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International Network of Basin Organizations Report of Activities 2016 www.riob.org Report of Activities 2016
10th INBO World General Assembly From 1st to 4th June 2016 in Merida - Mexico Faced with major global challenges, water management in basins is essential everywhere in the world! 20 years after its first General ➎ Promoting the modernization Assembly in Morelia, the 10th INBO and development of hydrolo- World General Assembly gathered gical cycle and climate in Merida in Mexico more than variables measurement 600 participants from 50 countries, systems and, more broadly, including Mr. Rolando Zapata Bello, the design and implementation Governor of Yucatan, Mr. Abdelaziz of genuine Water Information Zerouali, representative of Ms. Charafat Systems (WIS) and those on aquatic environments, both at Afailal, Minister Delegate for Water basin level and at national and (Kingdom of Morocco), Presidency of transboundary level. the COP22, Mr. Diène Faye, Secretary of State for Water (Senegal), ➏ Improving performance indica- tors on sustainable management Mr. Péter Kovács, Secretary of State for of river basins and water user Water (Hungary), Mr. Jacques Ganou Transfer of INBO Presidency © INBO - C.Runel systems, especially within the lis, Special Secretary of State for Water OECD Water Governance Initiative. (Greece), Minister Rafael Pacchiano The topic of the first roundtable has The new INBO President is committed Alamán, Federal Secretary for Envi become a priority of the Climate to promoting the development of River At the end of its work, the General ronment and Natural Resources - Conferences since the COP21 in Paris. Basin Organizations and the imple Assembly adopted the ”Merida S EMARNAT (Mexico), Mr. Ibrahim It was addressed several times during mentation of a basin integrated mana Declaration”, which calls for inte Addulkarim Mansoor Obeidat, Ambas the General Assembly, especially with gement policy in liaison with the High grated water resources management at sador of Jordan to Mexico, and the presentation and signatures of the Level Panel on Water. basin level to be taken into account as Mr. Roberto Ramírez de la Parra, ”Paris Pact on Water and Adapta- a priority in the Global Climate His action plan sets six objectives for Director General of the National Water tion to the Effects of Climate Action Agenda (GCAA), approved at the 2016-2019 period: Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA). Change in the Basins of Rivers, the COP21 in Paris, as well as in the ➊ Strengthening INBO Regional Lakes and Aquifers”, which has work of the High Level Panel on The General Assembly led to the Networks to transform them into already been signed by 359 organiza Water and Sustainable Develop- organization of a Forum of Interna- true resources centers to help tions over the world.. ment. tional Cooperation Organizations professionalize the technical and and four thematic roundtables: Mr. Roberto Ramírez de la Parra, administrative executives of Basin Find the Declaration of Merida, Director General of CONAGUA, Organizations and their partners. as well as the various ● Adaptation to climate change presented water management in ➋ Encouraging studies on adap- documents and photos in basins, Mexico, the host country of the tation to climate change in from the General Assembly ● Mandates, composition, role General Assembly. basins in support to participatory on the Website: and means of the Basin Coun- decision-making processes. He particularly stressed the two big www.inbo-news.org cils and Committees, gest challenges facing his administra ➌ Ensuring access of developing ● Sustainable basin manage- tion: ensuring adequate water supply to countries to international ment: planning and funding, all uses with scarce resources and resources to reduce gaps in insti ● Participation of the economic limiting the hydro-meteorological risks tutional organization and sectors and citizens. and their impacts in the context of cli infrastructure equipment, so that basin management is increa- mate change, increasing activity of singly effective. hurricanes in the Caribbean and Pacific regions of the country. ➍ Building national, regional and international capacities to Mexico +20! The INBO World Presidency was progressively implement new transferred from Mr. Lupercio water resources and basin mana Antonio Ziroldo (President 2013- gement models, including trans 2016) to Mr. Roberto Ramírez de la parency, information management Parra, Director General of CONA- and financial resources. GUA, (new President 2016-2019). ”F or better basin management in the world ” 2 Report of Activities 2016
COP22 9 November 2016 - Marrakech - Morocco Freshwater finally recognized as a priority in the Global Climate Action Agenda As part of the Global Climate Action ”This aligns perfectly with COP22, These ”Alliances” reported, in particu In addition, INBO also organized or Agenda - GCAA (successor of the which is striving to be a COP for lar, during the ”Water Showcase” on: participated in a dozen side events on Lima-Paris Action Agenda - LPAA), action!”, remarked Ms. Charafat Afailal, the positive progresses made adaptation to climate change that pro the International Network Minister Delegate for Water in with the Flagship Projects on moted the ”Paris Pact”, the joint of Basin Organizations (INBO) Morocco. ”Now, we need to realize water adaptation launched at management of ground and surface was designated by the two Climate what is at stake, since water insecurity the COP21, such as the Hydrolo waters, Water Information Systems Champions, the Environment Minis leads to increased conflicts, tension gical Information System of the (WIS) and Social Innovations (AfriAl ter of the Kingdom of Morocco, between populations, and also pro Congo River, the integrated mana liance project). Ms. Hakima El Haite, and the vokes migrations that threaten overall gement of the Hai River in China, Finally during the COP22, INBO, in French Ambassador for the nego- stability”. the strengthening of the new partnership with the International tiations on climate change, Climate justice was also a priority of Mexico Metropolitan Organization Secretariat for Water (ISW), presented Ms. Laurence Tubiana, as facilita- the Water Action Day, as evidenced for Urban Stormwater Drainage or the ”Blue Passport” initiative, which tor of the Water Action Day, in by the launching of the ”Water for the ”Eco-cuencas” Climate Adapt aims to promote basin citizenship and partnership with the World Water Africa Initiative”, established by the cooperation project between Euro encourage new commitments to Council and the Moroccan Ministry Kingdom of Morocco and supported by pean and Andean countries, improve the management of rivers, Delegate for water. the African Development Bank. lakes and aquifers. new adaptation projects Two official events were organized on Global Alliances for Water announced at COP22’s Water A personal ”Blue Passport” was 9 November 2016: and Climate Day, for example, the Sebou River handed to Ms. Ségolène Royal, A ”Water Showcase”, in the The four ”Alliances” for Basins (Paris management in Morocco, the French Minister for the Environment, morning, dedicated to promoting Pact), Megacities, Business and Desa creation of the ”Water Adapt Trai Energy and the Sea, and to Ms. Judith practical initiatives; linization, created at the COP21 in ning Center HYDRUS” in Brasilia, Enaw, Secretary General of the Inter A ”Water Dialogue”, in the after Paris and strongly involved in water or the future use of the SWOT national Congo-Ubangui-Sangha noon, built as a high-level debate and climate action, which today repre satellite for hydrological observa Commission (CICOS) and President of on major water and climate policy sent more than 450 organizations tions, among other things”. the African Network of Basin Orga- issues. worldwide, jointly committed them ”Adaptation of water resources to cli nizations (ANBO), in recognition of selves to mobilize their partners, iden mate change must be organized at the their respective contributions for better On this occasion, the ”Blue Book on tify and disseminate good practices natural level of national or transboun management of the French and African Water and Climate” (collection of and support the development of new dary basins of rivers, lakes and aqui river basins and of their action for cli orientations and recommendations) projects by field stakeholders involved fers, where water is flowing from mate. was launched by the Moroccan Government and its partners as a in a daptation and resilience of the upstream to downstream, and mobilize water sector. all field stakeholders, including local www.inbo-news.org concrete outcome of its interim Inter national Conference on Water and for Wate authorities, economic sectors and civil es ra nc society, to achieve, through dialogue Climate, hosted in Rabat in July 2016, bal Allia nd G A f Wa C and in due time, a common vision to in cooperation with the French Govern Clima ment, INBO and the WWC. Basins Business face the climate change challenges”, said Mr. Roberto Ramirez de la lo Megacities t G e Desalination Parra, INBO World President. Signing of the 4 Alliances’ Declaration ©INBO - C. Runel 3 Report of Activities 2016
IWRA XVI World Water Congress 29 May - 2 June 2017 - Cancun - Mexico The purpose of the Congress was to facilitate cooperation and coordination among professionals in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to water, as well as the climate agree ments established under the auspices of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) actively parti Mr. Jean-François Donzier, INBO Secretary General, participated cipated in this Congress by facilitating in the High Level Panel on Water and Climate © INBO - C.Runel a Special Session on ”The Legacy of For the first time, a special session was International Water Resources The XVI World Water Congress focused COP22: Implementing the Global also devoted to vocational training for Association (IWRA) on ”Bridging Science and Policy” and Action Agenda for Climate and Water water professionals, including leaders www.iwra.org was held in Cancun, Mexico. (GCAA-Water)”. and partners of Basin Organizations. It was organized jointly by the www.worldwatercongress.com A meeting of the Global Alliances for INBO was also invited to a special ses International Water Resources Water and Climate, that were created sion hosted by the Australian Govern Association (IWRA), the National at the COP22 in Marrakech and of ment and dedicated to data and indi Water Commission of Mexico which INBO is the Secretariat, also took cators useful for following-up the (CONAGUA) and the National Asso- place on this occasion. UN-SDG 6 on Water. ciation of Water and Sanitation IWRA Services (ANEAS). INBO is getting mobilized for the COP23 Launching of the 8th World Water Forum The next United Nations Climate INBO will participate in COP23 by 18 - 23 March 2018 - Brasilia - Brazil Change Conference of the Parties presenting the progress made in two (COP23) will be held from 6 to years by the ”Paris Pact on Water 17 November 2017 in Bonn (Ger and Adaptation to Climate Change many), under the chairmanship of in the Basins of Rivers, Lakes and Fiji Islands. Aquifers”, today signed by 359 This Fijian Presidency will be an organizations worldwide and on the opportunity to draw attention to the many related projects. problems of the Small Island States The four Global Alliances for On 27 and 28 June 2016 in Brasi- In this thematic process, INBO was and coastal lowlands due to the Climate and Water, created at the lia, Brazil, the launching of the selected as a member of the ”Gover global warming and its impacts, such COP22 in Marrakech, will also 8th World Water Forum gathered nance” Coordination Group, especially as rising sea levels and the intensifi present the progresses made over the 800 participants, with an important with regard to transboundary coopera cation of extreme meteorological past year thanks to the mobilization of number of representatives from tion and to the Global Alliances for events. basin institutions, metropolises and the Latin American States and Bra- Water and Climate, of course, on The United Nations University Insti business, including the ”incubation” zilian civil society. water adaptation to climate. tute for Environment and Human of many pilot projects. The structure and organization of The ninth edition of the Forum will be Security (UNU-EHS) has published a www.cop-23.org WWF8 were at the core of the discus organized in 2021 in Senegal in Dakar. series of reports detailing the impact sions. The Forum will focus on five of climate change on the Pacific processes: Policy, Regional, Thematic, islands community. Citizen and Sustainable Development. The thematic process seems to be the most structured at this stage. It broadly reflects the structure and priorities of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 4 Report of Activities 2016
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) WORLD BANK Roundtable of Development Partners: ”Strengthening Hydrometeorological Services for Sustainable Development” 13 - 14 April - Geneva - Switzerland international support to the develop ● The CREWS initiative (on the They also stressed the need to finance The group of participants ment and enhancement of investment strengthening of systems for pre not only infrastructure but also the sus and technical assistance for the Natio vention, information and warning tainable functioning of NMHSs and the nal Meteorological and Hydrological about dangerous hydrometeorolo capacity building of their staff, services Services (NMHSs). gical and climatic events), to end-users and operation and main It gathered a wide range of participants, ● The WISER Program (Stren tenance of infrastructure. representatives of Multilateral Deve gthening Weather and Climate Like the Paris Pact on Water and lopment Banks and National Meteoro Services in East Africa). Adaptation to Climate Change in logical and Hydrological Services The participants in the Roundtable the Basins of Rivers, Lakes and (NMHSs) from developed and develo highlighted, on the one hand, the key Aquifers, which especially targets ping countries. role that National Meteorological and the strengthening of water mea- These stakeholders initiated thinking Hydrological Services (NMHSs) play surement networks and Water about the principles and good prac in achieving the Sustainable Develop Information Systems, this initiative tices to be implemented in order to ment Goals of Agenda 2030 and, on helps to promote the idea that good respond to the need for better coordi the other, the difficulties encountered water management is conceivable INBO participated in this round only with a good knowledge of the nation of the different capacity building in establishing sustainable and autono table organized by the World resource and its uses. programs for NMHSs, in particular: mous funding mechanisms for official Meteorological Organization (WMO) ● Hydromet Africa (Regional development assistance to these and the World Bank (WB), in Framework Program for Improving services. partnership with the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) and the NMHSs in Sub-Saharan Africa), Global Facility for Disaster Reduction We cannot manage and Recovery (GFDRR). what we cannot measure! The event aimed to promote increased Stockholm Water Week 28 August - 2 September 2016 - Stockholm - Sweden The Stockholm Water Week, as a step INBO also intervene in the side event In addition, INBO facilitated a round Finally, as a member of the Stee- towards 2016 COP22, broadly organized by the World Water Council, table on the theme of transbounday ring Committee of the OECD Water addressed the issue of the relationship ”Actions speak louder than words”. management to highlight the links Governance Initiative, INBO also between water and climate. The event aimed to follow-up the inter- between the SDGs, to enhance the participated in the side event on Many side events have highlighted the forum thematic roadmaps between the actions carried out and present the good water governance indicators, initiatives launched at COP21 for 7th World Water Forum in South Korea implementation prospects before the together with the Scientific and Tech follow-up in Marrakech COP22, such in 2015 and the 8th World Water Forum World Water Forum in Brasilia. nical Association for Water and Envi as the ”Paris Pact on water and in Brazil in 2018. ronment, Crossflow Consulting, Trans adaptation to climate change in the parency International, and the Water As a ”Champion for the Daegu- basin of rivers, lakes and aqui- Integrity Network. Gyeongju implementation commit- fers”, the Alliance of Megacities ment” (DGIC) for theme 4.3 and the Business Alliance. ”Cooperation to reduce conflicts INBO participated in a working meeting and improve transboundary water organized by the French and Moroccan management”, INBO presented the presidencies of COP21 and COP22 to progress made in the past year. present the history of the Paris Pact and its prospects. Mr. Eric Tardieu, Deputy Permanent Technical Secretary of INBO 5 Report of Activities 2016
International Events www.riversymposium 19th International Rivers Symposium 12 - 14 September 2016 - New Delhi - India The Himalayan mountain range is the mental protection in various regions of Opening ceremony headwaters of 10 major rivers that pro the world? vide ecosystem services, water, energy 5 topics were discussed during the and food to more than 1.5 billion plenary sessions of the Symposium, people in Asia, i.e. one fifth of the wor which gathered about 500 participants ld’s population. representing various sectors and It is therefore essential to work towards regions of the world: the development of a more optimal The Water-Energy-Agriculture river management in this region. nexus in the Himalayan river On the basis of this observation, the basins: balancing the benefits, India Water Partnership (IWP) orga Understanding and adapting to cli nized, in partnership with the Interna mate change, tional River Foundation, the 19th Inter Protecting and restoring river eco national Rivers Symposium, on the Cooperative management approa which he presented the implemen- systems as part of integrated river theme ”Great rivers of the world: ches in transboundary basins. tation of the Paris Pact on Water basin management, Management for shared benefits” Jean-François Donzier, INBO and Adaptation to Climate Change and the issue: how to better balance Developing community resilience: Secretary General, was a keynote in River, Lake and Aquifer Basins. economic development and environ linking local action to basin plan speaker in the climate session, in http://riversymposium.com ning, Africa Rése African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO) Afric 6th General Assembly and Liaison Bureau 20 - 22 September 2016 - Kigali – Rwanda duced by the Technical Advisory Com can stakeholders in innovation to mittee of AMCOW. reduce water management vulnerabi This Priority Action Plan aims to lity to climate change in Africa. achieve the 2025 African Water INBO, as facilitator of the COP22 Vision: i.e. ”An Africa where water Water and Climate Day, presented the resources are used and managed in an organizational plan for this event and equitable and sustainable way for invited the African partners to be poverty reduction, socioeconomic represented at the best level. development, regional cooperation The approval of ANBO new statutes and environmental protection”. was unanimously welcomed. ANBO The General Assembly also enabled to Secretariat is taken care of by the evaluate past actions, present the bud Organization for the Development of getary situation of ANBO and introduce the Senegal River (OMVS). The 6 th ANBO General Assembly, (AMCOW). future projects. The General Assembly finally elected which took place from 20 to 22 Sep It shows the growing importance of the Mr. Eric Tardieu, INBO Secretariat, Ms. Judith Enaw (Secretary General tember 2016 in Kigali, has a special Network with the adoption of its new presented the ”AfriAlliance” project, of the International Commission of the place in the history of the institution, statutes and recognition of its key role whose implementation will be the sub Congo-Ubangui-Sangha Basin - created in 2002 and then designated in the implementation of the 2016- ject of close cooperation with ANBO. CICOS) as the new ANBO President. in 2007 as Technical Committee of the 2025 Priority Action Plan for Water It aims to network European and Afri www.raob-anbo.org African Ministers’ Council on Water Resources Management in Africa, pro 6 Report of Activities 2016
Africa AWIS The African Water Information System (AWIS) By sharing experience and the African continent to support knowledge, the African River Basin the exchange of experience, Organizations can find solutions to knowledge and expertise the many challenges they face. between Member Organizations, They differ in terms of seniority, to improve coordination and experience, size and mandate and harmonization of policies, strate- this diversity offers a great oppor gies and practices in transboun- tunity to exchange, learning, capa dary water management. city building and cooperation In 2016, .an analysis of the existing among them. sites in Africa and elsewhere in the In this sense, the African Network world was carried out, and AWIS Workshop in Dakar - Senegal of Basin Organizations (ANBO), weaknesses and strengths were This workshop recommended through the African Water Infor- analyzed, at a participatory some main lines for AWIS deve- mation System (AWIS), is esta- workshop held in April 2016 in lopment strategy. blishing a common platform for Dakar, taking into account the opportunities. www.awis.org The African Great Lakes Conference 2 - 5 May 2017 - Entebbe - Uganda More than 200 participants mission (LCBC), the Congo-Uban In his speech at the closing ses- gui-Sangha International Commis sion of the Conference, Mr. sion (CICOS) and the Volta Basin Jean-François Donzier, Secre- Authority (VBA), in three thematic tary General of INBO, reminded sessions (Governance and Finan that basins of national or trans- cing at Basin Level - Climate Change boundary rivers, lakes and aqui- Impacts, Mitigation, Adaptation, - fers are the places where appro- Balancing Conservation and Deve priate and ”no regret” measures lopment), INBO held two events: must be taken without delay to The AfriAlliance workshop, adapt water resources to the organized in partnership with effects of climate change. the International Office for www.greatlakesofafrica.org The African Great Lakes Confe Tanganyika, Lake Turkana and Lake Water, (IOWater), which brought rence, organized by The Nature Victoria), donors, academic institu together around 40 participants Conservancy with the support of tions, the private sector and non-go to identify the challenges and many partners and sponsors, vernmental organizations, discussed solutions related to water and including INBO, provided a regio ways to improve the management of climate in the region. nal framework for jointly discus river/lake basins and associated A side event on ”The Legacy sing the challenges to be faced and resources in this vast region span of COP22 and the Global ensuring conservation and sustai ning 850,000 km², where 12 coun Alliances for Water and Cli- nable development. tries share the benefits of rich biodi mate”, that gathered more More than 200 representatives from versity. than 80 people to discuss case local and national governments, Afri In addition to the speeches of its studies on climate change can Great Lakes Basin Organizations representatives and partners, of the adaptation in basins. (Lake Albert, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu, Lake Victoria Basin Commission Mr. Jean-François Donzier, Lake Malawi / Nyasa / Niassa, Lake (LVBC), the Lake Chad Basin Com INBO Secretary General 7 Report of Activities 2016
Africa ”AfriAlliance” DG Environment Innovative solutions for water and climate in Africa DG ENVIRONNEMENT ● Capacity Building, First Conference ● Climate Change Adaptation and in South Africa Mitigation, in March 2017 ● Networks for water data monito The first ”AfriAlliance” Conference ring, collection and analysis, and was organized as a side event of the climate forecasting. Local Climate Solutions for Africa A second line of work focuses on the (LoCS4Africa) 2017 Congress in innovation needs at local and regional Ekurhuleni, on the outskirts of level in Africa. Johannesburg, from 22 to 24 March The identification of the needs and 2017. AfriAlliance kick-off meeting - Delft - The Netherlands existing solutions is starting, including This inaugural ”AfriAlliance” confe Africa is one of the regions that need to Entering into a continuous process of through workshops held across Africa rence enabled to present the AfriAl find innovative solutions to address the transfer of technology and knowledge, such as ANBO General Assembly, from liance Action Groups and their areas challenges related to water and adapta the first project action consisted in 20 to 22 September 2016 in Kigali, for action, to promote initiatives in tion to climate change. establishing five thematic groups, Rwanda, the WaterNet / WARFSA / research, innovation and African made up of researchers, managers, GWPSA Symposium in Gaborone, capacity building by seeking new Funded by the EU Research and Inno NGOs, etc., that address the following Botswana, from 26 to 28 October 2016, European and African partners and to vation Program (H2020), the Afri issues: the COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, on provide input and proposals on the Alliance project aims to build Africa’s 8 November 2016 or the African Great development of the AfriAlliance capacity to meet the water-related Integrated Water Resources Mana Lakes Conference, from 2 to 5 May project activities. challenges and climate change by gement, developing joint work and the sharing 2017 in Entebbe, Uganda Food security and Agriculture, of innovative solutions between exis ting African and European networks. AfriAlliance workshop - Entebbe - Uganda Over the next five years (2016-2021), the 16 partner organizations of the project, in which INBO is in charge of communication, will work at increasing and enhancing research and innovation related to water and climate change. Ms. Uta WEHN Coordinator AfriAlliance 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. afrialliance@unesco-ihe.org www.afrialliance.org 8 Report INBO of Activities Newsletter 2016 n° 25 - August 2017
Africa Congo River Basin - ”CICOS” The Rhine and the Congo River Basins : an old and lasting relationship Since 2013, IOWater, INBO Secre- Cooperation between the Congo and tariat, has been helping in the the Rhine indeed dates back to the implementation of the Master Plan creation of ”CICOS” in 1999, sup for Water Development and Mana- ported at that time by the Central Com gement (SDAGE) of the Interna mission for Navigation of the Rhine. tional Commission of the Congo ”AERM” experts intervened during the Ubangui-Sangha Basin (CICOS) ”CICOS”s’ Fourth Regional Consul with support from the French tation Platform held in Brazzaville in Rhine-Meuse Water Agency November 2016, to share experience (AERM). on the functioning of the Rhine-Meuse Basin Committee and its participatory Group photo of CICOS stakeholders in Brazzaville - November 2016 approach, which ”CICOS” wishes to inspire from. Adaptation to climate change in the Congo River Basin During the COP 21 in December classical ”in situ” approach and the As part of this ”CICOS” project, this 2015 in Paris, a new financing innovative use of satellite altimetry. group supports the installation of new agreement was signed by the The SWOT satellite program (”Sur- hydrometric stations, as well as French Development Agency (AFD) face Water and Ocean Topogra- carrying out an analysis of hydrologi and the International Commission phy”) is a French-American project of cal monitoring and space applica of the Congo-Ubangui-Sangha Earth observation satellites that will tions in the Congo River Basin. Basin (CICOS). provide spatiotemporal variations of The results of this study will help This new project started when the continental water levels for 2020. guide the design and implementation new Secretary General of ”CICOS”, A Working Group on Space Hydrology, of ”CICOS” Hydrological Information Ms. Judith Enaw at the COP22 Ms Judith Enaw, took office. established in 2014, gathers AFD, System. in Marrakech Damien Brunel © INBO - C. Runel The project specially aims to improve BRLi, CNES, CNR, IRD, IRSTEA, and CICOS Advisor the monitoring of water resources in IOWater. dbrunel.atcicos@yahoo.fr www.cicos.info the Congo River Basin, combining the UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE Mono River Basin Authority (MBA) Togo and Benin together in a same Basin Authority The Mono River Basin Authority Following its establishment, the Minis The strategic plan of the institution is The project also promotes the emer (MBA) is entering into its operatio- ters of the two countries chose Benin being validated by the various stakehol gence of water and sanitation coopera nal phase. as host of the ”MBA” Executive Direc ders. tion projects carried out by French torate. The establishment and operationaliza Local Authorities in both countries. tion of the ”MBA” are supported by the Three partnerships are currently being ECOWAS Water Resources Coordina formalized, involving French Local tion Center, as well as by IOWater, Authorities and solidarity associations. INBO Secretariat, and pS-Eau with the support of the French Rhone-Medi terranean-Corsica Water Agency (AERMC). The Mono River 9 Report INBO Newsletter n°of 25Activities - August2016 2017
North America - The Caribbean Cuba Support to the management of water bodies supplying Havana Signing of the cooperation agreement in Havana in March 2017 The cooperation project, car- The Authorities are aware of the Pollution problems in rivers and It also includes a capitalization ried out by IOWater, INBO great difficulties they have to face aquifers, saline intrusion pheno component at national level. Secretariat, and co-funded by that are especially caused by: mena are regularly observed and The cooperation agreement the French Adour-Garonne The extended operation of the often get worse, especially for the was signed for the next two Water Agency, focuses on the infrastructure without appro two river basins and groundwater years on the occasion of the Integrated Management of the priate maintenance; bodies that supply water to the 3 ”CubaAgua” week in March Water Bodies that supply the The impact of extreme meteo million inhabitants of the capital. 2017. agglomeration of Havana. rological events on the In this pilot river basin region, The central partner of the coopera infrastructure; the project aims to help the tion project is the National Insti- Resource overexploitation Cuban partners in establishing tute of Water Resources practices; a most appropriate governance (INRH), whose mission is to The low cost billed to the user and in developing the neces- manage, carry out and monitor the for the service provided; sary management tools: implementation of the State policy Consolidation of a Basin Coun Financial constraints; for planning, control and protection cil and of its Executive Secreta The fact that water has not been of water resources in Cuba. riat; recognized as an item of the National Economy Plan until Support to the characterization 2010. of the basin: monitoring, parameters, global vision; Planning methodology and Basin Management Plan; Information System and data management. 10 Report of Activities 2016
Latin America DG Environment ”EcoCuencas” DG ENVIRONNEMENT Funding of adaptation to climate change: Economic mechanisms for Latin American basins The ”EcoCuencas” project, which, since January 2015, has been dedi cated to the development of economic mechanisms for adaptation to climate change in Latin America, continued its efforts during its second year of imple mentation. Co-funded by the European Union, the project proposes to theoretically deve lop and practically apply incentive EcoCuencas binational meeting for the Catamayo-Chira Basin economic instruments, dedicated to 30 August - 3 September 2016 - Poechos Dam water resources management that can also be strategic structural tools for The ”EcoCuencas” project involves Their preparation was implemented by As regards adaptation, the project also long term adaptation to climate three pilot basins offering a wide pano the Latin American partners in the pro provides for action planning and priori change. rama of situations: ject. It led to specific workshops rich in tization of measures against the effects With a high degree of ownership, that of Catamayo-Chira boun- experience sharing in the first half of of climate change. the project involves a wide variety dary river shared by Ecuador and 2016. Finally, ”EcoCuencas” deals with the of stakeholders, such as the National Peru, At the same time, a guide dedicated to institutionalization of water resources Water Authority in Peru and the Natio the Brazilian basin of the Pira- economic mechanisms for water management in a transboundary con nal Water Secretariat in Ecuador, the cicaba, Capivari and Jundiai resources management in a context of text to enhance the shared adaptive PCJ Agency in Brazil, the Cuenca rivers that supply drinking water climate change was also drafted. potential with, for example, the signifi Verde fund in Colombia, IOWater and to the city of São Paulo, It will be back-fed by the lessons cant progresses made by Ecuador and Asconit in France, the IRAGER Institute learned from the practical imple- Peru in 2016 towards the establish the river basin of the Rio in Peru, the German Ecologic ”think mentation of its proposals in the ment of a sole commission for better Grande II dam in Colombia, tank”, and OECD, INBO, REBOB and various pilot basins. management of their nine transboun essential to the water consumption different Spanish, Italian and French dary basins. of the Colombian city of Medellin. The proposed pilot actions, undertaken basin organizations. The Brazilian (REBOB), Latin American Designed to serve as a basis for by partners in 2016, are taking various The project aims to give a true forms depending on the context and (LANBO) and international (INBO) further activities, analyses of the picture of the existing economic relevance of their implementation: Networks of Basin Organizations, invol effects of climate change and of mechanisms in Latin America, and establishment, strengthening, broade ved in the project, have a central role in existing economic mechanisms the tracks to follow to improve their ning of economic fees for water use facilitating the networking and disse have been published in each basin. efficiency in adapting to climate and pollution, development of payment mination actions needed to share the change. mechanisms for environmental ser lessons learned. vices, etc. Note: This article was written with the finan- cial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and it cannot be considered to reflect the EU’s position. www.ecocuencas.com EcoCuencas Les partenaires d’EcoCuencas : un projet qui associe deux continents 11 Report of Activities 2016
Latin America Brazil Triangular cooperation for better basin management For three years, a cooperation pro- Twelve Basin Committees coordi- gram between the Basin Organiza- nate the work of fifty-four water tions of the Piracicaba, Capivari allocation Commissions that orga- and Jundiaí Rivers (PCJ) in the nize the sharing of this valuable State of São Paulo and the Basin resource among farmers, industry Committees of the Rio Grande do and inhabitants of this semi-arid Sul State has been implemented region. with support from the French The most significant Brazilian expe The delegation’s visit at Le Mans Loire-Brittany Water Agency riences were also analyzed, (AELB). Agencies manage to mobilize local Drawing lessons from the analyzed A delegation, led by the State Secretary After the PCJ Basins and the State of basin stakeholders to achieve Good Brazilian experiences and inspired by for the Environment of the State of Rio Rio in 2015, a visit of the water Ecological Status. the approach of Territorial Contracts Grande do Sul and several Presidents stakeholders of the Rio Grande do Sul Territorial Contracts and a strategy to set up by the ”AELB”, local partners of Basin Committees, was invited in was organized in 2016 in the State of fund project managers and facilitators developed a Pact for Water France at the home office of the Ceara in Northeastern Brazil, where the across territories especially caught the Resources Management in the Ibi- Loire-Brittany Water Agency in Orleans country’s oldest Basin Agency is attention of the participants. cuí Basin, to be proposed to technical and at the delegation of Le Mans during located, the Water Resources and financial policymakers. a week from 13 to 17 June 2016. Based on this knowledge, cooperation Management Company. is entering into a new phase of establi On such a basis, the first technicians of Alternating technical presentations, This agency, founded in 1996, is finan shment of an Agency in the Pilot Rio the pilot agency should be recruited in field visits and discussions with the cing, with economic fees for water use, Ibicuí Basin, a tributary of the Rio 2017. staff of the Agency and its partners, a much elaborated system for the parti exchanges enabled the Brazilian dele Uruguai, located at the extreme cipatory management of dams and gation to understand how the French south of Brazil. canals. Peru The Blue Passport: an instrument for citizen mobilization The Blue Passport is an initiative of the The ISW and its local partners held on Prioritize the use of resources International Secretariat for Water March 5, 2016 a public consultation in coming from ecosystem’s ser (ISW), the International Network of the Cachi River Basin, in Ayacucho in vices compensation to support Basin Organizations (INBO) and institu Peru. rural water supply and sanitation tions that are interested in dissemina Approximately 1,200 blue passports projects. ting this citizen awareness-raising tool. were delivered to citizens, mainly coming The results of this public consultation Receiving a Blue Passport is an from indigenous communities, who par were sent to the Peruvian authorities. official recognition of involvement ticipated in this public consultation. Sarah Dousse in water protection, use, conserva- Executive Manager a.i. The participants especially expressed International Secretariat for Water tion and management. themselves on: Solidarity Water Europe It promotes local, individual and / or The constitution of a communal sdousse@sie-isw.org collective citizen actions that benefit authority to manage and conserve www.sie-isw.org the protection of the water resources the basin; on the basin scale. 12 Report of Activities 2016
Asia India-EU Water Partnership Capacity building on governance and river basin planning As part of the India-EU Water resources in India, current challen About fifty participants attended the structures, mechanisms and Partnership, a workshop was ges and plans to address them. event, including representatives of challenges of basin organizations. organized on 14 and 15 June It also provided an overview of the the National Mission for Clean It also facilitated and reported on 2016 in New Delhi, to analyze European and international expe Ganges (NMCG), the National the conclusions of the Working the governance problems in the rience in Integrated Basin Manage Water Mission (NWM), the Indian Group organized on the 2nd day of Ganges River Basin and to pro- ment, which allowed the identifica States, the European Union and its the workshop on the establishment pose some solutions resulting tion of common points as well as Member States and water resources of basin organizations in India and from the experience of the the potential for adaptation in India managers, experts and resear the lessons that can be learned European Union in river basin of the tools, methodologies and chers. from the European experience. management. measures implemented within the The International Network of Basin This workshop made an overall European Union to respond to Organizations (INBO) presented its presentation of the status of water water management problems. international experience on the Central Asia High-level Symposium on SDG 6 and its targets 9 - 11 August 2016 - Dushanbe - Tajikistan The Government of the Republic of actively participated especially meetings organized on the initia ment of freshwater resources with a Tajikistan in partnership with the regarding Integrated Water tive of six European countries (Ger strengthened secretariat. United Nations organized in Resources Management – IWRM many, Finland, France, Hungary, Water is the victim of a great insti Dushanbe an International Sympo and innovative cooperation mecha the Netherlands, Switzerland) to tutional fragmentation: more than sium, which gathered 700 people nisms. establish, within the United Nations thirty United Nations Agencies representing 66 countries and The symposium was also the occa System, a new intergovernmental work in one way or another on whose aim was to specify the mea sion of bilateral and multilateral body specialized in the manage water management. sures needed to rapidly implement the water SDG and its targets: Access to water and sanitation (6.1 and 6.2), Reduction of water pollu tion (6.3), Increase of water use efficiency (6.4), Integrated Water Resources Management - IWRM (6.5), Protection and restoration of water ecosystems (6.6), Expanding international cooperation (6.a) and strengthening the participation of local communities in water and sanitation management (6b). The exchange of experience and good practices was organized around 8 thematic sessions that swept across the SDGs. The International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) 13 Report of Activities 2016
Europe 14th International ”EUROPE-INBO 2016” Conference 19 - 22 October 2016 - Lourdes - France The 14 Conference of the th In addition, the EDgE (End-to-end The investments already made to and by integrating its objectives into ”EUROPE-INBO” Group took place Demonstrator for improved decision implement the WFD, both from the the other EU sectoral policies (agricul in Lourdes, France, from 19 to making in the water sector in Europe), point of view of the organization and ture, energy, transport, marketing of 22 October 2016, at the invitation ADAPT-Climate (European Climate practical work, should be amortized chemical products, etc.). of the French Water Agencies, the Adaptation Platform) and EcoCuencas and sustained. It is also necessary to take into account City of Lourdes and with ONEMA’s projects were presented in side events Integrating the objectives by sec- the evolution of the global context with support. of the conference. tor, especially in the areas of agri- the adoption by the United Nations in It gathered 199 participants, repre- The WFD review culture, industry, land manage- September 2015 of the Agenda 2030 sentatives of national administra- The WFD is to be reviewed by 2019 ment, and the marketing of chemi- and of Sustainable Development Goals, tions, basin organizations, as well and the first challenge is its future cal products remain a challenge. and with the adoption, in December as of NGOs, companies, internatio- beyond 2027, when it is clear that the There are still some difficulties in defi 2015, of the Paris Agreement on cli nal and regional organizations, objective of ”Good Status” of Water ning real techniques for “Good Status” mate at the end of the COP 21. These coming from 44 countries. Bodies will not be achieved in all the and the way of reporting the progress two events, which place water at the The work of the conference was orga European basins at that date. made and the improvement of the highest level on the global agenda, nized around four round tables which health of aquatic ecosystems. must be taken into account in the WFD After an extraordinary meeting of the discussed the following topics: review. Water Directors on 6 October, the The principle ”one out, all out” masks WFD review for 2019; European bodies and Member States the progress actually made. Water governance have now started thinking of the issue. in transboundary basins Governance of transboundary Finally, adaptation to climate basins; Everyone recognizes the progress change should start quickly. The EUROPE-INBO Conference partici made by the WFD, but its implementa pants reminded their wish for effective Adaptation to climate change and The Conference participants conside tion should be boosted and its credibi application of international regulatory water resources, scarcity and red that a cautious approach to the lity to the set objectives be restored. instruments - 1992 Water Convention, drought management; WFD review should be adopted and, 1997 UN Convention, draft article on Knowledge of flood risks, manage At this stage, several factors should be rather than modifying the wording of transboundary aquifers - for better ment of aquatic environments and taken into account: the WFD itself, it would be better to management of transboundary waters. preventive measures in the basins. The WFD principles and its high improve the operational conditions for environmental goals are now its implementation with both a pragma At the EU level, these instruments are Prior to the conference, three work largely taken into account and their widely recognized. tic approach to the objectives set, shops were organized on: implementation is real, but given based on established scientific data, ◆ The Programs of Measures under the Peer-Review Mechanism; 199 participants from 44 countries © INBO - C. Runel ◆ The Smart Water Management System, ”SAID” project; ◆ Circular Economy and Wastewater Reuse. ”T o facilitate the implementation of E uropean W ater D irectives ” 14 Report of Activities 2016
Europe on the Water Framework Directive implementation For better flood management Better integration between the WFD, the Flood Directive and the Marine Strategy Directive should be looked for. Coordination between River Basin Management and Flood Risk Manage ment Plans, required during their draf ting, should continue during the whole implementation process, especially in the case of transboundary basins where cooperation among the Member States themselves and with the neighboring countries should be strenghtened. The EUROPE-INBO participants Closing ceremony © INBO- C. Runel recalled that flood prevention can be the decisive role of the International The official Water Day of the COP 22 in The systems to be established must better achieved by relying on the natu Commissions in the implementation of Marrakech, facilitated by INBO, is a include structural and non-structural ral functions of rivers and aquatic eco the EU Directives, even beyond EU bor privileged place to discuss the mea measures. systems and by developments that ders, greater support to these Commis sures to be taken for adaptation in the To anticipate droughts favor the use of wetlands and natural sions of transboundary Districts must basins and to exchange on the projects areas for flood mitigation or the dyna The structural measures concern be considered. already committed under the Global mic slowing of floods. actions that allow, for example, water Governance should also aim at Climate Action Agenda (GCAA). More specifically, public policies must saving, reuse of treated wastewater, better coordination between the The document ”Water and Adapta- increased storage capacity in a multi aim at the preservation or restoration of WFD, the Flood Directive and the tion to Climate Change in Trans- functional approach. the riparian areas of rivers with buffer Framework Directive on the Marine boundary Basins: Lessons Learned strips, zones of free circulation of Natural Water Retention Measures Environment Strategy, in trans- and Good Practices” published by water, flood retention areas... (NWRM) and, more broadly, green boundary basins and marine areas, UNECE and INBO in 2015, is a very Mr. Jean LAUNAY was elected infrastructure are to be favored to including those shared with the practical source of inspiration. P resident of the EUROPE-INBO improve the sustainable availabi- riparian non-EU countries. In the European Union, the River Basin Group for the year to come, until lity of resources. Adaptation Management Plans and future Pro the next conference in 2017. Such an approach leads to better resi to climate change grams of Measures must integrate the The next two EUROPE-INBO lience of the environments and greater As underlined during the COP 21, held adaptation measures taken with a mul C onferences will take place in flexibility of any existing infrastructure in Paris in 2015, we must increase our tisectoral approach to all economic Dublin and Seville, in 2017 and and thus addresses the need for «no efforts for properly assessing the sectors that impact water and river 2018 respectively. regrets» measures imposed by the effects of climate change on water basins and take into account all pres uncertainty linked to climate change. resources, and appropriate adaptation sures such as demography, urbaniza tion or agricultural development. At the same time, non-structural mea measures must be decided and quickly sures have to be taken to incite users to implemented in basins. The EUROPE-INBO participants recom reduce their consumption, regulate The ”Paris Pact on water and mended strengthening Water Infor- water abstractions, establish a drought adaptation to the effects of climate mation Systems to include climate crisis management framework and change in the basins of rivers, change data and monitoring and facilitate the society’s responsiveness lakes and aquifers” was signed by control systems for correcting plans to any extreme water scarcity event. 359 organizations, and now it and programs in real-time, keeping in is necessary to resolutely take mind the degree of uncertainty induced action. by climate change. www.inbo-news.org 15 Report of Activities 2016
Europe International Conference on ”Water and Climate” Meeting of the Great Rivers of the World 23 - 25 October 2017 - Rome - Italy The Italian Ministry for Environ- World Water Forum (Brasilia, 18 - 23 ment, Land and Sea will hold the march 2018). International Summit ”Water and It will promote further integration of Climate: M eeting of the Great water as one of the top priority issues Rivers of the World” from 23 to 25 of international negotiations on climate October 2017 in Rome, Italy. change and it will call on donors and This international summit is organized project holders to take action for the under the patronage of the Presidency financing of ambitious projects of the Italian Republic and of the Presi intended to improve knowledge, gover dency of the Italian Council of Minis nance, public participation, ecosystem ters, in partnership with the Internatio protection and risk prevention for water nal Network of Basin Organizations, the and adaptation to climate change. Global Alliances for Water and Climate The focus will be on addressing the (GAfWaC), AquaMadre and UNECE. impacts of climate change on water It will be closed on Wednesday resources and their dramatic conse- Rome - Fountain of the Four Rivers - Navona Square 25 October by the President of the quences (floods, droughts, etc.). regional administrations in charge of (UN agencies, Secretariat of the Italian Republic. The summit will be a unique occasion climate change adaptation policies and UNFCCC and UNFCCC Member States, This event is designed as a milestone to match project proposals and finan water resources management, bilateral etc.). in the preparation of COP23 (Bonn, cing opportunities and to foster expe and multilateral donors and other insti Let’s participate ! 6 - 17 November 2017) and of the rience sharing between great river tutions interested in adaptation to cli basin organizations, local, national and mate change and basin management www.inbo-news.org for Wate es ra nc bal Allia nd G A f Wa C Clima Basins Business lo Megacities t G e Desalination Budapest Summit 28 - 30 November - Budapest – Hungary In 2013, in partnership with the World for Sustainable Development. It aimed to promote the practical He reminded the need to work on river Water Council and United Nations Under the patronage of János Áder, implementation of this Water SDG6 basin management, transboundary Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, Hun President of Hungary and Member of and its targets, as well as of the cooperation and capacity building. gary had organized a first Water Summit the High-level Panel on Water SDG, water-related objectives of the Paris He also participated in the High Level that had played a key role in the defini this second Summit was an important Agreement on the climate. Panel on the benefits of aquatic eco tion and adoption of a water-dedicated event in the preparation of the 8 th It included a Scientific Forum, a Citizen systems and green engineering. goal and targets as part of Agenda 2030 World Water Forum of Brasilia. Forum, a Youth Forum, a Women’s These topics were identified as priori Forum and a Water Professionals’ ties in the “Budapest Declaration”. Trade Fair. www.budapestwatersummit.hu 2,200 participants from 117 coun- tries contributed to the discussions on the 6 targets of the “Water” SDG. š ˎ 1 2 9 ( 0 % ( 5 š INBO Secretary General, Mr. % 8 '$ 3 ( 6 7š Jean-François Donzier, spoke in ple nary meeting to introduce session 3 : $ 7 ( 5 dedicated to ”good governance” in the 68007 Citizen Forum. : D W H U & R Q Q H F W V :(*$9($&+$1&(727+()8785( The Budapest Water Summit 2013 - under the motto “Give the future a chance!”- co-hosted with the World Water Council and supported by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was instrumental in devel- 16 oping a dedicated goal on water featuring today in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Budapest Statement, adopted at the end of the Summit proved to be a key document for the formulation of principles and targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6. The Summit also served as guidance for the efforts geared towards reforming the international institutional architecture on water. Report of Activities 2016
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