Au Québec, l'eau trouve une attention particulière depuis la dernière décennie avec la mise en place de la Politique nationale de l'eau mise en oeuvre par le gouvernement du Québec, en 2002. Cette politique s'inscrivant selon les principes de nouvelle gouvernance modifia visage de la gestion de l'eau au Québec en instituant graduellement une gestion intégrée par bassin versant sur le territoire québécois. La recherche s'intéresse aux organismes chargés de cette question qui, malgré les problèmes reliés à la Politique nationale de l'eau, réussissent à instituer une table de concertation menant à une gestion intégrée de l'eau. Le mémoire présente les résultats d'une récente enquête menée auprès des acteurs membres de deux organismes de bassin versant. Au total, 27 entretiens ont été réalisés dans le cadre de cette étude dont l'objectif était de saisir, à l'intérieur d'entretiens semi-dirigés, les particularités institutionnelles de chacun des organismes. Deux types de gouvernance sont apparus ; l'une axée sur la conservation et l'autre sur la réhabilitation.

This is an updated edition of the 1995 version. In the mid-1980's, the IUCN CEL, in consultation with leading experts from around the world, began to respond to a need later identified by Agenda 21: the preparation of an integrated framework for international environmental law.

Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, raise sea levels, increase pollution and enhance the frequency and magnitude of disasters. Societies around the world are challenged to adapt to these threats to ensure water security, economic prosperity and environmental and cultural sustainability. This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as well as the impact of water management on heritage. An example of the former may be an ancient irrigation system in the Filipines or in the Middle East that still functions today, while the latter may reflect the importance of maintaining groundwater levels for the preservation of organic remains on archaeological sites or of wooden piles underneath standing buildings. In either case the papers in this book reflect the dynamic nature of water, and hence the equally dynamic relation between water management and heritage. This publication follows up on a Heritage and Water conference in Amsterdam, the first of its kind. Its main purpose is to credibly present the importance and value of heritage and historical experience for water and sustainable development, and vice versa, present the importance of water management for the protection of heritage. It presents evolving insights and concepts about Water and about Heritage from a variety of disciplines, policy and public perspectives illustrated with cases studies and aims to connect decision makers with experts such as engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, ecologist and landscape architects

The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa. Two and a half decades of intense developments in international environmental law made it necessary to revise this treaty, update its provisions and enlarge its scope. This was undertaken under the auspices of the African Union (previously OAU), and the revision was adopted by its Heads of State and Government in July 2003 in Maputo. The introduction provides an overview of this new international treaty, as well as a commentary to each of its provisions.