The Nostrum-DSS GUIDELINES

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The Nostrum-DSS GUIDELINESCarlo Giupponi,
Yaella Depietri, Roberta Camera, Jacopo Crimi,
Alessandra Sgobbi FEEM, ItalyVelanzano
(Italy), February 14th-17th, 2007
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Introduction
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Background

• Great potential of Decision Support System (DSS)
• identification of sustainable water resource
  management regimes in the Mediterranean basin,
  where water resource scarcity is a contributing
  factor to conflict and instability.
• DSS tools can help to design management
  strategies which are flexible enough to
  accommodate changing political and socio-economic
  situations as well as technological innovations
• strict enough to ensure the ecological
  sustainability of water uses

• Experiences with DSS tools are rare in the
  Mediterranean countries
• Only episodically exploited outside the academia

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The Nostrum-DSS project

• Goals
• to establish durable links between scientific
  institutions, governments, NGOs, SMEs and other
  stakeholders and improve public awareness on
  water management
• to improve scientific knowledge and applied
  methodologies in IWRM
• to promote the development of suitable Dss tools
  built upon real needs of policy making in IWRM

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NDGs development
The guidelines are developed with the active
participation of scientists, policy makers and
key stakeholders.
Through the involvement in - the development of
the National Reports, - ad hoc questionnaires,
- local meetings policy makers and stakeholders
informed the Nostrum-Dss scientific community
with their knowledge and needs.
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NDGs development
Nostrum-DSS CA adopted a multi-sectoral
approach, by considering possible applications of
DSS in various sectors (agriculture, industry,
tourism, urban areas) multi-disciplinary
approach different aspects that a DSS should
take into account for supporting IWRM
(technological, environmental and socio-economic
aspects).
Extended review of documents, manuals,
guidelines produced in the context of related EU
and international projects and initiatives
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The NDG Structure

• Summarize the main information in series of
  practical checklist.
• Interactive tool

BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES for the DSS Design and
Implementation
For improved DSS tools in the field of Water
Management
Introduction
Actor/Problem Analysis
Policy/Decision Design
1. 2. 3.
Policy/Decision Choice
POLICY BACKGROUND
Introduction
Recommendations IWRM policy/plan development
implementation EUWI, WSSD, GWP
Actor/Problem Analysis
Policy/Decision Design
1. 2. 3.
Policy/Decision Choice
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Guidelines Contents
Within the Guidelines DSS refer to a wide range
of computer-based tools (simulation models,
and/or techniques and methods) developed to
support decision analysis and participatory
processes in the water management sector.

• The main problems connected with the use of Dss
  for policy making in natural resources management
  could be due to
• a general misunderstanding of the tool,
• the lack of a user-friendly interface,
• Dss only answers to researchers needs, and not
  to the effective needs of the users.

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Guidelines Contents

• Introduction
• Lack of communication between science and policy
• Lack of financial resources
• Need for capacity building and technology
  transfers
• Need for an Integrated approach

Actor and Problem Analysis

• DSS support for participatory decision
  processes.
• DSS to investigate the problem at hand

Policy/Decision Design

• Water policies, measures and implementation
  instruments
• Need for expert knowledge
• Indicators

Policy/Decision Choice

• Assessment of alternative options
• Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, quality
  assurance
• Uptake of the system results

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Link other sources

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Box DSS domains of application

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Examples of Existing DSS tools

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Examples of Existing DSS tools
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Guidelines
pdf Nostrum-DSS BPGs
With dedicated sections for links, references
2 Formats
html
http//www.feem-web.it/nostrum/
Web Linked to the other items
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Nostrum-DSS Meta-Guidelines (NDMG)

• The Guidelines are the most important component
  of a concept of meta-guidelines
• interactive 3D web-based tool guiding the user
  through the available resources
• - main projects outcomes
• - other sources, data, manuals,
  approaches
• facilitating access to information available
  resources with increasing levels of details,

