Résumé
The overall objective of the WETwin project is to enhance the role of wetlands in basin-scale integrated water resources management (IWRM), with the aim of improving the community service functions while conserving good ecological status. Wetland management strategies will be identified for (i) integrating wetlands into river basin management; (ii) utilizing the drinking water supply and sanitation potentials of wetlands for the benefit of people living in the basin, while maintaining (and improving as much as possible) the ecosystem functions; (iii) adapting wetland management to changing environmental conditions; and (iv) improving stakeholder participation and capacity building with the aim of supporting sustainable wetland management. The envisaged wetland management strategies are planned to be developed with the help of a Decision Support (DS) Framework. The primary aim of this report is to provide a detailed description about this framework, and also to give guidance on how to apply it at case studies. The report consists of two main parts. In the first part the Conceptual Framework is introduced. This is followed by the detailed description of the embedded Decision Support Framework in the second part.