Table 2. Major uncertainties identified in the Upper Guadiana Basin
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Unpredictability
(we don’t know and we will not know ...) |
Incomplete knowledge
(we don’t know but we could get to know ...) |
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Natural system |
How do the complex dynamics of groundwater processes affect the day-to-day
water level? |
What are current piezometric levels? |
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Technical system |
What are the side-effects of building the structure for water transfer? |
How much water can be saved with new irrigation technologies? |
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Social system |
What would the reaction of stakeholders be to stronger control of
illegal extraction? |
How much water is taken from the ecosystem by illegal water
extraction?
What are the economic impacts of reducing the amount of illegal
extraction? |
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