An Innovative Partnership and Methods for Knowledge Co-Production in Water Governance. The case study of the Gesso Stura Natural Park.

This report describes the education, research activities and productive dialogue that took place over a 3-day workshop at Gesso Stura Natural Park (Italy, Piedmont Region). The project was coordinated by Prof. Eva Julia Lohse in collaboration with Margherita Paola Poto, funded DAAD to establish strengthen between University of Bayreuth Turin. aimed explore interdisciplinary, novel methods for (legal political) water governance age climate crisis. It investigated how co-production knowledge can be used environmental decision-making processes so as reach better decisions based on broader base, increase acceptance protection measures public, improve management areas hit severe droughts guarantee access communities. builds long-standing cooperation two principal researchers their institutions regarding participation decision-making, sustainable development Italy Germany. has been further developed joint indigenous local communities address complex legal social questions raised