UMR Gestion de l’Eau, Acteurs et Usages (G-EAU)

Strong ambition on interdisciplinarity Our roots From IWRM within irrigated systems to Adaptive Water Management in Sociological Hydrological Systems Strong ambition on interdisciplinarity Finalized research for public policy support, in Europe and developping countries Trans-disciplinary research (co-design with stakeholders) 2 2 2

Inter-disciplinary skills 75 permanent staff + 40 PhD 25 staff outposted in partner institutions in developping countries Full range of disciplines Economics, sociology and policy analysis Hydro(geo)logy and hydraulics Agronomy Method for inter-trans-disciplinarity: complex system modelling and simulation, integrated assessment, participatory research 3 3

Common focus: Adaptive Management of Social Hydrological Systems Identification of dynamics driving social hydrological systems Simulation of possible pathways Soft and hard infrastructures to drive changes 4

Main research issues Characterize co-evolution water-society Diversity of viewpoints Technical change in water uses, Consequences of changes in land cover and land use on water fluxes, Consequences of water transfers on power relations, Regulation of water availability, quality and uses Hard infrastructures for a control on fluxes Public policies for economic and social control on uses Monitoring equipment: observation, collecting and sharing information Methods for analysis and evaluation Indicators to inform trade offs and negotiation Participatory processes and water management Simulation of possible changes in experimental setting Towards new knowledge, new methods AND decision support 5

Partnership locally: IM2E Involvement with structuring partners in the South International networks ICID Resilience Alliance Water related Businesses and public bodies

European Side Structuring partnerships with public bodies « Syndicats mixtes » ie. association of local governments with a specific focus Urban communities River Basin agencies Long term places of investigation Lavalette, Crau Drôme Bassin de Thau Côteaux de Gascogne Beauce With evolution thanks to project opportunities Seine Petite Camargue Bretagne … 7

South of Mediterranée Méditerranean basin: innovation in irrigated agricultures and co-evolution water-society in arid areas Maroc: 3, Tunisie: 4 SIRMA + SICMED. Western Africa: adaptive management of hydrosystems, co-evolution water-society Guinea/Mali: 2, Sénégal: 3 Southern Africa: water economics and governance in fast changing environment Mozambique: 1, Afrique du Sud: 1 University of Praetoria and University of Maputo South east Asia: environmental evaluation, socio-technical dynamics Thailand 2 Project based partnership Eastern Africa Brazil 8

G-EAU : an inter/trans disciplinary research group to understand and improve adaptation capacities in social hydrological systems Plurality of viewpoints In term of discipline, objective in relation to water… Consistency in research obect Time horizon: management Spatial scale: managed area Consistency in methods Rooted in field work Use of modelling Integration of heterogeneous sources of knowledge Cosistency of analysis Justice and resilience issues Contribution of water to meet a set of needs within a community