The International Project Office is hosted by Lund University.
Water System
The study of earth system governance in relation to the global water system will be developed in close though not exclusive collaboration with the Global Water System Project (GWSP), a joint project of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). The Global Water System Project aims to understand how humans are changing the global water cycle, the associated biogeochemical cycles, and the biological components of the global water system, and what the social feedbacks are that arise from these changes. The Project has three sub-questions, namely about the magnitudes of anthropogenic and environmental changes in the global water system and the key mechanisms by which they are induced; about the main linkages and feedbacks in the earth system that arise from changes in the global water system; and how resilient and adaptable the global water system is to change and what sustainable water management strategies are. This third question focuses on the institutional and governance dimension. Within the institutional framework the GWSP takes a global perspective, justified by four arguments: first, the hydrological system is a global system; second, human behaviour and global environmental change is driven by forces that are often beyond the jurisdiction of local, national or regional agencies; third, many local phenomena may occur globally and have cumulative impacts at the global level; and fourth, the impacts of reduced quantities and qualities of water are likely to be global. An implication of the GWSP approach is the need to take a global perspective when developing policies at local or national levels.
Upcoming Events
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21-05-2013 - 24-05-2013 Water in the Anthropocene: Challenges for Science and Governance. Indicators, Thresholds and Uncertainties of the Global Water System Conference organized by the Global Water System Project (GWSP) and its International Project Office based in Bonn, Germany. Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). GWSP is a partner project of the Earth System Governance Project. Bonn, Germany |
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19-06-2013 - 20-06-2013 The Third Rencontres Internationales de Reims on Sustainability Studies "Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals: Towards a New Social Contract" Organized under the High Patronage of the President of French Republic by the International Research Center On Sustainability (IRCS), Reims University. Endorsed by the Earth System Governance Project. Rheims, France |
Publications
| Author(s) | Title | Year |
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| Lebel, Louis., Ruben Zondervan. | Uncertainty and Governance of Transboundary River Basins. APN Science Bulletin, 3 (March 2013): 146-147. | 2013 |
| Measham, Thomas., Stewart Lockie (editors). | Risk and Social Theory in Environmental Management. CSIRO Publishing. | 2012 |
| Pattberg, Philipp., Frank Biermann, Sander Chan, Aysem Mert (editors). | Public–Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Emergence, Influence and Legitimacy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. | 2012 |
| Schmeier, Susanne. | Governing International Watercourses. River Basin Organizations and the sustainable governance of internationally shared rivers and lakes. New York: Routledge. | 2012 |
| Benson, David., Andrew Jordan, and Dave Huitema. | Involving the Public in Catchment Management: An Analysis of the Scope for Learning Lessons from Abroad. Environmental Policy and Governance, 22 (1): 42-54. | 2011 |
People
| Raheem Usman Adebimpe, University of Ilorin, Nigeria |
| Dr. Grace Adeniji-Oloukoi, Lead City University, Nigeria |
| Dr. Derek Armitage, University of Waterloo, Canada |
| Ravi Baghel, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| Harry Barnes-Dabban, Wageningen University, Netherlands |
| Dr. David Benson, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom |
| Prof. Ken Conca, American University, United States of America |
| Dr. Pedro Fidelman, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia |
| Svenja Fox, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| Prof. Andrea K. Gerlak, University of Arizona, United States of America |
