Learning from the past to build the future governance of groundwater use in agriculture Petit O. auteur aut IRD Dumont A. auteur aut IRD Leyronas S. auteur aut IRD Ballin Q. auteur aut IRD Bouarfa S. auteur aut IRD Faysse N. auteur aut IRD Kuper M. auteur aut IRD Molle François auteur aut IRD Alcazar C. auteur aut IRD Durand E. auteur aut IRD Ghoudi R. auteur aut IRD Hubert A. auteur aut IRD Le Visage S. auteur aut IRD Messaoudi I. auteur aut IRD Montginoul M. auteur aut IRD Ndao S. auteur aut IRD Ferroudji A. R. auteur aut IRD Rinaudo J. D. auteur aut IRD Trottier J. auteur aut IRD Aubriot O. auteur aut IRD Elloumi M. auteur aut IRD Boisson M. auteur aut IRD Fofack-Garcia R. auteur aut IRD Maurel F. auteur aut IRD Rojat D. auteur aut IRD Romagny Bruno auteur aut IRD Salgues E. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The use of groundwater is increasing worldwide, particularly in agriculture. This leads to pumping races (from which the poorest farmers are often excluded), environmental disasters and the degradation of groundwater quality. Based on discussions between scientists and operational experts in two workshops held in 2018 and 2020, this paper, after taking stock of the dynamics and motivations of groundwater use in agriculture, reviews the solutions most commonly proposed, in particular by public authorities, to regulate the access to and use of this resource and to limit its over-exploitation. These (often optimistic) solutions generally combine regulatory or economic instruments, or indirect measures linking water to other issues, and mechanisms based on the participation of all users. However, they rarely question the intensive agricultural systems driving groundwater demand and fail to recognize the multifunctional nature of groundwater. To overcome these hurdles, we draw up possible ways forward for policymakers and resource users to develop negotiated solutions. specialized Groundwater governance policy instruments over-exploitation irrigation agriculture commons common patrimony 098 062 Water International 46 7-8 1037-1059 2021 0250-8060 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083858 10.1080/02508060.2021.2006948 0250-8060 [F B010083858] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083858 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2022-01/010083858.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2022-01-12 2025-02-24 fdi:010083858 fre