Modeling principles, criteria and indicators to assess water sector governance for climate compatibility and sustainability

• DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.989930
• Publication Date: 2023-02-15T09:22:47Z
• Authors: Kanwar Muhammad J...; Muhammad Irfan Khan; Alexey Mikhaylov; Ashfaq Ahmad Shah; Vladimir Yadykin; Walter Leal Filho; Muhammad Atiq Ur ...; Wahid Ullah
• Keywords: Climate governance; Lagging; Water security

The United Nations SDGs Report 2020 revealed that climatic variability victimized masses across the globe in 2018 and global average temperature would rise to 3.2°C during this century. GHG emission reduction targets for 2030 were prioritized under Paris Climate Agreement (PCA) of 2015 keep below 1.5°C. Here, parallel action climate adaptation is on top it. However, both mitigation are lagging. Climatic variations will continue more likely with similar trends thus influencing development needs vis-à-vis environmental security sustainability resources. It entails compatibility, particularly water agenda SDG-13 (PCA), which requires an inclusive governance regime ownership national sub-national scenarios. In context, paper aimed assess existing sector compatible (CCD) by taking case Pakistan among 10 countries vulnerable change. Considering limitations available methodologies due involvement various aspects concepts governance, integrated multivariate mix-method model was formulated combining rules rights-oriented approaches. This MCDA-based integrates six novel principles against basic components institutional framework; Simple Multi-attribute Rating Technique (SMART) a set sectoral indicators 09 criteria (CCD). proved well study cross-sectional data from 340 key informant interviews (KIIs) 17 focus group discussions (FGDs) Pakistan, validated statistically. can be used periodic assessments CCD.