The management of water resources is often done at the basin or sub-basin scale, which is often not detailed enough to adequately evaluate the water needs and challenges of various social groups. The design of water management analysis is often based on sectors like agriculture, urban, and energy, rather than on the individuals and families... Continue Reading →
The Comahue region The Comahue region, in the Argentine Patagonia, extends across the province of Neuquén and Rio Negro including the Limay, Neuquén, and Río Negro basins. Water supply from these rivers supports various economic activities such as hydropower production, irrigated agriculture, urban water supply, oil extraction, and mining. In summertime or in dry periods, these... Continue Reading →
How can we encourage more active participation of women in capacity building activities? This brief describes a series of steps that trainers can take to incorporate more inclusive practices with respect to gender. Check out the brief here!
The SEI-US Water Group has been supporting water managers around the world in their planning and decisions making processes using the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) software (Yates et al., 2005). WEAP allows water manager to evaluate long-term planning options under climate change and other risks using scenario analysis. As part of the Gender and... Continue Reading →
This paper was published in a high impact factor journal called Environmental Modelling and Software and it demonstrates how a visual analytics tool developed by SEI can effectively communicate and facilitate discussions to inform decision-making processes in complex systems under different development contexts, like California and Bolivia. Each actor evaluating potential management strategies brings her/his... Continue Reading →
Climate change can affect a region's environment and economy through changes in water resource flows and allocations. The hydrologic and economic components of these impacts require complex models to reflect both the environment's physical and individuals' behavioral responses to climate change. This paper describes a model that combines the strengths of the State Wide Economic... Continue Reading →
History abounds with examples of water management decisions made without the involvement or consent of the parties most affected by the impacts. SEI endorses a more inclusive planning approach by inviting watershed stakeholders to the table to articulate the challenges they face and work with scientists to evaluate their options for the future. Read the... Continue Reading →