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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2207
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2207
26 Jul 2024
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Review article: Co-creating knowledge for drought impact assessment in socio-hydrology 

Silvia De Angeli, Lorenzo Villani, Giulio Castelli, Maria Rusca, Giorgio Boni, Elena Bresci, and Luigi Piemontese

Abstract. Drought impacts are increasingly recognised as socially influenced processes instead of mere hydro-climatic events. Yet, drought assessments continue to be entrenched in disciplinary boundaries or limited by top-down modelling approaches, excluding those who directly experience the impacts of droughts. Transdisciplinary approaches to knowledge co-creation offer a promising opportunity to advance socio-hydrology by considering the role of politics and power, economic visions, and differential agency in shaping drought outcomes, and the experiences and knowledge of those directly affected by drought events. However, transdisciplinary approaches to drought impact studies are limited to scattered empirical cases and miss coherent theoretical and methodological guidance. Drawing from a diverse body of literature on transdisciplinarity in sustainability science, integrated water resources management, socio-hydrology, science and technology studies, and political ecology, we develop an interdisciplinary conceptual framework to guide knowledge co-creation in drought impact assessment and adaptation. The framework stands on five major dimensions: 1) stakeholder analysis, 2) the scope of the co-modelling process, 3) a shared knowledge of drought, 4) model conceptualisation and implementation, and 5) awareness of power biases and knowledge imbalances. We discuss our framework's applicability space, limitations and contributions for advancing transdisciplinary approaches in future drought impact assessments.

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Silvia De Angeli, Lorenzo Villani, Giulio Castelli, Maria Rusca, Giorgio Boni, Elena Bresci, and Luigi Piemontese

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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-2207', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Sep 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Silvia De Angeli, 07 Nov 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-2207', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Sep 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Silvia De Angeli, 07 Nov 2024
Silvia De Angeli, Lorenzo Villani, Giulio Castelli, Maria Rusca, Giorgio Boni, Elena Bresci, and Luigi Piemontese
Silvia De Angeli, Lorenzo Villani, Giulio Castelli, Maria Rusca, Giorgio Boni, Elena Bresci, and Luigi Piemontese

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Despite droughts are deeply intertwined within sociohydrological systems, traditional top-down approaches often ignore those directly affected. By integrating insights from five research fields, we present a framework to guide the co-creation of knowledge for drought impact assessment. Emphasizing social dynamics and power imbalances, the framework guides a more inclusive approach to drought assessment and adaptation.