SUPPORTING BETTER DECISIONS ACROSS THE CHALLENGES OF WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD IN THE ZAMBEZI FORTUNE FAITH GOMO PHD GEOGRAPHY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
EMAIL: F.F.GOMO@DUNDEE.AC.UK WWW.CREW.AC.UK/HYDRO-NATIONSCHOLAR
J. Rowan1, C.J.A. Macleod2 , J. Yeluripati2 and K. Topp3
1. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE, DUNDEE, DD1 4HN, UK 2. THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE 3. SCOTLAND’S RURAL COLLEGE (SRUC)
BACKGROUND • SOUTHERN AFRICAN RIVER BASIN, 1.4 MILLION SQ KM • PIECEMEAL APPROACHES TO DECISION AND POLICY MAKING ARE MADE IN SILOS • INTEGRATED SYSTEM BASED APPROACHES NEEDED • AIMS TO EXAMINE THE TRENDS IN LAND COVER/LAND USE CHANGE • UNDERSTANDING THESE CHANGES ALLOWS FOR MORE INFORMED DECISION AND POLICY MAKING • USES GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE
2012 2001
MULTI-LEVEL DPSIR Response (Policies and interventions)
Driving forces
• APPLY THE DPSIR (DRIVERS, PRESSURES, STATE, IMPACTS AND RESPONSE) FRAMEWORK
State Water
Energy
Food
Indicators
Pressures
• DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES AND DECISION MAKING LEVELS • INDICATORS WILL BE USED TO EXAMINE PAST TRENDS AND OUTCOMES OF POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS (RESPONSES)
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