9ème Forum mondial de l'eau - Aperçu des activités du Water Hub de Genève
High Level Panels
Exchange between transboundary aquifers on three continents
Lundi 21 mars, 14.00-15.30, Salle 10 Expo - OMVG, OMVS, UNECE et Geneva Water Hub
Ce panel de haut niveau établira un échange dynamique d'expériences entre trois aquifères transfrontaliers sur trois continents. Ce panel de haut niveau abordera les développements majeurs en matière de gouvernance au cours des deux dernières années dans le bassin aquifère sénégalo-mauritanien en Afrique, les 40 ans d'expérience de l'aquifère de Genève entre la France et la Suisse en Europe, et enfin les développements de l'aquifère Guarani en Amérique du Sud. Chaque aquifère est régi par des traités spécifiques. L'événement réunira des représentants des trois bassins sur ces aquifères afin d'échanger des expériences, des leçons apprises, des comités pertinents et d'autres arrangements institutionnels, le partage de données, la participation des parties prenantes et les opportunités de construction de la paix. Cette session devrait marquer le début d'une collaboration à plus long terme entre ces trois différents traités sur les aquifères transfrontaliers. Ce panel de haut niveau se concentrera particulièrement sur le bassin aquifère sénégalo-mauritanien, qui a connu des développements majeurs au cours des deux dernières années et qui a la particularité d'associer la gouvernance des eaux de surface à celle des eaux souterraines.
Protection of Water and Water infrastructure during Armed Conflict
Mardi 22 mars ; 13.30-15.00, Salle 11 Expo - Geneva Water Hub, avec le soutien de la Suisse
This Panel is an important milestone for ensuring better protection of water and water infrastructure, before, during and after armed conflicts. With the support of the Swiss Confederation, the Geneva Water Hub invites you to contribute to the discussion. This High-Level Panel will create the dialogue required to ensure access to safe drinking water and sanitation services before, during, and after armed conflict. The discussion will further broaden the international legal framework protecting water and water infrastructure in times of armed conflicts including relevant principles of human rights law and international environmental law. It will provide a unique opportunity to explore cross-sectoral linkages between SDG 6, SDG 9, SDG 11 and 16, and the Agenda 2063.
Global Observatory on Water and Peace, and its regional partner the Pole Eau Dakar
Mardi 22 mars ; 10:45-12:15, Salle 202 CICAD - Geneva Water Hub, Pole Eau de Dakar
The High-Level Panel on the Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) will facilitate dialogue between politicians, diplomats, actors from the water as well as from the peace and security sector, will launch the first report of the Global Observatory for Water and Peace and will present the Pole Eau Dakar- the West-African regional partner to the GOWP. The GOWP and its annual analytic report is a direct implementation of the recommendations of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace made in its report “A Matter of Survival”. The session intends to bring together for the first-time actors from the four High-Level panels on water to discuss how the report of the GOWP can further their respective action and strengthen synergies of vision. It intends to further stakeholders’ engagement by engaging as well at the regional level with the partners of the Pole Eau Dakar, which will follow up on the recommendations of the 9th World Water Forum.
Special Sessions
Restitution session "Voices from the river, the path to peace"
Mercredi 23 mars, 13.30 - 15.00, Auditorium CICAD - OMVS, IPAR, SIE-SEE, Geneva Water Hub, et bien d'autres.
OMVS and its partners are presenting "Voice of the River, Path to Peace". Aiming to initiate a dialogue between the major development axes of the Senegal River basin, societal dynamics and local entrepreneurship related to water, this session will design innovative solutions by bringing together local populations and their youth, artists, personalities, experts and the basin organisation. It will reflect on consultations made with the local populations along the Senegal River Basin, the creation of local jobs and the role that OMVS can play in strengthening peace in the basin with the establishment of a Blue Fund to support local entrepreneurship and employment. The internationally renowned artist Baaba Maal, the project's sponsor, will be involved in facilitating dialogue with local populations. The project has several components, including the Open Sahel Festival; the production of an album with Baaba Maal, Daara J Family, Noumoucounda, Fatoumata Diawara, Noura Mint Seymali, and Sékou Kouyaté; community exchanges; the development of a blue fund concept; and a competition to mobilize and engage youth.
Ordinary Sessions
Prévenir les conflits en facilitant le dialogue et la coopération sur les ressources en eau transfrontalières
Mardi 22 mars ; 10.45-12.15, Salle 7 Expo - coordonné par UNECE, Geneva Water Hub, Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
La session ordinaire se concentre sur les outils et les moyens existants pour assurer la paix, catalyser le développement durable et prévenir les conflits en facilitant le dialogue et la coopération sur les ressources en eau transfrontalières. Grâce à l'approche Blue Peace de la diplomatie de l'eau, elle réunit des représentants d'États, d'organisations internationales et d'organisations de bassins fluviaux, ainsi que des groupes de la société civile, afin de partager les bonnes pratiques en matière de gestion des ressources en eau transfrontalières en tant qu'instrument de paix.
Promoting peace by developing and implementing legal frameworks for transboundary water resources
Mardi 22 mars, 13.30-15.00, Salle 4 Expo - coordonné par UNECE, Geneva Water Hub, INBO
This session will provide an overview of how to advance transboundary water cooperation through the development of legal frameworks from the initiation to implementation stages. The session will discuss gaps and challenges based on the result of the reporting 6.5.2. It will provide a discussion on tools and instruments available to different water management actors. It will also provide a discussion of the examples of the application of international water law principles in practice at basin and regional level.
