Learning together to manage together. Improving participation in water management
Résumé
This handbook discusses public participation and social learning in river basin management. It has been written for water managers who are responsible for implementing the European Water Framework Directive. It contains ideas, approaches and methods for buiding up trust among the different stakeholders ; developing a common view on the issues at stake ; resolving conflicts ; arriving at joint solutions that are technically sound and implemented in pratice ; encouraging "active involvement of all interested parties" in river basin management as required by the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). This handbook will also be of interest to others involved in river basin management or in other types of natural resources management.