WORKSHOP OF THE FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN ALLIANCE FOR WATER AND SANITATION Mbour - Saly Portudal (Senegal), 18-22 June 2019
WORKSHOP REPORT
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Opening of the Workshop ...... 3
Part 1: Sharing experiences on citizen control and accountability for SDG6 ...... 4
1. Progress of the action plans of the CSOs elaborated in workshop 7 and follow-up to the studies on accountability mechanisms in the countries ...... 4 2. Focus on the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership: Feedback from the Sector Ministers' Meeting (April 2019, Costa Rica) ...... 6 3. Presentation of the Watershed program / Mali ...... 9
Part 2: Strategic workshop "On the way to Dakar 2021: Mobilizing WASH NGOs/CSOs in the Sub- region to achieve the SDG6" ...... 10
1. Preparation of the kick-off meeting of the 9th World Water Forum ...... 10 2. Session on a sub-regional strategy for African NGOs for the 9th WWF and beyond ...... 17 3. Kick off meeting of the 9th World Water Forum ...... 19
Closing of the workshop ...... 21
1. Final declaration of the Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation ...... 21 2. Next steps in our mobilization ...... 21 3. Evaluation of the workshop ...... 21 4. Closing of the workshop by the President of CONGAD ...... 22
Annexes ...... 23
Annex 1: Provisional programme of the workshop ...... 23 Annex 2: List of Participants ...... 25 Annex 3: Messages from civil society groups Water and Sanitation in West and Central Africa in preparation for the 9th World Water Forum ...... 28 Annex 4: Workshop Final Declaration 8 ...... 30
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 2 OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP
The workshop for the exchange of experiences and strengthening of the new “Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation” (in French "Alliance d'Afrique francophone pour l'eau et l'assainissement" - AAFEA), is part of the sub-regional dynamic of structuring and strengthening WASH NGO/CSO groups, which has brought together, since 2010, representatives from 10 West and Central African countries, with the support of the Water Coalition (Coalition Eau, French network of NGOs). This 8th workshop, on the theme "On the way to Dakar 2021: Mobilizing Water and Sanitation NGOs/CSOs in the Sub-Region to achieve the SDG 6", was held from 18 to 22 June 2019 in Mbour - Saly Portudal, Senegal, with the support of many partners: Action contre la Faim, IRC, Niyel, Sanitation and Water for All, Water Integrity Network, WASHCC. 35 participants, including from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cameroon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Senegal and Togo, participated in this workshop, which was marked by the launch of the Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation (AAFEA), the name given to the informal network by the CSOs that were attending the workshop.
The workshop was opened by Dr Ababakar MBAYE, Director of Sanitation, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, and the workshop co-organizers: Amacodou Diouf, President of CONGAD, Mame Tacko Diallo, representative of POSCEAS (CSO platform on water and sanitation in Senegal), Roukiattou Ouedraogo, advocacy officer of SPONG (Permanent Secretariat of NGOs, Burkina Faso), Sandra Métayer, Coordinator of the Water Coalition. This opening session with the press highlighted the importance of bringing together, structuring and strengthening civil society, particularly in Africa, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDOs) related to water and sanitation. One of the highlights on the global agenda to accelerate mobilization to achieve the MDGs will be the 9th World Water Forum (WWF), organized in Dakar, Senegal, in March 2021. The participation of civil society in this major gathering for the sector is essential, although the World Water Forums present challenges and limitations. The kick-off meeting of the 9th World Water Forum will take place on 20 and 21 June 2019. This workshop will be an opportunity to prepare for this event, while keeping in mind thet the network needs a more global strategy, including other major events like the 1st United Nations Intergovernmental Meeting on Water in 2021.
The overall objective of this workshop is therefore to develop the advocacy and action strategy of West African civil society groups on water and sanitation for the 9th World Water Forum (Dakar, 2021) and, more broadly, as part of accelerating mobilization to achieve the SDGs. The specific objectives of the workshop (programme and list of participants in annexes) are to: - Continue to strengthen and broaden the sub-regional dynamic; - Share experiences and monitor country strategic plans to strengthen citizen control and accountability on the SDG6 (country strategic plans presented in workshop 7 last year); - Prepare the NGOs/CSOs for the 9th WWForum kick-off meeting and support their participation of NGOs/CSOs in the 9th WWForum kick-off meeting; - Identify common advocacy stakes and develop an advocacy and mobilization strategy of West African NGOs/CSOs for the 9th WFForum and beyond, in collaboration with other regional and international NGO/CSO groups. - Present other highlights and strategic initiatives for the sector (2019 Meeting of Ministers of the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership in particular).
See the presentation powerpoint here.
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 3 PART 1: SHARING EXPERIENCES ON CITIZENS' CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SDG6
1. Progress of the action plans of the CSOs elaborated during workshop 7 and follow-up to the studies on national accountability mechanisms
The CSOs of Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea, Senegal and Togo presented the progress of their action plans following workshop 7 and the follow-up to the studies on accountability mechanisms in their countries conducted last year. → See the CANEA communication, Benin, here. → See the communication from SPONG, Burkina Faso, here. → See the communication from Carbone Guinée, Guinée, Guinée, here. → See the communication from CONGAD, Senegal, here. → See the CCEABT communication, Togo, here.
In summary, the following progress can be noted:
BENIN Note: Benin has adopted a 2021 Water Vision for achieving the Water SDG by 2021: this means an additional 2.5 million inhabitants to provide with drinking water, whereas today the average drinking water supply rate is about 46%.
- Participation in SDG6 monitoring framework meetings - Strengthening of municipalities and actors in terms of integrity and accountability (with WIN), - Drafting of alternative reports and civil society reports for WASH sector reviews - Monitoring of WASH programming in municipalities - Advocacy for taking into account the recommendations of the municipalities on the implementation of sector reforms - Advocacy for a study on pricing and the adoption of a formal water pricing mechanism. The results of the study will be shared with the public and used for NACOSAR's equity advocacy. - Advocacy for capacity building for all stakeholders: Local CSOs (on WASH citizen oversight), media, parliamentarians - Advocacy for the implementation of the recommendations of the national study on accountability mechanisms for the SDG6 - Budgetary follow-up on the 2019 finance bill with hearing at the National Assembly - Participation in the AFRICASAN Summit (Cape Town, South Africa) - Communication campaign for the prioritization of the Hygiene and Basic Sanitation sub-sector in Benin's development agenda - Support to the network of parliamentarians for the support of the vote on the law on the Public Hygiene Code
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 4 - Advocacy for compliance with the Water Law and the ECOWAS Directive on Large Basins - Advocacy for the elaboration of texts on the application of the sampler-pays principle BURKINA FASO Note: Commitment by the President of the Republic to zero water harvesting by 2020 during his presidential campaign and constitutionalization of the right to WASH. However, the challenges remain despite a certain political will: lack of governance, poor management of the service (especially sanitation), budget cuts, lack of knowledge of water resources, sanitation challenges...
- Advocacy for the adoption of the Human Rights-based Approach to Water and Sanitation and the Service Approach in WASH sector public programmes, capacity building of actors on these issues, as part of the Fas'eau mission - Establishment of a consultation framework between the Ministry of Water and Sanitation and Civil Society (as a consequence of the constitutionalization of the right to water) - Development of a five-year action plan 2019-2023 on strengthening civil society participation and citizen control for the implementation of the National Water Strategy in Burkina Faso - Implementation of 2 projects: project to support the emergence of a citizen watch and control for the right to water in the Boucle du Mouhoun in the communes of Dédougou and Nouna; advocacy project on autonomous sanitation and sludge management as part of the subregional project "Assainir l'Ordure et le Liquide" with Speak Up Africa and Niyel - Work with Niyel on AMCOW's Sanitation Directive and its regional consultation process (also better integration of sanitation into national laws) - Follow-up to the study on national accountability mechanisms on the SDG6: organization of a national workshop to share the results of the study, dissemination of the national report, follow-up of the implementation of the recommendations, evaluation of the study in the process of preparing the voluntary national report on the SDG in Burkina Faso GUINEA Note: The recent transfer of competences to municipalities includes WASH. Ongoing reorganization at the departmental level for the management of the WASH sector, with a view to further rationalization.
