Project Brief for Work Package 1 (WP1)

Work Package 1 (WP1) of the CADWAGO project aims to assess the impact of stakeholder perceptions of ecosystems on water governance in the context of climate change. Using 10 international case studies, researchers will apply four distinct interpretations of resilience—engineering, ecological, social-ecological, and epistemic—to analyze how water resource systems are perceived and governed. The methodology involves qualitative content analysis of policy and scientific documents, followed by pattern matching across cases and member check interviews. The findings are intended to identify social barriers and opportunities for adaptive responses to climate change and inform the analytical frameworks of other project work packages.

• WP1 utilizes four theoretical interpretations of resilience to analyze stakeholder perceptions: 'Engineering resilience' views systems as stable and manageable via control; 'Ecological resilience' sees systems as dynamic and non-linear with multiple stable states; 'Social-ecological resilience' emphasizes complex adaptive systems, adaptive capacity, and collaborative governance; and 'Epistemic resilience' treats systems as subjective 'epistemological devices' shaped by power relations and social constructivism.
• The research methodology for WP1 consists of a qualitative content analysis of policy documents, plans, and scientific reports from 10 case studies, using the four resilience typologies to create a "fingerprint" of perceptions and governance. This is followed by cross-case pattern matching and member check interviews with case study leaders to validate findings.
• The broader CADWAGO project seeks to reconcile food security, renewable energy, and ecosystem services to improve water governance and climate change adaptation. It involves 10 partners from North America, Europe, and Australasia, with the goal of using synthesized lessons to influence European decision-making on a global scale.

APA

Plummer, R., Dupont, D., Renzetti, S., Baird, J., Bullock, R., Krievins, K., & Purdy, S. (n.d.). Project Brief for Work Package 1 (WP1). Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/130808-cadwago-wp1.pdf

Chicago

Plummer, Ryan, Diane Dupont, Steven Renzetti, Julia Baird, Ryan Bullock, Katrina Krievins, and Samantha Purdy. Project Brief for Work Package 1 (WP1). Stockholm Environment Institute, n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/130808-cadwago-wp1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{plummerndproject, author = {Plummer, Ryan and Dupont, Diane and Renzetti, Steven and Baird, Julia and Bullock, Ryan and Krievins, Katrina and Purdy, Samantha}, title = {{Project Brief for Work Package 1 (WP1)}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/130808-cadwago-wp1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }