Climate adaptation strategies to maintain ecosystem resilience within socio-ecological systems

Amar Nanda

doi:10.26182/5c1b40b6ad7bf

Climate adaptation strategies to maintain ecosystem resilience within socio-ecological systems

Amar Nanda

School of Engineering

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Wetlands are important ecosystems, but climate change poses a challenge to maintain these in the future. The focus in the thesis is to provide resilient ecosystems with a policy-oriented approach. Collaboration between stakeholders and scientists provided knowledge about the eco-hydrological functions of the ecosystem and built consensus on how to respond to future change. Effective decisions arise when stakeholders align their jurisdiction with laws so that adaptation strategies match ecosystem organisation. Legislative reforms in combination with the latest science available supports adaptation and decisionmaking on short and long-term time scales. This research contributed to further narrow the science-policy interface.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Ghadouani, Anas, Supervisor Hipsey, Matt, Supervisor Gersonius, Berry, Supervisor, External person
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	17 Oct 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5c1b40b6ad7bf
Publication status	Unpublished - 2018

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