- Follow-up to the Sanitation and Water for All partnership - Follow-up of recommendations from studies on accountability mechanisms for SDG6 - Establishment of a national (informal) coalition of associations active in the field of water and sanitation (led by Carbone Guinée). SENEGAL - Strengthening dialogue between CSOs and the State in the context of the implementation of SDG6: organization of a national workshop to strengthen CSO dialogue capacities, formulation of recommendations, creation of POSCEAS (CSO platform on water and sanitation in Senegal), development of a strategic plan to ensure effective monitoring of the implementation of SDG 6, sharing of experiences - CSO contribution to Senegal's voluntary national review: organization of a regional preparatory workshop and local consultations on voluntary national reviews at the High-Level Policy Forum, participation in the 2018 African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, preparation of a study on national accountability mechanisms for the SDG6, participation in the United Nations High Level Forum (and its preparatory meeting) - Preparation of the participation of Senegalese CSOs in the preparatory process of the 9th WWF: organization of an information and exchange meeting between the Dakar 2021 National Organizing
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 5 Committee and CSOs, participation in the various preparatory meetings, elaboration of a national action plan of CSOs for Dakar 2021
Note: Participants asked questions about the dispute over the awarding of the Senegalese water contract to Suez to the detriment of the Senegalese water company, which had made a better offer. Suspicion of corruption on the mayor of Saint-Louis, former minister of water and sanitation. The participants asked CONGAD about its mobilization, information for citizens and actions taken to ensure accountability. COCIDEAS, a member of CONGAD, is very involved at this level. TOGO - Restitution of the results of the 7th workshop in Notsè - Presentation of the results of the study on accountability mechanisms related to the SDG6 and follow-up of the implementation of the recommendations - Training of CCEABT members on citizen control of public action - Elaboration of the alternative report for the High Level Political Forum - Pilot experience in a school of the concept "WASH Friendly School" in a school - Transformation of the CCABT into CCEABT (taking into account water, and no longer only sanitation), a major step forward - Participation in the National WASH Forum and World Water Days - Participation in advocacy by sector stakeholders for increased budget allocations in the WASH sector - Support for good governance and associative accountability, through the implementation of a specific project - Identification of three WASH civil society commitments within the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership: (i) by 2021, support the functioning of the sectoral consultation framework and the organization of sectoral reviews; (ii) by 2021, establish a culture of accountability at all levels by setting up local CSO data platforms; (iii) by 2021, the social water tariff at fountains is regulated in 5 municipalities in Togo.
Overall remarks of the participants:
- Essential to have impact indicators for our advocacy: proportion of CSOs affected by the action, impact of alternative civil society reports and government feedback.... - Importance of the human rights approach, which is a key issue for African countries in the face of conflict and insecurity. This is a theme that should also be developed within the framework of the 9th WWF. - Recognition of the right to water and sanitation in constitutions: need to measure any changes this may have brought about. In Burkina Faso, this has made it possible to integrate the rights-based approach into development programmes (for example, testing the DEA approach in a region). However, this did not have the expected budgetary implications, since the national WASH budget was cut to transfer funding to the security budget. - Sector governance: remains a major challenge (coordination, synergies of actors, transparency and integrity issues...) - Monitoring of WASH commitments can be done via various tools: alternative reports, coffee- media, control sheets, satisfaction surveys, citizen certification, etc. - Collective caution regarding the AMCOW Sanitation Directive because it is more important to work at the level of each country, building on what already exists, than to make regional guidelines and strategies (example of large dams where this has not worked) - NIYEL (a private agency engaged in advocacy, capacity building) presented its action for the sector with a 4-part commitment: (i) Regional (AMCOW, African Water Association, ECOWAS), (ii) National (working with the media), (iii) Local (municipalities). NIYEL has organized a Forum of Mayors. For the African Water Association Congress in 2020, advocacy will be conducted to encourage Mayors to create WASH budget lines.
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2. Focus on the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership: Feedback from the Meeting of Sector Ministers (April 2019, Costa Rica)
2.1. The results and follow-up of the 2019 Sector Ministers' Meeting (SMM)
→ See the communication from Sanitation and Water for All here.
- Meeting Objectives: Increase knowledge and understanding of "leaving no one behind", its close link to the WASH and its implications for leadership, partnership, planning and funding: • Provide a high-level platform for decision-makers to be accountable for progress towards the SDGs' WASH objectives • Use the SWA framework to provide an overview of the sector, including progress, analyse bottlenecks and identify necessary actions • Catalyze progress in the sector by providing a framework for peer review and mutual redevabilité ́ • Increase support and alignment with national cycles in the WASH sector (planning, monitoring and evaluation)
- Some 50 Ministers attended the meeting, along with partners from CSOs, donors, development banks, research and educational institutions, the private sector and other agencies.
- Main topics for discussion: • Leadership - for planning and resource allocation and the ability to "Leave no one behind". • Planning, monitoring and review - key elements to include those left behind • Financing - adapted and implemented strategies • Partnership - difficult, time-consuming, but necessary • Data - quality and availability, communication and use in decision-making.
At the end of the SMM, a call for action was issued by the President of SWA to highlight the human rights approach, to focus on the most marginalized, to establish institutional frameworks conducive to access to WASH, to develop financing strategies for WASH for all, to highlight WASH as an investment.
Commitments to this effect have been made by governments after a 6-month process and common messages have been carried by CSOs. It should be noted that SWA is in a position to support the already existing commitments of countries (governments and other civil society actors).
In 2020, SWA will organize the Meeting of Ministers of Finance. There is a strong challenge in obtaining financial commitments at this Meeting.
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2.2. Participation of Malian CSOs in the 2019 Sector Ministers' Meeting
→ See the communication of the CN-CIEPA here.
Malian CSOs, through the CN-CIEPA, are strongly engaged in the SWA process (monitoring of commitments) and have been to the RMS 2019, with the support of the Water Coalition.
Their objectives: - Share with the international community WASH Mali's assessment of SWA commitments to achieve the SDG6; - Encourage the Malian government to participate and present national commitments to SWA, taking into account the priorities of SDG 6; - Enhance the visibility of the sector with a view to better financing; - Share the experience and expertise of Malian CSOs in advocacy and promotion of the SWA accountability mechanism; - Strengthen the capacity of SWA National Focal Points to advocate and build alliances for the SWA accountability mechanism.
In this context, Malian CSOs have: - Participated in the SMM preparatory meetings - Contributed to the preparation and validation workshop of the Mali country sheet - Called on the Prime Minister for the confirmation of Mali in Costa Rica - Organized a media campaign on the SWA preparatory process - Participated in webinar sessions with the SWA Secretariat - Participated in the meeting of Ministers of the Sector in Costa Rica - Made commitments themselves
The challenge for the future: ensure the follow-up of commitments in a context of ministerial instability in Mali. However, the continuity of the State, the existence of annual consultation frameworks that review the sector, the review of water policy... allow CN-CIEPA to ensure this monitoring. It should be noted that Malian local authorities are involved in the process through the association of municipalities and other numerous decentralized bodies in Mali.
It should be stressed that civil society can also use the commitments made in meetings with other actors (use the media). However, it must coordinate its efforts to go further and work for follow-up, in interaction with country delegations. The SWA Secretariat can provide support to also take the commitments to a higher level, work on the process, on indicators, as well as to work on the next Finance Ministers' meeting and the commitments that will be made there. → To go further, see the recommendations for follow-up actions on SWA's RMS.
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2.3. The commitment of other countries at the 2019 Sector Ministers' Meeting
- CSOs followed the process but kept a back seat as they were in the process of appointing a new SWA focal point. - No real preparation of civil society in Costa Rica, nor contribution to the country's commitments (even if Minister present) Burkina - There is a real issue of ownership of the SWA process in countries: request for webinars, Faso etc. from SWA focal points in countries. Otherwise we'll stay at the stage of fuzzy commitments. - There is a need for real support for focal points in countries: how to support focal points to carry out a real advocacy project in countries? - The adviser to the Minister in charge of SWA was present. - Civil society does not have an SWA focal point, but SWA commitments have been Mauritania monitored at the level of the platform, REPAM. - Organization of a ministry level meeting with civil society to prepare for the WMR. - Commitments have been made by the State even if civil society has not been able to Niger organise itself to be present. - The Minister did not go to the SMM because he was not ready because of the presidential campaign Senegal - Civil society that has produced a national report that will be validated - The commitment to "leave no one behind" is a fundamental commitment of 2030 and has led, in Senegal, to the elaboration of a mapping of the unreached.
