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5/23/2018 | 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | ECO-ENGINEERING DECISION SCALING: A FRAMEWORK FOR INCORPORATING FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS IN WATER MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING AND CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENT | 410 A
ECO-ENGINEERING DECISION SCALING: A FRAMEWORK FOR INCORPORATING FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS IN WATER MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING AND CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENT
Ecosystems have been historically neglected in water management, but growing interest in climate-resilient water systems has created new opportunities for ecologists to engage in water planning and decision making. Yet, ecosystems are complex and do not readily lend themselves to the analytical approaches favored by engineers and planners in assessing project costs, benefits, and climate risks. Incorporating ecosystems in water management requires a decision-analytic framework that accommodates relevant ecological indicators, while accounting for climate change and other sources of uncertainty. We have developed an approach called eco-engineering decision scaling (EEDS) for guiding water and ecosystem management under uncertainty. The approach is designed to assess the ecological consequences of water management decisions in a changing climate and to quantify tradeoffs among economic and environmental objectives. We describe two applications of EEDS – the first evaluates the effects of dam operations on floodplain ecosystems and flood risk on the Iowa River, USA. The second considers the role of environmental water reserves in preserving ecosystem integrity and supporting climate change adaptation in Mexico. Future case studies are expected to refine EEDS, which will enhance its utility in informing ecologically-sustainable water management.
- Conservation
- Trade-offs
- Assessment
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Ted Grantham
(), University of California, Berkeley, tgrantham@berkeley.edu;
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John Matthews
(), Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, johoma@alliance4water.org;
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LeRoy Poff
(), Colorado State University, n.poff@rams.colostate.edu;
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