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The findings are alarming: Floods, droughts, cyclones, scarcity, waterborne diseases, pollution, wastage, erosion, destruction of ecosystems: the seriousness of the situation in many countries requires the quick implementation of comprehensive, integrated and consistent water resources management.

COP23 - Bonn - November 2017 Climate change is exacerbating these situations and is affecting more and more the quan- tity and quality of inland freshwater and aquatic ecosystems. The regime of all our rivers and the level of our aquifers will be substantially modified!

All this represents a threat to security, economic and social development and the environ- ment, especially in the poorest countries. Mobilization is essential at all levels to urgently set up programs that are needed Water and Climate Summit - Rome - to mitigate pressures and prevent and adapt to the effects of global warming. October 2017 Quick action would reduce costs and damage, we should worry about the “cost of inaction”! Freshwater is one of the first victims of climate change: we must act quickly, before it is too late. The experience gained in more than fifty years shows that it is undeniably at the level of the basins of rivers, lakes and aquifers, whether local, national or transboundary, that essential World Forum - Daegu - April 2015 actions, based on real upstream / downstream solidarity, should be carried out or reinforced. In addition, nothing is possible without the participation, beside political authorities, of representatives of different economic sectors, local authorities and associations, all of whom are working in the field and are the real stakeholders of change.

This is especially the role of “Basin Committees or Councils”. We must not “reinvent the wheel” because many effective actions are already carried out in

World Forum - Marseilles - March 2012 the field. It is therefore necessary to identify good practices and disseminate them. The problems encountered are not technical, but mainly institutional and financial. We must get mobilized to win this water battle and prepare the future of next generations.

Everything is still possible. Let’s act quickly!

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International news Great international events International Summit on the Great Rivers of the World: “Taking action for water and climate”

Public participation and involve- Representatives of the great rivers of the world participated n in the Opening Ceremony © INBO – C. Runel ment of the economic sectors and local authorities;

n Financial mechanisms for adapta- tion to climate change in the water sector. At the end of the discussions, the following priority recommendations were formulated for reporting to COP23 in Bonn:

l Integrated water management, organized at the level of coastal, national or transboundary rivers, lakes and aquifers basins, is needed all over the planet;

l In particular, regional and trans- boundary cooperation in climate change adaptation is crucial to The Italian Ministry for the Environ- The President of the Italian Council It especially focused on the need for effectively address this change, ment, Land and Sea organized the of Ministers, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, quick action to finance projects, to when there are surface or ground- water resources shared between International Summit on “Water officially opened the Summit on the improve knowledge, governance, several riparian countries; and Climate; Meeting of the Great morning of 23 October and the closing public participation and take imme- Rivers of the World”, from 23 to ceremony on 25 October was celebrated diate measures for water adaptation l The establishment and deve- to climate change. lopment of local, national or 25 October 2017 in Rome, Italy. in the presence of the President of the transboundary basin organiza- This international summit was organized Italian Republic, H.E. Sergio Mattarella. The summit was an outstanding occasion to match project proposals tions is to be supported as well as in partnership with the United Nations As has now become clear, climate to financing opportunities and to foster the strengthening of institutional Economic Commission for Europe change is already having a visible experience sharing between great river and technical cooperation between (UNECE), the International Network of impact on freshwater resources, basin organizations, local, national and counterpart basin organizations Basin Organizations (INBO), the Global with dramatic consequences (floods, regional administrations in charge of from the same region and other Alliances for Water and Climate droughts, erosion, ecosystem degra- climate change adaptation policies and parts of the world; (GAfWC) and Aquamadre. dation, etc.). water resources management, bilateral l In each country and each basin, the organization and improvement It gathered more than 350 high-level This Summit has been an important and multilateral donors and other of the production, gathering, participants from 56 countries and milestone for the preparation of the international institutions interested in representatives from, in particular, the adaptation to climate change and in conservation and exchange of Bonn COP 23 (6-17 November 2017) European Commission, the major UN basin management. data is to be supported within and the Brasilia World Water Forum integrated Water Information agencies, the Union for the Mediterra- The work of the Summit was orga- (18-23 March 2018). Its goal was to Systems (WIS), which are to be nean, the largest river basins in the nized around four major topics, further integrated freshwater manage- sustained in the long term, while world, and his Holiness Pope Francesco. which were presented in high-level ment issues into the top priorities taking climate change into panels and widely discussed of the international negotiations on account. Flood and drought early among participants: climate change and of the Global Climate warning systems should be streng- n Acquisition and sharing of know- Action Agenda. thened or developed wherever ledge on the impact of climate necessary; change on water resources; l Stronger linking is needed for n Nature-Based Solutions, scientific knowledge-based decision making;

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International news Rome - Italy - 23-25 October 2017 – Capitoline Palace

through the “Water for Africa” Closing Ceremony in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, H.E. Sergio Mattarella © INBO – C. Runel initiative, launched at the Interna- tional Conference on Water and Climate in Rabat in July 2016.

l Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and implementing the Paris Agreement require an accelera- tion of funding, from all sources, of climate action in the water sector;

l Funding should support not only infrastructure projects, but also serve to improve knowledge of resources and climate change impacts, capacity building, gover- l The effective participation of the Basin Committees and The Rome Summit thus called nance, water culture, the monito- the civil society and all stake- Councils, that already exist in for the signing of a declaration ring and evaluation of policies. holders in decision-making and many countries, organize an to support the integration of It is advisable that donors reco- management processes is to be enhanced cooperation among the use of such Nature-Based gnize and strengthen the essential fostered. In particular, it is neces- themselves, as part of a joint Solutions in the “Marrakech role of basin organizations in sary to use dialogue frameworks, initiative that would fit in with the Partnership’s Agenda for Global sustainable water resources mana- such as Basin Committees or “Citizens” process of the forth- Climate Action”, during the gement, by financially supporting coming World WaterForum in official Action Day for Water Councils, Local Water Commis- projects related to the commit- Brasilia in March 2018; and Climate at the COP23 on sions or river or aquifer contracts ments and principles set out above We need to promote Nature for this purpose; l 10 November 2017 in Bonn. to address climate change. Based Solutions (NBS). The It is important to promote l Governments and the international l restoration of flood plains is reco- For further information and see exchanges of experience on the community must ensure the gnized as one of the most impor- the papers and photographs: mobilization of essential funding most effective mechanisms for tant challenges and a key issue dialogue and participation of water for the implementation of urgent for natural flood management, www.inbo-news.org actions to adapt water to climate; stakeholders worldwide and to groundwater recharge, biodiversity create links between representa- protection and the security of l Africa, which is the continent that tives of local authorities, econo- human communities. The multiple is the most vulnerable to the mic sectors and the civil society benefits of Nature-Based Solutions effects of climate change, must be involved in these processes. It is contribute to reducing the cost able to count on the mobilization advisable that the members of of action. and solidarity of all partners

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International news Great international events COP23 – UNFCCC - 17 November 2017 – Bonn - Germany:

industrial productivity, tourism, naviga- Signing of the International Declaration “Nature Based Solutions”, during the official “Action Day for Water and Climate” tion, biodiversity, in addition to basic on 10 November 2017 © INBO - C. Runel human needs, securing water resources means ensuring security in all these areas of economic, social and environ- mental development. Adaptation to climate change is one of the conditions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 in the water sector. The Action Day for Water and Climate was organized around a review of the actions that have been carried out, especially by the four Global Created at the COP22 in Marrakech This day was an opportunity to The demographic, economic and eco- Alliances for Water and Climate, since in 2016, the “Global Alliances for remind decision makers that fresh- logical consequences are likely to be the COP22 in Marrakech last year and Water and Climate – GAfWaC”, water is one of the first victims of very significant and require global four thematic sessions on: gather the four “Alliances” of the Basins climate change. mobilization to quickly prepare the l improving the funding of adaptation (Paris Pact), Megacities, Desalination Indeed, freshwater resources are necessary adaptation programs at the projects, and Business, themselves established already and will be more and more level of each basin, taking surface l the knowledge needed in the field at the COP21 in Paris a year earlier. directly affected by climate change, water and groundwater into account. of water to respond to climate Today, they represent more than and this in the coming years. Areas with big human settlements and uncertainty, 450 organizations around the world, The consequences, depending on the economic activities will be seriously l water and urban resilience, which have committed themselves regions, will be an increase in intensity threatened, with the risk of large popu- to mobilize their partners, identify and l water, sustainable agriculture and and frequency of floods and droughts, lation displacements, especially in disseminate good practices and support food security. the strengthening of extreme hydro- rural areas. the development of new projects by This Day has shown, with the logical and hydrogeological phenomena, These effects are compounded by field stakeholders involved in adapta- presentation of many actions a flow deregulation of the rivers origi- significant pressures already linked to tion to climate change and in the resi- already in progress, that “no nating in the mountains, due to the population growth, urbanization and lience of the inland freshwater sector. regrets” solutions exist and can be melting of glaciers and the reduction of development. Global warming is a The Global Alliances for Water and implemented immediately, but also snow cover. “multiplier of threats”, aggravating Climate have been designated by the that difficulties must be overcome. It will be also necessary to fight against difficult situations and increasing two Moroccan and Fijian “Climate Among the recommendations made, it an increased erosion caused by the tensions, even in stable regions! Champions” to prepare and coordinate, can especially be noted that: modification of plant species and soil We must act quickly, before it is too with their partners in the sector, the ➊ Integrated water resources cover, and changes or even reduction late, and the mobilization of all “Official Action Day for Water and management should be orga- in agricultural production, a change in stakeholders is essential at the Climate”, which took place on Friday nized at the level of coastal, flows at the mouth of rivers, as well as 10 November 2017 as part of the COP23 global level, in order to urgently national or transboundary salt intrusions on the coasts and in in Bonn and which followed the Interna- develop the programs needed rivers, lakes and aquifers coastal aquifers, due to the rising of tional Rome Summit on “Water and to prevent the effects of global basins, because, in particular, sea levels, an increased prevalence of Climate” held from 23 to 25 October. warming and adapt to them. regional and transboundary water-borne diseases or the arrival of In 93% of their National Contributions cooperation is crucial and must be invasive species in ecosystems, espe- (NDCs), the countries have identified increased where there are surface cially caused by the warming of surface water as a priority for adaptation. As or groundwater resources shared water . water is essential for human health, by several riparian countries. food security, energy production,

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International news Freshwater victim of climate change: We must act quickly!

Plenary session on “Finance” during the official “Action Day for Water and Climate” © INBO - C. Runel

➋ In each country and each ➍ Multiple benefits are provided Financing, whose procedures ➋ The Business Alliance for basin, the organization and by Nature-Based Solutions, should be simplified, must not Water And Climate Change - improvement of the produc- which have proven effective along- only support infrastructure projects, BAFWAC, launched by the tion, gathering, conservation, side conventional infrastructure but also serve to improve know- Carbon Disclosure Project - CDP, exchange and dissemination of and which contribute to reducing ledge of resources and climate the CEO Water Mandate, the World data are to be supported within the costs of action: they need to be change impacts, capacity building, Business Council for Sustainable integrated Water Information promoted and skills have to be governance, training, water culture, Development (WBCSD) and SUEZ, Systems (WIS), which are to which has now 65 member organi- provided to develop this “green monitoring and evaluation of be sustained in the long term, zations, including 47 leading engineering”. In this regard, policies or the use of Nature- while taking climate change into companies, during COP 23, an appeal was Based Solutions. account, because we do not The Alliance of Megacities for launched for the signing of a Project incubation resources, ➌ know how to manage what we Water and Climate, facilitated Declaration to support the use of to facilitate their funding from cannot measure and the delay in by UNESCO, ICLEI, SIAAP and Nature-Based Solutions into the the various “Climate Funds”, this area is important: Flood and Arceau-IDF, gathering 16 Mega- “Action Agenda of the Marra- drought early warning systems appeared very useful in the cities for a total population of more kech Partnership for Global should be strengthened or deve- light of current experiences. than 300 million inhabitants, Climate Action”, which has loped wherever necessary. The next World Water Forum, to be held already gathered more than ➍ The Global Clean Water Desali- ➌ Water management needs to in Brasilia from 19 to 23 March 2018, 70 signatures from international or nation Alliance, gathering be organized in a cross- will be the occasion for a new mobili- dozens of companies and research national organizations involved. sectoral way involving local zation around these objectives. centers in this field. authorities, including municipali- l Governments and the interna- The Global Alliances for Water and ties, economic sectors, especially tional community must ensure Climate (GAfWaC) regroup: agriculture and energy, and the the easier mobilization of The Alliance of the 360 signato- civil society as a whole. Effective essential funding for the imple- ➊ ries of the “Paris Pact on water www.-water-climate-alliances.org participation of all relevant stake- mentation of urgent actions to holders should be promoted in the and adaptation to climate change adapt water to climate. The decision-making and management in the basins of rivers, lakes achievement of the 2030 Sustai- processes and in the development and aquifers”, in 94 Countries, of field projects. From this point nable Development Goals and the facilitated by the International implementation of the Paris Agree- Network of Basin Organizations for Wat of view, the Alliances created es er c a ment require accelerating funding (INBO) in partnership with UNECE, n n between basins, cities and busi- ia l d l GA C C

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International news Great international events ”ONE PLANET SUMMIT” 100 projects for water and climate in Africa

On the occasion of the “One The incubator initiative “100 projects The difficulty for project-holders to their capacity to access public and Planet” Summit in Paris last for water and climate change in mobilize support in the early stages private financial instruments, was 12 December, the President of the Africa” aims to mobilize 20 million of project preparation, which hinders also underlined. French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Euros to support, over the next MACRON, announced an initiative 5 years, the incubator and the Heads of State and Government at the Paris Summit to develop “100 new projects for preparation of new projects. water and climate in Africa”, under The Declaration of Support to this the Incubation Platform of the initiative was signed by France, Italy, Global Alliances for Water and Chad, Burkina Faso, UNESCO, Climate (GAfWaC-IP). UNECE, the African Development Africa is indeed the continent most Bank, the French Development vulnerable to the effects of climate Agency and the Global Alliances for change: Seven of the ten most endan- Water and Climate and its 4 partners gered countries in the world are in (International Network of Basin Africa. 65% of Africa's inhabitants may Organizations, Business Alliance and be facing water stress by 2025. Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate change is also an important Climate, Global Clean Water Desali- factor in accelerating migration, especially nization Alliance), considering that of rural populations. Thus, Africa should water is one of the first victims of be able to count on the solidarity of all climate change and that there is an partners, especially through the “Water urgent need to step up the pace of for Africa” initiative, launched at the adaptation and enhance the number International Conference on Water and of projects relating to water in Africa. Climate in Rabat in July 2016.

