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🚰 Navigating End-User Perceptions: Development and Initial Psychometric Properties of a Water Quality Perception Scale (Puerto Rico Study) Excited to share our latest publication, "Navigating End-User Perceptions: Development and Initial Psychometric Properties of a Water Quality Perception Scale," co-authored by: Toby N. T. Nelson, Cristina Poleacovschi, Carl F. Weems, Kaoru Ikuma, and Chris R. Rehmann. Our research, conducted across various departments at Iowa State University and Texas A&M University, delves into the critical need for consistent and accurate measurement of public perceptions of water quality. Understanding these perceptions is crucial for influencing water use behaviors, developing effective policies, and engaging communities towards sustainable water management. 🔍 Key Highlights: Developed and refined the Water Quality Perception Scale (WQPS). Conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with 18 items, identifying a primary factor, ‘Individual Water Quality Perception,’ consisting of 13 items. Performed a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with 147 participants, affirming the 13-item scale’s loadings. Demonstrated internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of 0.93 and 0.90. Showed convergent validity with the Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale (HWISE). This scale promises to be a robust tool for researching public perceptions of water quality and can significantly guide policy and public initiatives to enhance water management strategies. We are excited about the potential avenues for further development and application of this scale. Read more about our findings and implications for future research and practice in our full publication. Let's continue to work together towards a sustainable water future! https://lnkd.in/gcEc9kd8 #WaterQuality #Research #SustainableWaterManagement #Psychometrics #PublicPerception #PolicyDevelopment #CommunityEngagement #IowaStateUniversity #TAMU

🎙️ Part 2 of our Exclusive Interview with Jean-Marc Douguet from Université Paris-Saclay, Leader of WP3 on "Patrimonial Framework for AWRs Assessment" 🎯WP3 aims to frame Demo Cases in a #patrimonial approach, evaluating and comparing different scenarios of #AlternativeWaterResource (#AWR) management. 🎥 Key Insights and Innovations 🔹 Key Stakeholders: Collaborating with key #stakeholders to identify crucial elements to preserve and create #resilience scenarios. 🔹 Innovative Approach: Blending descriptive info with deep insights to develop alternative water solutions aligned with #EUGreenDeal goals. 🔹 Take-Home Message: Alternative water solutions should be contextual and community-focused to enhance territorial resilience. ⏩ Stay tuned and watch all our videos on Youtube : https://lnkd.in/gZhm7qZy #AwardProject #HorizonEU #AWR #SustainableWater #Innovation #PatrimonialFramework #DemoCases #WaterManagement #Research #EnvironmentalScience #StakeholderEngagement #CapacityBuilding #SustainableWater #Innovation #EUGreenDeal #Resilience #StakeholderEngagement

✨ Are you interested in learning about how your utility can embrace digital technologies, but don't know where to start? Look no further! Register today to attend this SWAN - The Smart Water Networks Forum and The Water Research Foundation (WRF) webcast and hear directly from utility representatives on how their utilities started their digital transformation journey. ✨

Applications open for Stockholm Water Prize Deadline 30 September 2024 The Stockholm Water Prize recognizes people and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources. All nominations are reviewed by the Stockholm Water Prize Nominating Committee with some of the world’s leading water experts. To be eligible for the Stockholm Water Prize, the following criteria must be fulfilled: >>The candidate shall have attained outstanding achievements of lasting significance for sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources. >>The results achieved by the candidate shall have proven impact or great potential and provide stimulation for further important contributions to the conservation and protection of water resources and to improved health and well-being of the planet’s inhabitants and ecosystems. Anyone can submit a nomination for the Stockholm Water Prize, however, self-nominations or nominations by persons with direct professional or family ties to the candidate are not permitted. The main achievements of the candidate should be within one or both of the following categories: Policy and Practices This broad category covers achievements in the continuum from political initiatives to practical implementation that has improved the governance and management of water, as a natural and economic resource and/or as a human right and basic service. The category includes: >>Human rights, conflict resolution, influence on policies, international cooperation with application in the water sector >>Sustainable and safe management of water resources >>Provision of water supply and sanitation services >>Development and application of appropriate technologies Research This category includes both basic and applied research to develop new knowledge of and scientific leadership in: >>Natural, physical, and/or technological processes >>The functioning of complex systems >>Development or improvement of economical, legislative, institutional or administrative principles for efficient, equitable and sustainable water management and service provision. >>For both categories, great achievements in outreach and awareness-raising are considered merits. This includes education and training of students, water professionals or communities as well as dissemination of information to and awareness-raising of decision-makers and the general public https://lnkd.in/gkjXVVCh

Great to see this paper on the fit(ness) of water governance institutions published now! My favorite 'ingredient' is the prominence of anticipatory and transformative capacity. From direct observation I can say that this is also working in practice - how about more case examples, how would you explore the fitness of water governance institutions?

💡 New Resource Alert. Benchmarking is a tool for large water and wastewater utilities to compare performance across service providers, capture historical trends, and identify best practices. It’s now being adopted for fecal sludge management (FSM) by cities and regulators. USAID URBAN WASH’s new study examines good practices for FSM benchmarking, emphasizing the importance of including only a limited set of consistent indicators and the need for adequate underlying data systems. The research finds that effective FSM benchmarking can improve transparency, foster competition, strengthen advocacy, and inform decision-making. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gsjXjhMH

Exited for Water Sustainability Course✨ This course will cover these topics: •Appreciate how to access big data repositories associated with freshwater resources. • Identify diverse novel technological and computational resources used to compile big datasets. • Explore opportunities for using diverse data sources for local to regional to global freshwater management issues. • Learn how to use and apply open-access data sources to develop data-driven solutions to water sustainability. #Water_Sustainability #UNITAR

As I am a stakeholders analyst this workshop give me a knowledge of how to engage stakeholders in a different areas.

Today I was in the Le Comité européen des régions in the committee ENVE for the exchange of views about the opinon " Towards a resilient #water management to fight #climatecrisis within an Eubluedeal." in my role of expert to André Viola. The discussion stressed: ➡️a large consensus towards a water strategy with a holistic approach from the audience as well as from the rapporteurs ENVE, NAT and the European Economic and Social Committee ➡️Moreover, governance, digital tools, circular processes, #waterreuse and resource recovery were highlighted as key elements. ➡️Valuing water requires data and transparency as well as better awareness, discussion around costs, and multistakeholders participation. ➡️Local and regional authorities plays a key role in its transformation by being a key enabler for negotiation, implementation and adaption. Next step the 21st February for the stakeholder consultation.

📢 Attn decision makers for waterways and riparian areas. We want to hear from you! A new smart platform is being built to improve waterway management decision making and we would like your input 💧 https://lnkd.in/gT5uMqNy Healthy Land & Water is building a smart analytics platform for waterways and riparian areas https://lnkd.in/gMBz25WF to help improve decision-making processes by providing catchment managers with accessible, data-driven insights on the benefits of riparian conservation and restoration. #riparianrestoration #waterwaymanagement #waterways #riparianconservation #biodiversityrconservation #ecosystems #southeastqueensland This project is funded by the Queensland Water Modelling Network and the EHMP program partnership which includes Local Governments of South East Queensland, Water Utilities and the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation. Project partners include Mirror Analytics and QUT (Queensland University of Technology).