Supporting the constructive use of existing hydrological models in participatory settings: a set of “rules of the game”

[Departement_IRSTEA]Eaux [TR1_IRSTEA]GEUSI ; When hydrological models are used in support of water management decisions, stakeholders often contest these models because they perceive certain aspects to be inadequately addressed. A strongly contested model may be abandoned completely, even when stakeholders could potentially agree on the validity of part of the information it can produce. The development of a new model is costly, and the results may be contested again. We consider how existing hydrological models can be used in a policy process so as to benefit from both hydrological knowledge... Mehr ...