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International news Actions for Water and Climate Training for preparing bankable projects for climate change adaptation in transboundary basins Dakar - Senegal - 21 - 23 June 2017

INBO presented the Incubation Platform of the Global Alliances for Water and Climate (GAfWaC-IP) that aims to bridge the gap between donors, looking for quality adaptation projects, and project holders, ignoring how to access climate funds and comply with their procedural requirements. GAfWaC-IP provides technical assis- tance to project holders, to help them build their proposals and reach access to funding. The training made it clear that there is a strong demand for GAfWaC-IP services. The workshop was highly interactive, with the presentation of projects for the Basins Workshop on project preparation in Dakar of the Lake Victoria and Niger River, of OSS (Sahara and Sahel Observatory) accredita- A training workshop for preparing French Development Agency and TBOs should include in their proposals tion to the Adaptation Fund, of the bankable projects for climate change European Water Facility as well as of actions that would deliver positive European Investment Bank procedures. adaptation was organized by UNECE, Transboundary Basin Organizations results for both mitigation and adapta- from 21 to 23 June 2017 in Dakar, (TBOs) from Africa, Europe and Asia. tion, as such “co-benefits” are highly Exercises with individual or group work on drafting a project proposal to donors Senegal, in partnership with INBO, the The participants received practical valued by donors. were much appreciated by the partici- African Water Facility, the World Bank, training on how to prepare their request Donors informed of the difficulties they pants, who wished the continuation European Investment Bank, Dutch for financing climate change adapta- encounter to finance TBOs as these of this first training event. Ministry of Infrastructure and the tion projects in transboundary basins. often lack of proper financial resources Environment and the Swiss Develop- They were also trained to make the to qualify as direct borrowers. The INBO and ANBO presented the ment Cooperation Agency. distinction between adaptation and donors intervene more frequently with AfriAlliance project for innovation in This workshop was hosted by the resilience, as well as between adaptation the riparian countries rather than with the water and climate sector, aiming at Organization for the Development of and development projects. the international structures they created boosting research for the preparedness of Africa to climate change. the Senegal River (OMVS), which is They were introduced to donors’ proce- between them. This is why the Minis- in charge of the Secretariat of the tries of Finances of the riparian coun- Sonja Koeppel dures and project financing cycles and Water Convention African Network of Basin Organizations trained on how to develop project tries, which are the contact point of the UNECE – Geneva (ANBO). proposals for adaptation to climate donors, should be involved in projects [email protected] It gathered more than 30 partici- change, including, in particular, the from the start. www.unece.org/env/water pants, including representatives of the identification of the impacts of climate However, the TBOs provide a consis- www.inbo-news.org World Bank, African Development change, the vulnerabilities and the tent framework at the regional level and Basin Bank, European Investment Bank, needs for adaptation, while fitting their allow for a real technical and economic Management project proposal with the national or integration enabling a sounder use of on the Web transboundary context and climate water resources throughout their change adaptation priorities defined in basin, where unilateral actions of each other related sectors. riparian State taken separately might not be coordinated with those of other upstream and downstream countries of the basin.

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International news UNECE For successful cooperation in transboundary basins

Use of Transboundary Watercourses constant water scarcity, which, due to and International Lakes (Water Conven- climate change impacts, is affecting tion), which is serviced by UNECE. more and more countries in the world. It gathered more than 100 participants They also proposed to include activi- coming from over 48 countries in ties to promote sustainable, equitable Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, and resilient water allocation in the to share their experiences. future work program of the Water It was emphasized that pollution Convention, especially capacity-buil- Workshop on Basin Management in Geneva prevention and ensuring minimum ding and awareness-raising activities Growing water scarcity, climate variabi- and sustainable development, as well environmental flows play an important as well as the development of a lity and increasing water needs for as one of the biggest challenges in role in basins faced with water allocation guidance document on existing good economic development have led to a water management and protection. difficulties. Discussions also touched practices. rising interest in water allocation practices. upon how joint infrastructure investments Eva Barrenberg What different forms of water allo- United Nations Economic Commission and climate change adaptation can Especially where rivers, lakes and cation arrangements are currently for Europe groundwater bodies cross national in use and what are the benefits of be driving forces for agreeing on water [email protected] www.unece.org borders, the competing demands of including them in transboundary allocation. countries and sectors for water agreements? The participants acknowledged that resources pose a threat of conflict. A workshop was held on 16 and water allocation is not a concern for all Equitable and effective water allocation 17 October 2017 under the auspices basins globally, but a growing concern is thus an important basis for peaceful of the Convention on the Protection and in basins faced with temporary or Stockholm World Water Week 27 August - 1st September 2017 This year, the main topic of the Stock- Incubation Platform and to prepare model in identifying innovation needs European and African organizations holm World Water Week was “Water the program for the official Action Day and technical exchanges on very involved in the search for innovative and Waste: Reduce and Reuse”. on Water and Climate of the COP23 specific issues (pollution modeling, solutions for climate change adaptation in Africa), or the next World Water The Secretariat of INBO and Global on 10 November 2017 in Bonn. predictive modeling of cyanobacterial Forums in Brasilia, from 18 to 23 March proliferation). Alliances for Water and Climate A side event on the PIANO (Europe- 2018 and Dakar, March / April 2021. (GAfWaC), intervened in many “climate” China Innovation Partnership) project Working meetings were held with the events and working meetings organized promoted the French-Chinese coope- main partners to advance many issues with its partners to present the results ration project for the Hai River Basin such as the implementation of the and prospects of the Alliances and their Integrated Management, which is a “AfriAlliance” project (network of www.worldwaterweek.org

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International news The Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace

The Global High-Level Panel on It concludes, among others, that the Panel Meeting in Dakar Water and Peace was launched global water challenge needs to be on 5 April 2016 in November 2015 in Geneva by addressed urgently in an integrated 15 co-convening countries (Cambodia, and comprehensive way at all levels, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, France, ranging from the United Nations Security Ghana, Hungary, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Council and other multilateral organiza- Morocco, Oman, Senegal, Slovenia, tions to grass-root level institutions. Spain and Switzerland) with the mandate The “Geneva Water Hub” is in charge to develop recommendations aimed at of disseminating the report and suppor- preventing and resolving water-related ting the implementation of its recom- conflicts and at making water an mendations. It is managing the Secre- instrument of peace. tariat of the Panel. “A Matter of Survival”, the final Mr. Jean-François Donzier, Secretary report of the panel was launched General of the International Network He presented the progress made in the agreement between riparian countries in Geneva and in New York in of Basin Organizations participated integrated management of transboun- was a factor of peace and social, September 2017. in the Panel meetings in Dakar on dary rivers, lakes and aquifers and economic and ecological progress, 5 April 2016 and in Geneva on showed how much the signing and based on the exchange of data and 27 February 2017. implementation of a cooperation information and the sharing of the benefits of a shared vision of these basins’ future. www.genevawaterhub.org/panel-water-peace

OECD: Water Governance Initiative

The various partners in OECD these indicators. This led to adjusting Initiative meeting Initiative meeting in Vienna in Rabat in January 2017 Initiative then worked on indicators a new version that was full-scale tested in November 2017 of good governance practices. with these volunteer pilot institutions INBO is been actively involved in this in autumn 2017. initiative, especially in research and At the 10th meeting of the members definition of governance indicators of the Water Governance Initiative, on applicable on different scales: country, 20 and 21 November 2017, in Vienna, region, basin and city. Austria, the test feedback-based results The Water Governance Initiative was In 2018, this work will result in a were discussed and the requirements A delegation from the Brazilian Inter- launched by OECD at the 6th World summary document on water gover- to ensure the full success of the use of municipal Consortium and PCJ Water Water Forum in Marseilles in 2012. nance and a set of indicators to this set of indicators were defined. Agency was invited to present the very This work gave a first result in the measure the status of this water gover- At the same time, the 60 or so positive results of the “EcoCuencas” publication by OECD in 2015 of the nance in countries, basins and cities. “Water Governance stories” collected cooperation project, which aimed at 12 principles of water governance testing in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador The latest version of the proposed in 2016 and 2017 were analyzed that are a real world reference and Peru new economic tools to adapt indicators was subjected to a feasibility in order to extract the main lessons framework. to the effects of climate change in the test in the first half of 2017 with learned. selected pilot basins. 12 volunteer pilot institutions. At the Initiative meeting in Rabat in The 9th workshop of the Water Governance January 2017, Mr. Jean-François Donzier, Initiative, held in Paris on 3 and 4 July Secretary General of INBO and the 2017, allowed a dialogue on the Global Alliances for Water and Climate problems encountered when using (GAfWaC), presented the conclusions of the official Action Day for Water and Climate of COP 22 in Marrakech. www.oecd.org

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International news World Water Data Initiative WMO - Geneva - 4 - 5 September -2017

The Geneva workshop water data as an essential condition INBO's forthcoming publication of a for the implementation of its Action handbook on Water Information Plan, published in September 2016. Systems is scheduled for the The World Water Data Initiative, Brasilia World Water Forum in managed by the Australian Govern- March 2018. ment until 2018, aims to improve access to water data for stakeholders Dr. Robert Argent Bureau of Meteorology – Melbourne – Australia by providing advice on the right [email protected] parameters to use by stimulating www.bom.gov.au new technologies and harmonizing common standards. During this meeting, INBO underlined its willingness to actively collaborate in this important strategic initiative, given On 4 and 5 September 2017, the Government, various UN agencies and the significance of data access to International Network of Basin several NGOs. achieve effective integrated water Organizations (INBO) was invited This initiative was launched in 2016 resources management in basins and to participate in a work meeting of by the High-Level Panel on Water at the national level. the World Water Data Initiative. (HLPW) set up by the UN Secretary INBO fosters links with local stakeholders This workshop was held on the General and the President of the World in order to better organize access to premises of the World Meteorological Bank Group. It aims to promote the data (which are often dispersed in mul- Organization (WMO) in the presence implementation of the Sustainable tiple national and local organizations) of some thirty experts representing Development Goal related to Water and supports the development of Inte- the World Bank, the Australian (SDG6), which identified access to grated Water Information Systems. The Global Runoff Data Center (GRDC) Facilitator between data providers and data users assess environmental impacts and The GRDC completely relies on the risks and assist with transboundary voluntary contribution from National water resources assessment. Hydrological Services to expand and The GRDC maintains a number of update its river discharge database. specialized databases such as those of National Hydrological Services and the WMO Commission for Hydrology River Basin Authorities are encouraged or the Global Terrestrial Network for to supply their information so that the River Discharge to support the Global GRDC can provide on request the Climate Observing System (GCOS) in available discharge data and non-com- assessing total freshwater flows to the mercial applications to science and The Global Runoff Data Center 160 countries. This adds up to more oceans. research. (GRDC) was established in 1988 at the than 410,000 station-years with an In addition, the GRDC supplies GIS Ulrich Looser German Federal Institute for Hydrology Global Runoff Data Center (GRDC) average record length of 43 years. maps on the Major River Basins (BfG) under the auspices of the World [email protected] or [email protected] The GRDC archives international data and their boundaries for more than http://grdc.bafg.de Meteorological Organization (WMO). of up to 200 years old, and fosters 7,000 stations. The GRDC global database is a long-term hydrological studies. collection of river discharge data collected at daily or monthly intervals The aim is to help earth scientists from more than 9,400 stations in analyze global climate trends and

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International news International Water Association (IWA) A Basin Action Agenda:

This Agenda aims to activate the public The Basin Action Agenda builds The feedback collected from a work- utilities of cities to work with basin upon the Principles for Water-Wise shop series, a webinar and basin organizations, as well as with the other Cities, which aim to integrate water stories will be reflected in the launch water management stakeholders (e.g. in planning across scales, and help of the Basin Action Agenda at the agriculture, industries and mining). city managers ensure access to 2018 IWA World Water Congress Why should urban stakeholders safe water and sanitation. in Tokyo. invest and take action in their river This Agenda provides guidance path- Katharine Cross basin? ways for securing water resources, Program Manager – Basins of the Future Urban stakeholders have a critical role to protecting water quality and preparing International Water Association (IWA) [email protected] play in preserving the freshwater for extreme events. resources on which they depend: a How can urban stakeholders become disruption in supply of freshwater to cities would have significant economic, envi- agents of change? ronmental and health consequences. The Agenda provides a framework for The “Principles for Water-Wise Cities” Framework Global projections show that urban showcasing best practices to inspire populations will continue to grow. urban end-users to be aware of what Thus improving freshwater security and is happening in their river basin and www.iwa-network.org protecting water resources, which respond to these events. www.iwa-network.org/ cities rely on, is a priority. projects/water-wise-cities

Flood and Drought Management Tools

Cooperation across borders and scales These applications can be used indivi- is fundamental, as is the integration dually or together to include informa- of information on flooding and drought tion about floods, droughts and future in planning processes, such as Trans- scenarios into planning, improving the boundary Diagnosis Analysis/Strategic capacity of stakeholders operating in Action Programs (TDA/SAP) and Inte- river basins to recognize these risks grated Water Resources Management and to address the implications of a (IWRM) at basin level and Water Safety changing reality. Plans (WSP) at local (water utility) From 2014 to 2018, three pilot Flood and Drought Portal home page level. basins (Chao Phraya, Lake Victoria The Flood and Drought Management and Volta) were chosen for the deve- Climate change is increasing the In transboundary basins, these risks Tools (FDMT) project was funded lopment and testing of the methodo- occurrence of severe and unpredictable are larger because of multiple coun- in 2014 by the Global Environment logy and technical applications. flood and drought events, which tries competing for the same water Facility (GEF), International Waters These tools enable stakeholders to together with fast growing populations, resource. (IW) and implemented by the United compile information from models, urbanization and economic develop- To reduce water related risks, land, Nations Environment Program (UNEP) indicators and existing planning ment are increasing the pressure on water and urban managers need to with DHI and the International Water approaches to develop future planning water resources. improve their ability to address flood Association (IWA) as executing agencies. scenarios that are reliable, resilient and and droughts risks and increase This project is developing a package effective. resilience. of web-based technical applications (tools), accessible through the Flood and Drought Portal. www.flooddroughtmonitor.com

www.iwa-network.org

http://fdmt.iwlearn.org/

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International news UNESCO – International Hydrological Program Open data at the service of water

Through the use of a Geographic Infor- By combining these different layers of mation System (GIS), the information information using GIS, the maps thus is visualized in the form of overlapping obtained highlight, for example, the layers, allowing users to create custo- level of water stress to which these mized maps and updating is facilitated aquifers are exposed. to allow the provision of downloadable At present, the largest communities by documents in various formats (such as their number of inhabitants are the reports, videos, photographs, statistics most advanced in open data because and webinars). they have the financial and human IHP-WINS network over the world resources necessary to conduct ambi- The platform also allows its contributors tious policies about the uses of digital The Water Information Network The objective is to democratize access to share their own data. System (IHP-WINS), launched in to data and increase the dissemination means and to establish structured data Thus, through this pooling of knowledge, January 2017, is an online plat- of local and regional knowledge in the management services. IHP-WINS contributes to the monitoring form for open access to water data. field of water. But, for the most modest communities, of the Sustainable Development Goal Facilitate knowledge sharing it is still not a priority. This issue is a far A tool made freely available to Member (SDG6) on water and sanitation. States, the scientific community, deci- IHP-WINS first offers a georeferenced cry from the concerns of local deci- The case of transboundary aquifers sion-makers and the general public, open access data sharing space on sion-makers. IHP-WINS aims to be a real support water resources at global, regional, IHP-WINS hosts, among other things, Thus, the purposes of open data require for knowledge sharing and decision- national and local levels. data on transboundary aquifers. pedagogy and very careful accompaniment. making. www.unesco.org/phi-wins

Establishment of a Multi-Country Cooperation Mechanism (MCCM) The Governance of Groundwater (STAS) - shared by Botswana, ➋ Secondly, it is the first operational Tales Carvalho Resende, Ph.D. Resources in Transboundary Aquifers Namibia and South Africa. governance mechanism to be [email protected] nested in a river basin organization (GGRETA) project is funded by Swiss The implementation of the STAS Youssef Filali-Meknassi and directly contributing to the Cooperation (SDC). MCCM falls under ORASECOM’s [email protected] implementation of SDG Target 6.5. UNESCO-IHP has facilitated a Multi- mandate. ➌ Thirdly, the mechanism will UNESCO International Hydrological Program Country Cooperation Mechanism The establishment of the STAS MCCM enable sustainable actions on the Division of Water Sciences (MCCM) for the governance and is a breakthrough in many aspects: ground, as part of ORASECOM’s management of the Stampriet ➊ Firstly, it is the first agreement on 10-year Plan (2015–2024). Transboundary Aquifer System transboundary aquifers since 2015. www.unesco.org THE FRENCH SPEAKING WORLD

The “Water” Portal of Médiaterre L’information mondiale pour le développement durable In 2011, a memorandum of understan- facilitation of the “Water” Portal for West Africa of the International They will be gradually put online on: ding was signed between the French- of Médiaterre. Organization of the French Speaking www.mediaterre.org/eau Speaking Institute for Sustainable A new step has been taken to create an World (OIF). Development (Institut de la Francopho- educational platform for e-learning. The written documents have the merit nie pour le Développement Durable - Several training modules on water and of showing the practices of the South IFDD), subsidiary body of the Interna- sanitation have been drafted for the French-speaking countries in the water tional Organization of the French Spea- French-Speaking World. They were king World (OIF), and IOWater, INBO designed with “4 hands”, i.e. in close and sanitation sector. Secretariat, to collaborate in the collaboration with the Regional Office

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International Events 8th World Water Forum Sessions on Basin Management and Climate Adaptation Issues

The 8th World Water Forum will take place from 18 to 23 March 2018 in Brasilia, Brazil. As Champion of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Implementation Commitment (DGIC) for the Theme 4.3 “Cooperation for Reducing Conflict and Improving Transboundary Water Management”, INBO is preparing with its partners many sessions related to basin governance, transboundary cooperation, adaptation to climate change and citizen participation.

