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An Integrated Decision Support System for the Evaluation of Water Management Strategies

Author            :Prof. Dionysis Assimacopoulos

Designation    :Professor

Company        :National Technical University of Athens

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Additional challenges arise in the field of water policy from the multi-dimensional interactions between the various aspects of human activities, their impact on natural systems and the corresponding influence of natural responses upon the human domain. Interactive, computer – based predictive decision support systems (DSS) are today a primary means for identifying and evaluating alternative water resource system designs and management or operating policies. The EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) requires all member states to produce and publish River Basin Management Plans by 2009. Those management plans should also incorporate an economic analysis of water uses in terms of financial, resource and environmental costs in order to implement appropriate water pricing policies to ensure the adequate recovery of those costs and the protection of water resources.

Although a large number of Decision Support Systems exist for assisting spatial decision making, very few can meet the requirements of strategic planning in the context of the economic and environmental sustainability objectives set out by the WFD. Even fewer use indicators applicable to the variety of water stress conditions encountered in arid and semi-arid regions. Carefully planned interventions in those areas should take into account the significant temporal variations in water demand and availability.

The present work describes a procedure for the evaluation of water management interventions and plans integrated in a GIS Decision Support System. The framework can be used to compare the effect of the proposed measures on the basis of well-defined, comprehensive indicators expressing the three major principles of Integrated Water Resources Management as those are underlined in the Water Framework Directive; economic efficiency, equitable allocation of resources and costs and environmental sustainability. Performance computations take into account the entire horizon of the simulation, producing a series of temporally aggregated indices. The final output of this procedure can potentially assist decision makers and involved stakeholders in selecting the appropriate instruments for dealing with water-related problems and developmental priorities in arid and semi-arid regions. The methodology adopted for the evaluation of water management instruments is presented through a case study for a typical Greek island.

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