Water Policy in New Caledonia
Participative Co-building of Water Governance in a Decolonization Process
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Beschreibung
In 2018, a few months before the first referendum for full sovereignty, the government of New Caledonia launched the co-design of the country's first water policy based on a broad consultation that involved 1 out of 600 New Caledonians, the locally so-called “Shared Water Policy”.
The book both presents and assesses the original and broad participatory process used to build the new water policy. It does so by crossing different points of view (government, local managers and customary authorities). The book is also devoted to bridging the gap between customary land studies and water policy. It seeks a way to weave water representations and customary water management practices into the new policy.
This experience in a unique decolonisation complex context will inspire policy makers, academics, managers working on participatory methodologies for more inclusive water policy and governance processes, especially in countries where indigenous populations and legal pluralism orders coexist.
In 2018, a few months before the first referendum for full sovereignty, the government of New Caledonia launched the co-design of the country's first water policy based on a broad consultation that involved 1 out of 600 New Caledonians, the locally so-called “Shared Water Policy”.The book both presents and assesses the original and broad participatory process used to build the new water policy. It does so by crossing different points of view (government, local managers and customary authorities). The book is also devoted to bridging the gap between customary land studies and water policy. It seeks a way to weave water representations and customary water management practices into the new policy. This experience in a unique decolonisation complex context will inspire policy makers, academics, managers working on participatory methodologies for more inclusive water policy and governance processes, especially in countries where indigenous populations and legal pluralism orders coexist.
Offers insights applicable to other countries where indigenous peoples rights to water are arising Engages decision-makers, professionals and researchers in the challenges of water policy reform and implementation Adopts the viewpoints of diverse disciplines to address pressing water issue
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Caroline Lejars
Themen in »Water Policy in New Caledonia«
Water resource management Pacific Islands Stakeholder participation Hydrosocial cycle Indigenous knowledge system Water policy and reform implementation Indigenous people Water policy and governance
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“This volume, Water Policy in New Caledonia, offers a timely and thorough analysis of water governance in one of the world’s most politically and environmentally complex regions. … Water Policy in New Caledonia makes an important academic contribution. … This book will interest scholars of water governance, indigenous rights, and postcolonial studies, as well as practitioners involved in policy design in multicultural and resource-dependent settings.” (Nahid Samimi, Water Economics and Policy, Vol. 11 (3), 2025)
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