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l THEME 9 GOVERNANCE: Session 9.b.1: For efficient transboundary basin organizations, Tuesday 20th March, 14:30-16:00, Room ST7 Session 9.b.2: Monitoring, assessment, data and knowledge sharing in transboundary basins, Tuesday 20th March, 16:30-18:00, Room ST7 Session 9.b.3: Successful negotiation and implementation of transboundary cooperation agreements, Wednesday 21st March, 9:00-10:30, Room ST7

l SPECIAL SESSIONS: Strengthening citizen participation in basin management: policy, representativeness and challenges, Wednesday 21st February, 9:00-12:30 Room SC1 Data and tools for water management and decision-making, Wednesday 21st February, 14:30-16:30, Auditório Águas Claras 254

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AfricaDG Environment AfriAlliance

DG ENVIRONNEMENT Innovative solutions for water and climate in Africa

The main theme of this first series deals with monitoring. Five sub-topics were developed Call for to detail the specific challenges of monitoring related to water and climate change in Africa:

l Monitoring of drinking water quality for improving health;

l Monitoring of water availability in applicationsquality and quantity sufficient for food security;

l Climate monitoring for early warning systems to prepare for extreme weather events; Monitoring of groundwater quan- Workshop, Great Lakes Conference,to Entebbe, May 2017createl tity to ensure its sustainable use Funded by the European Union's these are some of the major issues The collected information will also be and avoid water conflicts;

Research and Innovation Program that IOWater and INBO have dealt used to draft the AfriAlliance's research l Monitoring of water pollution for (H2020), the AfriAlliance project aims with in the AfriAlliance project and innovation agenda when no solution industries and urban areas to protect to build Africa's capacity to respond to (2016-2021). is identified or when a development human health and ecosystems. climate changeAction challenges by develo- During the first 18 months, 4 work- Groupsis required. ping joint work and sharing innovative shops, organized and facilitated in In terms of communication, the first Ms. Natacha Amora solutions between existing networks in Botswana, Morocco, Uganda and series of thematic fact sheets on social IOWater/INBO Africa and Europe. Ghana, as well as a series of interviews, innovation is now available on the [email protected] Meeting with field stakeholders, thin- allowed identifying a first list of project website. The purpose of these king about emerging themes such as research and innovation needs. fact sheets is to highlight the specific social innovation, establishment of a A phase of identifying solutions has conditions for innovation in the water database to collect research and inno- started in order to make available, sector. They are aimed at potential vation needs related to the challenges in the first quarter of 2018, a solution providers, resource managers of water management and climate summary presenting the existing and local communities and stakeholders change, proactive communication, solutions to the identified needs. such as NGOs. www.afrialliance.org

Connecting people for change

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No. 689162. [email protected] www.afrialliance.org

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Africa Niger Basin Authority (NBA)

A dialogue framework to the benefit of the populations of the Niger Basin This meeting allowed reviewing the (CIP) and the Integrated Program implementation of these programs with comments of the Partners and those of for Development and Adaptation to a view to strengthening cooperation the Executive Secretariat in order Climate Change (PIDACC). between the Member States and, above to enrich the results of the NBA institu- In her introductory speech, the Execu- all, improving the living conditions of tional and organizational audit adopted tive Secretary, Dr Toupta BOGUENA, the Basin populations estimated at at the extraordinary session of the appealed to the partners to provide her more than 130 Million inhabitants. Council of Ministers of May 2016. institution with the human and material This exchange has enabled giving the resources necessary for the effective NBA new directions for the implemen- Ms. Toupta Boguena, tation of its activities in order to better Executive Secretary, NBA respond to the various demands of the The meeting with the NBA Technical populations. and Financial Partners took place in The outcomes of the institutional and Niamey on 5 and 6 October 2017. organizational audit are of great signifi- cance with regard to all the strategic It was attended by the World Bank, the documents that have been adopted by leading technical and financial partner, the various NBA statutory bodies since the European Union, German, French 2010: we can mention the 2013-2024 and Dutch Cooperation and the NBA Strategic Plan with its Operational Plan Participants at the NBA Partner Meeting Executive Secretariat. (OP), the Climate Investment Plan Satellite Water Resources Monitoring System “SATH-NBA” project

The “SATH” project for water difficult to assess and control: severe basin's development and the sound The training sessions enabled to resources monitoring and flow droughts, floods, water and land pollu- management of resources. . discover new innovative techniques forecasting is funded by the tion, etc. This vulnerability unfortuna- In 2017, about 50 participants from for the collection and processing of Netherlands and the African Deve- tely hampers the development of the Nigeria and Guinea took part in the satellite-based hydrological data and lopment Bank (AfDB), through the various riparian States. training workshops, the objective of information, present sophisticated ORIO-EVD Funds and the ClimDEV- To meet these sustainable develop- which was the capacity building of the products and show how each partici- Africa Special Fund, respectively. ment challenges, NBA, through its end-users of climate information based pant can access these products, but The Niger River Basin is vulnerable to Observatory, is implementing mode- on satellite data as part of the activities especially how to interpret them for a the effects of climate change, which ling tools to develop products that are of the SATH-NBA Project. better use. manifests itself in phenomena that are useful for the proper planning of the After Nigeria and Guinea, the “Satellite Water Resources Monitoring System and Satellite Hydrological Prediction in the Niger Basin” project continued, from 4 to 10 December 2017, its capacity building for end-users of climate information products in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Abdoulaye KAYA, Communication Expert. NBA [email protected]

Workshops of SATH-NBA project

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Africa Niger Basin Authority (NBA) Establishment of the Regional Network of Parliamentarians

The Second Conference of Parliamen- The parliamentarians decided to tarians of Member Countries of the establish this Regional Network of Niger Basin Authority (NBA) took place Parliamentarians of the Niger Basin on 27, 28 and 29 November 2017, in Member Countries. A bureau was also Bamako (Mali). installed for a two-year term: The overall objective of the conference In addition, the Conference also made was, on the one hand, to inform and recommendations for strengthening raise awareness of the parliamentarians the NBA's external communication, on the NBA mandate, objectives and continuing thinking about the ways and difficulties. means of implementing the financing On the other hand, it allowed setting mechanisms, the funding of the National up the Regional Network of Parliamenta- Hydrological Services (NHS). rians to accompany the NBA Executive Secretariat and its Member States in Abdoulaye KAYA, the search for and mobilization of the Communication Expert. NBA The President of the Malian National Assembly, necessary funds for investments. Mr. Issaka Sidibé is opening the conference [email protected]

Kandadji Dam

An institutional framework for the first large dam on the Niger River

The Kandadji Dam is one of the three The future management structure will large dams that the Heads of State cover the following three functions: chose in 2008 to be built as part of the multi-sectoral water management, “Shared Vision” of the Niger River asset management, hydropower plant Basin. operation. It also involves developing It aims at supporting low-water levels, an implementation plan for the chosen developing irrigation and producing solution and preparing the necessary hydropower. In particular, low-water legal, contractual and financial documents level support helps to meet the com- and tools. mitments made by Heads of State to maintain a minimum flow at the Nigerian border. The Kandadji Dam Agency (ABK) is carrying out, with funding from the World Bank, a study on a future dam management structure.

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Simulation of the Kandadji Dam reservoir

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Africa “OMVS” - Organization for the Development of the Senegal River Institutional and financial review

The Conference of Heads of State and Government and the Council of Minis- ters have decreed the urgency to start a new institutional review simultaneously with a financial analysis to modernize “OMVS” and allow it to continue being part of the history of integrated water resources management and land development in the Senegal River Basin, as its founders had initiated. This study should enable “OMVS” to sustainably address the political, socioeconomic and environmental Crossing channel of Diama Dam challenges by 2050, by integrating

The history of the Organization for the l equitable sharing of costs and Throughout its history, since 1972, adaptation to climate change in the Development of the Senegal River charges among Member States; “OMVS” has adapted its organization to basin. (OMVS) shows the strong will expressed face the evolutions, to mention only the l “the obligation for each Member and supported for more than forty five most important ones, related to the buil- www.portail-omvs.org State to inform the other riparian years by the riparian States to cooperate ding of the Diama and Manantali dams, States before taking any action or for a sound and joint exploitation of the but also to the integration of Guinea. project that could have an impact resources of the Senegal River, based on: These major events led to progressive on water availability and/or the l free navigation; and normal consequences from a possibility of implementing future l the indivisible ownership of the legal, institutional, organizational and projects” . common structures and the soli- financial viewpoint. darity guarantee for their financing; “OMVS” is unanimously recogni- For several years, “OMVS” has mobili- l equitable and reasonable distribu- zed as an exemplary river basin zed human and financial resources to tion of water resources and users’ management organization, with initiate reforms on these different benefits; few equivalents around the world. aspects. H.E. Hamed Diane Séméga takes command “SOGEM” Appointed head of the Organization H.E. Kaminé Komara, who had been The new High Commissioner has in for the Development of the Senegal High Commissioner since 2013, recalled turn emphasized the strategic impor- and “SOGED”: River (OMVS) by the Conference of the main challenges facing the Organi- tance of the Organization's credibility Two new General Heads of State of 17 May 2017, zation, namely: internal consultation to to be strengthened by scrupulous Managers H.E. Hamed Diane Séméga took mobilize the $4 billion needed to execution of the road map issued by The 17th “OMVS” Conference of office on 19 June 2017, on the finance projects, environmental protec- the Heads of State. Heads of State and Government have occasion of a hand-over ceremony tion of the Senegal River Basin focusing In this perspective, absolute priority appointed new leaders for the two chaired by the President of the on the preservation of the Fouta Djalon will be given to the implementation heritage companies. Council of Ministers, H. E. Cheick Mountain, modernization of the “OMVS”, of the project for navigation on the Mr. Tamsir Ndiaye, outgoing General Taliby Sylla. and securing of the structures. Senegal River and to the fight against Manager of “SOGED”, has been The obtained results are many indicators climate change in the basin. appointed head of the Manantali of the Organization’s good health in terms H.E. Hamed Diané Séméga was not Energy Management and Operation of restored image and credibility and disoriented when he took office Company, “SOGEM”. have earned “OMVS” to be ranked as one because he had been President of Mr. Demba Ndaw is now the new of the world's first river basins for the “OMVS” Council of Ministers from General Manager of the Diama Mana- governance of shared water resources. 2002 to 2006. gement and Operation Company, “SOGED”. H.E. Hamed Diane Séméga

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Africa Environmental and Social Management Plan (PGES) of Gouina: “We did not leave anything to chance”

Consulting and involving all stakehol- ders is a heavy and demanding machine and this is the second time that populations have been displaced to build an “OMVS” dam. Taking environmental and social dimensions into account has taken a side technical services, NGOs and new positive turn in safeguarding the associations, and mayors. interests of the affected people. Instead, The NGO “ADIEeS Mali” has been we learned from recent experiences recruited by “OMVS” to present to the with the construction of our last dam, populations the village plans, compen- Félou, or other foreign dams. We avoi- sation criteria, travel conditions, etc. ded the mistakes of others while trying The choice of the colors for houses to capitalize on known successes. was made with the populations. Family The Environmental and Social Manage- tion sites and then of the operating In terms of housing, the traditional homes will be allocated under consensual groupings. ment Plan for the Gouina hydropower structure, compensation for displaced village pattern has been respected. But, project, located in the Kayes area, is instead of traditional banco houses, Amadou Lamine Ndiaye populations, sustainable management Organization for the Development part of the “OMVS” infrastructure of the Bagouko classified forest and each household has been provided of the Senegal River with a house (400 m2) equipped with [email protected] program, aimed at exploiting the local development. hydroelectric potential of the Senegal toilets, kitchen, and attic. Basic social Regarding the “Sustainable Manage- www.portail-omvs.org River, in order to provide clean energy facilities (school, health center, places at a lower cost to the Member States of ment of the Bagouko Classified Forest”, of worship, football fields, public the Organization. a compensatory area of 289 ha is space, etc.) have also been built. The “PGES” includes several added to the classified forest. Plans for the new villages have major components: environmental The “PGES” especially includes the been adopted by the Kayes Regional and social management of construc- resettlement of displaced populations. Commission, regrouping at the Governor’s

Mono Basin Authority (ABM)

Togo and Benin united for the Mono Basin transboundary management

The Mono Basin Authority (ABM) The project also contributes to the gathers the two countries to ensure development of IWRM at the national integrated management of this level in both countries. The regulatory transboundary basin. framework is in place and cooperation The first session of the ABM Council contributes to the implementation of Ministers took place in Lomé on 21 of the Basin Committees, planning and 22 September 2017 and decided documents and water fees in particular. on the Strategic Plan, the financing The project is working on the emergence keys and chose Benin as host country and implementation of decentralized The Mono River for the Executive Board. cooperation actions on water and This phase of establishing the Authority sanitation carried out by French local The Mono River has its headwaters in It flows into the Gulf of Benin through benefits from the support of the Rhone authorities in the Mono Basin. Togo, between the city of Sokodé and an extensive system of brackish Mediterranean Corsica Water Agency. the border with Benin, and flows lagoons and lakes (including Togo towards the South where, close to its Lake). mouth, it forms the border between Togo and Benin.

