Heterogeneity in riverine ecosystem service perceptions: Insights for water-decision processes in transboundary rivers

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorNetherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperationen
cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen
cg.contributor.donorDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australiaen
cg.contributor.donorSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperationen
cg.creator.identifierClaudia Ringler: 0000-0002-8266-0488
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number1668en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Hassaan Furqanen
dc.contributor.authorYang, Yi-Chen E.en
dc.contributor.authorRingler, Claudiaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:23:15Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:23:15Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147737
dc.titleHeterogeneity in riverine ecosystem service perceptions: Insights for water-decision processes in transboundary riversen
dcterms.abstractThe objective of this study is to analyze heterogeneous perceptions of the relative importance of riverine ecosystem services to inform policy decisions. To improve allocation of scarce resources across competing uses, it is crucial to understand the values placed on various water uses. Based on electronic surveys conducted across three transboundary river basins—the Indus, Mekong, and Niger—we assess how perceptions of ecosystem services provided by these river basins differ by geography within and across basins, by type of respondent, and under alternative future conditions. The results reveal regions within each basin that are deemed to be most at risk ecologically and identify services with the most pressing need for investment. Water for irrigation and energy production are considered the most important services across all basins, with importance shifting from energy to food production from upstream to downstream. Comparative analysis reveals that perceptions are influenced to some extent by the technical and organizational background of stakeholders. These results emphasize the need for diverse stakeholders to be involved in water resources decision-making processes. Rules derived from the electronic surveys can enhance water systems modeling, in particular, decentralized modeling approaches that use bottom-up processes with enhanced representation of the interactions between heterogeneous subsystems.en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKhan, Hassaan Furqan; Yang, Yi-Chen E.; and Ringler, Claudia. 2017. Heterogeneity in riverine ecosystem service perceptions: Insights for water-decision processes in transboundary rivers. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1668. Washington, DC https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147737en
dcterms.extent38 pagesen
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2017
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146245en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153489en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.1956231en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/131366en
dcterms.subjectresource managementen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen
dcterms.subjectwateren
dcterms.subjecttransboundary watersen
dcterms.subjectecosystem servicesen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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