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- The paper explores the complexities of integrating water and agricultural management, highlighting that a straightforward policy approach won't suffice due to the intricate institutional arrangements involved.
- Effective integration demands a new collaborative governance style that addresses scale, uncertainty, and the diverse interests at play in both sectors.
- Combining interdisciplinary research with this collaborative governance model can foster the relationships and adaptations needed for successful integrated water and agricultural management.
Article Abstract
This paper examines governance requirements for integrating water and agricultural management (IWAM). The institutional arrangements for the agriculture and water sectors are complex and multi-dimensional, and integration cannot therefore be achieved through a simplistic 'additive' policy process. Effective integration requires the development of a new collaborative approach to governance that is designed to cope with scale dependencies and interactions, uncertainty and contested knowledge, and interdependency among diverse and unequal interests. When combined with interdisciplinary research, collaborative governance provides a viable normative model because of its emphasis on reciprocity, relationships, learning and creativity. Ultimately, such an approach could lead to the sorts of system adaptations and transformations that are required for IWAM.
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