Application of the three-layer model questionnaire on policy and governance to the Portuguese research site of BINGO project

Abstract

The BINGO project Work Package 5 envisages the understanding and improving of the decision making process at the individual, societal and institutional levels to cope with the expected impacts of climate change at six European research sites. The initial input of this work is based on interviews at each research site using the three-layer model questionnaire on water policy and governance from the Water Governance Centre – Content, Institutional and Relational layers. The purpose of this document is to describe the interviewing process, based on this questionnaire, of some members of the Portuguese community and of some relevant personalities, in order to provide the context of the Portuguese research site features and institutional framework. It aims at facilitating the BINGO partners understanding of the answers received and summarizing the main conclusions. For this purpose, the answers received are exhaustively analysed and the main issues regarding water resources management in Portugal are identified. The conclusions are presented according to the three-layer questionnaire on water resources governance and climate change risk management. This report starts by presenting the framework of BINGO and, in particular, the objectives and activities regarding Work Package 5. It contains a brief reference to the three-layer model of policy and governance questionnaire, allowing a better understanding of its content. The findings and recommendations, to be discussed with the relevant stakeholders, are presented in chapter 3. The key conclusions are presented in the last chapter. Those will be the basis for the recommendations for improvement to be provided in the future by the BINGO project.