Summary and conclusions from the SIWI seminar for young water professionals water and sustainable development--how to ensure development without compromising sustainability?

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There is a need to create a balance between development and conservation in order to find a way to mitigate the conflicting interest of water for society, the environment and the economy. Apart from finding a solution to this there is a need to get the mesaage across to the decision makers. How do we make good ideas permeate policy and translate into concrete programs? The Young Water Professionals gave their view through presentations and discussions. It was argued that the answer was not to be found only in environmental science but also in the political and social arena. It was argued that the sanctioned discourse is a powerful force in water allocation and management. How can a balance be struck? Many argued for a unique design of a policy for the whole catchment, acknowledging ecology and existing institutions. Furthermore, many argued in favor of building on existing institutions and steward groups for sustainability and increase their adaptive capacity.

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Author/s: Johannessen, A (A);

Affiliation: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), and the Natural Resource Management division at the Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research (Water Sci Technol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-; vol 47 (issue 6) : pp 211-3

Dates: Created 2003/05/06; Completed 2003/07/22; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12731795, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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