Co-creating water knowledge: a community perspective

Giulio Castelli; Ben C Howard; Tanveer M Adyel; Amir Aghakouchak; Afnan Agramont; Hafzullah Aksoy; Rossella Alba; Pedro H.L. Alencar; Amobichukwu C Amanambu; Hasnat Aslam; Luna Bharati; Liduin Bos-Burgering; Elena Bresci; Cristina Caramiello; Yonca Cavus; Kalpana Chaudhari; Peter Chifflard; Hajar Choukrani; Kwok Pan Chun; Christophe Cudennec; Lydia Cumiskey; Hamouda Dakhlaoui; Silvia De Angeli; Mariana Madruga de Brito; Moctar Dembélé; Benjamin Dewals; Alejandro R Dussaillant J; Ahmed Elshenawy; David Gwapedza; Caitlyn Hall; Leon Hermans; Britta Höllermann; Fernando Jaramillo; Seifeddine Jomaa; Gerbrand Koren; Stefan Krause; Meriam Lahsaini; Gil Mahé; Salvatore Manfreda; Carly Maynard; Eduardo Mario Mendiondo; Mohammad Merheb; Rodolfo L B Nóbrega; Anahi Ocampo-Melgar; Adeyemi Olusola; Maria Elena Orduna Alegria; Afua Owusu; Tommaso Pacetti; Anandharuban Panchanathan; Subhabrata Panda; Luigi Piemontese; Dhiraj Pradhananga; Rajendran Shobha Ajin; Maria Rusca; Anna Scolobig; Thomas Thaler; Bich Ngoc Tran; Daniela Triml-Chifflard; Franciele Maria Vanelli; Lorenzo Villani; David W Walker; Fardous Zarif; Wouter Buytaert; Natalie Ceperley

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Co-creating water knowledge: a community perspective

Giulio Castelli, Ben C Howard, Tanveer M Adyel, Amir Aghakouchak, Afnan Agramont, Hafzullah Aksoy, Rossella Alba, Pedro H.L. Alencar, Amobichukwu C Amanambu, Hasnat Aslam, …

Hydrological Sciences Journal, pp.1-21

21/11/2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2571065

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epistemic justice

interdisciplinary approach

water science

traditional knowledge

indigenous knowledge

Co-creation

Navigating the complexities of global and local water resources challenges requires collaboration and mutual learning among diverse knowledge systems and disciplines. However, Western philosophical approaches to generating knowledge have prevailed in water management and hydrology, often overlooking community priorities, practices and perspectives, and power asymmetries -including gender inequalities, racism, and colonial injustices. In this perspective paper, we explore the co-creation of water knowledge (CCWK) concept to value multiple and diverse forms of knowledge. We identify four overarching principles (inclusivity, openness, legitimacy, and actionability), highlighting the importance of establishing relationships and collaborative leadership, adopting key tools and techniques, and integrating knowledge for water resources management. Furthermore, we argue that prioritizing epistemic justice is essential for effective CCWK. To address these, we advocate for more interdisciplinary and reflexive research practices that challenge and disrupt Western scientific traditions shaped by functionalist and colonial legacies.

