Stakeholder integration predicts better outcomes from groundwater sustainability policy

Debra Perrone (), Melissa M. Rohde (), Courtney Hammond Wagner (), Rebecca Anderson, Samantha Arthur, Ngodoo Atume, Meagan Brown, Lauren Esaki-Kua, Martha Gonzalez Fernandez, Kelly A. Garvey, Katherine Heidel, William D. Jones, Sara Khosrowshahi Asl, Carrie Munill, Rebecca Nelson, J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida and E. J. Remson
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Debra Perrone: University of California Santa Barbara
Melissa M. Rohde: The Nature Conservancy
Courtney Hammond Wagner: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Food Systems Research Unit
Rebecca Anderson: Independent Consultant
Samantha Arthur: Audubon California
Ngodoo Atume: Clean Water Action
Meagan Brown: University of California Santa Barbara
Lauren Esaki-Kua: Water in the West, Stanford University
Martha Gonzalez Fernandez: University of California Santa Barbara
Kelly A. Garvey: Water in the West, Stanford University
Katherine Heidel: Tetra Tech
William D. Jones: University of California Santa Barbara
Sara Khosrowshahi Asl: Water in the West, Stanford University
Carrie Munill: Tetra Tech
Rebecca Nelson: University of Melbourne
J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida: Union of Concerned Scientists
E. J. Remson: The Nature Conservancy

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Natural resources policies that promote sustainable management are critical for protecting diverse stakeholders against depletion. Although integrating diverse stakeholders into these policies has been theorized to improve protection, empirical evidence is lacking. Here, we evaluate 108 Sustainability Plans under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to quantify how well stakeholders are integrated into plans and protected from groundwater depletion. We find that the majority of Sustainability Plans do not integrate or protect the majority of their stakeholders. Nevertheless, our results show that when stakeholders are more integrated into a Sustainability Plan, they are more likely to be protected, particularly for those that lack formal access to decision-making processes. Our findings provide strong empirical evidence that integrating diverse stakeholders into sustainability planning is beneficial for stakeholders who are vulnerable to the impacts of natural resource depletion.

Date: 2023
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