Incorporating stakeholders’ preferences into a multi-criteria framework for planning large-scale Nature-Based Solutions
Laddaporn Ruangpan (TU Delft - Water Resources, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Zoran Vojinovic (University of Exeter, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, University of Belgrade, National Cheng Kung University)
Jasna Plavšić (University of Belgrade)
Dong Jiing Doong (National Cheng Kung University)
Tobias Bahlmann (Avans Hogeschool Breda)
Alida Alves (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Leng Hsuan Tseng (TU Delft - Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Anja Randelović (University of Belgrade)
Mário J. Franca (TU Delft - Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
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Abstract
Hydro-meteorological risks are a growing issue for societies, economies and environments around the world. An effective, sustainable response to such risks and their future uncertainty requires a paradigm shift in our research and practical efforts. In this respect, Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) offer the potential to achieve a more effective and flexible response to hydro-meteorological risks while also enhancing human well-being and biodiversity. The present paper describes a new methodology that incorporates stakeholders’ preferences into a multi-criteria analysis framework, as part of a tool for selecting risk mitigation measures. The methodology has been applied to Tamnava river basin in Serbia and Nangang river basin in Taiwan within the EC-funded RECONECT project. The results highlight the importance of involving stakeholders in the early stages of projects in order to achieve successful implementation of NBSs. The methodology can assist decision-makers in formulating desirable benefits and co-benefits and can enable a systematic and transparent NBSs planning process.
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