[Day 2] Center Presentation: ICIMOD (2/2)

HKKH Partnership Project

HKKH-Partnership

Decision Support Toolbox

For

Protected Area

Management

30 Mar – 4th April 2009, CGIAR-CSI Annual Meeting, ILRI Nairobi, Kenya

DSS Context

Account for biophysical as well as human dimensions

Account for ecosystem processes at different spatial and

temporal scales

Use a spatially explicit representation of ecosystem

to support management of complex socio-ecosystem

Modeling our world

• model is a representation of reality

• models are created as a simplified,

manageable view of reality

• models help to understand, describe, or

predict how things work in the real world

Decision making processes

Years

Regional

National

Local

Household

Global

5 10 15 2520 30 35

Decisions Impact

Global

Regional

National

Local

hh

Framework for DSS development

Qualitative modeling of

Biophysical & Socioeconomic

Dynamics

Qualitative modeling of

Decision Making Process

Socio-ecological

Monitoring system

(trend analysis)

Decision models

(rank alternatives)

Socio-ecological models

(assign values to criteria

for each alternative)

Knowledge

base

(Spatial)

Databases

Participatory

stakeholder

consultation

platform

Assessment of

socio-ecosystem &

identification of

goals

Development of

alternative

management

scenarios

Identification of best

scenario

Implementation of

management

decisions

Monitoring effects of selected

management practices

Revision of value sets

and management

practices

Re-evaluate

Decision Support Tools

26 & 27 January 2009DST Workshop, ICIMOD

The HKKH region and project sites

DST Workshop, ICIMOD

Linking regional and local dimensions

Regional

level

Methodology

Approach

Tools

National and

local levels

Applications

ORGANIZATION PEOPLETECHNOLOGY

SNPBZ QNPCKNP

Learning

Change

Communication

The DST development is guided by the following objectives:

• Easy access to the existing data, information and knowledge

on related to socio-ecosystem

• Provide tools for systemic analysis of key management

issues and natural processes in socio-ecosystem

• Promote the use of scientific knowledge in the management

process

• Assist in developing a framework for monitoring and new

research

DST objectives

Users identification

• Decision maker/ planner

• Thematic expert

• Technical user

• Researcher

• External user

DST requirement analysis

Stakeholders’ roles and interaction with DST (SNP)Stakeholder Role System Interaction

Government agencies

Central level

Local level

Decision maker/ planner

Thematic expert

Technical user

Researcher

External user

Build model

Run model

Edit spatial data

Perform spatial analysis

Assess alternate scenario

Query map

Edit data/ knowledgebase

Query data/ knowledgebase

CBOs

formal governance bodies

resource management bodies

public interest bodies


Thematic expert

Technical user

Researcher

External user

Build model

Run model

Edit spatial data



Query map



Business organizations Decision maker/ planner

Thematic expert

Technical user

Researcher

External user

Build model

Run model

Edit spatial data



Query map



Stakeholders’ roles and interaction with DSTStakeholder Role System Interaction

NGOs Decision maker/ planner

Thematic expert

Technical user

Researcher

External user

Build model

Run model

Edit spatial data



Query map



Research and academic

institutions


Thematic expert

Technical user

Researcher

External user

Build model

Run model

Edit spatial data



Query map



Cultural and religious

organizations


Thematic expert

Technical user

Researcher

External user

Build model

Run model

Edit spatial data



Query map



Use case


Knowledgebase

consults

updates

Thematic expert

Spatial analysis

Decision analysis

Modeling &

scenario analysis

Technical user - data operator

Researcher

External user

browses

consults

Technical user - GIS Analyst

Technical user- Modeler

Technical user- Data administrator

develops

performs

develops

develops

defines

constructs

performs

browses

browses

defines

database

uses

uses

manages updates

Links to External sources

Decision Support Toolbox (DST)

Integrated User interface

Browsers

Knowledge Base

Management

Framework (QSD)

Map

Modeling Environment

Spatial Editing and Analysis

Knowledge Base

Editor

Scenario Analysis

Management

Levers

System behaviour

analysis

Decision Analysis

Alternative options

building and

weighting

Decision ranking

Performance

indicators

Data repository

Integrated Web Portal (IWP) and Dissemination products

External DataOnline metadata sources Specialized Models

Participatory decision support tools

Web Mapping Metadata

Managent

Content

publishing /

management

Decision Analysis

Browsing

Outline of DST

• to provide a set of

integrated but self

contained tools to

support the ecosystem

management of mountain

protected areas

DST System Architecture

Integrated User Interface

Spatial data

Decision Analysis

Module

Spatial Analysis

Module

Non -spatial

data

Knowledgebase

RDBMS

Integrated User Interface

Spatial data

Modeling and

Scenario

Analysis Module

Decision

Analysis

Module

Spatial

Analysis

Module

Non-

spatial

data

Knowledgebase

Module

DBMS

Advanced

spatial

analysis

Qualitative

Modeling

Quantitative

Modeling

External Software

• Knowledgebase – collection of metadata of

bibliography, spatial data, models

• Spatial Analysis– GIS functionalities, 3D Visualization

• Scenario Analysis – Qualitative modeling, System

dynamics, GIS integration

• Decision Analysis

DST modules

DST modules

Knowledgebase Module

Spatial Analysis Module

Spatial Analysis Module

3D viewer

Spatial Analysis Module – 3D Viewer

Spatial Analysis Module – 3D Viewer

Scenario Analysis Module – Qualitative model

Scenario Analysis Module – Quantitative model

Scenario Analysis Module – Quantitative model

Integrated Web Portal – online resources

Thank You…

Technology

[Day 2] Center Presentation: ICIMOD (2/2)