Natural Resources
CSI has been working water policy issues on behalf of the Colorado Interbasin Compact Committee and the water roundtable process. Using a combination of stakeholder driven research and facilitation, CSI has contributed to the understanding of complex interactions between stakeholders invested in water policy, including municipalities, counties, environmentalists, recreational advocacy organizations, agriculture, industry, and others. For more information about natural resource projects at CSI, please contact Information@csi-policy.org and ask for Jewlya Lynn, Research Director.
Natural Resources Projects
Mapping the Colorado Basin Roundtable’s Water Policy Networks. The Colorado Institute of Public Policy and the Center for Systems Integration completed a social network analysis project with the Colorado Basin Roundtable, on behalf of the Public Education, Participation, and Outreach Work Group of the Interbasin Compact Committee, Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
Integration of Water and Land Use Planning. On behalf of, and in conjunction with the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, the Center for Systems Integration conducted a statewide survey to better understand the opportunities and challenges to integrate land use planning and water demand management in Colorado; wrote a research report exploring demand management strategies to help meet future water demands; and conducted a symposium called Water & Land Use Planning for a Sustainable Future: Scaling and Integrating, held in Denver, Colorado, September 28-30, 2009, and co-sponsored by the Western States Water Council and the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC). In partnership with the Colorado Institute of Public Policy, the Center for Systems Integration has done multiple projects on behalf of the Water Roundtable process in Colorado, including developing a literature review of relevant negotiation and consensus processes.
