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OneWater – Eau Bien Commun

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The amplification of the water cycle associated with global change is an issue for every living form on the planet in the 21st century and one that requires action at all levels. Water is a common good that is essential for life and for socio-economic development. At the same time, it is a resource, a living environment, a vital element for climate regulation, ecosystem functioning and human development. France was a world pioneer in the establishment of governance based on hydrographic basins. However, the assumption that everything can be solved at this scale is being eroded. The global is catching up with the local and new questions are emerging. These challenges need to be addressed within the framework of integrated, systemic, multi-actor approaches to jointly develop solutions appropriate to contrasting realities. Over a 10-year period, this research programme aims to change the paradigm by replacing water as a common good, a central element of socio-hydrosystems subject to climatic and anthropogenic forcing to which urgent adaptation is required. The structure of the programme is based on six major scientific and technical challenges with major obstacles to knowledge to be overcome to ensure effective transfer to the various stakeholders. These challenges focus on: 1) Anticipating the evolution of the water resource to allow for adaptation; 2) Developing a “Water footprint” of environmental processes and anthropogenic activities; 3) Developing water as a sentinel for environmental and human health along the land-sea continuum; 4) Solutions to promote the adaptability and resilience of socio-hydrosystems; 5) Supporting the socio-ecological transition towards innovative water governance for sustainable and resilient societies; 6) Sharing water data for knowledge and action in a sustainable way.

Expected Impact

Transformative, this programme will have direct and significant impacts on the development of societies and territories: • Socio-economic: support for actors in the transformation of their practices with innovative solutions, deployment of the circular economy. • Socio-cultural: evolution of practices through the integration of water values, develop integrated tools for the management of data and treatments for a holistic approach, priority of sectoral policies in the short, medium and long term. • Environmental: produce adaptation solutions, preserve biodiversity and aquatic ecosystems, and alert pollutions and risks to water resources. • Health and social: improve the quality of life and health of populations, access to quality water and sanitation. • Scientific: international recognition, support for socio-economic sectors and European actions, emergence of a virtual water data platform. • Education and Capacity Building: Educating a new generation of researchers on innovative and transformative concepts, moving to a virtual knowledge platform.

Partners

CNRS, INRAE, IRD, IFREMER, Météo France, Universities of Bordeaux, Grenoble – Alpes, Lyon1, Montpellier, Rennes 1, Strasbourg, Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Additional information

soon available - website www.onewater.fr https://www.brgm.fr/en/programme/onewater-national-water-research-innovation-programme

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all the segments of the society: Research and innovation organisations, policy makers, regional & local authorities, water consumers, Water services companies, technology and solution providers, citizens, NGOs

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Contact Information

Dominique, Water and Global Change Programme Director, OneWater co-director