Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan

As part of the formulation of the first National Water Plan (NWP) in Uruguay, a mini-public process called ‘Citizen Deliberation on Water (Deci Agua)’ was developed in 2016. While the draft of the plan was being discussed in the formal arenas of water governance (Basin Commissions and Regional Water...

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Autores principales:	Marila Lázaro, Isabel Bortagaray, Micaela Trimble, Cristina Zurbriggen
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	consensus conference deliberative participation mini-public river basin organizations water governance water management River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:12c55da5ed8e45a3a6031990a0ca08bc2021-11-05T20:16:34ZCitizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan1366-70171996-975910.2166/wp.2021.199https://doaj.org/article/12c55da5ed8e45a3a6031990a0ca08bc2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wp.iwaponline.com/content/23/3/487https://doaj.org/toc/1366-7017https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9759As part of the formulation of the first National Water Plan (NWP) in Uruguay, a mini-public process called ‘Citizen Deliberation on Water (Deci Agua)’ was developed in 2016. While the draft of the plan was being discussed in the formal arenas of water governance (Basin Commissions and Regional Water Resources Councils), a University research team (led by the authors), in coordination with the national water authority, adapted the mechanism of consensus conferences in order to incorporate the citizens’ visions and to contribute to public understanding of the NWP challenges. This article analyses the main aspects of the developed participation strategy and discusses them regarding a set of quality criteria used to evaluate deliberative processes. Although the final version of the NWP (passed by decree in 2017) incorporated some of the contributions of the Citizen Panel, an in-depth analysis of the scope of the deliberative process of Deci Agua allows us to delve into some key aspects related to the quality of participation processes and the challenges. A mixed approach that combines stakeholder participation and lay citizens is novel and desirable in water governance since it increases the scope of participation, deepens the legitimacy of decision-making and improves the public debate. Highlights Deci Agua was a citizen deliberation process based on consensus conferences.; A Citizen Panel contributed to the formulation of Uruguay's first National Water Plan.; The inclusion of the ethical dimension of water management was the main contribution.; Mini-publics like Deci Agua collaborate with the public debate.; Processes of citizen participation can complement stakeholder participation forums.;Marila LázaroIsabel BortagarayMicaela TrimbleCristina ZurbriggenIWA Publishingarticleconsensus conferencedeliberative participationmini-publicriver basin organizationswater governancewater managementRiver, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Policy, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 487-502 (2021)
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spellingShingle	consensus conference deliberative participation mini-public river basin organizations water governance water management River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 Marila Lázaro Isabel Bortagaray Micaela Trimble Cristina Zurbriggen Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan
description	As part of the formulation of the first National Water Plan (NWP) in Uruguay, a mini-public process called ‘Citizen Deliberation on Water (Deci Agua)’ was developed in 2016. While the draft of the plan was being discussed in the formal arenas of water governance (Basin Commissions and Regional Water Resources Councils), a University research team (led by the authors), in coordination with the national water authority, adapted the mechanism of consensus conferences in order to incorporate the citizens’ visions and to contribute to public understanding of the NWP challenges. This article analyses the main aspects of the developed participation strategy and discusses them regarding a set of quality criteria used to evaluate deliberative processes. Although the final version of the NWP (passed by decree in 2017) incorporated some of the contributions of the Citizen Panel, an in-depth analysis of the scope of the deliberative process of Deci Agua allows us to delve into some key aspects related to the quality of participation processes and the challenges. A mixed approach that combines stakeholder participation and lay citizens is novel and desirable in water governance since it increases the scope of participation, deepens the legitimacy of decision-making and improves the public debate. Highlights Deci Agua was a citizen deliberation process based on consensus conferences.; A Citizen Panel contributed to the formulation of Uruguay's first National Water Plan.; The inclusion of the ethical dimension of water management was the main contribution.; Mini-publics like Deci Agua collaborate with the public debate.; Processes of citizen participation can complement stakeholder participation forums.;
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title	Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan
title_short	Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan
title_full	Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan
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Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan

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