Case Study 1: Matarraña River Basin - Euwareness

EUWARENESS is a research project on European Water Regimes and the
Notion of a Sustainable Status. Research institutes from six European countries
(Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland) have been cooperating in
this two year project (2000-2002). The project is supported by the European
Commission under the 5th Framework Programme, and co-ordinated by the
University of Twente in the Netherlands.
The EUWARENESS-project has focused on sustainable use of water resources by
means of integrated water management. It aims to contribute to the implementation
of the EU Water Framework Directive. A better understanding is needed of
the dynamic relationships between various conflicting uses of water resources, the
regimes under which these uses of water resources are managed, and conditions
generating regime shifts towards sustainability. The EUWARENESS-project studied
the long term evolution of 6 national regimes, and also - more in depth - the
specific regime transitions of 12 water basins across Europe during the last
decades. Important issues are the participation of users, redistribution of property
rights among users, the coherence between water rights and water policies.
More information: www.euwareness.nl
The EUWARENESS project is joined by:
University of Twente (project co-ordinator) - The Netherlands
Université Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Université Francois Rabelais de Tours - France
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - Spain
Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale - Italy
Institut de Hautes Études en Administration Publique - Switzerland