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Africa Volta River Basin Volta Basin Authority (VBA) A future Water Charter The Volta River Basin is shared by six framework with the future Water Such an approach suggests a new The fight against the proliferation of countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte Charter of the Volta River Basin. one to water resources management water hyacinth in tributaries of the river d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo. The future Volta Basin Water Charter in Africa since the adoption of the is also a priority. The six Heads of State and Government will determine the role and responsibi- Senegal River Water Charter (2002), The Volta River will peacefully drain the of the Volta Basin adopted on 19 January lity of the main stakeholders, the the Niger Basin Water Charter (2008) six countries and contribute signifi- and the Lake Chad Basin Water Charter 2007 in Ouagadougou the Convention procedures, the rules for the use and cantly to their sustainable development. on the Status of the Volta River and on protection of water resources and the (2012). the establishment of the Volta Basin environment for the prevention of The future Charter will make the spirit of Banatié Abel KOUSSOUBE Authority (VBA). conflicts between States and the basin or community of interests prevail Member of the Burkina Faso Environmental VBA is planning, with the support of establishment of the specific bodies the specific interests of each riparian Jurists Action Framework (CAJE / BF) [email protected] its technical and financial partners, responsible for applying these rules State by building common large www.vra.com to strengthen its legal-institutional and procedures. hydraulic structures. Burkina Faso Mouhoun Water Agency Drafting a “SDAGE” Towards the first “SAGE” for the Nakanbé Basin

in Burkina-Faso For this 3rd phase of the project to help l Capacity building for the “AEN” the Nakanbé Water Agency (AEN), with staff for the development of the Since 2014, the Seine Normandy Various expert missions focused on: support from the Loire Brittany Water “SDAGE”, its follow-up by the Water Agency (AESN) has provided l Support to the drafting of the terms Agency (AELB), the year 2017 was selected consulting firm, its institutional and technical support to of reference of the future “SAGE” marked by more work for the develop- evaluation, its financing and its the Mouhoun Water Agency (AEM). in the presence of the “AEM” staff ment of the Master Plan for Water Deve- implementation. In 2017, priority was given to the and national stakeholders; lopment and Management (SDAGE), A study tour in France was organized development of the future Samendéni- l Preparation in Ouagadougou of the a priority objective of the “AEN”. on the occasion of a meeting of the Sourou Water Development and Mana- International Water & Climate Two expert missions thus focused on: Loire-Brittany Water Agency’s Basin gement Plan (SAGE) in the Mouhoun Workshop organized by the l Support for writing scenarios for Committee. River Basin. The operation of two dams “AESN” and AFD and held in Paris the future “SDAGE”. This support The field visits allowed making the located upstream and downstream will in September 2017, in which the allowed a better appropriation of implementation of a “SDAGE” more face significant environmental and “AEM” Director General, the the objectives and stakes and practical as well as its local variations societal challenges in this sector. President of the Board of Directors provided methodological elements in several Water Development and Through capacity building and technical and the Chief of the Sustainable on the principles for actions in Management Plans (SAGE). assistance, this support deals with Development Service participated. rural and urban areas; Water Police services, the development l A workshop on sustainable financing of the “SAGE”, the recovery of financial mechanisms, contributions for water use, the “AEM” l A capacity building workshop for Multi-year Action Plan and stakeholders’ the Water Police Services in the participation. Mouhoun Basin, with the partici- pation of an expert from the French Agency for Biodiversity (AFB).

Dédougou workshop – May 2017 Zagtouli Sludge Treatment Plant – Ouagadougou

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Africa “CICOS”

Spatial hydrology - SWOT CONGO For integrated water resources management in the Congo River Basin

in Nîmes, a delegation of the Interna- tional Commission of the Congo- Ubangui-Sangha Basin (CICOS), in order to analyze the situation of hydro- logical monitoring and spatial applications in the Congo Basin. The future activities to be implemented were identified: establishment of a hydrological informa- tion system, development of operational services for navigation and hydropower, transition from altitudes to flows... The working group in Nîmes The links between the French stake- holders of the project and “CICOS” A specialized Working Group on Spatial Water and Ocean Topography) Thus, the Congo River Basin, the second were formalized by a Memorandum Hydrology, gathering seven French satellite, which will be launched by largest in the world after the Amazon Basin, of Understanding signed in September Institutions (AFD, BRL, CNES, CNR, CNES and NASA in 2021. was chosen as a pilot basin to test the AFD 2017. IRD, IRSTEA and IOWater) was created Its dynamics is part of a strong will funded potential applications of SWOT. in 2014 to prepare for the forthcoming for operational research. This very active working group welco- exploitation of the SWOT (Surface med, at its 8th meeting in March 2017, Congo Brazzaville

Strengthening hydrological services: support from a private operator An AFD-funded project is dedicated to In this context, a large-scale program This program especially provides for In particular, this private operator will flood control, especially in the City of for the rehabilitation of the National the recruitment of a private operator have the mandate to sustain the revenues Pointe Noire. Hydrological Service (NHS) is being to support NHS for a few years. required for the operation of the NHS initiated. and the maintenance of the thirty or so planned hydrometric stations. Ghana

The White Volta Loire-Brittany Water Agency and with Training on river assessment for the Water Resources Commission, the Ghanaian experts was organized in White Volta Basin Board and the Volta France at the IOWater training center Basin Authority (VBA). in Limoges at the end of 2017. A joint workshop was thus organized in Specific support for the development of Ouagadougou in February 2017 in the water discharge guidelines and related presence of partners from the two legislative instruments will be initiated riparian countries, Burkina Faso and in 2018. Ghana, on the topics of planning, funding and control of invasive aquatic plants.

Joint AEN/Ghana workshop – February 2017 in Ouagadougou In the Transboundary Basin of the management in Ghana, the project to White Volta/Nakanbé and in order to support the White Volta pilot Basin improve transboundary water resources is carried out with the help of the

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North America and the Caribbean Canada - Quebec RES-ALLIANCE: Birth of a community of practice For the 2017-2020 period, communi- Information about the project, partici- ties on eight territories, along with their pating communities, tools and how to river basin organizations, are taking the join them is available on the project same steps to develop adaptation website. plans and build resilience capacity. The “Res-Alliance” is a project funded They all face significant challenges in by the Green Fund as part of Quebec terms of erosion and/or flooding of 2013- 2020 Climate Action Agenda, a populated areas, as well as for the program of the Ministry of Sustainable protection of sources of drinking water Development, Environment and Fight Launching of the project and salmon. They also benefit from the against Climate Change. support of “ROBVQ” and of a dozen of The Res-Alliance, a community of “Assessment and Prospects in Flood experts from academia and research practice in adaptation to climate Risk Management”: Héloïse Fernandez involved in the project. Regrouping of the River Basin Organizations change, coordinated by the Regrouping The purpose of this community is to The member communities will be able of Quebec of the River Basin Organizations of facilitate knowledge transfer and [email protected] Quebec (Regroupement des Orga- experience sharing among the various to rely on tools and training. robvq.qc.ca/resalliance nismes de Bassins Versants du Québec communities that must adapt to the All Quebec communities dealing with - ROBVQ), was launched on 16 March new climate realities that affect water problems caused by climate change 2017 during the conference on resources management. are invited to join “Res-Alliance”. Cuba

Better guarantee of access to a quality water resource in Havana

Following the signing in March 2017 IOWater, INBO Secretariat, has asso- l The characterization of the It has been chosen as Pilot Basin for of the Memorandum of Understanding ciated the Martinique Water Board with Almendares-Vento Basin (obser- this cooperation program. for integrated and sustainable water the expertise provided to the Cuban vation networks, management In the context of the Inland Waters Act, resources management, several mis- partners. indicators); voted in September 2017, and based sions to the National Institute of Water This cooperation plans a support to: l The drafting of the Basin on the exchanges already made, Resources (INRH) were organized in Management and Development l The National River Basins several additional themes emerged, i.e.: June, September and December, with Plan (participatory planning, inte- Council (CNCH) and the Pilot l The training of stakeholders and gration of climate change); the support of the Adour-Garonne Almendares-Vento Basin Council public awareness (example of the Water Agency. (Havana) and its Executive l The establishment of the Martinique); Integrated Management Infor- Secretariat; l The development of participation; mation System in this basin (water observatory, modernization l The implementation of an economic of the quality monitoring techno- approach, as well as the integration logy, data management and of climate change (example of publication). Garonne Operation 2050); The island of Cuba, with a ridge along its l The protection of catchment areas in karstic zones; entire length, determines a large number of small river basins, knowing that 85% l The development of biological of these coastal rivers are less than indexes for monitoring the quality 40 km long and have a basin area of less of tropical environments. than 200 km². This led to the differentia- tion of basins of provincial and national interest on particular issues, such as that of Almendares-Vento, which supplies most of the Havana agglomeration.

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North America and the Caribbean Mexico National Water Information System (SINA) “SINA” integrates and provides the It presents 492 thematic maps available by the system information, links to the International Cooperation Management general public with a lot of relevant for download in shapefile (shp) format. daily level of dams, to websites of Sub-directorate General for Planning National Water Commission (CONAGUA) statistical and geographic information interest, as well as to social networks. It is a statistical and geographic system [email protected] on the water sector. with 42 topics organized in three “SINA” is an innovative system that [email protected] It is an intuitive system, using common sections (environmental, economic gives access to data and easily under- www.conagua.gob.mx language. It can be accessed over the and social). standable information for the general Web and can download reports, informa- It has technical sheets, a glossary of public, academics and specialists on tion and graphs in Excel and PDF format. terms, links to publications generated the topic. Preservation of the Tecocomulco Lagoon Since 1999, recurring cyclical floods have It is made up of 26 members, including exacerbated conflicts between social 18 representatives of the productive sectors and institutions, preventing sectors and service providers, who are government action for decades to elected by their respective assemblies. correct or prevent the effects of the The other 8 members represent federal disaster. These conflicts culminated and State government agencies. An in 2004 with serious social and Operations Department is responsible environmental imbalances: for implementing agreements. A CCLT Meeting Preservation of the lagoon Solution to the problems The Tecocomulco Basin is located in Main problems On 10 March 2005, after 8 months of An intensive process of training and central Mexico and includes territories To the problem of erosion in the basin field meetings, the Citizen Advisory dialogue was conducted to raise the of three States and seven municipalities. are added, on the one hand, the dete- Council was established to preserve conflicting parties’ awareness to the Its biodiversity is home to species rioration of the lagoon by the use of the Tecocomulco Lagoon. On 14 July serious deterioration of the Lagoon and subject to special protection. It is a place fertilizers in agriculture, which has of the same year, this Council was its surroundings. for nesting migratory birds. It was ranked caused the proliferation of aquatic transformed into the Tecocomulco The result was the identification of as a RAMSAR site in November 2003. plants; and on the other, the existence Lagoon Basin Commission (CCLT), the problems and a proposal for an It is the last natural wetland of the of an old social conflict between acquiring legal personality and its own “Action Plan for Conservation and former lake system of the Mexico farmers and fishermen. assets in 2006. Sustainable Use of the Resources Valley Basin. of the Tecocomulco Lagoon Basin”. Delta of the Colorado River: restoration of a wetland of international importance The wetlands of the Colorado Delta In 2012, a process of integration of the l Inclusion in 2012 of an environ- l The flow of the Colorado River once covered an area of more than Colorado Delta Wetland Specialized mental component in the Interna- along the delta was restored, 400,000 hectares. Working Group (GETH) was initiated tional Water Treaty between reconnecting the river to the Gulf The Colorado is one of the most regu- with the aim of strengthening the Mexico and the United States, of California for the first time lated rivers in the world, with more than participatory process and restoring the which guarantees a minimum in over 20 years. water flow downstream; 80 dams and an increasing water environment. demand for more than 40 million users One of the first steps was to organize in the United States and Mexico. participatory workshops for the The impact on the delta has been signi- preparation of the Colorado Delta ficant, causing the degradation of 80% Wetland Management Program, of these wetlands of great biological with CONAGUA support. richness. More than 50 people from 21 institutions Since 1997, a bi-national coalition participated in this process. of environmental organizations, To date, the main achievements are government and academic institutions as follows: has made an effort to restore this Delta of the Colorado River ecosystem.

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Latin America DG Environment “EcoCuencas”

DG ENVIRONNEMENT

The project is ending in style

“EcoCuencas”, a project funded by the WATERCLIMA program of the European Union and coordinated by IOWater, INBO Secretariat, is ending its third and final year in the best conditions, with tangible results in all the partner countries: Peru, Ecuador, Brazil and Colombia. After the completion, in each river “EcoCuencas” Workshop at the “EUROPE-INBO 2017” Conference in Dublin – Ireland basin, of an analysis of existing redis- tributive financial mechanisms and In Ecuador, the National Secretariat for In Colombia, the Water Fund of the In Brazil, the project allowed the their ability to finance adaptation to Water (SENAGUA) developed a new “Corporación Cuenca Verde” has Piracicaba Capivari Jundiai (PCJ) climate change, the various Latin national instrument for financing water designed and implemented a pilot Basin Agency to conduct strategic American partners developed until resources protection (entitled “tarifa project of “payment for environmental thinking on the reform of existing fee December 2017 innovative pilot agua cruda”): definition of the collec- services” in the micro-basin of the Rio mechanisms (inflation-linked indexation, actions, coordinated by Asconit and tion formula, proposal for a manage- Grande II dam, essential for the supply integration of new parameters for under IOWater’s impetus. ment model, taken into account in the of drinking water to the city of Medellin. discharge fees), institutional functio- In Peru, the work carried out by the regulation, support to the constitution The process started with the identifica- ning of planning (proposals for the National Water Authority (ANA) was of Basin Councils, or formulation of tion and the complete analysis of internalization of this function), adaptation devoted to existing fees for “uses” and projects able to be financed by the new the plots potentially concerned, then to climate change and good practices “discharge” in the country. They have redistributive instrument. with the prioritization of these plots in this direction, or even the operation led to tangible developments to Peruvian and Ecuadorian work according to objective criteria. After of Water Information Systems. improve the coverage and efficiency of carried out in the shared pilot the signing of specific agreements, Feedback, summarized from the the fee levying process, broadened the Catamayo-Chira River Basin also 25 families were able to benefit from outcomes of the project and of fee liability basis and increased rates in facilitated closer links between the a payment in exchange for services various events organized in all relevant situations, with a view to Basin Councils on both sides of the allowing the improvement and / or the countries, as well as from a partici- equity and funding for Integrated Water border to steer the management conservation of water quality in the pation in international highlights, Resources Management. of the nine boundary basins. basin. This payment, the amount of such as the OECD Water Gover- At the same time, the project provided A meeting of these Basin Councils was which was defined by a method based nance Initiative (WGI) in June 2017 thoughts on adaptation to climate held in early October 2017. The actions on opportunity costs, was accompa- in Paris, EUROPE-INBO in Dublin change, using innovative methodologies were coordinated with the “Aguas nied by technical assistance for the in September 2017 or ENCOB (no regret measures, cost of inaction, Sin Fronteras” project, funded by the evolution of agricultural and forestry in Aracaju in November 2017, is etc.). same European Union’s program production practices. available on the “EcoCuencas” WaterClima. website: www.ecocuencas.com

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Latin America Colombia

New water resource policy

Information System (SIRH), in order to More than 185 officials from the integrate interoperability methods and Ministry, Environmental Authorities a common language for all Colombian and local Authorities attended these data producers. sessions. This collaboration is continuing in a The topic of adaptation to climate second stage, primarily with the Boyaca change has been omnipresent throu- Environmental Authority (CorpoBoyaca), ghout the exchanges in this second stage. and more recently with that of Chivor (CorpoChivor). Cooperation with CORPOBOYACA and the Basin municipalities during the Rio Chicamocha flood on 16 and 17 May 2017 In the second half of 2017, thematic meetings were held on: www.inbo-news.org Since 2013, the French Adour-Garonne consolidation of the National IWRM l The reform of the National Water Basin Water Agency has supported the Policy (PNGIRH), including the drafting Plan; Management Ministry of Environment and Sustainable of the first Strategic Plans for the Macro on the Web l The creation of a graphical inter- Development (MADS) and the Institute Basins established since 2012 and the of Hydrology, Meteorology and Envi- face to make data available on the structuring of Macro Basin Committees ronmental Studies (IDEAM) on basin CorpoBoyaca website; (CARMAC). governance and the implementation of l Integrated wastewater manage- instruments adapted to the national At the same time, technical support ment on the scale of a department context, as part of the process of was provided to the Water Resources or a micro river basin.

