Krievins, KatrinaBaird, JuliaPlummer, RyanBrandes, Oliver M.Curry, AllenImhof, JackMitchell, SimonMoore, Michele-LeeSwartling, Åsa Gerger2017-04-192017-04-1920152015-10Krievins, K., Baird, J., Plummer, R., Brandes, O., Curry, A., Imhof, J., Mitchell, S., Moore, M-L., and Gerger Swartling, Å. (2015). Resilience in a Watershed Governance Context: A Primer. St. Catharines, ON: Environmental Sustainability Research Centre.Watersheds are complex systems involving social, economic, and ecological dimensions that are constantly interacting and influencing each other. Often the interactions among the different dimensions in a watershed are unpredictable and uncertainty is inevitable.In this time of complexity and change, infusing conventional watershed governance with resilience thinking can help by offering a way to understand and navigate these emerging challenges.This primer is a first step in establishing resources that practitioners can turn to when applying resilience thinking to watershed governance. It introduces key ideas associated with resilience and how they may be applied by those engaging in various facets of governance in Canada. Released by Brock University's Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, the primer is the product of collaboration involving Canadian and international researchers as well as Canadian watershed practitioners.enWatershed Governancesocial-ecological systemResilienceInclusive ParticipationBuilding Shared understandingdecentralized planningPOLIS Project on Ecological GovernanceCentre for Global StudiesTechnical ReportFaculty of LawSchool of Public AdministrationSchool of Health Information ScienceDepartment of Geography