THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF IWRM: INTERFACES BETWEEN KNOWLEDGES AND AMBITIONS

摘要

The challenges of IWRM are multiple and practitioners are only recently starting to come to terms with some of the implications of the theory. In promoting wider consultation and involvement in the management of water resources, IWRM approaches encroach on the worlds of social relations, governance and politics. In this paper, we argue for more investment in understanding how competing knowledges and ambitions might influence the search for effective and just water management arrangements. Through discussion of the nature of the interfaces where such competition takes place and the constraints placed on praxis by theory, we expose a number of challenges for the academic and practitioner communities.