SouthFloridaWSC

South Florida Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC):

Robust Decision Making for South Florida Water Resources by Ecosystem Service Valuation, Hydro-economic Optimization, and Conflict Resolution

With multiple competing water allocation targets, exposure to extreme climate variability, and vulnerability to sea level rise, South Florida faces a unique severity and diversity of challenges.

This project, funded by the Water Sustainability and Climate Program of the National Science Foundation, seeks to:

1) Develop a hydro-economic model for South Florida that optimizes water allocations based on the economic value of water
2) Develop new information on the economic value of ecosystem services to be incorporated into model formulations
3) Test management schemes designed to increase the resilience of water resources to climate variability, climate change, and sea level rise
4) Engage stakeholders to improve understanding of the cognitive and perceptual biases in risk management and decision-making
5) Develop recommendations for adaptive water management that optimize economic and ecological productivity and foster sustained public support

For more information about this project, see the South Florida Water Sustainability and Climate project webpage.