Integrating Knowledge for Decision-making in the Pantanal Wetland Area. Celso Marcatto and Rob Jongman

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1 Integrating Knowledge for Decision-making in the Pantanal Wetland Area Celso Marcatto and Rob Jongman

2 The Pantanal

3 Pantanal Savannah wetland of km 2 Situated in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay The economy and the ecology of the region are dependent from the dynamics of the rivers, the floodpulses

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5 Economy: Cattle Breeding

6 Economy: Fishing

7 Biodiversity: Tuiuiu/Jabiru

8 Characteristics of the Taquari Watershed High Taquari River basin- East of the Pantanal: km 2 Alluvial fan of Taquari: km 2 Beef Cattle, Fishing and Ecotourism are the major economic activities of this region

9 Major problems in the Taquari: Increased erosion on the Planalto Increased sedimentation of the river during the last 30 years by fine silt No pattern of flood and dry periods Permanent flooding of nearly km 2 Decline of fish populations, decline of fisheries, decline of income Decline in area for cattle breeding, farms abandoned and reduced river transport

10 Erosion in the Planalto

11 Avulsions (the river changes its bed)

12 Permanent flooding in the Pantanal

13 Decline in fish populations, food and income

14 Main causes Natural river processes Land use changes and related vegetation changes Increased erosion and sediment transport Changes in discharge patterns due to drainage Changes in vegetation: increase in superficial and subsurface flows Incorrect river management

15 Pantanal-Taquari Project Objective: Support the development of sustainable use in the Taquari basin, focusing on tools to facilitate policy decisions

16 Organisation A cooperation project of Wageningen UR, EMBRAPA, WL-Delft Hydraulics, ITC Support: Programa Pantanal Funded by the Dutch programme Partners for Water

17 The Project Process Stakeholder meeting for problem analysis Research on the physical, ecological, land/water use and institutional aspects Feedback to the stakeholders in finding in solution development

18 Stakeholders and researchers discuss problems, causes and solutions

19 Who are the stakeholders National Authorities: the Pantanal is a world focus area for biodiversity and the words largest wetland State authorities: they are responsible for the management and sustainable use Farmers, fishers and tourist industry: they depend on it for their income

20 Problem analysis by stakeholders? Stakeholders have a good analysis of the problems within their timeframe and spatial context Problem analysis by stakeholders is biased by their position as farmer, fisherman or nature conservationist Stakeholders lack the insight in complex processes (climate, hydrology, geology, ecosystems)

21 Problem analysis by researchers? Researchers often tend to overlook local knowledge and human impacts Researchers have a bias related to their discipline Researchers know well the complex processes that occur in a river basin Researchers are mostly not interested in the implementation of results

22 What knowledge is needed? For integrated water management knowledge is needed on The geological and recent history of the basin The hydrological system The ecological processes The economy (partly on another scale) The institutions (governance, stakeholders, instruments)

23 What does research deliver? Knowledge on functioning of the wetland system (physical process) Causes of actual and potential changes (link between physical process and present situation) Scenarios of consequences of changes (what does this mean for ecosystems and farmers) Economic and social valuation of changes (what is the importance for the region)

24 Hydrological changes

25 Water flow in Coxim after land use changes: 1974 (blue) and 1994 (orange): 30-40%

26 Impact of flooding on farms: inundated area Area (ha) Area inundada Faz23 Faz18 Faz13 Faz10 Faz7 Faz19 Faz2 Faz3 Faz12 Faz11 Faz5 Faz14 Faz21 Faz6 Faz26 Faz17 Faz9 Faz8 Faz15 Faz16 Faz20 Faz1 Faz4 Faz24 Fazendas Faz25 Faz22 Área (ha)

27 Who is the research client? Government, society and the stakeholders are the prime clients of applied research Cooperation between stakeholders and research requires: Research to make research accessible for stakeholders and the general public; Stakeholders to understand the basic results of the research done

28 Solutions Solutions are developed in cooperation between science and stakeholders Solutions can be organisational, spatial and technical Every solution has consequences that can be made visible because research results are available

29 Technical solution: building a dam in the Planalto

30 Positive: Consequences of a dam (the research results) Reduce peak flooding in the Pantanal Reduce sediment transport to the Pantanal Negative: Probably further decline of fish en less income for fisherman and tourism No final solution to erosion problem High costs

31 Spatial and organisational solution: replanting forest on the Planalto Positive: Less flow of water due to evapotranspiration (15%) Less erosion if planted along rivers It is a cheap solution It can enhance solidarity within the river basin Negative: It requires (only) 10% of the area on the Planalto The farmers on the Planalto need devices for water supply It requires planning and supervision General: it requires organisation of water management

32 Conclusion: Joint problem statement by stakeholders and researchers is important Interaction between stakeholders and research in the analysis of problem is needed Research taking into account the problem analysis of the stakeholder has an added value, because it links research conclusions, solutions and its consequences

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