Construire un jeu de gestion de zone humide pour la sensibilisation des acteurs et l'aide à la négocation

[Departement_IRSTEA]Eaux [TR1_IRSTEA]GEUSI [Encadrant_IRSTEA]Morardet, S.Wetlands are ecosystems of great importance as they host specific fauna and flora and provide multiple ecosystem services. Nevertheless, in many cases, their uncontrolled use for human activities put a threat on their integrity. The role-playing game Wet-WAG has been developed by Cemagref, in the framework of the European project WETwin, to raise awareness of stakeholders and support negotiations about small wetland management. The game is applied to the Ga-Mampa wetland in South Africa. The objectives of the internship were to identify stakeholders expectations in terms of wetland management so that the game can address them ; to test the initial version of the game to identify its strengths and weaknesses ; and to include important features of the real wetland system that were missing in the initial version of the game. Participatory approaches such as focus group discussions were used in the villages to identify the stakes of local farmers. Individual interviews were conducted with external stakeholders from local government. New elements were designed for Wet-WAG: a monitoring sheet of the wetland ecological status was developed. New crops were added to the set of activities available to players. The possibility of taking collective decisions was introduced. Finally the game was simplified to increase its playability. Directions for further imporvements and recommendations for future use of the game are suggested in conclusion