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Project Code [2018-W-MS-37]
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Project title
ESDecide: from Ecosystem Services Framework to Application for Integrated Freshwater Resources Management
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Dublin (UCD)
Lead Applicant
Mary Kelly-Quinn
Project Abstract
The overall aim of ESDecide is to develop an evidence-based decision support tool for management of Ireland�s freshwater resources. This will be achieved by greatly extending the scope of the original ESManage project through the collection of new evidence and then incorporating this into a practical decision support tool. The new evidence collected will include (i) models of the responses of ecosystems and associated ecosystem services to multiple stressors; and (ii) monetary and non-monetary values for river ES / NCP. This new evidence will feed into an update Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) model of river systems, which will form the basis of the decision-support tool. The project will yield outputs of interest to a wide range of stakeholders: A ES/NCP decision-support diagnostic tool Guidance on use of the ES/NCP diagnostic tool. At least 5 peer-reviewed papers in high impact journals Short synthesis report on the plurality of river NCP & knowledge gaps Final technical and synthesis reports Database on pressure stressor impact relationships Project newsletters, blogs & tweets Inforgraphic
Grant Approved
�257,691.59
Research Hub
Natural Environment
Research Theme
Water - Ecosystem services and sustainability
Initial Projected Completion Date
03/09/2021