Addressing knowledge gaps for transboundary environmental governance |
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| Institution: | 1. Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA;2. School of Geography, Development & Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;3. Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;4. International Joint Commission, Washington, D.C., USA;5. School of International Service, American University, Washington D.C., USA;6. Mekong River Commission, Vientiane, Laos;7. Ministry of the Interior, Head of Delegation of Hungary to the ICPDR, Budapest, Hungary;8. International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, Vienna, Austria;9. IHE Delft - Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands;10. Werick Creative Solutions, Culpeper, VA, USA;11. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | Knowledge is widely considered a key ingredient for the effective and sustainable governance of the environment. In transboundary settings – i.e., where political boundaries cross natural resource system boundaries – there are considerable barriers to knowledge production and use. Resulting knowledge gaps can be barriers to governance. This research examines three case studies in which international river basin organizations, tasked with facilitating cooperation in transboundary river basins, recognized and addressed knowledge gaps to support governance of shared waters. We synthesize across the three case studies to develop a typology of knowledge gaps and the strategies used to address those gaps. In identifying common types of knowledge gaps and the on-the-ground strategies used to fill them, this research provides an important framework for assessing and theorizing knowledge at the transboundary scale, as well as useful recommendations and examples for practitioners seeking to develop that knowledge. |
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| Keywords: | Transboundary Environmental governance International river basin organizations Knowledge gaps Science-policy |
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