Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 30, issue 21
Articles | Volume 30, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6731-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-6731-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 30, issue 21
Opinion article
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02 Nov 2026
Opinion article |  | 02 Nov 2026

HESS Opinions: Operationalizing sociohydrology from systems thinking to systems doing for sustainable and resilient water management

Fuqiang Tian, Murugesu Sivapalan, Sondoss Elsawah, Melissa Haeffner, Anthony Jakeman, Heidi Kreibich, Leyang Liu, Haoyang Lyu, Ana Mijic, Jiale Wang, Jing Wei, and Günter Blöschl

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This opinion paper shows how sociohydrology can better support water management by moving from understanding systems to guiding action. Drawing on ten years of work in the Panta Rhei initiative, it offers a simple way to compare cases, trace how actions lead to intended and unintended outcomes, and improve monitoring, learning, fairness, and legitimacy in decision-making.
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