3. Presentation of the Watershed program / Mali
→ See Watershed's presentation here.
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 9 PART 2: STRATEGIC WORKSHOP " ON THE WAY TO DAKAR 2021 : THE MOBILIZATION OF WASH NGOs/CSOs IN THE SUB-REGION TO ACHIEVE SDG 6".
1. Preparation of the kick-off meeting of the 9th World Water Forum
1.1. The World Water Forums: presentation, issues and challenges
The World Water Forum (WWF) is organized every 3 years by the World Water Council1 and a host country as a forum for debate and exchange on issues related to access to water and sanitation for all. Its objectives are to: - Bring all stakeholders together to discuss water and sanitation issues; - Formulate concrete proposals and encourage action; - Foster a real and sustainable political commitment to water.
8 World Water Forums have been organized since their launch in 1997.
Dakar/2021
In 2015, the Water Coalition carried out a study on the political impact of the WWFs and the involvement of civil society within them, while the WWFs appear to be one of the most emblematic regular meetings of the water community, but are also often criticised, particularly because of the proximity of the World Water Council to water companies. From this study, it appears that WWFs:
1 An association under French law, a multi-stakeholder international platform, the World Water Council is the initiator and co-organizer of WWFs. Chaired by Loïc Fauchon, President of Marseille Water Company 10- a subsidiary of Veolia Water - the WWC is headed by a Board of Governors elected by the General Assembly. Often criticized for its lack of governance, its link with large water companies and a certain immobility, the WWC is also attacked on the "fees" it receives from States in exchange for the right to organize WWForums, without any real compensation.
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 - Have a limited political scope, depending on the impetus given by the host country (e.g. late recognition of the right to water and sanitation, non-binding political declarations); - Are an opportunity to mobilize and strengthen national dialogues in parallel; - Are marked by the absence of a monitoring and evaluation mechanism; - Have a problem of legitimacy and are outside the UN system.
As far as the place of civil society is concerned, its involvement remains very variable from one edition to the next, and is still not achieved, despite a gradual opening. In particular, NGOs/CSOs are struggling to become a real part of the decision-making bodies of the Forums. While the highlight of this participation was the 6th WWF in Marseille in 2012, with the creation and mobilization of the Butterfly Effect, an international movement of NGOs/CSOs in the water sector, the 7th WWF in South Korea marked a setback and the 8th WWF in Brazil especially valued local civil society.
Therefore, what are the interests of WWForums according to the Water Coalition? - The WWF is a place for exchange and sharing above all; - The WWF is a key opportunity to mobilize decision-makers and development actors on the national agenda (interest in strengthening national dialogues and advocacy on this occasion); - The voice of NGOs/CSOs in international fora must be heard and expectations and results monitored; - It is necessary to feed the debate on certain themes that animate the sector (water governance with the creation of a UN intergovernmental space dedicated to water, financing, cooperation and peace...) and to put forward alternative proposals, in particular in connection with the Alternative World Water Forum; - The WWF should be used as an opportunity for social mobilization and awareness-raising in the host country.
In addition, in parallel with the WWF, the Alternative World Water Forum (AWWF) is organized, with a variable dimension. Organized by inteCrnational and local civil society actors, its objectives are: (i) to denounce the illegitimacy of the World Water Council and its links with major water companies, (ii) to challenge the solutions put forward at the WWF around the private sector. The participants are mainly citizens' associations and movements, academics, experts... who organize marches, demonstrations, thematic sessions, events to promote initiatives and alternatives. Although the AWWF has much less resources and a lower profile in the international water community than the WWF, its media coverage is nevertheless often significant.
1.2. The 9th World Water Forum "Dakar 2021".
In March 2021, Dakar, the capital of Senegal, will host the 9th World Water Forum (WWF) (https://www.worldwaterforum.org/fr/). This new edition will be placed under the theme "Water security for peace and sustainable development" with the concepts of hydro-security and hydro-diplomacy as its foundations, and with two sub-themes: cooperation and water for rural development.
The Senegalese Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation, prime contractor of the Forum, has set up a National Preparatory Committee for the organization of the 9th World Water Forum "Dakar 2021", chaired by Abdoulaye SENE. CONGAD represents NGOs/CSOs at these meetings.
While deeply renewing the exercise, the committee intends to make the 9th World Water Forum: - an Africa Forum, focusing on specific African issues (rural/urban, water security, local development, water as a driver of development...) and on highlighting Africa's solutions; - an instrument to promote water security and a lever for water cooperation;
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 11 - a catalytic process for achieving the MDGs (also with a willingness to strengthen the political process and link with the United Nations); - a platform to promote rural and regional development; - A Forum for the preparatory process that is inclusive, integrated, decompartmentalized, in interaction and synergy with international events; - Emphasis will also be placed on youth and civil society participation.
The estimated budget amounts to €21 million, including €6.5 million from the Senegalese government + €5 million in fees, a contribution paid by the Senegalese government to the World Water Council for the WWF's for organisational rights (use the "brand").
A first consultation meeting on the architecture of the 9th WWF was organized in Dakar in June 2018, in a restricted committee. This meeting and subsequent discussions made it possible to identify key principles for this 9th Forum, which will be different from the previous ones with: - 4 structuring themes for multi-stakeholder debates: 1. water security; 2. water and rural development; 3. cooperation; 4. tools and means (governance, financing, knowledge, innovation); - Labelling as far in advance as possible of the Forum of operational projects aimed at facilitating their financing and demonstrating their implementation at the time of the Forum: the Dakar 2021 Initiative; - A Summit of Heads of State; - A preparatory process that will be launched in Dakar on 20 and 21 June 2019 by a kick-off meeting involving the major global players and the establishment of preparatory groups by theme; - Strategic partnerships between the organizers of the Forum and interested entities from around the world.
The participants’ remarks highlighted the questions that may remain in the face of such an event, as well as the need to use it to take advantage for advocacy for water and sanitation:
- Need to highlight the issue of sanitation, often forgotten - Focusing attention on water resources knowledge and governance - Need for an African civil society to be present and for Senegalese civil society to organize itself better, beyond POSCEAS, for the same global dynamics and greater impact
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 12 - Encourage Heads of State to make commitments but above all to monitor and evaluate these commitments, especially since one of the original features proposed by the Senegalese for this Forum will be the Summit of Heads of State (which will however depend on the real capacity of the Senegalese State to mobilize Heads of State) - Informal link between the different international times (WWF / HLPF / SWA High Level Meeting) that exists and can allow us to move our issues forward. The United Nations has also committed itself to making the Forum a stopover for UN events and to making a better link at this level. - On our room for manoeuvre and the position to adopt: • What is our room for manoeuvre to make a difference? How to use the Forum in this way? The WWF is an opportunity to exchange, discover and get to know other stakeholders, but also to advocate before and during the event for water and sanitation (in particular to advance national dialogues), and to highlight African issues. For many, not going would be giving way to others (mainly companies and States), while for others, WWForums are a political nonsense. • Is our role really to go to the WWF when there is no legitimacy in this area, when there are currently 3,000 water remunicipalizations in the world and when the World Water Council does not want an intergovernmental body for water? What balance to adopt? - It is important not to neglect the impact of the World Water Council (it is not only the Senegalese who decide what the 9th WWF will be). In addition, the monitoring and evaluation of WWFs is its responsibility. It receives "fees" (contributions from States), not only to ensure its functioning, but also to act as a link between the various Forums. - On the question of "fees": it is the Senegalese taxpayer's money. Do we want to develop a positioning on this subject? - The WWF and the World Water Council should be independently evaluated. - The WWF must lead to very concrete things for grassroots communities. - Note: Niyel is a member of WWCouncil and notes the lack of presence of African organizations within this organization. - Proposal of messages for the 9th WWF: that the fees paid by the Senegalese State be reallocated to projects labelled within the framework of the Dakar 2021 Initiative, insist on the purpose and impact of the Forum, review governance issues...
