Bréthaut Christian
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Christian Bréthaut is an associate Professor in water governance at the Institute for Environmental Sciences and at the Department of geography and environment from University of Geneva. He is the scientific Director of the Geneva Water Hub and he co-leads the UNESCO Chair on hydropolitics alongside with Géraldine Pflieger. He also acts as Director for the PhD mention on Environment and Sustainable Development granted by UNIGE Geneva School of social sciences. |
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Research His work focuses on environmental policy and governance in general with a particular focus on water challenges. He focuses on topics related to multi-level governance, to transboundary water management and to challenges linked to intersectorality. |
Interests Transboundary water management, Water-Food-Energy Nexus, governance of common-pool resources, multi-level governance, critical discourses analysis |
Teaching
- 14E225 CR: Master MUSE – Water Governance and Policy (automne)
- T406006 : Master IHDS - Workshop 1- Innovation for sustainable development (automne)
- T206006 : Bachelor Géographie – Géographies de la métropoles (printemps)
Online
- MOOC : Gestion et politique de l'eau
- E-learning : Water Diplomacy and Integration of Water Norms in Peacebuilding
Continuing education
Certificate of Advanced Studies - Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations (Directeur de programme)
Current projects
- Geneva Water Hub, a centre of competence for water and peace : https://www.genevawaterhub.org
- Transboundary Water Governance in Central America: Achievements and Challenges, analyzing the role of third actors in transboundary governance of the Sixaola basin
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Prof. Christian Bréthaut
Associate Professor
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