Manifestations parallèles sur le pavillon suisse
Promoting local voices for water cooperation in the Sahel crisis
Lundi 21 mars ; 17:00-18:30 - Geneva Water Hub,
Water is at the heart of socio-economic development and is an important driver for peace and security. In water-stressed regions, such as the Sahel, access to water is the key to enabling rural productive activities and defining possible land uses. In fragile contexts, access to water conditions territorial occupation and military movements by armed forces and non-state armed groups. Forced displacement places the burden of ensuring access to water for all on host communities. Local actors have a crucial role to play in defining solutions to the crisis. In many fragile areas, they have proven their ability to manage basic services in the absence of central state actors. Promoting a bottom-up approach is crucial to rebuild the relationship between social groups and between citizens and public institutions. Best practices such as those implemented by the Haute Autorité pour la Consolidation de la Paix in Niger could inspire other interventions to deliver development results when they add value to social cohesion in fragile areas.
Transboundary cooperation – How to share successful tools?
Mardi 22 mars ; 10:30-11:30 - Geneva Water Hub, Canton de Genève
The recent publication of “Tools for transboundary management of water and water uses in the greater Geneva”, published together by the Canton of Geneva and the Geneva Water Hub analyses a comprehensive catalogue of 39 transboundary management tools. On this occasion, a web interface is being developed and will be presented at the session on the Swiss Booth with the objective of launching an international dialogue on public policy instruments for transboundary water management.
Legal and institutional mechanisms to promote cooperation on dams in transboundary watercourses: the Euphrates and Tigris case
Mercredi 23 mars ; 13h30-14h30
Large dam construction is experiencing a renaissance worldwide. Damming a river is an opportunity for energy production and agriculture development. It can however create conflicts between sectors across multiple scales. Focusing on these challenges and on existing dynamics at play, the Geneva Water Hub and IUCN’s Environmental Law Centre launched the initiative “Dams: water flows regulation in a fragmented world”.
Its first endeavour is to elaborate an assessment of the legal tools applicable to dams planning, developing and monitoring. This assessment includes a compendium of references grouping and analyzing the main frameworks and principles to be considered when addressing the challenges of dams in general and large dams in particular.
In the context of this Geneva Water Hub and IUCN initiative, this session aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities for cooperation in the Euphrates and Tigris basin. After presenting the lessons learnt from the joint regime on dams in the Senegal river and the Practical Guide for the Development of Agreements or Other Arrangements for Transboundary Water Cooperation, the speakers will exchange on the need to establish a legal framework on the Euphrates and Tigris basin based on the principles of international water law.
Manifestations parallèles sur le pavillon de la coopération transfrontalière
Transboundary cooperation supporting knowledge: how information systems and cooperation are important for the valorization of water data
Mercredi 23 mars ; 16:00-17:30, Pavillon de la coopération transfrontalière - Geneva Water Hub, OIeau, INBO, UNECE
Water resources are under increasing pressure from global factors such as population growth, economic development and global factors such as population growth, economic development and climate change. Good knowledge and easy access to data and information on the state and evolution of water resources and uses is one of the keys to a successful water policy. Thus, water resource managers need reliable, regularly updated and relevant information to make the right decisions, monitor the impact of implemented measures and communicate with the public.
Youth Space
Stories on water infrastructures and pathways for solutions
Mercredi 23 mars ; 11:00-12:00, Geneva Water Hub, Secrétariat international de l'eau (ISE) et Parlement mondial de la jeunesse pour l'eau (WYPW)
Ce panel fait partie d'une série de dialogues intergénérationnels organisés depuis 3 ans par le Geneva Water Hub, le Secrétariat international de l'eau et le Parlement mondial de la jeunesse pour l'eau afin d'encourager l'engagement des jeunes sur le thème de l'eau et de la paix. Environ deux milliards de personnes vivent dans des zones touchées par des conflits armés, où la destruction des infrastructures d'eau est de plus en plus fréquente. Comme le soulignent les rapports du CICR et de l'UNICEF, les conséquences pour les communautés les plus vulnérables sont graves. Lorsque les services d'approvisionnement en eau et d'assainissement sont interrompus, les maladies d'origine hydrique et les épidémies prolifèrent. Pour répondre à cette urgence, le Geneva Water Hub accueillera le 22 mars un panel de haut niveau intitulé "Protection de l'eau et des infrastructures hydrauliques avant, pendant et après les conflits armés". C'est dans le sillage de cet événement que les co-organisateurs souhaitent mener une session explorant l'impact sur les jeunes, mais aussi le rôle que les jeunes peuvent jouer dans la protection des infrastructures et la promotion de la paix. La session comprendra trois dialogues entre des experts et des jeunes leaders issus de zones fragiles, de contextes de conflit et de violence.
French Space
Assurer les services d’eau et d’assainissement en zones de conflits, l’importance de la protection des infrastructures
Mardi 22 mars ; 10:00-11:00 (GMT, heure de Dakar) / 11:00-12:00 CET ; Geneva Water Hub, Partenariat Français pour l'Eau, CICR, ES2
Cette session permettra une discussion active afin d’alerter sur l'importance de la protection des infrastructures d'approvisionnement en eau potable en zones de conflits et les mesures existantes. Les panelistes discuteront du cadre légal relatif à la protection des infrastructures hydrauliques, des rôle et responsabilités des parties prenantes aux conflits, avec des illustrations sous forme de retours d’expérience.