Water Management Dialogue Matrix: A Good Conversation About Climate Smart Solutions
Droughts and heavy rainfall are threatening agricultural production across Europe. How can experts, farmers and advisors have constructive conversations about climate smart water management? And how can you facilitate these conversations in an interactive way? In the Netherlands, we have good experience with the water management dialogue matrix; a tool to talk about water management measures and discuss implications for
farmers.
Objective: to inform farm visitors and start a conversation about climate smart water measures. For example, in the Netherlands we talked about above-ground water storage.
Dialogue matrix:
The dialogue matrix tool consists of 6 easy to follow steps. The first and second steps require some preparation by an expert (e.g. a researcher, farmer with lots of experience, and an advisor).
- Prepare a list of maximum 10 climate smart water measures, appropriate to your local context. Think about e.g. above or below ground water storage, crop rotations or soil measures.
- Define each measure in one or two sentences
- Prepare the table below and print on A4 paper
- Hand out the table to each demo visitor
- Let them individually score each measure on effectiveness and feasibility (1= low, 5= high)
- Plenaries discuss the answers of the audience and place each measure within the matrix below: how effective is each measure? And how feasible is it to implement?
Target audience: The water management dialogue matrix can be used in sessions with farmers, local stakeholders, and advisors.
Climate Farm Demo
Ongoing | 2022-2029
- Main funding source
- Horizon Europe (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Serbia