Résumé
The question addressed in this paper is simple: who governs water policy? But the answer is difficult: it questions governance "who governs when nobody governs?" However, if water management is one of the areas most affected by the internationalization and transnationalization of standards, national and subnational levels remain relevant. Here we address these issues about the fresh waters of the Mediterranean regions, in comparison with other European regions. Southern Europe and regions are often cited as a specific case within global context of scarcity and management of permanent "crisis". After having replaced the debate about the Mediterranean waters in the context of "global regime" of water, this article pleads a territorialized approach of the uses of "global" standards in water management. In a third step, it will focus on its "innovations". Adapted from the source document.