Ecuador Basin Councils in Ecuador: fostering participation

the Adour-Garonne Water Agency and On the other hand, two guides were It provides access to all the maps IOWater, INBO Secretariat. drafted for water information systems. produced for the inventory of the Two areas have especially been A specific module was developed basins as well as practical information the subject of closer cooperation: as part of the Ecuadorian National for the members of the Basin Councils. The Rio Portoviejo On the one hand, participatory Information System. planning, through the constitution of Support to the National Water Secreta- River Basin Councils in the 9 River riat (SENAGUA) for the development of Basin Districts according to the 2014 Integrated Water Resources Manage- Water Law. ment in Ecuador, co-financed by the Mechanisms adapted to the Ecuadorian Adour-Garonne Water Agency (AEAG), context were proposed. continued in 2017 both at the level of the Rio Portoviejo pilot Basin in the To support the Basin Councils, Local province of Manabí, and at the national River Basin Planning Units (UPHL) level for all the basins. have advanced in the preparation of an inventory, as well as in participatory The work was part of the memorandum assessments. of understanding signed in the spring of 2016 by SENAGUA, the Ministry The initial methodological exchanges Coordinating Strategic Sectors have thus been concretized in practice. (MICSE), the French Embassy, Land cover map produced by the project

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Latin America Brazil International Conference of the PCJ Basins Planning for extreme events

22 Future Water Sustainability Goals In Brazil, the politicization of the water were defined for raising the community topic leads to delays in investments awareness and guiding contingency and in the development of the sector in measures to be taken in the Basin the country. Management Plans and Municipal MURILO F. DE SANT'ANNA Water Resources Plans. PCJ Consortium [email protected] The International Conference espe- www.agua.org.br cially highlighted that the secret to water resources sustainability is the long-term planning and the pricing values used for the society to become www.agua.org.br aware of the real value of water. 100 people participated in the International Conference

The occurrence of extreme hydrological the PCJ Consortium in July 2017, as events requires changes in the plan- part of the Brazil Forum for Environ- ning of water resources management. mental Management, in the city of Climate change is resulting in changes Campinas. in rainfalls and droughts that are not The event was also part of the activities foreseen in the basin plans. An example of the Networks of Basin Organizations of this is the PCJ Basins, in the State of th São Paulo, that have experienced for the preparation of the 8 World a serious water crisis between 2014 Water Forum, which will take place in and 2015, and currently still receive March 2018, in Brasília. irregular precipitations. The PCJ Consortium is aware of the This subject was the theme of the impacts of climate change on the International Conference, organized by management of water resources:

ADASA - Federal District of Brasilia Training program on Integrated Water Resources Management

In the field of water resources manage- policy defined by the Federal District In 2016, the Federal District suffered l Data and information management, ment, the Regulatory Agency for Water, Water Law and for technical and institu- from an exceptional drought which led measurement networks and Sanitation and Energy of the Federal tional support to the three Federal to rationing decreed by the ADASA for regulations; District of Brasilia (ADASA) is respon- District Basin Committees. the whole territory. l Governance, scarcity management sible for the implementation of the As part of the cooperation with and adaptation to climate change; IOWater, INBO Secretariat, laun- l Environmental Contracts (rivers, ched in 2016, the program conti- water bodies). nued in 2017 with the specialization The practical part of this training took in France of the managers of strate- place in the French “Alpes Maritimes” gic projects for water resources and the “Alpes de Haute Provence” with management in the District. the organizations in charge of the imple- The training, focusing on 5 modules, mentation of water management policies was carried out in Sophia-Antipolis: in the Siagne, Var and Verdon River Basins.

l Principles of integrated water resources management (IWRM); Visits in the “Alpes-Maritimes” l Basin Management Plans;

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Latin America

Departamento Internacional Brazil da Água

“HYDRUS-Brasil” Training Center on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change

The “HYDRUS-Brasil” association It gathered 35 participants repre- The inauguration of the managerial

Departamento Internacional da Água continued its development in 2017, as senting the various governmental training center, took place in Brasilia

Centro de Capacitação sobre a Água e a Adaptação à Mudança Climática Brasília DF part of the Action Plan for Water and institutions in charge of managing on 17 April, in the presence of the Climate supported by the French water and the environment in the ADASA Director-President, the Chief of Federal District; Staff of the Governor of the Federal Capacitações Ministry of Ecology and Solidarity- profissionnais 2017 District, the Ambassador of France in based Transition (MTES): l Two digital training modules for e-learning were developed in Brazil and INBO Secretary General; ÁGUA E A ADAPTAÇÃO l A pilot training course on À MUDANÇA Portuguese on the themes of CLIMÁTICA www.hydruscapacitacao.com.br “Adaptation to Climate Change “Efficiency of drinking water Documento de trabalho preliminar in Basin Management Plans” supply systems and leak detec- was organized on 18 and 19 April in tion” and “Energy saving in water

Com o apoio do Ministério francês Ministère de l’Environnement, Departamento de l’Energie do Meio Ambiente Internacional et de la Mer UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE da Água Energia e do Mar Brasilia with the support of ADASA. and sanitation utilities”.

Triangular cooperation for better basin management

For four years, the Brazilian State At the same time, with the technical and A student from the University of Maine prepare the collective elaboration and of Rio Grande do Sul has benefited financial help of the Loire-Brittany Water completed a six-month internship in execution of the projects that the Basin from a cooperation program involving Agency, a technical and methodological the Rio Ibicuí Basin, developing a Agency, which is being created, will be the Basin Organizations of the support was provided for starting a pilot digital model called SWAT (Soil and able to finance. Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiai Water Assessment Tool). project in the Rio Ibicuí Basin, one of All the actions carried out under this Rivers (PCJ) and the French Loire- the 25 river basins of Rio Grande do Sul. Its outcomes support, if need be, the triangular cooperation will be highlighted Brittany Water Agency. Inspired by the example of the Local importance of measurement networks during the next World Water Forum, and information systems for effective In this context, the officials of the Rio Contracts of the Loire-Brittany Basin, to be held in Brasilia in March 2018. Grande do Sul State services and Basin a “Pact for water management in the water management on the scale of a Committees made technical visits Ibicuí Basin” was signed in November large river basin. in several Brazilian States and in 2016 by all the partners and began The hiring of a project manager and France, in order to study the functio- to be implemented in 2017. facilitators is also planned, in order to ning of various models of existing Basin Agencies. . But none of the presented models satisfactorily meets the expectations and constraints of this State of southern Brazil, where the law has been planning the creation of agencies for more than twenty years. On the other hand, the managers involved in the cooperation project have developed a new model, based on a partnership with a regional development bank. This innovative model is the subject of a draft decree, currently in its finali- zation phase. Its effective application now depends on the decision of the Government. On-site training

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Latin America Peru AGENCE DE L EAU ARTOIS . PICARDIE

Cooperation in the Quilca-Chili Basin

The choice of the Quilca Chili Pilot Basin was strategic in view of the experience accumulated by the local team and the ambition of the managers to consolidate their action at regional and national level. The project is coming to an end with a very positive assessment of the actions carried out in the Quilca-Chili pilot Basin. Strategic topics were identified for an extension of this cooperation in 2018:

l Institutional organization, training in decision-making by basin organizations;

l Training of operators of water and sanitation services;

l Information systems and basin Rio Chili in Arequipa observatories; In recent years, the National Water financial mechanisms as part of a Joint work focused on four key areas: l Plans for basins and hydrographic regions; Authority (ANA) has developed an project financed by the World Bank and l Economic mechanisms (fees, Sustainable financing of actions ambitious river basin management then by the Artois-Picardy Water Agency. water funds); l of general interest at basin level. policy at national level, accompa- In 2016 and 2017, this cooperation l Participation (sharing of experience nied at the end of 2012 by a new program focused on the Rio Chili Basin to improve the representativeness Géraldine AUBERT method for calculating fees aiming to strengthen the Autonomous of the “CRHC)”; Artois Picardy Water Agency for water uses and wastewater [email protected] Water Authority of this river basin and l Planning (adaptation to climate www.eau-artois-picardie.fr discharges. to consolidate the fees and the Water change); www.ana.gob.pe IOWater, INBO Secretariat, intervened Resources Council of the Quilca-Chili l A case study in the Quilca-Chili to advise ANA in setting up these Basin (CRHC). Basin.

Artois Picardy Water Agency brings an expertise on water fees

In the cooperation program initiated in implemented for fish processing 2013 for five years with the National industries. Water Authority (ANA) in Peru in the Experts’ missions also focused on Rio Chili Basin, the French Artois financing the Program of Measures of Picardy Water Agency has provided the Management Plan as well as on the an additional support to the Peruvian Basin Committees’ representativeness. fees system but also a sharing about the operation of Basin Committees. Peruvian experts were particularly interested by the French fees for The Artois Picardy Water Agency discussing economic activities and especially with Peruvian experts at the ANA in Arequipa on the methods of recovery www.eau-artois-picardie.fr

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Latin America Argentina and Uruguay Navigation on the Uruguay River The Administrative Commission for the Uruguay River (CARU) is a binational Argentine/ Uruguayan organization, whose main functions are to monitor, regulate, plan and manage the water resources of the Uruguay River. To this end, measures are being taken to improve the integrated management of the Uruguay River. This involves, among other things, the hydraulic and environmental monito- Port of Concepción on the Uruguay ring of the river, the preservation of For many decades, commercial shipping Currently, dredging has started to dams and locks which, in addition to resources, the control of floods and low on the river has only been possible in maintain the navigation of Panamax- navigation, will bring additional waters, the integral and sustainable use the first 350 kilometers of the Río de la type ocean vessels and improve the benefits such as: hydropower, drinking of the river for the production of hydro- Plata estuary up to the cities of Salto section up to Paysandú-Salto for water, irrigation and the mitigation of power and drinking water, for irrigation (Uruguay) and Concordia (Argentina). convoys of 4 loaded barges. extreme events (floods and droughts) and river transport. In the future, it is planned to connect becoming more and more frequent and intense, due to the effects of climate the upstream sections with the down- change. stream one of the Salto Grande dam in a first stage, to allow navigation up to Monte Caseros (Argentina) and Bella Mr. Marcos Di Giuseppe Technical Secretary Unión (Uruguay). Administrative Commission for the Uruguay River Later, the challenge will be to extend (CARU) [email protected] navigation upstream to the cities of Paso de los Libres (Argentina) and www.caru.org.uy Uruguaiana (Brazil). Conference of the President and Vice President of CARU A final stage will allow navigation to the As part of this last objective, it is planned During the last decades, thanks to cities of Santo Tomé (Argentina) and to develop a navigation infrastructure dredging work and signaling systems, Sao Borja (Brazil), approx. 800 km along the river. Actions are being taken oceanic vessels have been able to distant from the ocean. to continuously improve navigability reach Concepción del Uruguay and To enable navigation upstream of the conditions. river transport to go up to Paysandú Salto Grande dam, dredging is planned, (Uruguay). supplementing the construction of

CARU President and Vice President Uruguay River Basin (Cap. Nav. ® Gastón Silbermann)

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Asia China The China-Europe Water Platform

The 5th Annual Conference of the China-Europe Platform was held The European Union will provide a on 21 and 22 September in Turku, €6 million financial support to Finland. the Platform’s activities, through a It gathered about 400 participants from “Partnership Instrument”, which will 22 countries, with a large Chinese co-finance actions on the four working delegation from the Ministry of Water themes and provide support to the Resources, institutions under its Secretariat. authority, and companies. The Hai River Basin, which has been the Mr. Chen Lei, Chinese Minister of subject of a French-Chinese bilateral Water Resources and Mr. Karmenu cooperation since 2012, will be the Ministerial Conference in Turku - Finland Vella, EU Commissioner for the Envi- reference basin for testing the applica- The China-Europe Water Platform More than 20 Member States of the ronment, signed a Memorandum on tion of the WFD principles in China. (CEWP) was established in 2012 European Union have shown their the establishment of an EU-China The Finnish and Portuguese partners will carry out activities on the Taihu Lake with the goal of promoting coope- interest, and 10 of them take a signi- Water Dialogue. They signed the Turku Declaration with representatives of and Shanghai Region respectively. ration between these 2 large ficant part in facilitating the Platform. 12 Member States. This 4-year project amounting to regions of the world. It has been France is leader of the topic “water management and ecological security”, In a village of 60 stands, nearly €1.9 million started in January 2018. addressing the major issues related in partnership with Finland and Portugal. 180 BtoB meetings were organized to water and sustainable develop- with the economic stakeholders. ment through high-level political dialogue, technical and scientific exchanges and the promotion of innovative technologies. Four topics are being covered:

l Water management and ecological security,

l Water in rural areas and food security,

l Water in urban areas, High Level Seminar – Beijing – 6 December 2017 l Water and energy.

Seminar on participatory management in basins A high-level seminar was held It allowed exchanging with the Chinese sectors, mainly from Estonia, France, on 6 December 2017 in Beijing, Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), Finland and Portugal. co-financed by the European its 7 Basin Commissions and their The seminar, whose work was facilitated Delegation in China, to present the specialized institutes on their concerns by Mr. Eric Tardieu, INBO Permanent feedbacks from the cooperation and their expectations from the Technical Secretary, was opened by in the Hai River Basin and the European partners for support regar- Mr. Liu Zhiguang, Director General of practices of European countries in ding good practices and innovative Cooperation at MWR, Mr. Chris Wood, basin management and ecological technologies. Head of the Delegation of the European security. Nearly 60 Chinese participants took Union in China and Mr. Jean-Baptiste Mr. Eric Tardieu part in the work, accompanied, on the Main de Boissière, Minister Counselor and Mr. LinChao European side, by some thirty repre- at the French Embassy in Beijing. from the Hai Commission sentatives of the public and private

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Asia China French-Chinese cooperation on integrated management in the Hai River Basin

At the same time, IOWater has provided:

l The identification of the specific needs of Chinese partners for technical solutions to address the main problems encountered in the pilot basins;

l The inventory of French compa- nies potentially interested in the Chinese market, as part of a joint action with the competitive- Steering Committee - Tianjin - March 2017 ness clusters and the clusters of the “France Water Team” Network; As part of an agreement signed in 2009 Year 2017 was marked by an analysis l Water data: l A connection, during the project’s between the Ministry of Ecology and of the situation in the Luan Basin, and improved management and access conclusion seminar, with the support Sustainable Development (France) and by the drafting of a guidance document to the data necessary for the of the China Water Enterprises the Ministry of Water Resources describing the feedback from the preparation of Basin Management Confederation (CWEC). (China), a solid cooperation developed French-Chinese cooperation for the Plans; The conclusion seminar of the FEXTE and allowed the testing and adaptation implementation of participatory basin l Discharge standards: project was held on 5 December in of French institutional and technical management according to the principles recommendations on the evolution Tianjin. It allowed presenting the project solutions in line with European practices of the European Water Framework of discharge standards and link achievements to a wide audience to meet the challenges of the Chinese Directive. with the quality objectives set for including institutions and local authorities water crisis. As an accompaniment to the historical watercourses; of the Hai River Basin, as well as The cooperation project for Integrated institutional component, an economic representatives of French and Chinese l Wetlands: Water Resources Management in the component, financed by the AFD- companies interested in a collaboration. Hai River Basin, launched in 2011 and implemented FEXTE tool, enabled the analysis and recommendations on coordinated on the French side by realization of complementary technical wetland restoration projects, a com- IOWater, INBO Secretariat, with the expert appraisals in the following ponent carried out by Biotope follo- support of the Seine-Normandy Water areas: wing a call for tenders. Agency, SIAAP and the Great Lakes of the Seine, helped to test the applica-

Ministère de la Transition écologique tion of new governance tools in the et solidaire Zhou River Pilot Sub-Basin with very practical results: production of an analysis of the situation of water resources, establishment of an opera- tional coordination group for water management and a management plan and action plan with an investment program estimated at 9 billion Yuan. This project entered its 3rd phase in 2016 with the replication of the approach used on a much larger basin, that of the Luan (50,000 km²), in a context of adaptation to climate change whose effects are already very marked Technical visit of the drainage system in Beijing - March 2017 in this Northeast region of China.