1.3. The Alternative WWF in 2021: what are the plans? (intervention by Mamadou DIOUF, COCIDEAS and Senegalese Social Forum)
The AWWF was born at the same time as the World Water Council and contributed to the multi-stakeholder dialogue just like the WWF, but with the difference that, for the AWWF, water is not a resource, it is a common good. States must be shown that the investments they make for water are not made at a loss but allow gains in terms of health, education, economy... The AWWF thus proposes an alternative vision to the neoliberal vision of the world, for the water sector. In Dakar, in 2021, there is a need for a AWWF space, which proposes alternative solutions to those put forward by the WWF, which, for them, is a commercial forum. The alternative movements are meeting on 20 and 21 June 2019 in Dakar to define the plans and then the agenda of AWWF 2021. The minutes of the 1st meeting of the AWWF 2021 are available here. The stakes of this AWWF are all the more significant in Senegal with the stakes linked to the recent awarding of the Senegalese water distribution contract to Suez and the suspicions of corruption. African NGOs/CSOs must mobilize to address this challenge and the risk that these large foreign water companies represent for the Water and Sanitation sector in Africa. We must have an alternative common discourse, make proposals for another path of development for Africa. A call is made to CSOs from other countries to participate in the AWWF and the planned March for the Right to Water (from India to Geneva).
Questions from the participants :
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 13 - What concrete proposals does AWWF have on topics such as the fight against corruption, the fight against multinationals, the lack of political will of our leaders, water as a commercial or public good? - Water service has a cost and it must be taken into account. When a State is no longer able to provide water services, it looks for a buyer, including a possible company. We must therefore discuss with this buyer to see how he can ensure access to water for all, in a correct way. - We have African companies that can provide public service delegation (but sometimes weakly as in Guinea) and it is not up to multinationals to take over the management of water services. Water is a vital resource and its management must be local management. Civil society has a voice and can influence things. Governance and accountability, the key to resource management, must be improved. - For existing multinationals, it is necessary to negotiate with them, within the contracts, so that they transfer their skills to the locals (technology transfers and others). - For the WWF, there are two levels of struggle: (i) participation in exchanges and dialogue with States to influence (ii) a citizen struggle to show that we are against certain proposed management methods. The two are not incompatible and you can be present in both spaces: WWF and AWWF. - Beyond our differences, we are united by a number of themes: a rights-based approach, governance, common good water, the fight against corruption, accountability and regulatory mechanisms, local management and reliance on local and national actors (which also requires capacity building), the citizen control role of civil society, a strong voice and a voice heard by States....
1.4. The levels of mobilization of NGOs/CSOs for the World Water Forums: focus on "Dakar 2021
At the national level:
→ CONGAD and POSCEAS, Senegalese Social Forum → NGO/CSO groups from other countries
At the African regional level:
→ The Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation (Alliance d'Afrique francophone pour l'eau et l'assainissement - AAFEA), our informal network of African civil society collectives in the water and sanitation sector in 10 West and Central African countries
→ ANEW (African civil society Network on Water and Sanitation) - network of African NGOs/CSOs in the water and sanitation sector - has a Memorandum of Understanding with AMCOW - re-mobilisation of ANEW in progress (new organisation and new governance), after a period of latency - can contribute to mobilizing African civil society and ensuring its global representation at the continental level (by establishing a partnership with AAFEA); mobilization also of English-speaking African civil society (mobilization meetings); little presence in North Africa - Note: Some groups (such as SPONG, ADC) are members of ANEW. Green Cross Burkina (Ousseni Diallo) is the West Africa representative within ANEW Board.
→ National Water and Sanitation Forums (NWSFs) - Come from an initiative from Eau Vive initiative in 2011 "A l’eau l’Afrique, à l’eau le monde » - National Water and Sanitation Forums (NWSFs) held in 6 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo) in preparation for the 6th WWF - success: contribution to WWFs, a tool for multi-stakeholder dialogue at the national level to improve practices, improve governance and strengthen capacity
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 14 - 4 NWSFs were repeated in 2014-2015 (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo) and 2 in 2018 (Burkina Faso, Togo). - New NWSFs could be organized in advance of the 9th WWF (see with the National Water Partnership for Senegal)
At the international level:
→ The Butterfly Effect: - created in 2010 by 4 organizations: the Water Coalition, the International Secretariat for Water (ISW), Women for Water partnership and End Water Poverty. - Today, there are 90 NGOs/CSOs and NGO/CSO networks around the world. - Objectives for WWForums: • Establish an international mobilization of NGOs/CSOs in the sector for the World Water Forums, in order to have more influence on the actors and decision-makers in the sector, and make them a key player in these Forums; • Promote inclusive Forums, with an emphasis on civil society actors, both in the preparatory processes and during the Forum; • Make recommendations for a politically and structurally strengthened Forum (United Nations links, SDG 6 links, monitoring and evaluation of commitments, etc.) • Propose messages and alternative solutions to all other players in the sector. - Key issues for the sector: human rights to water and sanitation, governance, financing, capacity building, peace and cooperation, water and natural resources management, climate change.
1.5. What role for CSOs in the 9th WWF?
Following a brainstorming exercise, participants defined which roles they thought NGOs/CSOs should have within the 9th WWF (these roles are classified by level according to their importance, level 1 being the most important):
→ A representative role: - Provide a structured voice for African CSOs (level 1) - Provide a voice for grassroots communities and the most vulnerable, based on their real needs (level 1)
→ An advocacy role: - Influence decision-makers (Summit of Heads of State, more appropriate public policies, more investment, human rights approach, consideration of sanitation, SDG6), based on national concerns (level 1) - Act as an alert and challenge mechanism for decision-makers (including on governance or Forum- related issues such as the budget) (level 2)
→ A role of expertise: - Share expertise and propose national alternatives (level 1) - Propose concrete projects (level 3)
→ A networking role: - Develop partnerships and alliances (level 3)
→ A contribution and influence on the World Water Forum: - Influence the functioning of the Forum (themes, budget, commitments, monitoring and evaluation system, link with other regional and international spaces) (level 1) - Ensure the concrete impacts of the Forum, through the commitments of the Heads of State, their implementation and the establishment of an effective monitoring and evaluation system, with a view to achieving the SDG6 (level 1)
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 15 Our resources: advocacy, expertise, mobilization (before and during the Forum)
Similarly, participants reflected on how the 9th WWF could make progress in their advocacy at the national level:
→ Structuring / recognition of the sector - An opportunity for structured mobilisation of civil society actors (collective voice, common strategy, action plan, declaration, monitoring of commitments) - A space for the recognition of civil society actors
→ Advocacy / Influence - A platform for dialogue (between different stakeholders, between CSOs and decision-makers) - A space for influencing decision-makers and presenting national results - A space for States to make commitments, provided that they are formalised and made concrete
→ Networking - A meeting place within and outside the Forum (develop partnerships and alliances, organize meetings with decision-makers)
→ Expertise - A space for learning, for strengthening expertise (gathering information, exchanging experiences) that allows us to strengthen our advocacy arguments - A space to promote solutions and propose alternatives
→ Financing operations - A space for mobilizing funding (including for a joint CSO programme)
→ Citizen mobilization and awareness - An opportunity for citizen mobilization and awareness raising - An opportunity for media coverage
1.6. Other highlights and strategic initiatives for the sector
- 1st UN Intergovernmental Meeting on Water and Sanitation 2021: progress report on the progress of the SDG6 and what corrective measures are needed - Sanitation and Water for All Partnership meeting: Finance Ministers' meeting in 2020 and possibly Sector Ministers' meeting in 2021 - African Water Week / AfricaSan - Sahel Alliance: In July 2017, France, Germany and the European Union, together with the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, launched the Sahel Alliance, an international cooperation platform to increase and improve action in the Sahel. Since its launch, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark have joined the initiative. Its objective is to promote better aid coordination and effectiveness in the G5 Sahel countries (Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad), for greater stabilisation and development in the region. Water and sanitation are among its main areas of intervention. Its budget is €9 billion. - Congress of the African Water Association (24-27 February 2020, Kampala) - 9th World Water Forum: 2nd Stakeholders' Meeting (March 2020) - Water and Health Events: New York Intergovernmental Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (importance of water at this level)
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 16 2. Session on a sub-regional strategy for African NGOs/CSOs for the 9th WWF and beyond
2.1. Definition of advocacy and mobilization issues and objectives
Group work allowed to reflect on the challenges and objectives of advocacy and mobilization of African NGOs/CSOs for the 9th World Water Forum and beyond, with a view to accelerating mobilization for the achievement of the SDG6. The aim is to have a common vision and shared advocacy objectives, defined by everyone in the countries.
