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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1283-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1283-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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15 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 15 Mar 2021
| 15 Mar 2021
Multi-level storylines for participatory modeling – involving marginalized communities in Tz'olöj Ya', Mayan Guatemala
Jessica A. Bou Nassar
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore
Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada
Julien J. Malard
Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore
Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada
Jan F. Adamowski
Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore
Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada
Marco Ramírez Ramírez
IARNA, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Vista Hermosa III, Campus
Central, Zona 16, Edificio Q, Oficina Q-101, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Wietske Medema
Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore
Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada
Héctor Tuy
IARNA, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Vista Hermosa III, Campus
Central, Zona 16, Edificio Q, Oficina Q-101, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Short summary
Our research suggests a method that facilitates the inclusion of marginalized stakeholders in model-building activities to address problems in water resources. Our case study showed that knowledge produced by typically excluded stakeholders had significant and unique contributions to the outcome of the process. Moreover, our method facilitated the identification of relationships between societal, economic, and hydrological factors, and it fostered collaborations across different communities.
Our research suggests a method that facilitates the inclusion of marginalized stakeholders in...
