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Hydrological modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary workshops on future drought
Transformative interdisciplinary methods and tools are required to address crucial water-related challenges facing societies in the current era of the Anthropocene. In a community-based study in the Limpopo basin of South Africa, physical and social science methods were brought together to run interdisciplinary workshops aimed at enhancing preparedness for possible future drought. To generate storylines for the workshops, relevantscenarioswere modelledusingacatchment-scale hydrologicalmodel, SHETRAN.Set upusingfreely available data, local knowledge, and narrative-based group interviews on past experiences of drought, the model acted as a locally-relevant tool for prompting discussions about potential future drought impacts, responses and preparedness, and to stimulate the production of community future narratives. In this paper, we discuss the elements involved in the modelling process: the building of the model through an interdisciplinary approach; setting up the model with limited data; and the translation of the model results into storylines for the workshops. We found that by using this methodology scientific grounding was given to the work shop story lines,and that the local context of the model and the engaging approach of creating narratives encouraged participant involvement in discussions about the future. The method of generating these futurestorieswasan important process for the participants in developing their thinking about possible futures, preparedness and adaptation. In this paper we show how this alternative approach of using a hydrological model has benefits and we discuss the limitations and lessons of the approach for future interdisciplinary research.
Hydrological modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary workshops on future drought
Transformative interdisciplinary methods and tools are required to address crucial water-related challenges facing societies in the current era of the Anthropocene. In a community-based study in the Limpopo basin of South Africa, physical and social science methods were brought together to run interdisciplinary workshops aimed at enhancing preparedness for possible future drought. To generate storylines for the workshops, relevantscenarioswere modelledusingacatchment-scale hydrologicalmodel, SHETRAN.Set upusingfreely available data, local knowledge, and narrative-based group interviews on past experiences of drought, the model acted as a locally-relevant tool for prompting discussions about potential future drought impacts, responses and preparedness, and to stimulate the production of community future narratives. In this paper, we discuss the elements involved in the modelling process: the building of the model through an interdisciplinary approach; setting up the model with limited data; and the translation of the model results into storylines for the workshops. We found that by using this methodology scientific grounding was given to the work shop story lines,and that the local context of the model and the engaging approach of creating narratives encouraged participant involvement in discussions about the future. The method of generating these futurestorieswasan important process for the participants in developing their thinking about possible futures, preparedness and adaptation. In this paper we show how this alternative approach of using a hydrological model has benefits and we discuss the limitations and lessons of the approach for future interdisciplinary research.
Hydrological modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary workshops on future drought
Rangecroft, S (Autor:in) / Birkinshaw, S (Autor:in) / Rohse, M (Autor:in) / Day, R (Autor:in) / McEwen, L (Autor:in) / Makaya, E (Autor:in) / Van Loon, AF (Autor:in)
30.04.2018
oai:zenodo.org:2545559
Progress in Physical Geography 42(2) 237-256
Paper
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
710
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