@article{fdi:010046055, title = {{W}ater and society : new problems faced, new skills needed}, author = {{M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n the last two decades water has clearly moved from the purview of experts and engineers to a wider forum where stakeholders articulate different claims, values and interests around water management issues. {T}his article takes the example of current debates on water resource development in the {M}ekong basin and reflects on what are the current challenges, the visions of the future that are in conflict and the skills available. {I}t reflects on the extent to which new practices have been incorporated in water-related decision-making and reviews the implications in terms of skills needed for tomorrow's water management.}, keywords = {water management ; capacity building ; skills ; {M}ekong ; river basin}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}rrigation and {D}rainage}, volume = {58}, numero = {{S}p. {I}ss. {S}uppl. 2}, pages = {{S}205--{S}211}, ISSN = {1531-0353}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1002/ird.490}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046055}, }