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The evolution of water governance in France from the 1960s: disputes as major drivers for radical changes within a consensual framework |
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| Authors: | Marine Colon Sophie Richard Pierre-Alain Roche |
| Affiliation: | 1. UMR G-EAU, AgroParisTech, Cirad, IRD, IRSTEA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France;2. AgroParisTech, Centre de Montpellier, Montpellier, Francemarine.colon@agroparistech.fr;4. AgroParisTech, Centre de Montpellier, Montpellier, France;5. Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire, CGEDD, Tour Sequoia, La Défense, France |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis paper provides a synthetic presentation of French water governance and its evolution since the 1960s. Through this French experience, it discusses the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) water governance cycle showing disputes as the main drivers of change. France has been a pioneer in introducing water river basin management some 50 years ago. It is also noted for its water services management by local authorities, leaving a significant role to private and public companies. But French water governance has not been frozen since the 1960s and continues to change radically within a framework based upon its unique history. |
| Keywords: | water governance water supply and sanitation OECD governance principles France |