The main advocacy issues and objectives highlighted were as follows: - Right to water and sanitation: recognition and effective implementation - Financing: adapted, sufficient, sufficient, meeting needs + integrity, budget tracking - Good governance: involvement of all, transparency, accountability, integrity, budget monitoring - Citizen participation / recognition of civil society / citizen control - Compliance with existing commitments: international targets, national strategies, budgets, declarations (Ngor, etc.) - Better consideration of sanitation - Security / stability: advocacy on access to basic services - all sectors combined (versus exploding security budgets) - Access to services in crisis and emergency contexts (Talk about access to basic services and not just water, nutrition, etc.) ) - Territorialisation of pleas and actions - Leave no one behind/ take into account vulnerable populations (inequalities)
Other issues: - Link to other sectors - IWRM consideration - Global governance
In terms of mobilization, it was suggested to launch a joint campaign over 5 years "2030 is tomorrow: acting for water and sanitation" with common messages, joint communication (brochure, labelled events), shared and shared actions (events at all levels including WWF and SWA).
At the end of the discussions, a vote made it possible to identify the 3 priority issues / advocacy objectives for the participants: 1. Right to water and sanitation: 20 votes 2. Good governance: 26 votes 3. Funding: 14 votes 4. Sanitation: 9 votes 5. Respect existing commitments: 8 votes 6. Multisectoral approach: 7 votes 7. Access to basic services in crisis contexts: 6 votes 8. IWRM: 3 votes
Regarding the WWF, participants highlighted several points to have a real impact on the 9th WWF and build a real critical mass:
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 17 - the need to strengthen their capacities on the challenges of the Forum and the selected themes - the need to have clear common messages to influence the different sessions of the Forum and the preparatory meetings
More generally, the participants highlighted: - the need for coordination of actions, advocacy and a minimum of consensus, based on each other's contextual analyses - the importance of prioritizing steps in our advocacy strategy, being specific in our change objectives: "by 2030, what do we want to change? »
2.2. Definition of messages
Following the definition of the advocacy and mobilization issues and objectives, the CSOs established the messages they wish to convey on these issues in preparation for the kick-off meeting of the 9th WWF (available here). These messages were then reviewed at the end of the workshop to complete them. The final version of the messages for the preparation of the 9th WWF is available in Annex 3. It is also important to keep in mind the fact of making the link with Alternative WWF.
2.3. Definition of the strategic plan
The draft of the strategic plan is available here and will be finalized by the working groups defined in the workshop (see below) by the end of the year. An email will be sent to these groups in July to inform them of the composition of their group and the further work (methods / deadlines / draft strategy to be finalised).
Note: Background each advocacy objective set aside to the priority advocacy objectives so that they are not forgotten. Have in mind concrete projects, to be submitted for approval to the 9th WWF.
Composition of the working groups:
Working Groups Composition Mailing List Group 1: Félix Adegnika, WASHCC Benin (Benin) [email protected] Ensuring the human Roukiattou Ouedraogo, SPONG (BF) [email protected] right to water and Tabalaba Boureima, CN-CIEPA (Mali) [email protected] sanitation (DHEA) for Talara Dayamba, ACF BF (BF) [email protected] all, leaving no one Biassoun Dembele, ADDA/GP-WASH (Mali) [email protected] behind [email protected] Tandia Madyoury, Tenmiya (Mauritania) [email protected] Ousmane Dambadji, REJEA (Niger) [email protected] Mbaya Diop, Network of Young WASH [email protected] Professionals (Senegal) Abdou Diouf, EVE-PNES (Senegal) [email protected] Nadjiam Djirabaye, ADC (Chad) [email protected] Ella Adjo Kadjobé Akoegnon, CCEABT (Togo) [email protected] Group 2: Patrick Ebanda, Dynamique citoyenne [email protected] Allocate adequate, (Cameroon) [email protected] sufficient, appropriate Sophie Diop, Speak up Africa (Senegal) [email protected] and transparent Mame Tacko Diallo, Eau Vive Senegal [email protected] funding to meet real (Senegal) [email protected] needs Seydina Ousmane Sene, IPAR (Senegal) Flower Sanwogou, JVE Togo (Togo) Group 3: André Zogo, CANEA (Benin) [email protected]@gmailcom Ensure good Ousseni Ouedraogo, Green Cross (BF) [email protected] governance of the Roukiattou Ouedraogo, SPONG (BF) [email protected]
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 18 Working Groups Composition Mailing List sector, integrating Talara Dayamba, ACF BF (BF) [email protected] citizen participation Beaudelin Dongmo, AME Network [email protected] and accountability (Cameroon) [email protected] Christophe Le Jallé, pS-Eau (France) [email protected] Anjani Kapoor, SWA (GB) [email protected] Ibrahima Sory Sylla, Carbon Guinea (Guinea) [email protected] Afou Chantal Bengaly Traore, Wetlands International (Mali) [email protected] Abdou Lokokoko, CCOAD (Niger) [email protected] Mbaya Diop, Network of Young WASH Professionals (Senegal) [email protected] Babacar Gueye, GRET (Senegal) [email protected] Sophie Diop, Speak up Africa (Senegal) [email protected] Dame Ndiaye, ADOS / pS-Eau (Senegal) [email protected] Aliou Wane, SIF Senegal (Senegal) [email protected] Mariame DEM, WaterAid (Senegal) [email protected] Abdou Diouf, EVE-PNES (Senegal)
→ Thanks to anyone interested in changing or joining a working group to contact Sandra Métayer, Water Coalition: [email protected]
2.4. What funding options for our common action plan?
Suggestions for support (financial, material, human resources, etc.) for the implementation of our common action plan have been mentioned and will have to be explored: - Agence Française de Développement which launches a FISONG (Sectoral Innovation Facility for NGOs) on the theme "Citizen Participation Water and Sanitation" in 2020. - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - SIDA - Check with current workshop partners and WaterAid to see if they can fund this overall strategy or specific activities - Have strategies for sharing with other institutions (USAID or other) - Water Global Initiative (on Hassan II award) which had funding for governance - Swiss cooperation - Luxembourg Cooperation - Cooperation Netherlands - Mali: synergy with Watershed which can include certain activities in their planning - European Union: initiative to support civil society in Senegal planned for 2020 - African Development Bank - Gates Foundation (on sanitation) - See in each of our countries
3. Kick-off meeting of the 9th World Water Forum
3.1. Report of the kick-off meeting of the 9th WWF and the participation of African NGOs/CSOs on this occasion
The kick-off meeting of the 9th WWF was held in Diamniadio, Senegal, on 20-21 July 2019. All documents (programme, keynotes, presentations, reports of the interactive sessions...) related to this meeting are available on the 9th WWF website: https://www.worldwaterforum.org/fr/, under the heading "Documents". → The minutes of the kick-off meeting, written by the Water Coalition, are available here.
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3.2. Feedbacks from participants
In general, participants shared the following impressions following their participation in the kick-off meeting of the 9th WWF: - Importance of having a collective voice to be more visible and impactful - Good preparation for the kick-off meeting through (i) a general discussion on WWForums (limits, challenges, opportunities…), (ii) the preparation of common messages, (iii) a good distribution in the different sessions, which allowed good participation by everyone - Good communication that allowed for good coordination during the kick-off meeting - Active participation and visibility during the meeting: we were able to get our messages across during the interactive sessions, which were transparent when the kick-off meeting workshops were returned, except for the "Means and Tools" session due to the poor organisation of the session. This impact was reinforced by the fact that we were rapporteurs for several working groups. - Collective force: connection with Senegalese CSOs who, through their link with the National Organizing Committee of the 9th WWF, promoted the participation of NGOs/CSOs + influence of strategic partners (Water Coalition, Speak Up...) who allowed us to have speaking time, to show our participation and our voice - The challenge now is to consolidate our collective but also individual strategy: it is now necessary to see how to continue to communicate our messages and how to organize ourselves in order to really impact the preparatory processes of the Forum, both at the national level (Senegalese CSOs in interaction with the Executive Secretariat) and at the international level. In this context, it is essential to remain connected to the Forum organizers. It is also necessary to see how to strengthen POSCEAS so that it is able to carry the messages of the collective. - The challenge of considering projects to be labelled within the framework of the Dakar 2021 Initiative to strengthen our presence and action - Questions about the methodology adopted by the kick-off meeting, which is perplexing as to the impacts that can really be achieved. Doubts about governance also remain; it must be truly inclusive. Finally, some stakeholders were lacking at this kick-off meeting, although they are fundamental: local authorities and local private individuals, but also governments, decision-making actors. It is therefore necessary to ensure their participation and to ensure that governments are influenced in other ways. - Need to make a good link with ANEW for a joint mobilization of African civil society as a whole
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 20 WORKSHOP CLOSING
1. Final declaration of the Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation
During this workshop, the Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation (in French « Alliance d'Afrique Francophone pour l'Eau et l'Assainissement » whose acronym is « AAFEA »), which brings together African civil society groups from the West and Central African water and sanitation sector, was launched to strengthen our identity, visibility and have a greater impact in the dissemination of our messages. AAFEA has published its final declaration of the workshop (in Annex 4), which includes its messages to decision-makers to accelerate mobilization for water and sanitation, as well as its expectations for the 9th World Water Forum. → The AAFEA statement for the closing of Workshop 8 is also available here.
