Water-bargain

How to make equal agricultural water demand and supply, thanks to non linear pricing.

Water Framework Directive: asks for the establishment of unique water management organisations

Guide, Audit, software. Doctor thesis that describes the tarification system : declaration-estimation of its water needs by the farmer before planting, information are gathered in a mathematical model (software) which gives the price to pay depending on the real consumption during summer. During the consumption period, the user gives its own real consumption. The tool allows to adapt upstream the abstraction/demand, allowing to reduce wastages and the bill therefore promoting savings; If the consumer use more, he/she pays more.

Transferability possible to any other country or area, as long as there is uncertainty on resource availability. ?

All simulations improve the result:

• Increase of the river water flow during dry periods and droughts.
• Increase of the agricultural production.
• Increase of farmer benefits.
• Increase of the stability of the WUA budget balance.
• Opportunity of cooperation with other countries

No

Intellectual property owned by the research team. IPR to be developed, possible contract with end-user

River basin agencies, Water utilities, "Key stakeholders (administrative officials,, scientists, political and community leaders, socio-professional)", Agricultural organisations

• idea/theory, methodology, conceptual model
• Not yet ready to use. Need further work to come from case studies to concrete utilization or diffusion.
• Published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and well received in Congresses and seminaries; guaranteeing the soundness and merits of this method.

Very low risk on legal aspects, moderate risk on market aspects (change is always complicated)

Quantitative simulations in varied conditions; simulation of rare climatic events in order to compare the sustainability of this solution to the sustainability of the present used solution for water sharing.

1. have a precise question;

2. assess the production parameters;

3. take into account the political context (WFD, CAP), economic (market, trends in prices), climatic conditions

Development of simulation and user’s guide.

Technical co-operation, financing… ?

About three years of work to be ready to use

Il faut consolider l’outil, test de stabilité… puis livrable clé en main

Financing of these three years