Towards a value-reflexive governance of water

S. Meisch; R. Beck; T. Potthast

Towards a value-reflexive governance of water

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S. Meisch

S. Meisch International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstr. 19, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; simon.meisch@uni-tuebingen.de

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R. Beck

R. Beck International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstr. 19, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; simon.meisch@uni-tuebingen.de

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T. Potthast

T. Potthast International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wilhelmstr. 19, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; simon.meisch@uni-tuebingen.de

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Pages:: 413–418

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086867530_0064

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Climate change, agriculture and food production are closely interlinked by the issue of water. While heavy precipitation events destroy yields and land, adaptation and mitigation measures to counter climate change might themselves put stress on water resources. Managing water can help to manage climate change consequences. So far, there exists much instrumental knowledge on how to technically deal with water issues. In spite of that, many management approaches fail mainly because they ignore the political dimension of water management processes. This failure concerns issues of rule-setting and rule-enforcement but also the question of values. This paper draws on results of the FP7-EU project ‘Value Isobars’, especially of a part elaborated by the authors. It will be argued that a more value-reflexive governance can contribute to overcome some of the shortcomings in current water governance. It suggests (1) value-dialogue as a low-threshold entry into ethical questions of water governance; and (2) an ethical approach to deal with values in an argumentative way. The paper does not elaborate specific methods for deliberation and participation but aims at giving the choice and design of such methods an ethical grounding.

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Climate change and sustainable development

Ethical perspectives on land use and food production

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Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 15 Nov 2012

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