Background

Cross-border management tools of water resources and use - Greater Geneva area

01.11.2021 Shaping Law and Policy
The publication "Tools for transboundary management of water and water uses in the greater Geneva" produced in partnership with the Geneva Canton ("Office cantonal de l’eau") aims at presenting and analysing an exhaustive catalogue of 39 tools of cross-border management of water resources and use in the Geneva basin. The brochure is available below.

EN 

Being preoccupied with a natural resource which doesn’t stop at borders and which is often based on upstream/downstream relationships, it may appear logical to observe various instruments involved in a cross-border context. However, practice shows that in order to obtain a complete battery of operational tools, it takes time, great perseverance, some creativity and ingenuity.

The publication "Tools for transboundary management of water and water uses in the greater Geneva" produced in partnership with the Geneva Canton ("Office cantonal de l’eau") aims at presenting and analysing an exhaustive catalogue of 39 tools of cross-border management of water resources and use in the Geneva basin.

We analyse the measures applied to water management and their history. However our focus goes beyond the water sector only since we also deal with different policy tools related to the environment in the broad sense and/or urban planning in the context of Greater Geneva.

The brochure is available below

 

FR

La publication "Outils de gestion transfrontalière de l’eau et de ses usages dans le Grand Genève" réalisée en collaborationa avec le Canton de Genève (Office cantonal de l’eau) vise à présenter et analyser un catalogue exhaustif de 39 outils de gestion transfrontalière de l’eau et de ses usages dans la cuvette du genevois. 

Nous analysons les modalités de gestion de l’eau et son historique. Toutefois, notre focale va au-delà du secteur de l’eau uniquement puisque nous traitons également d'instruments de politique publique liés à l’environnement au sens large et/ou l’aménagement urbain dans la perspective du Grand Genève.

La brochure est disponible ci-dessous

Tools for transboundary management of water and water uses in the greater Geneva