The Water Wise Society is looking for stakeholders to plan and implement the strategic project “Water Resource Teams – a possible pathway to local and regional stakeholder collaboration to prevent and minimize risks in river basins”.
The offer is about that:
- Bring together stakeholders in a real river basin to dialog and collaborate in a policy lab on proposals for the development of both the application of existing regulations and a new water resources law.
- Work through and highlight the critical issues described below with pros and cons, impact assessment, etc. for a possible water resource option.
- Provide proposals for new policies based on the project results.
A strategic policy innovation project through policy labs is an opportunity to address the challenges in the field and propose developed legislation and regulation, ultimately a new Water Resources Act.
The project will include evaluation and analysis as a first step towards a better understanding of the complex processes that need to be managed and regulated when introducing a possible new water resources law. Dialogue-based collaboration between key stakeholders in a river basin will be implemented in physical policy labs. There, stakeholders will work through critical issues, highlight trade-offs and propose functions for a water resources act, or regulatory applications for current legislation. The process will also include in-depth interviews with stakeholders.
The results will provide a basis for further action, both for relevant expert authorities and ministries, but also for Water Wise Societies’ future calls. A next step could be a call for a regulatory sandbox in a limited river basin, or for more complex challenges, a call for long-term projects with many expected outcomes or solutions.
