Integración entre la ciencia interdisciplinaria y el desarrollo para la adaptación a la escasez de agua en la región del Comahue Argentina

This executive summary describes a meta-analysis of an internationally funded project in Argentina focused on water scarcity and adaptation. The study examines the collaboration between researchers and stakeholders, the role of institutional boundaries, and the challenges of interdisciplinary communication in the context of global change and sustainable development.

• Social Network Analysis indicated that the project shifted from an initially cohesive proposal to a fragmented structure. It split into two distinct areas: model-based prospective studies regarding hydroelectric and other water uses, and practical interventions and data collection for community development in an arid region.
• The project identified a gap between the formal endorsement of institutions and the actual political interests of those institutions. This is noted as a common characteristic of projects oriented toward sustainable development or global change that do not align with the core mandates of academic institutions.
• Actors with dual institutional roles—such as technical officials from external institutions or members of both a research center and a professional local cooperative—were essential for linking science with public and private policy. These individuals facilitated the coproduction of knowledge and the participatory creation of water policy.
• The project struggled with the definition of 'vulnerability' due to conflicting social and environmental perspectives. The mitigation component viewed vulnerability through a lens of 'difference' and 'necessity' associated with poverty and catastrophes, framing interventions for water scarcity as 'climatic change mitigation and adaptation'.
• Insufficient communication between social and environmental researchers led to deficiencies in theoretical model building. However, models and cartography served as 'boundary objects' that were critical for intersectoral communication and the negotiation of knowledge use.

APA

Murgida, A. M. (2024). Integración entre la ciencia interdisciplinaria y el desarrollo para la adaptación a la escasez de agua en la región del Comahue Argentina. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/en/integracion-entre-la-ciencia-interdisciplinaria-y-el-desarrollo-para-la-adaptacion-a-la-escasez-de-agua-en-la-region-del-comahue-argentina-crn-3102/

Chicago

Murgida, Ana María. Integración entre la ciencia interdisciplinaria y el desarrollo para la adaptación a la escasez de agua en la región del Comahue Argentina. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2024. https://iai.int/en/integracion-entre-la-ciencia-interdisciplinaria-y-el-desarrollo-para-la-adaptacion-a-la-escasez-de-agua-en-la-region-del-comahue-argentina-crn-3102/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=Murgida |first1=Ana María |title=Integración entre la ciencia interdisciplinaria y el desarrollo para la adaptación a la escasez de agua en la región del Comahue Argentina |publisher=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |date=22 September 2024 |url=https://iai.int/en/integracion-entre-la-ciencia-interdisciplinaria-y-el-desarrollo-para-la-adaptacion-a-la-escasez-de-agua-en-la-region-del-comahue-argentina-crn-3102/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{murgida2024integracin, author = {Murgida, Ana María}, title = {{Integración entre la ciencia interdisciplinaria y el desarrollo para la adaptación a la escasez de agua en la región del Comahue Argentina}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://iai.int/en/integracion-entre-la-ciencia-interdisciplinaria-y-el-desarrollo-para-la-adaptacion-a-la-escasez-de-agua-en-la-region-del-comahue-argentina-crn-3102/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }