Governance of water and climate change.
Some benchmarks for new legislation
Romanian in the field of water Cover Image

Gouvernance de l’eau et des changements climatiques. Quelques repères concernant la nouvelle législation roumaine dans le domaine de l’eau
Governance of water and climate change. Some benchmarks for new legislation Romanian in the field of water

Author(s): FLORE POP
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Publishing Inc. European Readings & Prodifmultimedia/Editura Napoca Star
Keywords: European Governance; international treaty; environment protection; water resources; regional; sub-regional; local; reform; subsidiary; inter-communal collaboration; hydrographic basin; consensus

Summary/Abstract: The concept of governance is seen since the beginning in the European context as being able to take different meanings or major forms, to develop into a particular vision, applicable, for example, to the management of water resources in the current reform context, given the limited effect of specific conventions and of the other instruments of international law, including the implementation of regional organizations (BSEC) or of the states of the Central-East region. It is thus increasingly clearer that the current management of water resources in the Union as a whole, but especially at the sub regional level (Central and Eastern Europe, with chronic delays in several areas)-with all the problems from the recent or nearest past and subjected to current challenges requires an integrated approach - inter-and multidisciplinary, involving, beyond the purely legal issue or the one related to the current reform of governance – certain technical and institutional aspects and taking into consideration the possible complications that may arise in the integrated water systems under the pressure of climate changes, our attention must focus again on the EU’s sustainable development strategy and its constructive application. In the Central-East region of the Union (Romania, Bulgaria, etc..) it is required a deep reform, the solution that should be implemented is connected to the realization and intensification of local and regional cooperation, understanding that at a local level the problems are well known and will likely be better managed (principle of subsidiary ), so it is necessary to put on its feet some units of inter-county collaboration that can integrate - for Romania - in the current structure of the 11river basins. In this new context, the concept itself of governance involves widening the tight circle of the traditional actors - participants in the various decision-making processes, and looking, if possible, some solutions by consensus.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 07+08
  • Page Range: 121-130
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: French
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