Abstract: We as humans are inevitably and intimately connected to our aquatic ecosystems and have an important impact on both their quality and quantity. The accessibility and preservation of fresh water has significant implications for global human health and economic development. While in most developed countries the field of participatory water management is already being implemented, in South America the discourse is still purely academic. Limnology is a science capable of addressing a variety of issues in dynamic and innovative ways, but as we place ever increasing demands on our aquatic ecosystems, future water management will require limnologists trained to treat bodies of water as systems integrated with the surrounding social-ecological landscape. I believe that universities present an ideal platform for the dissemination and engagement of new more progressive perspectives, which focus on community involvement and social learning. South American countries, in particular Argentina, are in pressing need of these committed professionals to avoid a water crisis.
Keywords: Sustainability, Governance, Participatory, Complexity, Limnology.
Title: From Informed Public To The Social Learning For Water Management: Is Argentina Cast Adrift?
Author: Hugo Rafael Fernandez
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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