[EN] In the epoch of the Anthropocene change, complexity, and uncertainty create a demand for new
systems of water management and governance. One such management model that is rapidly gaining
traction amongst both scholars and practitioners is the concept of water resilience. Although increasing
attention has been paid to the overarching theoretical and applied issues surrounding water resilience,
few have examined individual attitudes and perceptions towards this concept. In this paper, we
examine to what extent individuals endorse – that is, agree with and see the importance of using -
social-ecological resilience as a framework for management and governance of water resources. We
approach the problem and promise of water governance in this way because individuals’ mindsets
(and shifts in mindsets) offers one of the most effective leverage points for larger system change. To
explore water resilience endorsement, we developed a scale (i.e., a water resilience scale) that was
designed to capture individual endorsement of each of the seven principles of social-ecological water
resilience. Three additional sets of questionnaires were also used to examine whether individual
characteristics (i.e., demographics, psychological factors, and environmental attitudes) predict water
resilience endorsement. Overall, there was considerable societal endorsement of water resilience.
However, the degree to which individuals endorsed the concept of water resilience differed as a
function of demographics, psychological characteristics, and attitudes toward the environment. Future
research should examine the nuances of endorsement and consider targeted approaches to influence
endorsement levels by using the predictor variables as a basis for engaging and shifting mindsets.S
