A convenient untruth : environmental water reallocation and the art of ambiguous arrangements in south-east France

/Laurenceau, Martin; /Molle, François

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dc.creator	/Laurenceau, Martin
dc.creator	/Molle, François
dc.date	2022
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-14T18:38:28Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-14T18:38:28Z
dc.identifier	https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085226
dc.identifier	oai:ird.fr:fdi:010085226
dc.identifier	Laurenceau Martin, Molle François. A convenient untruth : environmental water reallocation and the art of ambiguous arrangements in south-east France. 2022, [Early access], p. [17 p.]
dc.identifier.uri	https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/169917
dc.description	In Europe, improvements in water-use efficiency have been encouraged in order to achieve the Water Framework Directive's environmental goals. However, it is often unclear where the saved water (if any) goes and to what extent it benefits aquatic ecosystems. While the technical aspects of this question have been widely debated, its political dimensions have seldom been addressed. In particular, few studies have examined the formulation, implementation or governance of policy tools aimed at reallocating 'saved water' to the environment. In the Durance River Basin (south-east France), a Water Saving Account (WSA) was created to facilitate the reallocation of water savings to aquatic ecosystems. Combining the political sociology of policy instruments and historical neo-institutionalist approaches, we show that, rather than fundamentally reordering water distribution, the WSA constitutes an ambiguous arrangement that favours the continuation of water savings investments - a policy that is compatible with a large array of objectives and interests - while at the same time embodying and manifesting the new environmental goals and rationale of the Agence de l'eau (Water Agency). We underline the key role of ambiguity in making 'things which hold together' and facilitating consensus among the main actors involved.
dc.language	EN
dc.subject	Environmental water reallocation
dc.subject	ambiguous arrangements
dc.subject	path
dc.subject	dependency
dc.subject	Durance River Basin
dc.title	A convenient untruth : environmental water reallocation and the art of ambiguous arrangements in south-east France
dc.type	text
dc.coverage	FRANCE
dc.coverage	DURANCE BASSIN