Water Security Assessment: Integrating Governance and Freshwater Indicators
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2013
Department
Department of Social Sciences
Abstract
A new approach is developed for assessing water security status: the Water Security Status Indicators (WSSI) assessment method. The WSSI has four innovative aspects which address important gaps in the literature. First, it was developed in cooperation with end-users, whose participation enabled the design of a user-friendly assessment method. Second, this method is designed to be implemented at the local scale (small scale watershed or sub-watershed). Third, the WSSI is multivariate: it integrates variables pertaining to water quality and water quantity as they relate to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Fourth, the method provides concrete outputs for incorporation into water decision-making processes. In this paper, we document the WSSI assessment method and its application in a community in British Columbia (Canada), including the incorporation of community input into the development and application of the WSSI, and the integration of WSSI results into community water governance.
Publication Title
Water Resources Management
Recommended Citation
Norman, E.,
Dunn, G.,
Bakker, K.,
Allen, D.,
&
de Albuquerque, R.
(2013).
Water Security Assessment: Integrating Governance and Freshwater Indicators.
Water Resources Management,
27(2), 535-551.
http://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0200-4
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