2. Next steps in our mobilization
Tasks Who Deadline Each participant put the final declaration of All of them At the end of the the workshop on their website and social workshop networks, and informs about the launch of the Alliance d'Afrique Francophone pour l'Eau et l'Assainissement (AAFEA) Translate the Final Declaration of the Water Coalition July workshop into English and forward it to ANEW (in French and English) Send the Final Declaration to the International CONGAD/POSCEAS and At the end of the Organizing Committee of the Forum SPONG workshop Continue to disseminate information on the All of them Permanent preparation and holding of the 9th WWF Launch the 3 working groups on advocacy Water Coalition July objectives in order to finalize the regional action plans (sending an email to each group with composition / objectives / methods / deadlines / draft strategic plan) Finalize our strategic plan to accelerate CONGAD, POSCEAS, November / December mobilization to achieve the Water SDGs SPONG, Water Coalition Consider projects to be submitted to the Dakar All of them Call for projects planned 2021 Initiative for labelling from 15 September Seek funding to implement our action plan All of them November 2019 - January 2020
3. Evaluation of the workshop
Positive points Negative points
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 21 - Productive and high quality exchanges - Dense program - Excellent mobilization of all and successful - Insufficient time (groups, speakers) participation - Last day room less pleasant - Good organization, pleasant accommodation Also noteworthy: a last day a little messy; long and food trips - Adapted working methods - Strengthening the common voice of CSOs - Impact on the WWF kick off meeting due to good preparation and a common voice of CSOs
4. Closing of the workshop by the President of CONGAD
The workshop was closed by the President of CONGAD, Mr. Amacodou DIOUF and was followed by interviews with the press.
Some press coverage of the workshop:
http://www.aps.sn/actualites/environnement/assainissement/article/eau-et-assainissement- dakar-2021-est-un-enjeu-du-peuple-senegalais-tout-entier-acteurs
http://www.aps.sn/actualites/environnement/assainissement/article/le-senegal-vise-l-acces-universel- aux-services-d-eau-et-d-assainissement-d-ici-a-2030-officiel
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 22 ANNEXES
Annex 1: Provisional programme of the workshop
TIME O PROGRAM DAY 1: TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019 PART 1 : EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES ON CITIZEN CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE SDG6 9:00 - 10:00 am OPENING OF THE WORKSHOP In the presence of the press
▪ Opening of the workshop by the organizers ▪ Miscellaneous information ▪ Round table and participants' expectations ▪ Presentation of the workshop and work programme 10:00 - 11:00 am SHARING EXPERIENCES ON CITIZEN CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SDG6 ▪ Progress of the action plans of the collectives worked on in workshop 7 and follow-up to the studies on accountability mechanisms in the countries 11am - 11:15am Coffee break and group photo 11:15 - 13:00 ▪ Continuation ▪ Discussion 13h00 - 14h00 Lunch break 14h00 - 15h00 ▪ Focus on the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership (updates, feedback from the Costa Rica high-level meeting, follow-up) PART 2: STRATEGIC WORKSHOP " ON THE WAY TO DAKAR 2021 : THE MOBILIZATION OF WASH NGOS/CSOS IN THE SUB-REGION TO ACHIEVE SDG 6". 15h00 - 16h00 PREPARATION FOR THE KICK-OFF MEETING OF THE 9TH WWF ▪ Presentation of the 9th WWF: history of WWF and AWWF, issues, organization, feedback on the June 2018 consultation meeting, objectives of the June 2019 kick off meeting, prospects for alternative events ▪ Focus on the major themes for the 9th WWF: water and security, cooperation, water and rural development 16h00 - 16h15 Coffee break 16h15 - 17h30 ▪ The role of NGOs/CSOs within the 9th WWF: collective reflection; feedback on previous Forums / landscape of NGOs/CSOs involved / link with the WWF; issues of the kick-off meeting for CSOs
TIME OF DAY UNROLLED DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 9:00 - 10:45 am SESSION ON A SUB-REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR AFRICAN NGOS/CSOS FOR THE 9TH WWF AND BEYOND ▪ Group work: Identification of key issues and objectives for West African NGOs/CSOs, based on each other's national priorities ▪ Restitution and definition of common axes 10:45 - 11:00 am Coffee break 11:00 - 13:00 ▪ Group work by objective: definition of an action plan for NGOs/CSOs in the Sub-region, also based on each other's national mobilizations; feedback 13h00 - 14h00 Lunch break 14h00 - 15h30 ▪ Group work by country: how each country connects its national advocacy to collective action and declination of the global action plan by country; feedback 15h30 - 15h45 Coffee break 15h45 - 16h45 ▪ Consolidation of the strategy and discussion on financing options 16h45 - 17h30 INFORMATION ON OTHER HIGHLIGHTS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR THE SECTOR
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 23 7pm - 9pm DINNER WITH NGOS/CSOS CONCERNED BY THE SAHEL ALLIANCE (Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad + France)
DAY 3 AND DAY 4: THURSDAY 20 AND FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019 KICK OFF MEETING OF THE 9TH WORLD WATER FORUM "DAKAR 2021 » (organized by the National Organizing Committee "Dakar 2021" and the World Water Council - shuttle bus from the hotel) The programme of the meeting is available here: https://www.worldwaterforum.org/fr/projet-dordre-du-jour- de-la-reunion-de-demarrage-du-9eme-forum-mondial-de-leau
TIME OF DAY UNROLLED DAY 5: SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 STRATEGIC WORKSHOP " ON THE WAY TO DAKAR 2021 : MOBILIZATION OF NGOS/CSOS WASH OF THE SUB-REGION FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF SDG 6 - PART 2 " 9:00 - 10:00 am FEEDBACK ON THE 9TH WWF KICK-OFF MEETING (Debriefing) 10:00 - 11:00 am REFINEMENT OF THE AFRICAN NGO/CSO SUB-REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE 9TH WWF AND BEYOND ▪ Reminder of the work carried out ▪ Adaptation points to bring (group work) 11:00 - 11:15 am Coffee break 11:15 - 12:15 pm ▪ Adaptation points to bring (restitution) ▪ Consolidation of the strategy 12:15 - 13:00 CLOSING OF THE WORKSHOP ▪ Conclusions of the workshop and perspectives ▪ Evaluation of the workshop ▪ Closing Remarks
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 24 Appendix 2: List of Participants
Country Organization Last name, First name Quality Email Telephone number Tel: (+49) 1590 160 160 33
1 Germany Water Intergrity Network HAAG Justine Program Coordinator West Africa [email protected] 63 anjani.kapoor@sanitationandwat 2 England Sanitation and Water for All KAPOOR Anjani Support to the CSO Advisor Tel: (+44) 7767946224
erforall.org CANEA (Non-State Actors Framework for
3 Benin ZOGO André President [email protected] Tel: (+229) 95 33 84 78 Water and Sanitation) 4 Benin WSSCC Benin / SWA Focal Point Benin ADEGNIKA Felix Coordinator [email protected] Tel: (+229) 97 16 09 81 OUEDRAOGO
5 Burkina Faso SPONG / ANEW / SWA BF Focal Point Communication and Advocacy Officer [email protected] Tel: (+226) 76 64 64 97 42 Roukiattou Advocacy & Gender Champion ACF in rpplaidoyer@bf- Tel: (+226) 77 00 02 30 / 6 Burkina Faso ACF Burkina Faso DAYAMBA Talara
Burkina Faso actioncontrelafaim.org (+226) 25 36 98 30 [email protected]; [email protected] 7 Burkina Faso Green Cross / ANEW DIALLO Ousseni Director m [email protected]
m AME Network (Alliance for Water Tel: (+237) 69 95 77 45 2 /
8 Cameroon DONGMO Beaudelin Representative of the AME network [email protected] Management) (+237) 67 95 83 65 4 Dynamique citoyenne / SWA Cameroon EBANDA Philippe Representative of Dynamique Tel: (+237) 699 02 08 29
9 Cameroon [email protected] Focal Point Ghislain Patrick citoyenne 29 sandra.metayer@coalition- 10 France Water Coalition METAYER Sandra Coordinator Tel: (+33) 1 41 58 58 52 77
eau.org
11 France Water Coalition MALEGUE Kristel Independent consultant [email protected] Tel: (+33) 6 75 19 87 73
12 France Islamic Relief France LE FLOCH Laura Advocacy Officer [email protected] Tel: (+33) 638681020 Deputy Director - Research and
13 France pS-Eau LE JALLEY Christophe [email protected] Tel: (+33) 1 53 34 91 24 24 International Institutional Relations Carbone Guinée / National Coalition for
14 Guinea Action and Advocacy for Water / SWA SORY Sylla Ibrahima President [email protected] Tel: (+224) 664295460 Guinea Focal Point CN-CIEPA (National Coalition of the
15 Mali International Campaign for Drinking TABALABA Boureima Coordinator [email protected] Tel: (+223) 69573139 Water and Sanitation) NGO Coordinator ADDA - Member of Pivot Group Water-Sanitation-Sanitation [email protected]; Tel: (+223) 69597163 / 16 Mali DEMBELE Biassoun the Secretariat of the Pivot Group on / NGO ADDA [email protected] 76452570 Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
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17 Mali Wetlands International Mali Watershed Program Manager [email protected] Bengaly : (+223) 79650391 Tenmiya Association / SWA Mauritania Tel: (+222) 45 25 19 01 or
18 Mauritania TANDIA Madyoury NGO Tenmiya [email protected] Focal Point 36 30 41 54 CCOAD (Chambre de Concertation des LOKOKO Mamane [email protected]; 19 Niger ONG et Associations de Développement) PCA Tel: (+227) 96 97 75 80 80
Abdou [email protected] / SWA Niger Focal Point REJEA (Network of Water and Sanitation
20 Niger DAMBADJI Ousmane President [email protected] Tel: (+227) 96 88 51 59 59 Journalists) / CCOAD [email protected]; CONGAD (Council of NGOs and Tel: (+221) 77 61 65 65 30 21 Senegal MBAYE Niang Program Manager [email protected] Development Associations) 6
[email protected] Platform of CSOs Water and Sanitation in Advocacy and Mobilization Manager
22 Senegal Senegal /POSCEAS (coordination by Eau TACKO DIALLO Mame [email protected] Tel: (+221) 77 533 22 96 Eau Vive Senegal Vive Senegal) Water Thematic Coordinator/ Project Tel: (+221) 77 682 88 56
23 Senegal GRET / POSCEAS GUEYE Babacar [email protected] Manager - EPAD Programme 56 Regional Director WaterAid West
24 Senegal WaterAid / POSCEAS DEM Mariame [email protected] Africa 25 Senegal ACRA / POSCEAS SANON Daouda Spokesperson [email protected] Tel: (+221) 77 861 35 13
26 Senegal EVE / PNE Senegal DIOUF Abdou EVE Director [email protected] Tel: (+221) 450 64 43 Network of young water and sanitation
27 Senegal DIOP Mbaya I. Assistant Secretary [email protected] Tel: (+221) 77 225 51 16 professionals DIOUF Mignane
28 Senegal PAEDD / Senegalese Social Forum Coordinator [email protected] Tel: (+221) 77 811 75 63 Mamadou coordoprog.sn@secours- 29 Senegal Islamic Relief / Senegal Office WANE Aliou Program Coordinator Tel: (+221) 776 090 630
islamique.org ACF ROWCA (Regional Office for West
30 Senegal HURE Christelle Advocacy Officer [email protected] Tel: (+221) 78 639 83 41 and Central Africa) / POSCEAS
31 Senegal Niyel BADOLO Laetitia Advocacy Officer [email protected] Tel: (+221) 77 11 85 34 [email protected] Tel: (+221) 33 822 49 22 32 Senegal Speak Up Africa DIOP Yaye Sophiètou Advocacy Officer
g or 77 313 87 44
33 Senegal IPAR SENE Seydina Economist [email protected]
33 Senegal ADOS / pS-Eau NDIAYE Dame National Representative [email protected]
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34 Chad des Consommateurs (ADC) / SWA Chad DJIRABAYE Nadjiam [email protected] Tel: (+235) 66 29 17 28 Programs Focal Point CCEABT (Cadre de Concertation pour Project Assistant for Water and AKOEGNON Adjo
35 Togo l'Eau et l'Assainissement de Base au Sanitation for Africa, Togo Office (EAA- [email protected] Tel: (+228) 90 30 30 53 31 Kadjobé Togo) / EAA TOGO) JVE Togo (Young Volunteers for the Young Volunteer for the Environment
36 Togo SANWOGOU Fleur [email protected] Tel: (+228) 92033095 Environment) (JVE) Togo
37 Togo JVE Togo / SWA Togo Focal Point ALOUKA Sena Executive Director [email protected] Tel: (+228) 90216740
Minutes Workshop 8 Water and sanitation CSOs from West and Central Africa June 2019 27 Annex 3: Messages from civil society groups Water and Sanitation in West and Central Africa in preparation for the 9th World Water Forum
MESSAGES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS ON WATER AND SANITATION WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA PREPARATION OF THE 9TH WORLD WATER FORUM
OUR THEMATIC MESSAGES
1. Ensuring human rights to water and sanitation (DHEA) for all, leaving no one behind - DHEAs must be enshrined in the constitutions or legislative and regulatory texts of States, and be made effective through implementing decrees. - They must be integrated into sector-specific action plans and programmes, with a focus on the most vulnerable, including in humanitarian crisis situations, and taking into account urban/peri- urban/rural levels.
2. Allocate adequate, sufficient and appropriate funding to meet real and transparent needs - States must mobilise, allocate and spend, in a transparent manner, sufficient funding that meets the real needs of the sector and, more generally, basic social services. - To this end, innovative financing must be developed. - States must report in a transparent manner on their financial commitments.
3. Ensure good governance of the sector, integrating citizen participation and accountability - Strategies, policies and programmes related to water and sanitation must include indicators of transparency, anti-corruption, integrity, equity, equity, accountability, participation, planning, budget monitoring. - Local and regional authorities are involved in the definition, implementation and monitoring of basic social services. - Participatory and inclusive dialogue frameworks, mutual accountability mechanisms and spaces for citizen engagement must be established and be effective.
4. Respect and report on existing commitments - Each State defines SMART indicators on commitments already made (international, regional (eThekwini and Ngor declarations), national, Sanitation and Water for All commitments, national strategies, etc.) and reports on them annually in a transparent and rigorous manner.
5. Ensure better consideration of sanitation and hygiene - Financing that meets real needs is allocated and disbursed.
6. Promote access to basic services in crisis contexts (conflicts, unstable contexts, disasters) - States and donors promote simple technical solutions to enable access to basic services in the context of a crisis. - States and donors ensure that WASH funding is available in conflict-affected areas and meets the needs of the population. - States shall design and integrate conflict prevention strategies into development programmes.
7. Adopt multisectoral approaches - States must integrate water and sanitation objectives into development policies in other sectors, including health/education/food/agriculture/environment, and vice versa. - States must ensure the harmonization and coherence of policies relating to basic services, in particular through the establishment of inclusive coordination mechanisms and intersectoral dialogue.
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8. Promote integrated water resources management (IWRM) - To improve planning, States are improving their knowledge and monitoring of water resources. - States develop and implement national IWRM action plans, which are supported by appropriate investments that include sanitation. - Emphasis should also be placed on the training of actors, and on collaboration between States and research organisations.
OUR MESSAGES ON THE FUNCTIONING AND IMPACT OF THE WORLD WATER FORUM
1. Ensure representative and effective participation of civil society - Include civil society (including users) in all preparatory processes for the Forum and take its proposals into account effectively. - Have a sufficient and transparent budget for the mobilization and participation of civil society before and during the Forum.
2. Ensure that the Forum operates with integrity, both in its preparation and in its holding: - Ensure the inclusion of local actors in all Forum processes. - Include civil society in the Forum's decision-making committees. - Guarantee a controlled budget, allocated in a transparent manner. - To transfer the contribution (fees) paid by Senegal to the World Water Council for the organization of the Forum to concrete projects (advocacy, operational programmes, support to civil society, etc.) within the framework of the "Dakar 2021" initiative. - Ensure that gender balance is respected in all areas of the Forum. - Carry out an independent evaluation of the World Water Forums, publicly disseminated.
3. Strengthen the thematic architecture of the Forum - Strengthen the inclusion in the Forum's architecture of specific themes: sanitation, the human right to water and sanitation (including the issue of inequalities), crises, security challenges in the Sub- region.
4. Improving the concrete impacts of the Forum - Hold a Summit of Heads of State during the Forum. - Ensure that the commitments of Heads of State are made, rigorously implemented and monitored, and linked to commitments made internationally and regionally (Sanitation and Water for All, Ngor...). - Ensure the implementation of a rigorous monitoring and evaluation system for commitments, operational from the Forum and including regular feedback. - Make the link with other regional and international water-related spaces, as well as with other monitoring and accountability mechanisms for the SDG6 (SWA, HLPF...). - Within the framework of the "Dakar 2021" Initiative, define a system for the labelling of projects based on additional funding and transparent labelling criteria
5. Promote the establishment of a UN intergovernmental space for the monitoring of water and sanitation-related MDGs, separate from the World Water Forums.
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DECLARATION BY THE ALLIANCE D’AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE POUR L’EAU ET L’ASSAINISSEMENT* (AAFEA) 22 June 2019, Mbour – Saly Portudal, Senegal * Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation
OUR DYNAMIC: THE FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN ALLIANCE FOR WATER AND SANITATION (AAFEA)
The Francophone African Alliance for Water and Sanitation (AAEFA) brings together civil society collectives from the Water and Sanitation sector in 10 countries in West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo). The Alliance aims to strengthen the capacities and expertise of civil society in the sector, exchange practices and conduct national and international advocacy with a view to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and more specifically SDG 6 on water and sanitation.
As part of this dynamic, launched in 2008, our coalitions met in Mbour-Saly Portudal from 18 to 22 June 2019, for the 8th sub-regional workshop for exchange of practices and strengthening of capacities. Organised with the support of Coalition Eau and international partners (ACF, IRC, SWA, WIN, WSSCC, Niyel), together with ANEW (a network of African NGOs), the subject of this workshop was “On the way to Dakar 2021: mobilisation of Water and Sanitation NGOs/CSOs in the Sub-region to reach SDG 6”.
The challenges involved in accessing water and sanitation in West and Central Africa are still massive, despite efforts undertaken by States. Only 27% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa has access to a safely managed domestic drinking water supply and 18% to sanitation (JMP, 2019). The SDGs are a strong commitment by the international community for universal access to drinking water and sanitation and proper management of water resources by 2030. Conscious of its role and its responsibilities in terms of reaching the SDGs, civil society has a key role to play for commitments to be respected, so that fair and effective public policies are implemented and the human right to water and sanitation becomes a reality. Civil society is mobilised through active advocacy, operational programmes and the provision of its expertise.
In this regard, 2021 will be a high point, with the SDGs at half-way, the organisation of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, and the UN intergovernmental meeting on water and sanitation. In light of these issues, the workshop provided an opportunity for our coalitions to come together to construct messages and an advocacy strategy, with a view to accelerating mobilisation to reach SDG 6, in the run-up to the 9th World Water Forum and beyond.
OUR CALL TO DECISION-MAKERS TO ACCELERATE MOBILISATION FOR WATER AND SANITATION:
1. Achieve the human right to water and sanitation (HRWS) for all, leaving no one behind: HRWS must be an integral part of States’ constitutions or legislative and regulatory texts, and must become a reality via implementation decrees. It must be included in action plans and programmes pertaining to the sector, with a focus on the most vulnerable populations, including populations in crisis situations, taking into account urban, peri-urban and rural areas.
2. Allocate sufficient, appropriate, transparent funding that meets actual needs: States must become mobilised, transparently allocate and spend sufficient funding that meets the actual needs of the sector and,
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3. Ensure proper governance of the sector, including participation and accountability: strategies, policies and programmes relating to water and sanitation must include indicators on transparency, fight against corruption, integrity, fairness, accountability, participation, planning and budgetary monitoring. They must involve local authorities at all levels. In addition, frameworks for participative and inclusive dialogue, mechanisms for mutual accountability and forums for civic questioning must be implemented and effective.
4. Respect existing commitments and account for them transparently and rigorously, based on precise indicators (regional and international declarations - eThekwini and Ngor, national declarations, commitments on Sanitation and Water for All, national strategies, etc.)
5. Ensure better consideration of sanitation and hygiene, via increased specific funding that meets actual needs.
6. Promote access to basic services in crisis contexts, via simple technical solutions and available funding that meets the needs of populations, as well as through integration of strategies in development policies and programme to prevent conflicts.
7. Take multi-sectoral approaches: States must include Water and Sanitation objectives in development policies for other sectors, in particular health/education/food/agriculture/environment, and vice versa. They must ensure harmonisation and consistency of policies relating to basic services, in particular via the implementation of inclusive coordination mechanisms and inter-sectoral dialogue.
8. Promote integrated water resources management (IWRM): in order to plan better, States must improve their knowledge and monitoring of water resources, and develop and implement national IWRM action plans, backed by appropriate investments integrating sanitation. Focus must also be placed on training of stakeholders and on collaboration between States and research bodies.
OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 9TH WORLD WATER FORUM, A KEY STAGE IN MOBILISATION
The first World Water Forum to be organised in Sub-Saharan Africa, the “Dakar 2021” 9th World Water Forum will attract attention from the water community on issues in the Sub-region. In order to ensure the success of the event, our organisations are putting forward the following recommendations:
1. Ensure effective participation that is representative of civil society, via: inclusion of civil society, of all movements (including users), in all preparatory processes for the Forum; effective considerations of its proposals; support for its mobilisation via funding that is sufficient and transparent.
2. Ensure principled functioning of the Forum, both in its preparation and in its running: ensure inclusion of local stakeholders in all processes; include civil society in the Forum’s decision-making committees; ensure the budget for the Forum is controlled, and allocated in a transparent manner; provide the contribution paid by Senegal to the World Water Council for organisation of the Forum to concrete projects as part of the “Dakar 2021” initiative; ensure respect of gender in all spaces at the Forum; conduct an independent
evaluation of Forums, and distribute this publicly.
3. In the thematic architecture of the Forum, include consideration of specific subjects: sanitation, the human right to water and sanitation (including the issue of inequalities), crises, and security issues in the Sub-region.
4. Improve the concrete impacts of the Forum, via: organisation of a Head of States Summit; undertaking of commitments by Heads of State, that will be implemented, monitored and related to commitments made regionally and internationally; implementation of a system for rigorous monitoring-evaluation of commitments, that will be operational as soon as the Forum begins, including regular presentations; links to other regional and international spaces related to water, and to monitoring and accountability mechanisms
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5. Promote implementation of a UN intergovernmental space for monitoring SDGs related to water and sanitation, which would be distinct from World Water Forums.
Our organisations: CONGAD (Council of NGOs and Development Associations) / POSCEAS (Water and Sanitation CSO Platform in Senegal) – Senegal; National Water Partnership – Senegal; CANEA (Framework for Non-State Water and Sanitation Stakeholders) – Benin; SPONG (Permanent NGOs Secretariat) – Burkina Faso; AME Network (Alliance for Management of Water) – Cameroon; CN-CIEPA (National Coalition of the International Campaign for Drinking Water and Sanitation) – Mali; Tenmiya Association – Mauritania; CCOAD (Chamber of Consultation among NGOs and Development Associations) – Niger; CCEABT (Council of Consultation for Basic Water and Sanitation in Togo) – Togo; National Coalition for Action and Advocacy on Water – Guinea; Association for the Defence of Consumers’ Rights (ADC) – Chad
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