Politicization of the Hydropower Dams in the Lancang-Mekong Basin: A Review of Contemporary Environmental Challenges DOI Creative Commons
Richard Grünwald, Wenling Wang, Yan Feng

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Energies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 1682 - 1682

Published: Feb. 24, 2022

To date, hydropower dams raise numerous interpretations about their impact on the Lancang-Mekong River. While most research studies analyze negative aspects of development people’s livelihoods and local environments, sector was historically one iconic economic segments facilitating transboundary water cooperation for decades. By using constructive discourse analysis critical political ecology approach, presented text (1) outlines current environmental narratives over (2) explores politicization Chinese mainstream dams. The data were collected upon multi-level content relevant sources double-checked with Cooperation Conflict Database (LMCCD) monitoring 4000 water-related events among six riparian countries between 1990 2021. Our show that (i) there is a stark contrast in positive rapid development, (ii) river more often discussed than tributary dams, (iii) implications are interpreted non-traditional inputs rather widely accepted studies, (iv) developing contradictory arguments through social public media contributes to greater polarization multi-stakeholders’ viewpoints accountable dialogue.

Language: Английский

A Skill Assessment Framework for the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project DOI Creative Commons
Nina Rynne, Camilla Novaglio, Julia L. Blanchard

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Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(4)

Published: March 27, 2025

Abstract Understanding climate change impacts on global marine ecosystems and fisheries requires complex ecosystem models, forced by projections, that can robustly detect project changes. The Fisheries Marine Ecosystems Model Intercomparison Project (FishMIP) uses an ensemble modeling approach to fill this crucial gap. Yet FishMIP does not have a standardised skill assessment framework quantify the ability of member models reproduce past observations guide model improvement. In study, we apply comprehensive subset produce historical catches. We consider suite metrics assess their utility in illustrating models' observed Our findings reveal improvement performance at both regional (Large Ecosystem) scales from Coupled Phase 5 6 simulation rounds. analysis underscores importance employing easily interpretable, relative estimate capability capture temporal variations, alongside absolute error measures characterize shifts magnitude these variations between across developed tested here provides first objective baseline ensemble's reproducing catch scale. This be further improved systematically applied test reliability whole future rounds include more variables like fish biomass or production.

Language: Английский

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Reflective communication to improve problem-solving pathways: Key issues illustrated for an integrated environmental modelling case study DOI Creative Commons
Fateme Zare, Joseph H. A. Guillaume, Anthony J. Jakeman

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Environmental Modelling & Software, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 126, P. 104645 - 104645

Published: Feb. 2, 2020

Language: Английский

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Whole of Systems Approaches to Physical Activity Policy and Practice in Australia: The ASAPa Project Overview and Initial Systems Map DOI
William Bellew, Ben J. Smith, Tracy Nau

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Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 68 - 73

Published: Nov. 22, 2019

The literature on whole of system approaches (WSAs) has been largely theoretical in focus. Australian Systems Approaches to Physical Activity is a national project designed contribute practical implementation focus such at the population level.National meetings were convened with federal and state government sector stakeholders identify physical activity (PA) related policies programs. Policies programs audited develop an understanding existing PA system. A WSA conceptual map for was developed using feedback from stakeholders, WSAs, work obesity.Completion policy audit revealed key areas need regarding governance, coordination, financing, evaluation. An initial Australia incorporating translation, advocacy. Stakeholder co-production integrated framework design plans community practice knowledge hub commenced.In Australia, partners have systems that guiding progress beyond application real world: audit, framework, planning hub.

Language: Английский

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Argument-based assessment of predictive uncertainty of data-driven environmental models DOI Creative Commons
Benedikt Knüsel, Christoph Baumberger, Marius Zumwald

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Environmental Modelling & Software, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 134, P. 104754 - 104754

Published: June 8, 2020

Increasing volumes of data allow environmental scientists to use machine learning construct data-driven models phenomena. These can provide decision-relevant predictions, but confident decision-making requires that the involved uncertainties are understood. We argue existing frameworks for characterizing not appropriate because their focus on distinct locations uncertainty. propose a framework uncertainty assessment uses argument analysis assess justification assumption model is fit predictive purpose at hand. Its flexibility makes applicable models. The illustrated using case study from science. show be subject substantial second-order uncertainty, i.e., in they often applied ill-understood problems. close by discussing implications decision-making.

Language: Английский

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Politicization of the Hydropower Dams in the Lancang-Mekong Basin: A Review of Contemporary Environmental Challenges DOI Creative Commons
Richard Grünwald, Wenling Wang, Yan Feng

et al.

Energies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(5), P. 1682 - 1682

Published: Feb. 24, 2022

To date, hydropower dams raise numerous interpretations about their impact on the Lancang-Mekong River. While most research studies analyze negative aspects of development people’s livelihoods and local environments, sector was historically one iconic economic segments facilitating transboundary water cooperation for decades. By using constructive discourse analysis critical political ecology approach, presented text (1) outlines current environmental narratives over (2) explores politicization Chinese mainstream dams. The data were collected upon multi-level content relevant sources double-checked with Cooperation Conflict Database (LMCCD) monitoring 4000 water-related events among six riparian countries between 1990 2021. Our show that (i) there is a stark contrast in positive rapid development, (ii) river more often discussed than tributary dams, (iii) implications are interpreted non-traditional inputs rather widely accepted studies, (iv) developing contradictory arguments through social public media contributes to greater polarization multi-stakeholders’ viewpoints accountable dialogue.

Language: Английский

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