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Developing adaptive capacity in groundwater management is crucial for agriculture facing climate change. Bottom-up approaches, integrating multiple scales and promoting efficient water use, are key to building resilience.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Hydrology
  • Agricultural Science

Background:

  • Groundwater is vital for global agriculture but faces climate change risks.
  • Uncertainty in future impacts necessitates adaptive, rather than predictive, management strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze groundwater management practices in East Anglia, UK.
  • To identify lessons for enhancing adaptive capacity in groundwater management.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of multi-scale groundwater management practices.
  • Case study approach focusing on East Anglia, UK.

Main Results:

  • Effective groundwater management requires horizontal and vertical integration.
  • Adaptive management frameworks and collective action by water abstractor groups are essential.
  • Efficient water use, sustainable abstraction control, and reduction of non-climate pressures are critical.

Conclusions:

  • Bottom-up approaches foster adaptive capacity in groundwater management.
  • Integrated, multi-scale strategies are necessary for resilient groundwater resources.
  • Local collective action enhances negotiation power and resource stewardship.