Successful governance pathways across problem contexts: a global QCA analysis | “The Next Wave of Water Governance” Diffused Conference Thematic Seminars
"Successful governance pathways across problem contexts: a global QCA analysis" by Shahana Bilalova (ESR11)
The global water crisis is widely recognized as a governance crisis. But what kinds of governance pathways lead to sustainable outcomes, and does the nature of the problem context play a role? This presentation will share the results of a study that examines effective governance pathways, particularly in the context of surface water pollution and groundwater exploitation in agriculture. By analyzing 43 water governance cases, the presentation uncovers what identified governance pathways reveal about crafting effective governance responses and the critical connection between problem context and successful outcomes.
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About the speaker
Shahana Bilalova is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Environmental Economics at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. Her PhD research focused on the sustainability of water governance systems through global comparisons. Specifically, she examined various water governance models and their effectiveness in ensuring environmental sustainability. Her PhD was part of the NEWAVE project, a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network. Currently, Shahana is working on the GreenAdapt2Extremes project, where her research focuses on developing adaptive strategies for river basins such as the Dora Baltea, Geul, and Erft tributaries, which are affected by extreme floods and droughts.
Moderators & discussants
Jens Newig is professor (full) of Governance and Sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg. He is heading the Institute of Sustainability Governance of Leuphana’s Faculty of Sustainability, and is member of the Centre for the Study of Democracy. A geo-ecologist by training with a doctoral degree in Law and a Habilitation in political science and systems science, Jens is now engaging in inter- and transdisdisciplinary governance research. He has been leading an ERC project on the link between participatory governance and environmental outcomes, and is PI on several other research projects.
Graham Epstein is a Research Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo, with expertise in the human dimensions of conservation and natural resource management. His research addresses a range of questions at the intersection of people, the environment and policy to advance understanding of how policies can be designed to support collective action, compliance and sustainable natural resource management across diverse social and ecological contexts. He aims to contribute to advances in theory and practice by working across disciplinary boundaries and collaborating with partners in government and non-governmental organizations to address pressing social and environmental problems.
Colin Herron is currently the Senior Water Resources Management Specialist, Water Solutions for the SDGs at the Global Water Partnership (GWP), in Stockholm, Sweden, where he supports countries in monitoring and boosting implementation of the water-related SDGs. In his over 20-year career in water, he has worked as the Water Security Director for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Mexico and Northern Central America, as an advisor on water issues for the governments of Mexico and Turkey, as well as for international organizations including the World Water Council, the World Bank, the World Meteorological Organization and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
