The answer to Life the Universe Everything 42

What is information Information is the fuel to keep water management running and how

Definitions of information commodity resource thing / data 42 Context Age :

Definitions of information perception of patterns commodity resource thing / data 42 Context Age

constitutive force in society perception of patterns commodity resource thing / data 42 Context

Environment Knowledge Subjectivity Genes Religion Interest Belief Culture Position Education Background Family Experience

Environment Knowledge Mindframe Genes Religion Interest Belief Culture Position Education Background Family Experience

How is information used? Experimental study: Role-play of decision making meeting of transboundary commission

Information presented (1) • Driving forces: households, agriculture • Pressures: loads of N and

Information presented (2) • Economic: value of farming, fishing / costs of treatment •

Goal: Good Status (WFD) Main problem: agriculture Estonian delegation Russian delegation

Conclusions • The information presented must be within the mindframe of the decision maker

The use and valuing of environmental information in the decision making process: an experimental

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The answer to Life, the Universe, Everything 42

What is information Information is the fuel to keep water management running and how is it used? Data rich but information poor?

Definitions of information commodity resource thing / data 42 Context Age :

Definitions of information perception of patterns commodity resource thing / data 42 Context Age :

constitutive force in society perception of patterns commodity resource thing / data 42 Context Age : subjectivity Definitions of information

Environment Knowledge Subjectivity Genes Religion Interest Belief Culture Position Education Background Family Experience

Environment Knowledge Mindframe Genes Religion Interest Belief Culture Position Education Background Family Experience

42 Answer of life Age Knowledge base

How is information used? Experimental study: Role-play of decision making meeting of transboundary commission for Lake Ispepi ( Lake Peipsi) Estonian officials Roles: Estonian delegation Russian delegation

Information presented (1) • Driving forces: households, agriculture • Pressures: loads of N and P • State: eutrofication • Impacts: algal bloom, fish kills • Responses: waste water treatment, agricultural practices

Information presented (2) • Economic: value of farming, fishing / costs of treatment • Social: number of farmers / fishermen and related households

Goal: Good Status (WFD) Main problem: agriculture Estonian delegation Russian delegation

Conclusions • The information presented must be within the mindframe of the decision maker • In transboundary water management, the problem should reflect the viewpoints of the countries involved • Information on driving forces and responses in combination with socio-economic information is most used in decision making. • Maps are essential!

The use and valuing of environmental information in the decision making process: an experimental study Jos G. Timmerman 1, Geoffrey D. Gooch 2, Kai Kipper 3, Andrus Meiner 4, Sandra Mol 1, David Nieuwenhuis 1, Gulnara Roll 5, Margit Säre 5, Ülo Sults 5 and Peeter Unt 5 RIZA, NETHERLANDS 2 Linkoeping University, SWEDEN. 3 Estonia Baltic Environmental Forum, ESTONIA 4 Estonian Environment Information Centre ESTONIA 5 Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation, ESTONIA 1