANTEA Group
cg.contributor.affiliationWetlands International
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Geneva
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countryAustria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ML
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2AT
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Europe
cg.coverage.subregionLobau Floodplain
cg.coverage.subregionLobau Wetland
cg.creator.identifierLisa-Maria Rebelo: 0000-0002-8785-7810
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.002
cg.identifier.wlethemeManaging Resource Variability and Competing Use
cg.issn1462-9011
cg.journalEnvironmental Science and Policy
cg.river.basinNIGER
cg.river.basinLOBAU
cg.subject.wleRIVER BASINS
cg.subject.wleINTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.wleINSTITUTIONS/GOVERNANCE/POLICIES/REFORMS
cg.subject.wleECOSYSTEMS
cg.volume34
dc.contributor.authorRebelo, Lisa-Maria
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, R.
dc.contributor.authorHein, T.
dc.contributor.authorWeigelhofer, G.
dc.contributor.authorD'Haeyer, T.
dc.contributor.authorKoné, B.
dc.contributor.authorCools, J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-21T08:41:25Zen
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-02T16:39:50Zen
dc.date.available2013-11-21T08:41:25Zen
dc.date.available2014-02-02T16:39:50Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34717
dc.titleChallenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria)en
dcterms.abstractWetlands 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.available2012-12-22
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRebelo, L.-M., Johnston, R., Hein, T., Weigelhofer, G., D’Haeyer, T., Kone, B., & Cools, J. (2013). Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria). In Environmental Science & Policy (Vol. 34, pp. 58–68). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.002en
dcterms.extentpp. 58-68
dcterms.issued2013-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40384
dcterms.subjectwetlandsen
dcterms.subjectwatershedsen
dcterms.subjectmanagementen
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen
dcterms.subjectconstraintsen
dcterms.subjectecosystem servicesen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectdeltasen
dcterms.subjectfloodplainsen
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen
dcterms.subjectriver basin managementen
dcterms.subjectinstitutionsen
dcterms.subjectlegal aspectsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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