Developed and field tested a survey of Acequia Functionality as a tool for self-assessments by acequia officers and youth to monitor and improve the physical, ecological, and governance capacity of acequias in times of climate variability and other stressors in the environment
Developed collaborations with acequia associations through informal interactions and participation in community meetings
An Innovation Working Group (IWG) that focused on the role of acequias in moderating climate impacts was held in September, 2009
This led to a proposal to the National Science Foundation, Acequia Water Systems Linking Culture and Nature: Integrated Analysis of Community Resilience to Climate
and Land Use Changes, which resulted in a $1.4 million,
5 year award to further study the role of these
traditional water management systems.