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Titre: Co-creating water knowledge: a community perspective
Créateurs - sans rôle: Giulio Castelli - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Switzerland
Ben C Howard - Imperial College London
Tanveer M Adyel - RMIT University
Amir Aghakouchak - University of California System
Afnan Agramont - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hafzullah Aksoy - Istanbul Technical University
Rossella Alba - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Pedro H.L. Alencar - Technische Universität Berlin
Amobichukwu C Amanambu - University of Alabama
Hasnat Aslam - University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Luna Bharati
Liduin Bos-Burgering - Delft University of Technology
Elena Bresci - University of Florence
Cristina Caramiello - University of Naples Federico II
Yonca Cavus - Beykent University
Kalpana Chaudhari
Peter Chifflard - Philipps University of Marburg
Hajar Choukrani - Environmental Resources Management
Kwok Pan Chun - University of the West of England
Christophe Cudennec - L'Institut Agro
Lydia Cumiskey - Environmental Research Institute
Hamouda Dakhlaoui - National School of Architecture
Silvia De Angeli - Centre de Recherche en Géographie
Mariana Madruga de Brito
Moctar Dembélé - Water Resources Commission of Ghana
Benjamin Dewals - University of Liège
Alejandro R Dussaillant J
Ahmed Elshenawy - Desert Research Center
David Gwapedza - University of Namibia
Caitlyn Hall - University of Arizona
Leon Hermans - Delft University of Technology
Britta Höllermann - Osnabrück University
Fernando Jaramillo - Stockholm University
Seifeddine Jomaa - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Gerbrand Koren - Utrecht University
Stefan Krause - University of Birmingham
Meriam Lahsaini - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources
Gil Mahé - Université de Montpellier, Hydrosciences Montpellier - HSM
Salvatore Manfreda - University of Naples Federico II
Carly Maynard - Scotland's Rural College
Eduardo Mario Mendiondo
Mohammad Merheb - L'Institut Agro
Rodolfo L B Nóbrega
Anahi Ocampo-Melgar - University of Chile
Adeyemi Olusola
Maria Elena Orduna Alegria
Afua Owusu - Water Resources Commission of Ghana
Tommaso Pacetti - University of Florence
Anandharuban Panchanathan - University of Oulu
Subhabrata Panda - Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Luigi Piemontese - University of Florence
Dhiraj Pradhananga - UNESCO
Rajendran Shobha Ajin - University of Florence
Maria Rusca - University of Manchester
Anna Scolobig - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Thomas Thaler - BOKU University
Bich Ngoc Tran - Delft University of Technology
Daniela Triml-Chifflard - Philipps University of Marburg
Franciele Maria Vanelli - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Lorenzo Villani - University of Florence
David W Walker
Fardous Zarif - Desert Research Center
Wouter Buytaert - Imperial College London
Natalie Ceperley - Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research
Détails de publication: Hydrological Sciences Journal, pp.1-21
Note de subvention: • AGWaMED Advancing nonconventional water management for innovative climate-resilient water governance in the Mediterranean Area. The project is part of the European Union. Grant Agreement No. [Italy: 391del 20/10/2022, Egypt: 45878, Tunisia: 00058740041820223, Greece: ΓΓP210474657, Spain: PCI2022132929, Algeria: No. 04/PRIMA_section 2/2021].• The Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring for Environmental Justice Advocacy research project was implemented under the AXA Chair on Water Quality and Global Change and the UNESCO Chair onOpen Water Science and Education, cofunded by the AXA Research Fund and the UNESCOIHP.• The “Living Dikes – Realising Resilient and Climate-Proof Coastal Protection” research project was financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) under project number NWA.1292.19.257.• NERC FAPESPNSTC Land Use Change Investigation and Regional Climate (LIRIC) [NE/Z504026/1].• Climate Collaboratorium: Co-creation of Applied Theatre Decision Labs for exploring Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, the 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)/UKRI [ES/Z000238/1].• Spatiotemporal variation characteristics of compound dry and hot events and their impacts on vegetation growth across the midlatitudes of Eurasia. Royal Society: IEC\NSFC\223132 International Exchanges 2022.• “Research Practice Decision Triangle Prioritizing Social Demand in Water Resources Planning and anagement,” Research project supported by Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey PMA202546181, Project number 46181.• Austrian Academy of Sciences Man and Biosphere Programme: Multibios (Multihazards in Biosphere Reserves: Management of multiple hydroclimatic risks to improve the socialecological resilience).• “Habi(Li)ter Codefining the habitability of Lorraine under climate change and future multirisk conditions,” research project developed in the framework of the Project IMPACT “EPHemeris Earth and Planet Habitability,” funded by Lorraine Université d’Excellence (LUE).• Waterline project, which is an EU CHISTERA2019 funded research project under the Grant reference number 344750 to the University of Oulu, Finland.• OurMED PRIMA Program project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation under grant agreement No. 2222. • The Koue Bokkeveld water project was funded by the Water Research Commission and the National Research Foundation of South Africa under Grant numbers C2020/202100607 and 138137.• The “Development of the Landslide Early Warning System SALAD” research project funded by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [n.350963/20240].• National Science Foundation award number CMMI2332263.• Ben Howard and Wouter Buytaert were supported by the Climate Change Resilient Equitable Healthy Cities in Africa (CLARITY-Africa) grant [227779/Z/23/Z]. For the purpose of Open Access, the authors have applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.• Unraveling adaptive capacity in water user organizations in central Chile, funded by the Chilean National Research and Development Agency (ANID) to Anahi OcampoMelgar (FI 11200027).• NEXUSNESS project that has received funding from the PRIMA Programme, an Art. 185 initiative supported and funded under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research 65 andInnovation, with Grant Agreement No. 2042 (https://prima-nexus-ness.org/).• PRIN project “RiverWatch: A Citizen-Science Approach to River Pollution Monitoring” funded by Italian Ministry of University and Research to Salvatore Manfreda and Cristina Caramiello, Project number 2022MMBA8X, CUP: J53D23002260006.• Agora – A gathering place to co-design and co-create adaptation, funded by the European Commission Horizon Europe, Grant agreement No.101093921.• Royal Society Industry Fellowship. INF\R2\212060 INF\R2\2120; European Union – Section 1; European Union - Section 2.• E. M. Mendiondo thanks FAPESP [#22/07521-5, #22/08468-0, #24/00949-5]; and CNPq [#406919/2022-4 INCT-ONSEAdapta] and Box 2. Case study. The FTWS (Floating Treatment Wetland System) Project was funded by the Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN, Grant Number: CRRP2021-11MY-P). Kayastha, https://www.apn-gcr.org/project/floating-treatment-wetland-system-ftws-sustainable-green-technology-to-remediate-polluted-surface-water-bodies-in-the-covid-19-era/.
Identifiants: 99141693109311
Unité académique: Hydrosciences Montpellier - HSM
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article
Champs locaux: hal-05383249