META- avoiding duplications of previous
efforts (i.e. previously published guidelines,
toolboxes, manuals, etc.), preferring instead to
build upon already existing materials.
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The NDMGs Structure
GUIDELINES
Matrix
Search
Policy Briefs
Nostrum-DSS Homepage
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Deliverables
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Data / other sources links
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• Web based tool, developed upon a series of layers
  taking the user to a whole set of final products
• Vertical dimension the products are displayed on
  the different levels of the structure according
  to an increasing degree of detail.
• Horizontal dimension synoptic view of the
  various relevant items

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Policy/Decision Design
Policy/Decision Choice
Introduction
GUIDELINES
Actor Analysis
Problem Analysis
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Policy Briefs
Deliverables
Data/ Sources
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Summarized Material for Policy Makers

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Policy/Decision Design
Policy/Decision Choice
Introduction
Actor Analysis
Problem Analysis
Guidelines
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Policy Briefs
Deliverables
Data/ Sources
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Deliverables
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Guidelines
Policy/Decision Design
Policy/Decision Choice
Introduction
Actor Analysis
Problem Analysis
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Policy Briefs
Deliverables
Data/ Sources
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NetSyMoD web Portal
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NetSyMoD web Portal
BRIEFS on Water Uses
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Policy/Decision Design
Policy/Decision Choice
Introduction
Guidelines
Actor Analysis
Problem Analysis
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Policy Briefs
Deliverables
Data/ Sources
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Conclusions and next steps
1. 2.
DSS roles domains of application
DSS Database
Best Practices Examples
BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES
Introduction
Recommendations For the design and implementation
of improved DSS tools
Actor/Problem Analysis
Policy/Decision Design
Summarized Material for Policy Makers
1. 2.
Policy/Decision Choice
POLICY BACKGROUND
Introduction
Meta-database
IWRM policy/plan development implementation
Actor/Problem Analysis
NetSyMoD web portal
Policy/Decision Design
1. 2.
Policy/Decision Choice
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Conclusions
Feedback from the science and policy sphere
on the draft Guidelines will be collected during
the Nostrum-DSS Science and Policy Workshop
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Thank you!
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Conclusions and next steps
Meta- Guidelines
Nostrum-DSS Guidelines
Summarized Material for Policy Makers A
Summarized Material for Policy Makers C
Summarized Material for Policy Makers B

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Nostrum-DSS Case Study (Cyprus)
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POLICY BACKGROUND


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Conclusions and next steps
Scientific Guidelines



Best Practices Examples (case studies)
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Conclusions and next steps
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Conclusions and next steps
Option A
1. 2.
DSS roles domains of application
DSS Database
Best Practices Examples
BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES
Introduction
Recommendations For the design and implementation
of improved DSS tools
Actor/Problem Analysis
Policy/Decision Design
Summarized Material for Policy Makers
1. 2.
Policy/Decision Choice
POLICY BACKGROUND
Introduction
Meta-database
IWRM policy/plan development implementation
Actor/Problem Analysis
NetSyMoD web portal
Policy/Decision Design
1. 2.
Policy/Decision Choice
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Conclusions and next steps
Option B
DSS roles domains of application
DSS Database
1. 2.
BEST PRACTICES GUIDELINES
Introduction
Actor/Problem Analysis
Policy/Decision Design
Policy/Decision Choice
TECN
POLICY
POLICY BACKGROUND
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Conclusions and next steps
1. 2.
DSS roles domains of application
OptionB
DSS Database
Best Practices Guidelines for the Design of DSS
Best Practices Examples
Introduction
1. 2.
TECN
Actor/Problem Analysis
Policy/Decision Design
Policy/Decision Choice
Summarized Material for Policy Makers
Best Practices Guidelines for the Application of
DSS
Introduction
1. 2.
POLICY
Actor/Problem Analysis
Meta-database
Policy/Decision Design
NetSyMoD portal
Policy/Decision Choice
POLICY BACKGROUND
Introduction
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NetSyMoD web Portal
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Nostrum-DSS Glossary