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Asia Cambodia The Stung Sen Basin Program of Measures

Agencies, increased the help provi- The participants were able to This study visit also allowed the ded to the Cambodian Government improve their use of the sampling Cambodian partners to discover the and the Tonle Sap Authority for the equipment and techniques and the techniques for sanitation and waste visit of the Regional Water Laboratory implementation of the pilot Stung management with the visit of the Visit of the Metz wastewater of the city of Limoges allowed them HAGANIS wastewater treatment plant Sen River Basin Management Plan. treatment plant to visualize the analytical techniques, in Metz in particular, and to meet the The third phase of this project, A study visit in the Rhine-Meuse the organization of a water laboratory authorities of the Rhine-Meuse Basin which was supported by the Loire- River Basin was organized in June and the “sampling service”. during the meeting of the Basin Brittany and Rhine-Meuse Water 2017. Committee on 3 June 2017.

Laos

Strengthening IWRM in two pilot basins

The third phase of the project to streng- feedback and results with the main l The development of the Laos then IWRM took place in a context of institutional water stakeholders in Laos, Water Information System recent legislative evolution in Laos with and presenting them the lines of work “LaoWIS”; the National Assembly’s revision of the planned for the future. The Data Management team continued Law on Water and Water Resources In 2017, the technical teams of the to feed the database with data from the in May 2017 and the reorganization Department of Water Resources (DWR) DWR and its partners. A workshop was of MoNRE. of MoNRE organized their work along organized in Vientiane to increase Field surveys in the Nam Sa - Nam Kadan Basin It ended with the organization of two lines: coordination with these partners. an interministerial workshop on l Integrated Management in the Following these field surveys, training 14 December 2017, on the premises second pilot basin of “Nam Sa on data valuation was carried out by the of the Ministry of Water Resources and - Nam Kadan”. French experts so that the DWR team Environment, that allowed sharing the The team in charge of the characteri- could produce a first set of maps and zation of the Nam Sa - Nam Kadan then a basin characterization report. Basin carried out two field assignments The French experts continued to to collect data useful for analyzing provide technical support to the the situation in the basin. During these two missions, 37 village chiefs members of the Secretariat of the were interviewed on socioeconomic Nam Ngum Basin Committee Workshop on the Laos Water issues related to water use and (NNRBCS) in the implementation Information System management. of the Basin Management Plan.

Myanmar

Basin Management The Loire-Brittany Water Agency is In particular, a training course on the Fundamental work was done to Training in Naypyitaw supporting a pilot project in Myanmar. concepts and tools used was organized collect the data necessary for Year 2017 marked the beginning of a in Naypyitaw and attended by members the characterization of the Balu of the Ministries of Natural Resources new process of Integrated Manage- River Basin from the specialized and Environmental Conservation, Trans- ment in the Pilot Balu River Basin. services. port and Communication, Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, as well as local stakeholders in the Balu Basin.

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Central Asia Kazakhstan Syr-Darya River Basin Marrakech and supported The expected results for the Syr-Darya Update and adoption of a Program The Syr-Darya River / l Aral Sea Basin by the French Ministry of Basin are as follows: of Measures with the implementa- Ecological and Solida- l Development of a Flood and tion of selected “soft” measures; rity-Based Transition Drought Management Plan; l Establishment of a Basin Water (MTES), a project aims to l Revision and adoption of the River Information System, which will improve water gover- Basin Management Plan integra- provide new water-related data nance in Kazakhstan. ting the aspects of drought and services. Field visits and 2 work- flood management; shops were jointly orga- This project will be presented to the As part of the Global Climate Action nized with the National Water Authority interested donors. Agenda, launched at the COP22 in and the Syr Darya Basin Authority. Assessment of crop water requirements Amu Darya River Basin The Amu Darya Basin is shared by The research results showed that the Dr. Stulina Galina, Solodky Gergy, The Amu Darya Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and observed global warming made earlier International Fund for the Aral Sea saving Interstate Turkmenistan. sowing possible and would shorten SIC ICWC Information Center A research work was done as part of the crop development phases and the [email protected] PEER Project “Transboundary water growing season and would decrease management for the Amu Darya water requirements. adaptation to climate change uncer- The Wurzburg University’s REMO tainties” implemented by SIC-ICWC model was used for forecasts of with the financial support of USAID. climate change until 2050. www.sic.icwc-aral.uz Kyrgyzstan / Kazakhstan Water Accountability in the Transboundary Chu-Talas River Basins The “Water Accountability in the Trans- l The development of new capabili- l At basin and national levels, l At transboundary level, data boundary Chu-Talas River Basins” ties for planning, operational ana- the national and basin authorities sharing will be reinforced with project is financed by the Swiss Agency lysis as well as reporting and data will have access to new informa- regular production of joint bulletins. for Development and Cooperation and knowledge exchange. tion services (reports, indicators, (SDC). Whereas in the existing system, data bulletins, maps); It aims at promoting a modern water had in many cases to be communicated resources management in the Chu-Talas via fax and or telephone, with a modern River Basins. digital system, the users, at the level The activities, which started in December of Water Users’ Associations, will be 2016, focus on the modernization of able to immediately query selected demand planning and of the water data on their computer terminals or distribution system. tablets. They include: The main expected results are:

l The full digitization and automa- l At local level, the water allocation tion of the current accounting for irrigation will be followed on First delineation procedures; line on tablet, on a daily basis; of the irrigation unit

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Eastern Europe and Caucasus “EUWI+ for Eastern Partnership” Basin management and WFD implementation in 6 Eastern European and Caucasian countries

l Provide technical support for the Armenia (Sevan, Hazdan) Azerbaijan development of a pilot River Basin (Kura upstream of Mingachevir Reservoir), Management Plan (RBMP) in a Belarus (Pripyat), Georgia (Alazani / basin district of the country, with Iori, Khrami / Debed) Moldova (Prut) a transfer of competences for and Ukraine (Dnepr- phase 1). transposition into other basins; The project is coordinated with the l Build capacity for the implementation various water cooperation initiatives of key RBMP measures related, and builds on the results and lessons in particular, to the European learned from the EU's regional projects Directives on Urban Wastewater, in Eastern Partnership countries, This 4-year project (2016-2020) is The project progress is monitored at Nitrates, Floods, etc.; including “Environmental Protection part of the flagship action of the high level by the Ministries responsible of International River Basins (EPIRB)” l Build capacities for monitoring European Commission in the field of for the Environment and Water Manage- (2012-2016). water status; ment in each one of these 6 countries. water resources management under the This ambitious project is taking place l Develop and strengthen national Eastern Partnership (EP). To ensure real and sustainable progress under the auspices of UNECE and water databases and ensure data It was initiated by the European in participatory basin planning and OECD, which lead the interministerial compliance with the Shared Commission’s Directorate-General for monitoring, the project combines a process of National Dialogues, and Environmental Information System European Neighborhood Policy and capacity-building effort with the esta- UBA (Austrian Environment Agency), (SEIS) principles for data collection Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), blishment of local expertise. It thus leader of the Consortium of Member- and sharing; which is the main financial support, follows an innovative intermediary States, which is directly in charge of with co-financing to be provided by the approach between technical assistance l Organize stakeholders’ participation surface and ground water monitoring participating Member States (Austria and institutional twinning between at each level, especially that of the aspects and support for laboratory and France). countries. In each country, it plans to: basin, with the setting up of Basin accreditation. Committees. It increases the convergence with the l Improve the legal and regulatory EU water-related Directives in six frameworks in the spirit of the WFD The development of participatory provisions; EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Eastern neighbor countries: Armenia, management will be tested in BRINGING EASTERN EUROPEAN PARTNERS CLOSER TO THE EU Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova several pilot basins: and the Ukraine.

Moldova

The Moldovan and Artois Picardy Water Agencies renew their cooperation agreement

A roundtable on wastewater was on water management and protection organized by the Moldovan Ministry of water resources as well as on the of the Environment during the World implementation of the European Water Water Day on Wednesday 22 March Framework Directive. 2017. The Moldovan Water Agency took advantage of this event to renew Géraldine AUBERT its cooperation agreement with the Artois Picardy Water Agency [email protected] French Artois Picardy Water Agency. French website: www.eau-artois-picardie.fr The terms of the agreement, which lasts Moldovan website: http://www.apelemoldovei.gov.md/ for five years, focus on institutional, scientific and technical cooperation

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Europe “RAINMAN CE 968” - Integrated Heavy Rain Risk Management

The partners discussed the concepts of Mariusz Adynkiewicz-Piragas, assessment and mapping of heavy Iwona Zdralewicz Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – rains risks in selected 7 pilot areas National Research Institute (Poland) with different geographic characteris- [email protected] tics. During the implementation of the http://www.interreg-central.eu/ project, local authorities will receive Content.Node/RAINMAN.html tools for testing the best management of heavy rains risks. RAINMAN project partners in Vienna, 5 October 2017 Ten Partners from Germany, Austria, The main expected outputs are:

Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary and l New tools for assessment of heavy Poland started the joint development of rain risks; practice-oriented innovative methods Innovative forecast and smart and new tools to reduce fatalities and l damages due to heavy rainfalls. warning tools; The Lead Partner is the Saxon State l Measures to reduce health and Office for Environment, Agriculture and environmental damages, as well as Geology from Germany. to improve emergency response. The project will be implemented from The project was launched on First workshop organized by the Environment Agency Austria, July 2017 to June 2020. 4-5 October 2017, in Vienna. Vienna 4 October 2017

Indicators of European countries to assess water status

For physicochemical quality elements, morphological characteristics of each the analysis aimed to compare the country). limits used by the 9 selected countries On the other hand, although the (France, Luxembourg, Belgium (Flanders), methods are sometimes quite distinct, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Germany, the inter-calibration work carried out in Spain and the United Kingdom). the Member States allows obtaining an identical result whatever the method Regarding the biological quality used. elements, comparison was done on the A study identified the indicators used The information was collected directly main measured criteria. It has shown significant differences in the methods Stéphanie Laronde by the Member States for the Assess- from the professionals in charge of this International Office for Water ment of Water Status as part of their assessment during interviews and used, mainly related to the characte- [email protected] report on the implementation of the exchanges. It led to the drafting of ristics of the measurement stations Water Framework Directive. comparative summaries. (adaptations according to the hydro- www.iowater.org/documentary-portal

Invasive Alien Species

The experiences of European countries to detect them Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are introduction and propagation of invasive examples of practices in various considered to be one of the main alien species aims to address this European countries as well as recom- / pWDWGHFRQVHUYDWLRQ GHVKDELWDWVHWGHV mendations for the implementation HVSqFHVDTXDWLTXHV causes of the loss of biodiversity issue. G HDXGRXFHG LQWpUrW FRPPXQDXWDLUH in the world. A study on the monitoring and routes of the European regulation. -XOLH0$*1,(5 .DWHOO3(7,7 The 2014 European regulation on the of IAS introduction and propagation 6WpSKDQLH/$521'( 0DUV 201 prevention and management of the presents bibliographic elements,

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Europe 15th “EUROPE-INBO 2017” Conference 20- 23 September 2017 - Dublin – Ireland

The 15th “EUROPE-INBO” Inter- Giving thought on the future of water Innovative projects should be promoted The Paris Pact on “Water and national Conference took place in policy in Europe must rely more on and the provision of adequate financial Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Dublin-Malahide, Ireland, from experts from Basin Organizations. and technical support should increase. Change in the Basins of Rivers, 20 to 23 September 2017. The review of the Directive must be Enabled by the gradual implemen- Lakes and Aquifers” launched by The participants, coming from concerned with a better citizens’ tation of the INSPIRE Directive, the INBO in partnership with the United 33 countries, discussed, in four round- acceptance in order to achieve development of information systems Nations Economic Commission for tables, the current crucial issues related greater efficiency. and their interoperability will be Europe (UNECE) during COP21, clearly summarizes the priority actions to be to water resources management in the This implies that the objectives are the key drivers of this better integra- implemented for adaptation in basins. European Union, such as: understandable to the people, accessible tion by extending them to climate l The future of the Water Framework and appropriate, and that progress change data in a context of great As a follow-up to this pact, an inventory Directive (WFD) to be reviewed in made is recognized. uncertainty. The current system is of innovative projects and successful still largely insufficient to assess experiences in adapting to climate 2019; It is necessary to improve water gover- the real status of water and envi- change in pilot basins should allow for l Adaptation to climate change in nance by better involving Local Authori- ronments and their evolution in the dissemination of knowledge and a basins; ties and the economic field stakeholders. many EU territories. better sharing of good practices and l Stakeholder and public participation The arrangements for allocating Euro- The preparation of the 3rd cycle of River the use of a common language and in water resources management; pean funds must be simplified in order Basin Management Plans for 2022- references. to enable more efficient and sustainable l New threats for aquatic environments. 2027 must already be initiated, with a Better integration between the investments to meet the needs of the least Workshops allowed, on the one hand, more realistic definition of the objec- WFD, the Flood Risk Management developed countries of the European discussing the organization of water tives to be achieved and by taking into Directive and the Marine Strategy Union. data management and reporting to the account the UN Sustainable Develop- Directive should be sought for, Commission, and, on the other hand The “one out, all out” principle, ment Goals including SDG6, as well as especially when defining climate presenting the progress made by the applied to the assessment of the Paris Agreement on Climate. change adaptation measures to be “Good Status”, masks the progress European cooperation “EcoCuencas” Regarding adaptation to climate incorporated into the Basin Manage- recorded and is demobilizing for project, whose purpose is the develop- change in the freshwater sector, the ment Plans and Programs of Measures. the stakeholders involved at all ment of financial mechanisms, with a COP 21 of Paris in 2015 and the COP The application of these Directives levels. view to sustainable development, for 22 of Marrakech in 2016 demonstrated is still too sector-based and too adaptation to climate change in pilot The WFD should evolve on a wider the need to accelerate without delay often depending on separate basins in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador basis of proven scientific advances. A the implementation of appropriate administrative services! and Peru. cautious approach to revising it should actions to be quickly included in the The participants formulated many be a continuation of the process, with a Basin Management Plans. recommendations on all these particular focus on improving the topics during these workshops and effectiveness of field actions. the four roundtables. Indeed, there is a need to improve the It was recalled that, despite efforts operational conditions for its imple- made to reduce the pressures mentation by both a more pragmatic of human activities on water approach, based on reliable data, to the resources, the goal of “Good Status” objectives and deadlines to be achie- of Water Bodies will not be achieved ved, and by the inclusion of the WFD in all basins by the 2017 deadline. into a European water policy better integrated in the other EU sectoral poli- cies (agriculture, energy, transport, marketing of chemicals, etc.).

