Report 20

Assessing governance performance

In this report an analytical framework for assessing governance when dealing with natural hazards is presented. This framework is based on the concept of the capital approach. The capital approach enables the authors to analyse the capacity and capability of a partnership to react to environmental hazards. We present two practical examples, where the capital approach has been applied. Both examples are related to case studies of the ENHANCE project – the first one on drought management in Jucar River Basin (Spain), the second on storm surge management along the North Sea Coast with a focus on handling risks and uncertainties in the trilateral Wadden Sea Region (Netherlands, Germany and Denmark). The findings highlight significant elements for good governance processes.

Report 20 - M. Máñez, M. Carmona and B. Gerkensmeier (2014): Assessing governance performance