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Cooperation under conflict: participatory hydrological modeling for science policy dialogues for the Aculeo Lake
Anahi Ocampo-Melgar
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Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Pilar Barría
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Cristián Chadwick
Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
Cesar Rivas
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Short summary
This article examines how a hydrological model exploring the causes of a lake desiccation was turned into a 5-step participatory process to better adjust the model to address questions that were causing suspicions and conflicts in the community. Although the process was key in finding a combination of strategies that were of moderate impact and higher local acceptability, we address the challenges of such collaboration in modeling when conflict is deeply embedded in the context.
This article examines how a hydrological model exploring the causes of a lake desiccation was...
