Resumen
Worldwide, water resources management is increasingly challenged by water scarcity and climate
change, which can trigger and aggravate other ecological (e.g. pests) and socioeconomic threats
(e.g. commodity price fluctuations) via feedback loops and cascading impacts across systems. Tn
this context, planning for the future is rife with uncertainties for which conventional
decision-making methods and policies are inadequate. The objective of TRANSCEND is to identify and
catalyze the adoption of Transformational Adaptation Policies (TAP) to water scarcity, including
innovative allocation systems and economic instruments, that are robust and adaptable to
uncertainty and change, while simultaneously achieving equitable and sustainable economic growth
and welfare. To this end, TRANSCEND will develop a groundbreaking ecosystem of innovation that
combines three key pillars: (i) a knowledge network for stakeholder engagement and knowledge
sharing, (ii) an actionable modeling suite that integrates interdisciplinary socio-ecological
science and ensemble forecasting to guide TAP design, and (iii) an accounting and monitoring
toolbox that supports implementation and enforcement of TAP in practice. TRANSCEND will apply the
ecosystem of innovation to design and implement TAP in 7 labs: Júcar River Basin (RB) (Spain); Reno
RB (Ttaly); Tympaki RB (Greece); Nitra RB (Slovakia); Caplina-Mauri-Desaguadero RB (Peru, Chile &
Bolivia); Orontes RB (Lebanon, Syria & Turkey); and Mahanadi RB (Tndian states of Chhattisgarh &
Odisha). TRANSCEND will leverage this diverse set of demonstrators to initiate adoption of the
ecosystem of innovation in 8+ inspiration labs, train 160+ transformation agents, and mainstream
uncertainty analysis in key national and European Green Deal strategies. This will provide the
knowledge and tools to catalyze robust and systemic transformation to water scarcity and climate change globally, with a clear
impact
pathway towards TAP adoption in 100+ basins by 2030.
