Water Governance in Chile and Canada
A Comparison of Adaptive Characteristics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4239983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margot Hurlbert (0000-0003-3825-8413, University of Regina), Margot A Hurlbert, Harry Diaz (University of Regina) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087 |
| Publisher | Resilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.5751/es-06148-180461 |
| OpenAlex | W2069640023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 31 |
We compare the structures and adaptive capacities of water governance regimes that respond to water scarcity or drought in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) of western Canada and the Elqui River Basin (EB) in Chile. Both regions anticipate climate change that will result in more extreme weather events including increasing droughts. The SSRB and the EB represent two large, regional, dryland water basins with significant irrigated agricultural production but with significantly different governance structures. The Canadian governance situation is characterized as decentralized multilevel governance with assigned water licenses; the Chilean is characterized as centralized governance with privatized water rights. Both countries have action at all levels in relation to water scarcity or drought. This structural comparison is based on studies carried out in each region assessing the adaptive capacity of each region to climate variability in the respective communities and applicable governance institutions through semistructured qualitative interviews. Based on this comparison, conclusions are drawn on the adaptive capacity of the respective water governance regimes based on four dimensions of adaptive governance that include: responsiveness, learning, capacity, including information, leadership, and equity. The result of the assessment allows discussion of the significant differences in terms of ability of distinct governance structures to foster adaptive capacity in the rural sector, highlights the need for a better understanding of the relationship of adaptive governance and good governance, and the need for more conceptual work on the interconnections of the dimensions of adaptive governance
Adaptive capacity · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Climate change · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Multi-level governance · Natural resource economics · Political science · Scarcity · Water scarcity · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water resources management and optimization · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
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| Citations per year | 2,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |