ANNUAL REPORT 20202 2 CEPRI 2020 Annual Report EDITORIAL Key events of by the President 2020 Local elections, postponement CEPRI, like all of you, has had to adapt its which are members of our association and of the 2nd round due to the activities due to the health crisis. We were we decided to maintain and strengthen our COVID 19 health crisis not able to meet as we would have liked to, training provision. Training was delivered Change of President but video conferencing was widely used to through video-conferencing. This required maintain exchanges. the entire CEPRI team to review the way it facilitated these sessions. However, floods are not stopping because New communication of the health crisis! And we still have in We have actively contributed to the working brochures aimed at newly mind the strong images of Storm Alex groups set up by central government to elected members over the Alpes-Maritimes in October 2020. adapt the specifications of the Flood Risk These events were the subject of an initial Prevention Action Programmes (PAPI), and discussion by the CEPRI Expert Committee, forwarded your thoughts and suggestions. Year affected by whose report can be found on the CEPRI The PAPI/SLGRI exchange network, created the health crisis website. This disaster and its dramatic in 2009, has once again shown an interest in (2 lockdowns) consequences illustrate the need for CEPRI nurturing and enriching this work. Business continuity with the to continue the process and the discussions Based on the requirements expressed implementation of home working that have been going on for over 10 years by a number of you, CEPRI has made a and all services provided remotely now: how can we plan for the future of these commitment to create an online reference (training, PAPI-SLGRI network days) areas? How can we rebuild, bearing in mind platform to help all of you, and more the risk? This involves making a diagnosis specifically those of you who are looking to which accurately analyses how floods commit to the development occur, their causes and their of a PAPI. Flooding occurred consequences on population, on 2 October 2020 in the As you will see in the activity property and activity. A Alpes-Maritimes region report, CEPRI is fully engaged better understanding of in discussions, at European these natural phenomena, We mutually level, on the new adaptation in a context of climate benefit from strategy for climate change Review of the PAPI specifications change, is essential to offer knowing that the expected following the 2019 general future opportunities to the the reflections increase in flood risk, inspectors’ audit inhabitants of these affected linked with climate change municipalities. developed in particular, will affect The CEPRI team continues the whole of Europe in the throughout the Budgeting of the Barnier to work in this direction coming years. with all its members and regions and, as Fund as set out in the 2021 I would like to thank you for Finance Act actively participates in the your active participation in construction of sustainable a result, can our association. We mutually responses which incorporate better share benefit from the discussions flood risk into the planning held throughout our regions and the development of our our members’ Official launch of the Life Artisan project and, as a result, can better coordinated by the OFB for a period of 8 regions. expectations with share our members’ years - CEPRI, associate beneficiary and In 2020, the team developed expectations with decision- linchpin of this project alongside other new guides which were added decision-makers. makers. partners (CEREMA, IUCN, ADEME, ENPC, to the tools available to you ONERC etc.) Increasing resilience to I hope you enjoy reading this and your services. climate change by providing incentives activity report and assure you In 2020, CEPRI has been for regions to implement nature-based of our commitment to enable adaptation solutions (SAFN) focusing on the development of multi- you to always better meet the expectations benefit solutions when considering energy of your constituents and your region in the renovation. Those could be nature-based or face of flood risk. require the use of flood-related construction Important work meetings to methods. prepare the regional road map Local elections saw the appointment of many for the training delivered by Marie-France BEAUFILS MIIAM and IRMA new officials in the various communities Honorary Senator Partnership set up with the MRC of Coaticook in Quebec CEPRI 2020 Annual Report 3 COMPOSITION of the association Other members The Board of Directors on Assembly of the departments of France (ADF) Guingamp-Paimpol Armor-Argoat Conurbation French association of the council of European (GP3A) 31 