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“TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EUROPEAN WATER DIRECTIVES”

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Europe 15th “EUROPE-INBO 2017” Conference 20- 23 September 2017 - Dublin – Ireland

The conference also examined various international cooperation initiatives for the development of good governance in the basins and sub-basins of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia or of the Mediterranean area. These examples show that the EU and the Member States must maintain a high level of solidarity with the neighbor countries and help funding good governance. The implementation of the principles and tools of the European Closing ceremony © INBO - C. Runel Directives in these countries of the Neighborhood Area, supported by Given the development of water shor- Stakeholders’ information and partici- As regards the emerging environ- Twinning Projects with Member Coun- pation in decision-making processes mental issues, improved know- tages in many EU regions, it is beco- tries in particular, allows for a signifi- ming essential to better manage water from the start should still be developed ledge and better measurement cant improvement in water governance demand, foster water savings and for greater ownership of the measures tools enable to show new threats to and enables transboundary coopera- especially to improve the recycling of and actions of the Basin Management aquatic environments: new pollu- tion, when the case arises. treated wastewater and the Nature Plans. tants coming from the human, animal The participants congratulated Based Solutions. or plant health protection sector, new Public access to monitoring results Mr. Jean LAUNAY, President of the hazardous substances or micro-pollu- These adaptation measures must and to knowledge about water and French National Water Committee, for tants, endocrine disrupters. be based on a multisectoral aquatic environments, their status and the masterful way in which he fulfilled approach with all economic sectors evolution, is an obligation that facili- More difficult to control than organic with determination and success the having an impact on the concerned tates this ownership and therefore pollution, these pollutants, that are chairmanship of the EUROPE-INBO areas, basins and sub-basins. improves effectiveness. present in small quantities, can enter group during the year 2016/2017. Sectoral policies (energy, agricul- From the start, the WFD emphasized the food chain with harmful effects on The Presidency of the EUROPE- ture, urban planning, transport, the need for public participation in the health or the environment. INBO Group for the coming year recreational activities, fisheries drafting of Basin Management Plans. Aquatic environments also have to deal has been entrusted to Ireland until and fish farming, etc.) and the This participation is based not only on with the quick development of invasive the next conference in 2018 to be adaptation measures that concern the setting up of decision-making or alien species for which the remedies held in Seville, Spain, from 17 them, must also be integrated and consultative bodies at different local are poorly understood. to 20 October 2018. consistent. levels but also on a relevant represen- Finally, river basins suffer from the effects The development of new Programs of tation of the different categories of of hydromorphological changes induced Measures should be an opportunity to users in these bodies. by human actions (river works, works on improve or reinforce some adaptation It is also necessary to enhance the the banks, obstacles to flow, etc.). actions already present in current public understanding of the challenges All this inevitably leads to a degradation of www.inbo-news.org programs, taking into account the ahead and efforts must be made for the environmental assets, this is why it is evolutions that will be highlighted by consultations to mobilize more users essential to bring water and biodiversity www.inbo-news.org the improvement of local knowledge with better representativeness so that policies closer and to give priority to Nature Basin Management on climate change and its effects on the financial efforts needed are unders- Based Solutions, whenever possible. territories, uses and environments. on the Web tood and accepted. The participants in “EUROPE-INBO” The stakeholders’ and public invol- The participants in “EUROPE-INBO” Conference highlighted the need to vement in basin management is Conference stressed the importance of take actions that are more effective and crucial for improving water these participatory approaches to more respectful of nature to find the resources management. achieve better results in water best remedies to this degradation of resources management. our aquatic heritage. www.inbo-news.org

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Europe “Peer-to-Peer”

Renewal of the cooperation mechanism between European basins for the implementation of the Water Framework and Flood Directives!

In November 2017, the DG Environ- This new Peer-to-Peer project aims Linked to the Common Implementation =13>6+?/.<' Localization 819.819.1:.2>'1B?16*)'436'*/1':. '' 1'/*6'34)16*?1B>21 ment of the European Commission to provide basin organizations with Strategy (CIS), the mechanism also of5116'819.1:'?63C1<*'151 European.191'861 '?63C1: <*' @.)*6.,A*.32'' experts selected the consortium composed of a simple, voluntary and targeted includes 5 online seminars to disseminate $%" IOWater, INBO Secretariat, (France- system to allow mutual learning the best practices. '" All materials,•! related$)"*+,-.//012/" to the Peer Review lead partner), the National Institute of among peers on the WFD and 13"425.-./5"3-16""" '" Hydrology and Water Management Floods Directive implementation. Mechanism of $$"78"the previous" phase and &"

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During the last decades, several Rhine (CCNR), thus the three “Rhine about the impacts of low flows on the On top of that, scientists expect low flow periods occurred with Commissions”, have decided to navigation were presented. more frequent summer low flow severe impacts on the different address this issue by organizing Examples of monitoring, management events in the future. This will lead uses of the Rhine. the international symposium “Low and mitigation measures were also the public authorities, scientists and For that reason the International flows in the Rhine catchment” on presented. users of water resources in the Rhine 20-21 September 2017 in Basel. Basin to improve the resilience of the Commission for the Hydrology of the In a nutshell, one of the main outcomes It gathered around 70 participants. river and its environment. Rhine Basin (CHR) with the support of of the workshop is that low flows in the Swiss Federal Office for the Envi- The first results of the ICPR and the the Rhine are not being worse than ronment (FOEN), the International CIPMS (International Commissions for 100 years ago but are nowadays affecting More information can be found on: Commission for the Protection of the the Protection of the Moselle and numerous – more or less vulnerable - Adrian Schmid-Breton Rhine (ICPR) and the Central Com- Sarre) expert groups on low flows as uses (navigation, industry, agriculture, IKSR-CIPR-ICBR-ICPR [email protected] mission for the Navigation of the well as information from the CCNR energy production, etc.). The water demand is increasing in the Rhine Basin. Low flows can impact aquatic www.chr-khr.org ecosystems, especially when they occur together with higher water temperature. www.iksr.org

Low flow in the Rhine in November 2015 (Koblenz, Germany) The ICPR presenting preliminary results during the symposium

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Europe Water Information Systems facilitating transboundary management in the Rhine river basin

The International Commission for the Rhine Warning and Alarm Plan Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) deve- The ICPR has strengthened its interna- lops, manages or uses different types tional Warning and Alarm Plan (WAP). of Water Information Systems (WIS) The WAP is more and more used as an which are essential tools for the cross- instrument for exchanging reliable border exchange and compilation of information on sudden water pollution data within the Rhine River Basin. measured by monitoring stations along However, the prerequisite for all water the Rhine, Neckar, Main and smaller information systems remains a real and tributaries. well-organized exchange between The “Rhine Atlas” is a supra-national Rhine Atlas (flood risk maps) the working bodies that collect and awareness tool comprising aggregated forecasting. National mobile applica- different uses of the Rhine. This could produce data related to water quality flood hazard and risk maps of the tions like “Meine Pegel” (my gauges) be the basis for a possible Low Water and quantity issues in the basin. countries, available on the website of disseminate information and warnings Monitoring Network. The International the ICPR. It is raising risk awareness, For the purpose of data management on water levels. Commissions for the Protection of the supporting the implementation of related to the implementation of The GIS instrument “ICPR FloRiAn Moselle and the Saar (ICPMS) are both the European Water Framework preventive measures in flood-prone (Flood Risk Analysis)” aimed at eva- already testing such a system on the Directive and the Floods Directive areas and represents a database for risk luating the effect of measures to reduce main tributary of the Rhine, the within the Rhine Basin, the ICPR has calculations. flood risk and at estimating its future Moselle. concluded a cooperation agreement Flood forecasting and announcement evolution. The ICPR uses this tool to with the German Federal Institute of contribute to reducing damage in case assess risk reduction and evolution Hydrology (BfG) comprising the use of of a flood event. along the Rhine taking into account the the Water portal “WasserBLIcK” (data Therefore, the Rhine countries coope- impacts of measures. exchange and hosting platform) and rate at an international level when The ICPR is currently analyzing past the production of different maps for the exchanging data on discharge and low flow events and investigating into general and specialized public. precipitation and using them for flood the consequences of low water on Participation of stakeholders within the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR)

The ICPR grants an observer status to (WFD) and Floods Directive (FD) development of different “products” Consequently, those plans are available Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) actively involved in ICPR work. (brochures, reports, plans and programs). to the public and the observers for a and other stakeholders, thus giving ➋ Intergovernmental organizations (IGO) Further, the WFD and FD strongly period of six months prior to their them the possibility to participate in such as other river commissions require public consultation and publication. Received requests for the plenary assemblies and in working or the International Commission participation in the process of drafting adaptation of the draft and questions and expert groups. The observer status for the Navigation of the Rhine. River Basin Management Plans and from the public and observers are then offers public participation to a certain discussed in detail within the ICPR ➌ Non-Governmental Organizations flood risk management plans of the extent and enables information disse- (NGO). The ICPR considers the bodies in charge, if necessary integrated Rhine Basin. mination to a larger public. NGOs as representatives of the into the plans and finally published Since the Ministerial Conference of civil society as well as of the together with the reaction on the 1998 - and as set out in the new various environmental, economic, requests on the website of the ICPR. Convention on the Protection of the cultural or recreational functions of Rhine of 1999 - observers can officially the Rhine River Basin for public participate in ICPR work. participation. Currently, there are 20 NGOs (international and The ICPR recognizes three types national ones) with observer of observers: status. ➊ Other States located in the Rhine River Basin which are not officially In the meetings, official decisions are signatories to the ICPR Convention up to the countries, but observers (Belgium-Wallonia, Liechtenstein (IGOs, NGOs) can express their and Austria), but are yet and due to opinion, raise critics and actively NGOs participation in plenary assemblies the EU Water Framework Directive take part from the beginning in the

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Europe Spain Simulation tools to manage water resources

The IIAMA-UPV has developed simu- “SIMGAMS” allocates the available It allocates water with the aim of mini- Antonio López-Nicolás / lation and optimization tools in order to water resources on the river basin mizing the total water scarcity cost. Manuel Pulido-Velázquez IIAMA-UPV (Research Institute of Water manage water resources. They are scale, considering priorities, according Developed methodology and Environmental Engineering based on the design and application of to the law and the system operating of the Polytechnics University of Valencia) The developed methodology uses hydroeconomic models with the aim of rules and uses. It calculates the costs [email protected] demand curves that relate the value of supporting decision-making. of water scarcity for each user. water to supply on the basin scale. These tools allow evaluating the “OPTIGAMS” determines the optimal To obtain agricultural demand curves, economic direct drought impacts in allocation of water from the economic an optimization model has been deve- recent decades and the potential bene- point of view, as well as the losses of loped to maximize the farmer utility fits of applying mitigation measures each user when the demand is not met function. or changes in management. and calculates water scarcity costs. www.iiama.upv.es

“SAIH”, the eyes of the Segura River Basin The Automatic Hydrological Informa- The “CHS” has 168 control points Miguel Ángel Ródenas tion System (SAIH) provides the distributed throughout its territory, President of the Segura River Basin Authority Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Segura Basin Authority (CHS) and the offering real-time information updated Food and Environment whole population with real-time infor- every 5 minutes. [email protected] mation on the water reserves in the The basin’s hydrological planning [email protected] reservoirs, the flow on the river beds, A SAIH includes special flood and drought www.chsegura.es system station or on rainfall and temperatures. control plans. The SAIH is one of the One of the great innovations offered The SAIH network controls In the case of the Segura, which suffers pillars of this planning. The data the volume in reservoirs by this system is its visualization on provided by this system are vital for from water scarcity and cyclical floods, a screen, available on the “CHS” generating alarms that help mitigate the the computerization and interconnection website. It is a very intuitive web appli- damage caused by these phenomena. of communication systems are of vital cation that allows citizens to have importance to control every drop of any relevant information about the water. conditions in the basin.

The “Consorci del Ter" will celebrate its 20th anniversary In 2018, the “Consorci del Ter”, esta- of the north-east of Catalonia, has The LIFE Riparia-Ter and LIFE Potamo fountains, bridges, mills, ice pits, river blished in 1998, will be 20 years old. carried out many projects for the envi- Fauna projects as well as many activi- factories, ditches, etc. During this period, this consortium, ronmental conservation, protection and ties have improved the natural environ- All these projects created a product for currently composed of 70 local bodies management of the Ter River and its ment, its habitats and the most endan- the promotion of the area, the “Ruta del (City Councils and County Councils) tributaries. gered species of fauna and flora. Ter” a bike and hiking trail along the Ter The “Consorci del Ter” project has between its headwaters in the Pyrenees enabled work in awareness raising and and its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea in the Empordà Bay. environmental education, allowing the Ponç Feliu basin inhabitants to discover, know and Director - Consorci del Ter appreciate the natural elements of the [email protected] river. www.consorcidelter.cat It also allowed local dynamism and promotion of the area. www.liferiparia.com

It improved landscapes, natural envi- www.lifepotamofauna.org ronment and many elements of cultural Ter Consortium Map heritage related to water such as www.rutadelter.cat

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Europe Italy - Oristano Province “MARISTANIS” for the protection of six wetlands

The wetlands and hydrographic system Co-financed by the MAVA Foundation, It plans to give priority to artisanal Alessio Satta of the Oristano area, located in Sardinia, this project covers 12 municipalities methods and traditional fishing to MedSea President [email protected] constitute a unique ecological system, with a population of about 80,000 safeguard species with high trophic Maïlis Renaudin rich in biodiversity and offer significant inhabitants, six Ramsar Sites for a total interest, but also to the protection MedWet economic, social and cultural benefits. of 10,206 hectares, almost 25 thousand of endangered species, such as sea [email protected] They also help to reduce the impact of hectares of the Marine Protected Area, turtles and migratory birds. the damage caused by extreme weather 10 Sites of Community importance and Better management of wetland natural events such as floods, to maintain 7 Special Protection Areas. resources will provide new economic good water quality and contribute to Over the 2017-2022 period, the objec- opportunities in the fishing, fish farming, groundwater recharge or to carbon tives of the project are the restoration agriculture, and ecotourism sectors. sequestration. of optimum hydraulic conditions in The project will enable the preservation The “MARISTANIS” project aims to Ramsar wetlands, the protection of of the historical and architectural develop integrated management marine and coastal habitats and the heritage associated with the history of of these wetlands. increase in the natural resilience of the wetlands and the improvement of www.medseafoundation.org coast to climate change. cultural landscapes of great ecological value. www.medwet.org

Ireland “Microplastics” the new pollutants to monitor

A map of the potential microplastic sources in the Slaney River Basin ➋ Manufacturing industries were A larger research project, again funded found to discharge microplastics by the EPA, is aiming to address know- into sewers. ledge gaps relating to the sources, ➌ WWTPs were identified as receptors pathways and fate of microplastics in of an abundance of microplastics, river basins. The project is focusing on 90% of them being incorporated the South-Eastern River Basin District into sewage sludge used in land in Ireland, and includes the River treatment in Ireland. Slaney and its tributary network, a ➍ Potential impacts to human health catchment previously identified as were identified as a result of being at high-risk. consumption of contaminated The Project Team drinking water, with the highest Sources, Pathways & Environmental Fate of Microplastics risk being from untreated water (wells, some private group https://freshwatermicroplastics.com schemes and unfiltered public supplies) with potential for micro- Are our river basins threatened by These microplastics are small pieces plastics to also pass through public water supply filtration the emerging novel pollutants of plastic which are smaller than 5 mm. systems. microplastics? While, the study of A preliminary Irish EPA funded study ➎ There are potential risks to microplastics in freshwater systems is of 2015 indicated that: protected habitats and species in relatively new, what is being found is ➊ The main microplastic sources Ireland. In the higher trophic that, similar to marine environments, identified were from industry, levels, the otter and kingfisher will microplastics are ubiquitous in freshwa- landfill, Waste Water Treatment probably consume and accumulate ter bodies. The fact that these plastics Plants (WWTP) and the applica- microplastics from lower trophic can be ingested and accumulate up the tion for land treatment of sewage levels. food chain is a potential cause of worry. sludge.

