National Survey on Territorial Projects for Water Management (PTGEs) : characteristics, coordinator profiles and support needs

Abstract

This article presents the results of a questionnaire survey conducted among 126 practitioners involved in Territorial Projects for Water Management (PTGE) in France. The survey aimed to identify their level of interest in different types of support that the future resource centre could provide to PTGEs. It also helped to gather further information on the characteristics of the projects and the profiles of the project coordinators. The results reveal a variety of regional circumstances and challenges, including the fragmentation of data, contradictions between national directives and local realities, and the precarious nature of project coordinator roles. The most strongly expressed support needs relate to networking and the sharing of experiences among practitioners, ahead of data-driven support and methodological requirements. The priority areas are economic and financial analysis, foresight and the participatory process. These results suggest that the resource centre should be designed, above all, as a ‘living’ and relational entity, complementing existing networks and valuing the diversity of profiles and contexts.