L’eau douce, dont la qualité et la quantité sont gravement menacées en particulier par les activités humaines, risque de manquer dans quelques années et d’entraîner une grave crise mondiale. Un des enjeux majeurs du XXIe siècle est ainsi de protéger et de partager cette ressource indispensable tout en fournissant une eau salubre à tous les êtres vivants. Une gestion intégrée des ressources en eau à l’échelle des bassins fluviaux, mise en œuvre en Europe et en France, doit être généralisée. Cet ouvrage rassemble tous les aspects techniques, sociaux, économiques, environnementaux et institutionnels développés en France dans le domaine de l’eau. Il constitue une source de notions indispensables pour tous ceux qui ont pris conscience que la protection et la gestion de l’eau sont des enjeux incontournables. Il s’adresse aux professionnels de l’eau (collectivités locales ou territoriales, institutions sanitaires et sociales, bureaux d’études) ainsi qu’aux étudiants en environnement. Points forts : - Présentation complète et pédagogique de l’ensemble des aspects techniques, sanitaires et réglementaires liés à l’eau. - L’ouvrage propose de nombreuses données et références.
L'eau est vitale pour la santé humaine, le développement économique et la qualité de l'environnement. Au cours des trois dernières décennies, les pays Membres de l'OCDE ont beaucoup progressé dans la gestion de leurs ressources en eau. Pourtant ...
The science–policy interface is critical to the design and implementation of water policies. In theory, scientists provide policy makers with robust facts and data that can help guide decision making, and lessons from the political economy of reforms can push scientific boundaries further to trigger further research for wise solutions. While evidence-based policy is obviously desirable, in practice such a connection is not always straightforward. Another assumption behind the science–policy gap is the discrepancy between scientists and policy makers in terms of culture, process, timing, language and expected outcome. This book tries to reconcile this discrepancy through a multi-stakeholder approach to authoring its different articles. This joint initiative between the OECD – particularly its Water Governance Initiative – and the International Water Resources Association seeks to provide a canvas for grounding water policy in science, and vice versa. The objective of this book, devoted to the OECD Principles on Water Governance, is to use the OECD Principles as a common thread across the articles to draw lessons from theoretical work and practical experiences in water governance reforms; but also to only feature papers authored by groups of diverse stakeholders from different institutional backgrounds. This book was originally published as a special issue of Water International.
Comment faire face à l’enjeu de la gestion durable de l’eau dans les grandes métropoles, que ce soit dans les pays développés ou émergents ? Tout en comparant des situations au Brésil et en France, cet ouvrage prend en compte les dimensions institutionnelles, historiques, économiques et sociales de la gestion de l’eau.
'Here's a work arriving just at the right moment and contributingnew insights at precisely the time when public opinion remains sceptical of the not very promising future we are preparing for our children, when governments balk at explaining to their electorates the vital but unpopular decisions that have to be taken and when civil society, with few ways and means, is finally becoming involved. This remarkable work will help all actors to understand the inter-linkages between economic activities and the environment in the Mediterranean Basin and take concerted, effective action to build a positive, sustainable future' Mohamed Ennabli, former Minister of the Environment and Land Use Panning, Tunisia 'The Blue Plan has carried out a remarkable assessment of the serious environmental probems and insufficiently targeted cooperation in the Mediterranean, and also of new financing systems to be implemented, which would increase the capacities of local authorities and economic and social partners' Georges Corm, former Minister of Finance, Lebanon The Mediterranean Basin and its surrounding countries is a microcosm of the environmental and sustainability challenges facing people across the world. Depending on the development path it takes in the future, the region can either become a positive model for the regional regulation of globalization, or, more onerously, it might reinforce global instability. This unique volume is the definitive, authoritative assessment of the environment and development of the Mediterranean Basin and its 22 countries and territories, spanning five decades from 30 years in the past to 20 years into the future. Produced by the Blue Plan within the framework of UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan and backed by the EU and national governments, it brings together the work of more than 100 researchers from dozens of national, regional and local governments and research groups into the only comprehensive insight into sustainable development issues in the region. Core coverage includes water, energy, transport, cities, rural and coastal areas, as well as related issues such as climate change, population growth, geopolitical changes, unemployment and poverty, pollution, economic and environmental policies, regional cooperation and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Information is clearly presented through hundreds of full-colour maps, graphs, tables and a wealth of case studies. This is a must-have reference for all levels of government, NGOs and libraries, as well as practitioners, academics and businesses involved in economics, natural resource management, land and maritime transport, water, energy, infrastructure, urban and rural development, agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, tourism and coastal management. Countries and territories covered: Spain, France, Italy, Monaco, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Preface by Lucien Chabason, Chairman of the Blue Plan.
