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1 Public consultation in France State of the art and good practices 2009 Jean-cl laude Vial deputy director for water and biodive ersity French ministry for environment Ministère de l'écologie, de l'énergie, 1 du Développement durable et de l'aménagement du territoire

2 The context of the public consultation A common framework A unique objective for the consultation: find out the public opinion on the first RBMP and PoM projects A similar approach in all districts:questionnaire by post and by Internet but different practices in the districts A specific questionnaire for each district from 4 to 15 questions More or less room for free opinions Different tools for advertising:communication campaigns, public meetings, etc 2

3 3 CIRCLES invo olved «locals l» and «national» First circle : 13 districts including river basin commitees and geographical commissions ( farmers, households, industrialists, local elected) during the 3 years of RBMPs elab boration Second circle : beyond RB commitee members questionnaire + media campaigns+events+ internet (during 6 months) Third circle : local and national commitees of elected peoples consul ltation local assemblies + 2 national commitees of water+ Energy (during 4 months) 3

4 The consultation n audience At French national levell Nearly 28 million questionnaires sent out Nearly 400,000 responsess (acceptable for such a consultation) Over 40,000 responses by district Including 7% of electronic responses 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% AG AP LB RM RhMéd. Corse SN Part de la population du district dans la population totale Part des répondants du district dans le total 4

5 The consultation n audience In the districts i t Variable rates of return: fr rom 0.6% (Seine- Normandy) to 4.1% (Rhine-Meuse) Returns not corresponding with the respective weight of the districts in France For electronic consultation from 2% (Artois-Picardy) to 13% (Adour-Garonne) 5

6 The topics of the consultation Six chapters in the questionnaires : The validity of the results and the actions suggested Prioritization of actions The agreed efforts for oneself and for others Willingness to pay to achieve the objectives Main concerns about wate er Desired methods of information 6

7 The priorities High awareness about the stakes of the district The problems judged to be priorities indicate the important subjects for the district: provision of drinking water an nd risk of shortage : one of the two main problems for 65 to 70% of the respondentss in Adour-Garonne farming pollution for 47% of the respondents in Loire-Brittany pollution of natural environments for 61% in Artois-Picardy 30% 25% 20% 15% Seine-Normandie : «Quelle proposition rajouter au SDAGE?» 10% Actions linked to environment and ecosystems are only priorities for less than a third of respondents 5% 0% Economiser et réutiliser l'eau Financement : pollueur- payeur, prix, etc. Information / Communication 7

8 The main concerns expressed Agricultural and industrial pollutions are the main challenges highlighted by more than half of the people responding Urban pollutions are considered at a lower level 60% 50% 40% 30% Water pricing, quantitative issues and water savings are also of high interest 20% 10% 0% 8

9 To summarize th he national results Relative willingness to pay Agree to finance the water policy a bit more but not necessarily via the water bill Overwhelming preference for the application of the polluter pays principle Pollutions and scarcity, top priority subjects Farming and industrial i pol lution in first place Major interest in price of water, quantitative issues and water savings Less interest in environmental issues 9

10 The follow up of the consultation Integrate major proposals of the public consultation in the revised RBMPs and associated PoMs by the end of 2009 Results of the public consultation ti to be included d in an additive document dedicated to the third circle Finasiling the consultation elected) with the third circle (local 0 10

11 An example : the chosen tools for public consultation in Martinique 1 11

12 The context of a Caribbean island A small territory Far from Europe A specific climate and a specificc cultural background Consultation dates: from December 15 of 2008 to June 19 of 2009 (like for the others DOM) 65 km 2 35 km 12

13 Creating blue Amb bassadors An innovative idea coming from the results of 2006 public consultation 2 persons meeting peoples at the place were they are living A choice due to local culture largely oriented on oral transmission of knowledge Where do they meet (city hall, supermarket, ) 3 13

14 An example : the chosen tools for public consultation in Martinique After 4 weeks of mediatic campaign Arround questionnaires returned par post 800 by «blue ambassadors s» 200 by Internet Already a rate of return of 26% 2,6% the consultation till in progress till June 15 of 2009 ( inhabitants 1100 km2 still going on till June 15) 4 14

15 Thanks a lot for your attention The work on public participation is still going on in France 5 15