Adaptation to climate change: An analysis of issues in watershed governance
The disciplinary position taken here is practical philosophy, which implies openness to relevant sciences, with the aim of clarifying normative claims about a given field. First, we list the main objectives of the adaptation to climate change program. Watershed governance is then discussed in terms of integrated water resources management (IWRM), which necessitates a discussion on environmental governance, and more specifically on governance itself. The main question is whether climate change adaptation must be handled by multi-actor regional groups with that particular mission, or if it should be handled by IWRM stakeholders. The first alternative is argued for, while pleading to involve the contributors of IWRM into climate change adaptation programs at the regional level.