December 2020 municipalities and regions (AFCCRE) Lorient Conurbation Association of the French territorial engineers Rouen Normandie Metropolitan Authority - (AITF) La CREA Bordeaux Metropolitan Authority Metz Metropolitan Authority Inter-Trade Union Committee for the Sanitation Montpellier Méditerranée Metropolitan Authority PRESIDENT of Lake Bourget (CISALB) Morlaix community Mrs Marie-France Beaufils Grand Châtellerault Conurbation Community Natural Hazards Mission (MRN) AMF Grand Dax Conurbation Community Nantes Metropolitan Authority Agen Conurbation Community Order of Land Surveyors VICE-PRESIDENT Bastia Conurbation Community Pays de Châlons en Champagne Hub for regional M. Gérard Malbo Conurbation Community of the Guérande- and rural balance Loiret County Council Atlantique peninsula Pays de Lourdes et des Vallées des Gaves Hub Conurbation Community of the Dieppe region for regional and rural balance Conurbation Community of the Deux Baies DREAM Hub for water and aquatic environments TREASURER en Montreuillois Saint Malo conurbation M. Alain Chambard Conurbation Community of the Ajaccio region SIVALODET SyAGE (CAPA) Orge Federation Conurbation Community of the Seine Eure region Federation for Research, Planning and Valence Romans Agglo Conurbation Community Development of the Troyes Region - DEPART SECRETARY GENERAL Conurbation Community of the Vichy Community Federation M. Frédéric Rose Municipal community of the Auray Quiberon Alsace-Moselle Water and Sanitation Federation City of Orléans Terre-Atlantique region (CC AQTA) (SDEA) Municipal community of the Noirmoutier island Intercommunal and interdepartmental Federation Flooding occurred Municipal community of the Ile de Ré island of the Epte Valley (SILVE) on 2 October 2020 in the DIRECTORS Municipal community of the Ile d’Oléron island Intercommunal Federation for the sanitation Alpes-Maritimes region M. Francis Triquet Municipal community of Montesquieu of the Bière Valley (SIAVB) Orléans Metropolitan Authority Municipal community of CAUVALDOR Joint Federation of the drainage basins of the Artigue and the Maqueline (SMBV Artigue- M. Hubert Lecarpentier Municipal community of the Pays de Nemours Maqueline) AdCF Municipal community of the Pays Fouesnantais Municipal community of the Millau Grands Joint Federation for the development and water M. Jean-François Chemin Causses management of the Aa river (SmagAa) SMBVAS Urban community of Dunkerque Joint Federation for the study and development of the Garonne river (SMEAG) Urban community of Le Havre Seine conurbation M. Stéphane Haussoulier Joint inter-departmental Federation of the Lèze County Council of Gironde Joint Federation Valley (SMIVAL) Budgeting of the Barnier County Council of Seine Maritime Joint inter-regional Federation for sea defences Fund as set out in the 2021 of the Baie de Somme County Council of Vaucluse of the Rhône Delta and the sea (SYMADREM) Finance Act and Grand littoral Picard County Council of Pyrénées Orientales Joint Federation for the hydraulic basins of Isère Mme Valérie Lacroute County Council of Gard (SYMBHI) EPAGE County Council of Val de Marne Joint Federation of the Saane Vienne Scie of the Loing Basin Regional Council of Centre Val de Loire Reservoirs (SBVSVS) Territoire de Belfort Department Joint Federation of Scot Sud Gard M. Jean-Louis Léonard Orly Rungis - Seine Amont Planning and Joint Federation Moselle Aval UNIMA Development Authority (EPA ORSA) Joint Federation of the Dordogne Moyenne M. Gérard Seimbille Planning and Development Authority of Loire and the Cère Aval (SMDMCA) EPTB Oise Aisne (EP Loire) Toulouse Metropolitan Authority EPTB (Local Public Basin Establishments) Aude Tours Val de Loire Metropolitan Authority M. Yan Balat (SMMAR) Troyes Champagne Metropolitan Authority Noirmoutier en l’Ile EPTB Boulonnais (SYMSAGEB) Trade Union of Hydraulic Development EPTB Lys (SYMSAGEL) in the North of France (USAN) M. Denis Thuriot EPTB Seine Grands Lacs Nevers conurbation City of Ajaccio EPTB Somme (AMEVA) City of Blois EPTB Vistre-Vistrenque City of Gennevilliers Federation of Loire Housing of the Centre Val City of Macau de Loire Region, City of Palavas les Flots National Federation of concession-granting City of Paris authorities and public companies (FNCCR) Cities of France National Outdoor Hotel Federation (FNHPA) France Digues Grenoble-Alpes Metropolitan Authority (La METRO) 4 CEPRI 2020 Annual Report MAP of Members SYMSAGEB CEPRI SYMCEA CA des 2 baies en Montreuillois CEPRI and Network Syndicat mixte Baie de Somme Grand Littoral Picard Network EPTB Seine Grands Lacs SMAGEAA CA de la Région Dieppoise CU de Dunkerque SIIVE SYMSAGEL Métropole Rouen Normandie USAN CD76 SBVSVS AMEVA CU Le Havre Seine Métropole Entente Oise Aisne CR du Centre-Val de Loire, EP