Bréthaut Christian
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Christian Bréthaut is an Associate Professor in water governance at the Department of Geography and Environment and at the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva. He serves as Director of the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Hub and Institute, and co-leads the UNESCO Chair on Hydropolitics at the University of Geneva alongside Géraldine Pflieger.
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Research His work focuses on environmental policies and governance in general, and water governance in particular. He concentrates on multi-level governance issues, transboundary management, and the challenges posed by intersectorality. |
Interests Transboundary water governance, water–food–energy nexus, commons governance, multi-level governance, critical discourse analysis, science–policy interface. |
Teaching
- T406006 : Master IHDS - Workshop 1- Innovation for Sustainable Development (Autumn)
- T206006 : Bachelor in Geography – Geographies of the Metropolis (Spring)
Online
- MOOC: Water Management and Policy / Water Cooperation and Diplomacy
- E-learning: Water Diplomacy and Integration of Water Norms in Peacebuilding (Geneva Water Hub)
Continuing education
Certificate of Advanced Studies - Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations (Co-Program Director with Imane Messaoudi-Mattei)
Current projects
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DemoTape (Designing multi-knowledge protocols to transform transboundary policies for hydroclimatic extremes), Joint call of the European Partnership 101060874 — Water4All
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Science–Policy Incubator Grant on Water Diplomacy (Geneva Water Hub)
Publications
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Prof. Christian Bréthaut
Associate Professor
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