Dr. Bernard Barraqué

Directeur de Recherche,
Centre de la recherché Scientifique,
Marne la Vallée, France

Bernard Barraqué has been research director at CNRS (Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique) at LATTS (Laboratoire Techniques Territoires et Sociétés) since 1996.

He studied Mining Engineering (Ingenieur Civil des Mines) and received a Master of Urban Development from Harvard University in 1973 and a Ph.D. in 1983.

From 1974 to 1977, he was director of environmental studies for urban development at an engineering office and from 1978 to 1980, research engineer. Until 1988, he worked as research director and part-time professor at Research Society for Technologies and Experiments. Since 1988, he is researcher at CNRS/LATTS.

Dr. Bernard Barraqué is involved in many national (amongst others, Agence de l'eau RMC) and international organisations (amongst others UNESCO International Hydrology Programme, Water Policy Committee).