The role of interactive agent-based simulation modeling platforms for tradeoff analysis in participatory approaches for integrated water

resources managementLe Page C., Kizito F., Venot J.P., Daré W.

Quick overview of the project

• One Research question:How to breach the gap between the rhetoric and the practices of IWRM in Ghana and Burkina Faso?

• One overall objective :Support on-going IWRM policy initiatives through multilevel participatory processes (ComMod approach)

Principles of the ComMod approach

• Model as an intermediary tool – Model built with

the different stakeholders

– Transparency of process

– Adaptiveness of the process

Analysis of the issue

Conception of a model

Participatory simulation

Second issue

Tuning of the model

First issue

Analysis of the issue

Modificationof a model

Participatory simulation

1-Definition of the common issue

• First workshop : each day with participants of one level : communities, district and regional level

How to limit siltation – erosion - flooding?

• Example : The board of Bawkudo (Zongoyiri)

Plain wood : Day 1, Oct 2011,

Stylized version, Day 2 Oct 2011,

Boardgame Day 1, june 2012

2-Development of the RPG Bawkudo

The RPG Bawkudo : Roles of participants

• Farmers: – Size of the household,

needs, number of activities is constrained

– type of activities is opened but the results are constrained by land cover where activities take place (abacus)

• Decision makers :– define regulation to meet

district or regional needs.

Hunting

Honey bee

Wood gathering

1; 2 in

Fishing

Seasondry22

rainy11

Rain

lownormal

Cattle

Goat

Seasondry10

rainy21

Rain

lownormal

Seasondry10

rainy10

Rain

lownormal

Vegetable

Sorghum

Maize Rice

Seasondry31

rainy21

Rain

lownormal

Seasondry00

rainy20

Rain

lownormal

Seasondry31

rainy21

Rain

lownormal

+ Effects of burning, land preparation, inputs

The RPG Bawkudo : Farming activities

Year 1 – Rainy season

ABM used to « replay » the RPG20122012

ABM used to « replay » the RPG20122012

Year 1 – Dry season

ABM used to « replay » the RPG20122012

Year 2 – Rainy season

ABM used to « replay » the RPG20122012

Year 2 – Dry season

ABM used to « replay » the RPG20122012

Year 3 – Rainy season

ABM used to « replay » the RPG20122012

Year 3 – Dry season

Representation of spaceLandcover as in 2012, subwatershed level

20132013

Spatial representationElevation => flooding prone zone

20132013

Business as usual

Annual crop in cropland

Scenario 1

FPZ: crop => rangelandFPZ: rangeland => natural vegetation

annual crop in cropland

Scenario 2

FPZ: crop => tree plantationFPZ: rangeland => tree plantation

annual crop in cropland

Scenario 3

Idem S2no FPZ & close to water bodie

rangeland => croplandnat. veg. => cropland

Food production

Environmental index

The outcome of participation?

Pretty grid

7 scales of participation (Pretty, 1995)

passive participation

participation by providing information

Participation through consultation

Participation for material incentives

Functional participation

Interactive participation

Self-mobilization

- people participate in joint analysis, which leads to action plans and the creation or strengthening of local institutions.

- Use of interdisciplinary methodologies that seek multiple perspectives and use systematic and structured learning processes.

- But these groups have control over local decisions, so that people have an interest in maintaining structures or practices

=> design a “smaller” management structure

Many thanks to

Our Institutional partners (PAGIRE & WRC) and all the Members of the

•Communities (Zongoiri, Widnaba, Bansi, Binduri, Nafkuliga, Binaba, Mognori and Bazua )

•Communities in the provinces of Dano, Ioba and Bougouriba,• Districts Assembly of Bawku M, Zebilla, Binduri), •Water Agencies (Mouhoun, Nakambé, WVBB),

•South West Region and Upper East Region•National, regional and provincial sectoral ministries

•and members of the vision teams

williams.dare@cirad.frGreen Research Unit,

CIRAD