Visions for the future of water in Seyhan Basin, Turkey: A backcasting application

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2010-12-01

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Çakmak, Emel
Dudu, Hasan
Eruygur, Ozan
Ger, Metin
Onurlu, Sema
Tonguc, Özlem

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This paper reports backcasting results on the future of water in the Seyhan Basin, Turkey. The participative backcasting methodology uses prior information obtained from stakeholders about the present, future and estimated states of water to optimize time use during the implementation. The study involved a broad range of stakeholders spanning from central decision makers to farmers. Reliable scenarios exploiting all kinds of information sources are crucial in developing dependable and feasible policy options to tackle the challenges residing in water management issues. Perception of the current water system and a structured view of the future in the Seyhan Basin have been determined. The desirable goal has been set as reaching sustainable irrigation by 2030. Necessary actions to reach the desired objective were grouped into four categories, namely policy, infrastructure, legal issues and extended education. After determining specific activities in each category, the relationships and timing of the activities are set and potential obstacles are identified. The findings suggest that the participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with high human capital to policy, legal and infrastructural actions is crucial. Use of water saving technologies, such as pressurized and prepaid irrigation systems, dominate the scenario. NGOs related to irrigation are expected to play a key role in finding funds that are necessary for the infrastructural investments. Support for capacity building in irrigation related NGOs will be vital in reaching the objective. Lastly, subsidies on pressurized irrigation systems will also be inevitable.

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Climate change, Participatory backcasting, Seyhan basin, Water management

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/107197

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