Policy instruments for governing water in cross-border metropolitan areas, the case of Greater Geneva

Article Article scientifique Article Policy instruments for governing water in cross-border metropolitan areas, the case of Greater Geneva eng 2024 2024 author Brethaut Christian 782830 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) author Vij Sumit 0000-0001-5252-797X 980219 author Mulhauser Gilles Patrick Jacques 74145 author Nayemi Sepideh 59270 Bureau activités culturelles (BAC) author Marsac Guillaume author Fauvain Hervé 218-231 10.1080/1523908X.2024.2328064 1522-7200 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/1523908X.2024.2328064?needAccess=true Governing transboundary waters is inherently a complex policy issue. However, when waters flow through multiple urban spaces (multiple cities in different countries), it presents a unique challenge to access and control. Policy actors employ a variety of policy instruments to govern such spaces and users’ water demands. Drawing from the case of Geneva Metropolis (shared between Switzerland and France), we explain how policy instruments are formulated to manage a combination of water sources. We answer two questions: (1) what type of policy instruments contribute to reaching transboundary water governance in Greater Geneva? and (2) What are the underlying drivers that led to the success or failures of implementing policy instruments at the transboundary level? Based on policy documents and closed-door interviews, we present various policy instruments that have been developed and implemented in the Geneva metropolis. We further argue that the underlying drivers, such as the existence of communities of practice, political willingness, the influence of civil society actors and the evolution of an anticipatory water governance system, have influenced the policy instruments’ success and failure. To conclude, this article calls for further research on comparing different cross-border metropolitan areas, focusing on processual aspects (development and implementation) of policy instruments. Transboundary water governance Policy instruments Drivers of implementation Geneva metropole Dewey 910 Dewey 333.7-333.9 18 Institut des sciences de l'environnement 0DB 120 Département de géographie et environnement T2 false 1338 UNESCO Chair on Hydropolitics 939 Pôle/Institut Gouvernance de l'environnement et développement territorial Journal of environmental policy and planning 26 2 64d14ee3-8c1f-4757-bc57-36c9956e99d4 Article (Published version) Public Policy_instruments_for_governing_wa.pdf 1076452 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 12bab92a5a64a5f49c3891f42bf9862207360c6f4defc854d9dbf24c22ec79c0 openAccess Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de géographie et environnement

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