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Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development

Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development. Case Study : Yaqui Valley Agriculture September 2004 - July 2005 Pam Matson, Amy Luers, and Ellen McCullough. Principal Research Collaborators. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University William Clark

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Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development

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  1. Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development Case Study: Yaqui Valley Agriculture September 2004 - July 2005 Pam Matson, Amy Luers, and Ellen McCullough

  2. Principal Research Collaborators • Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University • William Clark • Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Chile • Gilberto Gallopín • Chiang Mai University, Thailand • Louis Lebel • Stanford University • Pamela Matson

  3. KSSD Project, Overview • Research Objective: • Understand and promote the design of effective systems that harness research-based knowledge for sustainable development • Research Questions: • What are the characteristics of effective knowledge systems? • How does the effectiveness depend on social and environmental contexts? • How can knowledge systems be made more effective in specific circumstances?

  4. KSSD Project, Overview • Other Case Studies: • Sustainable shrimp farming: a comparison of experience in Mexico and Thailand (Stanford, Chiang Mai University) • ENSO (El Niño) forecast applications in Brazil, Australia, Colombia, and the Pacific Northwest (Arizona State University and Harvard) • Sustainable livelihoods: an analysis of transformative technologies in Om Koi, northern Thailand (Chiang Mai) • Sustainable land use: a comparative analysis using the syndromes approach in Latin America (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) • Public health: an anlysis of efforts to combat malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuburculosis in developing countries (Harvard)

  5. Stanford Case Studies • Year 1: • Shrimp Farming in Southern Sonora • Year 2: • Agriculture in the Yaqui Valley

  6. Research Questions • Have knowledge systems transitioned towards sustainability in response to changes in the human-environment system? • How might the knowledge system change as regulations or incentives drive decision makers to adopt sustainable management approaches?

  7. Shrimp Farming in Southern Sonora

  8. Agriculture in the Yaqui Valley • The Yaqui Valley has been a highly successful model knowledge system for the Green Revolution • Facing increased environmental and socio-economic pressures • How has the system adjusted to water scarcity? • How will it adjust if nitrogen runoff regulations are implemented?

  9. National Water Commission Irrigation District (WUA) Industry Groups (e.g. AOASS) Innovative Producers Universities Secretary of Agriculture (State / Federal) Producers Credit Unions Agro-Industry Patronato (Farmer Research) Federal Research (INIFAP) CIMMYT & CGIAR centers

  10. Methodology • Interviews • Public officials, farmer organizations, etc. • Public records, census data • SAGAR, Irrigation District, INEGI, etc. • Survey data series • CIMMYT and Stanford time series (1981-2004) • 2004/2005 survey?

  11. Challenges facing Knowledge Systems • Action for sustainable development • Knowledge for sustainable development • Linking knowledge and action • Ignorance, complexity and uncertainty • Capacity building (social and financial)

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