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Europe France SANDRE “SANDRE” Technical Secretariat French National Service for Water Data and Common Reference Frames Management

Establishing a common In order to better communicate on Geographic data now include the language SANDRE, two videos were made. “SANDRE” quality control system. The French regulatory framework In 2017, “SANDRE” gave access to The results of the checks are published in the Atlas Catalogue. In the conti- In the water sector, which is quickly more than 17,332 metadata and more nuity, the descriptive sheets of each changing, particularly as a result of than 713,175 object identifiers geographical datum include a 5-stars climate change, being able to acquire, (SANDRE codes for lakes, rivers, water evaluation system allowing the user analyze and disseminate data from bodies, monitoring sites, parameters to give his opinion. These “SANDRE” various origins is becoming a major measured in water, taxon names, etc.) data are used in data exchanges strategic challenge. that can be used freely. between water stakeholders; more “SANDRE” contributes to the impro- “SANDRE's” first concern - since its than 30,000 exchange files are tested vement of data: more than 20,000 file creation in 1992 - has been to define a each year via the “SANDRE” online compliances and 30,000 actions were common language and a framework for services. water data exchange as a fundamental made in this direction. The “SANDRE” Today, almost all smartphones and element of knowledge. Since then, website welcomes more than 800,000 tablets are equipped with GPS. The French and European legal texts have visitors a year. “SANDRE”, cartographic application forced administrations to make their IOWater has taken care of “SANDRE” allows, with this geolocation, searching data accessible and reusable. Today, Technical Secretariat since its in real time and visualizing all the however, there are still obstacles to establishment in 1992 and still “SANDRE” geographical objects overcome, such as the costs of disse- does it today with the support of INSPIRE within a radius of 5 km. minating data, the sensitive nature of the French Agency for Biodiversity Under the European the fundamental interests of the nation, (AFB). INSPIRE Directive, of privacy, etc. The “SANDRE” solves Adapting to the stake- 5-star rating IOWater is a contribu- technical constraints and allows water holders’ needs system. ting Member to the stakeholders to disseminate water The “SANDRE” Atlas Catalogue has writing of specifications on the inter- data, while making them usable and been enriched with new cartographic change of water data. comparable. layer management functionalities The INSPIRE Directive is a European This is how its contributors massi- in France mainland and overseas terri- Field technicians can therefore Directive aimed at facilitating the vely feed the French Water Infor- tories. Its interface is now usable with enhance reality with their smartphone dissemination, availability, use and mation System (WIS) under Decree tablets, smartphones, etc. In particular, or tablet to locate visible objects, such re-use of geographic information of 11 December 2009: they thus it is possible to directly annotate the as a dam, or unapparent as a regulatory in Europe. It is directly linked to enrich the common heritage on maps. zoning. “SANDRE”, which itself guarantees “SANDRE” basis. the interoperability of water-related information systems at the French level. In this context, the INSPIRE The “SANDRE” is a component of the Water Information System (WIS). Its operational management is provided by the French Agency for Biodiversity. themes were integrated into in the search for geographical data in the “SANDRE” Atlas Catalogue. www.sandre.eaufrance.fr

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Europe France Water Development and Management Plans Pooling and dissemination of data, information, knowledge and experiences

Accompanying, federating stake- The “Gest’eau” website disseminates holders, and developing their skills 184 fact sheets on the Water Develop- Daily exchanges with the facilitators ment and Management Plans (SAGEs), of “SAGEs” and Contracts allow the 285 sheets of environmental contracts updating of the fact sheets, the collec- and more than 8,000 documents. tion of feedbacks, the response to The “Sharing experiences” section, regularly updated, gives access to THE “SAGE” specific requests, etc. a range of resources (feedback, refe- WATER DEVELOPMENT In 2017, a webconference was organi- rence documents, regulations, R & D, AND MANAGEMENT PLAN zed on the drafting of communication etc.) on various topics related to aquatic WHAT’S THE POINT ? plans. A study was made on the environments and management tools. SAGEs’ scoreboards. It includes recommendations to help facilitators A monthly newsletter gathers the main in the development of this tool for news and publications of the past monitoring and evaluating the actions month. completed. An enriched digital book on the “SAGEs”

What is a Water Development and also proposed, as well as a review of Management Plan (SAGE)? How is it the current situation of the “SAGEs” in designed and then implemented? By France. whom?... The answers can be found in This enriched digital book allows you to the enriched digital book drafted by go beyond a mere linear reading. It uses IOWater, INBO Secretariat. a panel of media: dynamic opening of A free application is available on the text blocks, videos, audio recordings, Web or can be viewed on smartphones data-visualization, slideshows, etc. (Android) and tablets. See on: It is especially intended for local elected www.oieau.fr/.eaudoc representatives to show them the interest of having a “SAGE” on their territory. www.gesteau.fr An overview of similar approaches (section “Our publications” used in other European countries is then “Enriched digital books”): The glossary on water and aquatic environments The “Glossary on Water and Aquatic promote the publication of structured Environments” includes more than data on the Web, using semantic 1,600 terms available in French, technologies. English and Spanish. This allows linking the terms of the The glossary base is regularly enriched glossary with each other or with with new concepts: concepts from other dictionaries: inter-

l Broadening its contents to all operability is possible with existing topics related to biodiversity. semantic bases such as DBpedia (Wikipedia) or the GEMET thesaurus l For each term, adaptation of of the European Environment Agency. reading levels to various publics. The glossary also complies with the “linked data” principles, which aim to

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Europe France – International Cooperation Martinique 1% of the Water Board budget is devoted to international cooperation actions In this context, “ODE” is for example These actions aim at setting up the running a drinking water management Caribbean Basin Islands Regional project in the Belle Anse district in Network. Haiti, with AFD - UNICEF co-financing. The Board is responsible for the study “ODE” is intervening in Cuba, with and monitoring of water resources, the Adour-Garonne Water Agency. It aquatic and coastal environments and provides technical assistance to their uses. improve the characterization of a “ODE” federates water and environ- Cuban pilot river basin mental stakeholders. It facilitates ... And experience sharing project management by providing advice, assistance, techniques and Since 2015, the Water Board has training. The Martinique coast worked to include Martinique into a The Board is levying water fees for The Martinique Water Board (Office de Decentralized cooperation actions... regional dynamics by developing a knowledge repository on tropical and funding actions to preserve water l'Eau – ODE) is strengthening its The Board has the possibility to cooperation actions on integrated subtropical island ecosystems. It is resources. devote 1% of its budget to actions water resources management and also developing innovative projects Aline Popilo for regional cooperation. Office de l'Eau basin governance, with third countries specific to tropical countries, particu- [email protected] of the Caribbean area. larly in the sanitation sector. www.eaumartinique.fr

Artois and Picardy – Cooperation with Madagascar Assessment mission of the Artois Picardy Basin Committee

Since 2009, the French Artois The purpose of this network is to Picardy Water Agency has been support water and sanitation projects, cooperating with the NGO “Water but also to enable the sharing of Solidarity Program (PS Eau)” experiences between stakeholders and to strengthen a network of water to create a documentation center on and sanitation stakeholders in the subject. Madagascar.

Elected representative of the Agency and Ampanotokana City Council

The elected representatives of the Artois A time of exchanges between the elected Picardy Basin Committee visited the island representatives and Ampanotokana City in July 2017 to assess this cooperation. Council enabled a very fruitful sharing The delegation took advantage of this of experiences on the responsibilities trip to visit a project financially of Local Authorities in both countries. supported by the Rhone Mediterranean Géraldine AUBERT Artois Picardy Water agency and Corsica Water Agency and carried [email protected] out with the technical support of the www.eau-artois-picardie.fr NGO INTER AIDE in the municipality A field visit of Ampanotokana.

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Europe - Mediterranean The Euro-Mediterranean SEMIDE Water Information System (EMWIS) EMWIS Better management of knowledge on water in the Mediterranean area

Closer to innovation

In 2017, EMWIS continued its actions about innovative solutions to meet the water-related challenges in the Mediterranean, illustrated by the following examples:

l Climate services for agriculture, combining short, medium and long-term local weather forecasts with phenological models and in-situ data to help farmers better Training workshop on Water Information Systems, Sophia Antipolis, July 2017 manage their crops by adapting The experience of the Tunisian precur- In conclusion, this Platform will be to climate change (www.visca.eu); Mediterranean Water Knowledge Platform sor system, “SINEAU”, highlighted able to support the preparation of l The Satellite-based Wetland good practices and pitfalls to avoid. indicators responding to both national Observation Service (SWOS) This project, labeled by the Union for In October 2017, with the support strategies and Sustainable Develop- provides valuable maps and the Mediterranean, led to significant of the Secretariat of the Union for ment Goals, as well as to the Water indicators for natural park mana- actions in 2017, thanks, in particular, the Mediterranean (UfM), EMWIS component of the Shared Environmen- gers and also for water resources to the support of the French Ministry organized a workshop in Barcelona for tal Information System (SEIS) in the management (ecosystem restora- of Ecological and Solidarity-based the Water Departments of the Member Mediterranean: it will also provide tion, floods) and for monitoring Transition. In June 2017, a technical Countries. factual elements for the development some Sustainable Development training on the implementation of and implementation of the Union for This workshop provided an opportunity Goals; (www.swos-service.eu/), National Water Information Systems the Mediterranean Water Agenda. to discuss good practices and funding A circular economy approach gathered representatives of 10 Medi- l arrangements for National Water in sludge management in small terranean countries for three days Information Systems and their use for and medium-sized urban waste- in Sophia Antipolis to deal with the water resources management planning water treatment plants with the institutional aspects of governance, in a climate change context. production of biogas and biological financing, technical architecture and fertilizers that meet health data use to meet the challenges of Inte- standards (www.life-anadry.eu) grated Water Resources Management.

www.emwis.org/initiatives/MWKP

Workshop for exchanging experiences, Barcelona, October 2017

Diagram of potential wetlands in the Sebou Basin in Morocco

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The MediterraneanDG Environment Tunisia

DG ENVIRONNEMENT Water Resources Management for Rural and Agricultural Development (PAPS-Water)

l Establishment of a communication strategy and plan for the National Water Supply Company (SONEDE) and the Agricultural Training and Popularization Agency (AVFA). The capacity building of executives and employees of the Administration has provided them with the necessary knowledge to help in the implementa- tion of the reforms initiated under Tunis PAPS-Water. The EU-funded Sectoral Policies The closing workshop was organized l Definition of a structured training Support Program for water resources under the auspices of the Ministry plan for the entire Ministry of management for rural and agricultural of Agriculture. The results were widely Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources development (PAPS-Water) in Tunisia, disseminated to all stakeholders in the and Fisheries;

which had been implemented since Tunisian water sector. l Realization of many training October 2014, was completed on The “capacity building” component courses for the various bodies 14 September 2017. achieved the following: of the Ministry;

Lebanon 6th Beirut Water Week

The Ministry of Energy and Water Exchanges dealt with climate change discussions. The importance of jointly l Dialogue and cooperation to avoid of Lebanon and the Mediterranean and the establishment of necessary considering the limitation of CO2 conflicts,

Network of Basin Organizations adaptation policies. releases and the adaptation to change l Observation, measurement to (MENBO) organized, from 27 to Financing, account taking of geopolitical and of addressing governance issues know the resources in quantity and 29 March 2017, the 6th Water Week conflicts and hydrodiplomacy for the on all scales (local, basin, country and quality, of Beirut, on the topic: “Post world-wide) was reminded. management of transboundary basins, l Planning via water management COP22: What possible governance securing hydraulic infrastructure, techno- The means for action are globally the schemes, for the Water-Energy-Food nexus?” logies and information systems fed the same at all geographical levels: l Sharing information and experiences,

l Promoting basin management,

l Training the stakeholders, These actions have been promoted by INBO and its networks for more than 20 years.

Mr. Pierre Roussel, IOWater President, honored at Beirut Water Week

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The MediterraneanDG Environment Morocco

DG ENVIRONNEMENT Success of the European twinning project

For 2 years, between 2015 and 2017, the twinning project on “Governance and Integrated Management of Water Resources in Morocco”, funded by the European Commission, has been able to instill a real dynamic in the implementation of the new Water Law adopted in August 2016. Real collaborative work has been The Sebou Valley carried out by the European team led The outcomes especially include: ➌ A proposal for a harmonized ➏ A prototype control board for by France, accompanied by Spain structure of the new Basin Mana- monitoring the implementation of and Romania, and the Moroccan bene- ➊ A plan with convergence towards gement Plans and a methodolo- the Management Plan and a ficiaries supervised at national level the main principles of the Euro- gical guide for updating these brochure presenting the new by the Water Research and Planning pean Water Directives, which is plans in Morocco. concepts to prepare the Basin Department of the State Secretariat divided into 5 groups of priority Council Members to their new and in Charge of Water and the Pilot Sebou actions: sovereign responsibility, ➍ A division of the pilot Sebou Basin increased prerogatives. River Basin Agency (ABH). planning, monitoring, water data into water bodies to structure IOWater, INBO Secretariat, managed management and coordination the long-term advances to be The project has thus helped to develop this project on behalf of the French with donors for financing projects. achieved in the monitoring of in Morocco water resource manage- Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity ➋ An analysis report on legislative surface and ground water. ment practices that meet European based Transition with the support of the and institutional gaps between ➎ An inventory of structured data standards and which enable to improve French Water Agencies, the BRGM and Morocco and the EU, which sources in the form of an online cata- efficiency in the implementation of the main Spanish and Romanian public served as a guide for finalizing logue with transfer of the Geonetwork future projects to meet the challenges institutions working on the Water the Water Law 36-15 and the tool. This work especially served to of sustainable development and Framework Directive (WFD) in their drafting of the implementing support the development of a carto- adaptation to climate change. respective countries. decrees. graphic Atlas of the Sebou Basin.

Turkey “Young Ambassadors” for the protection of natural resources An EU-funded technical assistance Two delegations of some forty Turkish These meetings were an opportunity In a general manner, bridges have been project was awarded to the group led students came to meet French water to share information and recommenda- established between various initiatives by WYG Turkey. It aims at raising the stakeholders in August and September tions on projects for youth and on the raising youth awareness to water mana- process of Youth Parliaments for Water gement and partnership agreements awareness of the Turkish society to the 2017. protection of the environment and in France on several scales. should be established between the The young “Ambassadors” were able water resources. institutions concerned. to meet people of the European Training of trainers, development of Commission and Parliament, the educational material, study visits to French Seine-Normandy and Artois- EU Member States have been imple- mented. The Western Mediterranean Picardy Water Agencies, the Interde- Basin, the Konya Basin and the Eastern partmental Syndicate for the Sanitation Black Sea Basin are the 3 pilot basins of Greater Paris (SIAAP), INBO and of the project. IOWater. The “Ambassadors” visit at INBO home office in Paris

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WaterWorld and WaterClimate: Forum th Newsletter 8

18-23 March 2018 - Brasilia

Please participate in the sessions! Basin Management and Climate Change The website of basin management over the world The International Network of Basin Organizations The Regional Networks of Basin Organizations: • Africa - ANBO • Latin America - LANBO • North America - NANBO • Asia - NARBO • Brazil - REBOB • Central Europe - CEENBO • Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia - EECCA-NBO • The Mediterranean - MENBO "EUROPE-INBO 2018" - Seville - Spain - 17 - 20 October 2018 For European Water Directives Implementation Handbooks for Integrated Basin Management World Water Forum 2018 in Brasilia COP21 - COP22 - COP23 : "Paris Pact on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change" Global Alliances for Water and Climate

Privileged links with websites: worldwaterforum8.org / worldwatercouncil.org gwp.org / iowater.org / emwis.org unesco.org / water.europa.eu cop23.com.fj / newsroom.unfccc.int unece.org/env/water / unep.org oecd.org INBO Secretariat: International Oce for Water 21, rue de Madrid - 75008 PARIS - FRANCE Tel.: +33 1 44 90 88 60 - Fax: +33 1 40 08 01 45 Mail: [email protected] N° ISSN : 2071-9418 - Online: ISSN 2310-5852 Flashcode www.inbo-news.org Publishing Director: Christiane RUNEL "INBO Newsletter" is published with the support of the French Water Agencies, Editing - Translation: Gisèle SINE the French Agency for Biodiversity Production: Jean-Philippe MEIER March 2018 - n° 26 and the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity-based Transition Printing: GDS Imprimeurs - Limoges