OiEAU ANNUAL REPORT - 2019

Mexique 2016 - SN Cuba 2016 - AG Colombie 2012 - AG Equateur 2015 - AG Pérou 2013 - AP Brésil 2011 - LB IWRM, at the core of the OiEau - French Water Agencies’ international cooperation Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is the process promoting coordinated de- velopment and management of resources (water, soil and associated) to maximize economic and social benefits, without compromising the sustai - nability of vital ecosystems IWRM is based on the stakeholders’ real appro - priation of a project, of three tools: governance, regulation and knowledge management to jointly protect resources and meet the needs of the po- pulation. Convinced of IWRM effectiveness in France and in the world, OiEau and the Water Agencies (WAs) have made it the core of their internatio- nal partnership. Thus, in 2019, with the financial support of the WAs, OiEau continued its role as a strategic operator in South America, Africa and South East Asia, by supporting 16 projects for the implementation of the IWRM model. In a spirit of cooperation and experience sharing, the WAs make available to OiEau their technical expertise on issues such as Nature-Based Solu- tions, sustainable funding mechanisms and local planning tools. This relationship of trust between OiEau and the WAs allows continuous communication on the progress of projects and, above all, the mul- ti-country capitalization of the knowledge ac- quired, for a collegial dissemination of good prac- tices. « IWRM can - and must - use new tools for monitoring environments and the impact of human activities which, today, benefit from new technical and scientific possi - bilities. In addition, the involvement of the civil society in the consultation pro- cess about water use guarantees a long- term sustainable development of the ter- ritories and promotes local democracy. Also, IWRM must involve people in their daily lives and use their knowledge of the environment for the benefit of water re - sources and the community. In addition, the transversality and interdependencies between public energy and food policies must be highlighted and addressed by in- ter-ministerial approaches. Prospective visions and shared challenges of climate change can be good levers to promote these links. » Mr. Choisy, Managing director - Adour-Garonne Water Agency, and reference for the international action of the Water Agencies. 2005-2019: Long-term institutional partnerships Myanmar 2015 - LB Laos 2011 - LB/RM Cambodge 2012 - LB/RM Africa 7 partner countries Latin America 6 partner countries South East Asia 3 partner countries Maroc 2019 - AP, RMC République Démocratique du Congo 2015 - RM Identification en cours : Côte d’Ivoire ; Cameroun Burkina Faso 2012 - LB, SN 2014 - RMC Sénégal 2018 - SN Togo Benin Madagascar 2018 - RMC 17