Tools for Better Decision Making: Bridges from Science to Policy - Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems - page 275

Activities

Outputs

Literature research, internal project expertise Information about

￿ General willingness

or reservation
regarding the use of
DSS, preconditions

Draft questionnaire (problems in water
management, intentions to use DSS,
requirements a DSS should meet)

￿ Priority of issues the

DSS should address

Members of the research team make contact
with water managers / decision makers in their
respective regions

￿ Necessity to use the

same terminology as
the WFD and other
legal regulations

Feedback on the draft questionnaire by the
research team

￿ Existing methods,

data and GIS-
systems that should
fit into the DSS

Final version of questionnaire (partly tick-the-
box, partly open questions)

￿ Requirements

regarding contents,
user interface, etc.

Guided interviews with regional practioners

Analysis and interpretation of results

Workshop with water managers, decision makers
and researchers from outside of the project:
Presentation and discussion of

￿ Results of the survery
￿ The DSS concept

See above

Readjustments and final report

Test and presentation of the draft DSS in one
catchment (Tamar)

Feedback regarding
functionality and
usability of the DSS

Readjustments

Test and presentation of the draft DSS in other
catchments

Figure 11.4 Activities to incorporate end-users' requirements into the design of the
Euro-limpacs DSS.

Will climate change affect some parts of a catchment more than others?

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What measures should be taken to mitigate the effects of climate change?

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Which part of a catchment should resources be targeted towards?

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Which measures most effectively tackle the defined problem?

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