Jobbová, Eva, McLeman, Robert, Crampsie, Arlene, Murphy, Conor, Ludlow, Francis, Hevesi, Celina, Sente, Laura and Horvath, Csaba (2023) Institutional Management and Planning for Droughts: A Comparison of Ireland and Ontario, Canada. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 123B (2). pp. 67-84. ISSN 0791-7945
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1353/bae.2023.a905271
Abstract
Severe drought conditions in 2018 prompted concerted efforts by Irish authorities to establish a
formal planning process for drought risks as part of the wider national water management strategy.
More than two decades had passed since Ireland had experienced a socioeconomically significant
drought, but recently reconstructed long-term data have shown that drought is a much more frequent
hazard here than previously thought. With climate change impacts likely to affect the temporal
and spatial distribution of precipitation in coming decades, there is an ongoing need for further
planning and preparation to reduce the vulnerability of the Irish water system to droughts. In this
article we report results of a systematic comparison of Irish drought management plans and policies
with those in southwestern Ontario, Canada, a region that shares many similar drought risk factors
and management challenges but has longer established institutional practices for managing droughts.
Key recommendations for Irish water managers emerging from this project include fostering a culture
of water conservation among the Irish public; using catchments as the spatial unit for drought
monitoring and management decisions; creation of standing drought management teams that involve
and broaden key stakeholders and user groups; and further refining data collection to support
planning for future challenges associated with climate change. Pursuing future opportunities for
peer-to-peer learning between Irish water managers and their counterparts in other jurisdictions
is a wider opportunity for developing best practices for drought management in the Irish context.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Supplementary materials for this article are available online here: http://muse.jhu.edu/resolve/199 |
Keywords: | Institutional Management; Planning for Droughts; Comparison; Ireland and Ontario; Canada; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
Item ID: | 17522 |
Identification Number: | 10.1353/bae.2023.a905271 |
Depositing User: | Conor Murphy |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2023 13:20 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy |
Publisher: | Royal Irish Academy |
Refereed: | Yes |
Funders: | Uisce Éireann, GRCA, OMNR, Irish Research Council (COALESCE/2019/43), European Research Council (Synergy grant agreement no. 951649). |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/17522 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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