@inproceedings{fdi:010066456, title = {{S}tate regulations in groundwater management : they bark but do they bite ?}, author = {{M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {C}losas, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}ecause of the logics of both colonization or de-colonization, the need to counter the anarchy of groundwater use, or the dissemination of global 'best practices' of {IWRM}, states have often assumed full ownership or custody of groundwater. {R}egulating groundwater use includes giving drilling and abstraction authorizations/licenses, establishing an inventory of wells and reducing use in existing wells. {A}lthough laws and regulations look neat and straightforward on paper, registration, regularization, and metering have been bedeviled by a host of logistical nightmares, policy contradictions, legal challenges, and vested private interests. {T}he overall outlook is bleak and questions the overstating of state power in reordering groundwater use. {C}o-management with users, while in itself not sufficient to ensure success, often arises as a possible way out of the failure of state control.}, keywords = {{EAU} {SOUTERRAINE} ; {RESSOURCES} {EN} {EAU} ; {REGULATION} ; {REGLEMENTATION} ; {COUT} ; {LEGISLATION} ; {INTERVENTION} {DE} {L}'{ETAT} ; {FORAGE} ; {PUITS} ; {INVENTAIRE} ; {GOUVERNANCE} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {GESTION} {DURABLE} ; {GESTION} {PARTICIPATIVE} ; {UTILISATION} {DE} {L}'{EAU}}, numero = {}, pages = {4 [en ligne]}, booktitle = {}, year = {2015}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066456}, }