Coalition Eau intervenes to represent the voice of civil society when political and financial decisions are made and development strategies are negotiated. A proactive force, Coalition Eau applies its expertise and action at national, European and international levels to make water and sanitation a political and financial priority.
Lancé à partir de la feuille de route commune élaborée par les collectifs et financé par le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Démocratie (FNUD), le projet « Eau et Assainissement pour tous : Pour une société civile forte et entendue en Afrique de l’Ouest » vise à renforcer la voix et l’influence de la société civile dans les pays partenaires, pour un accès à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement pour tous.
Coordonné par le SPONG (plateforme des ONG du Burkina Faso), ce projet comporte 3 axes :
- Le renforcement des capacités, de l’expertise et de la force de proposition des collectifs de la société civile du secteur eau et assainissement ;
- La participation de la société civile aux processus de décisions et aux espaces de dialogue et de concertation du secteur ;
- L’amélioration et la dynamisation de l’accès à l’information, la diffusion et le partage des connaissances sur les enjeux du secteur.
Citizen participation, which enables individuals and groups to be involved in the decision-making processes that affect them, appears to be an indispensable lever for action to advance the water and sanitation sector. As a factor of ownership, sustainability and effectiveness, citizen participation is an essential condition for the effective implementation of human rights to drinking water and sanitation and a way to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation. However, in order to move from the concept to its concrete application, it is essential to be able to better characterize this participation, to specify its assets and challenges and to identify the tools that can be mobilized to enable individuals to put forward their points of view in public policies and water and sanitation projects.
Eau Vive Internationale, Gret, Initiative Développement, Secours Islamique France, Secrétariat International de l’Eau, SEVES, Toilettes du Monde.
The strategy is a policy document for France's external action in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which, according to the document, has two objectives: (i) universal and equitable access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and (ii) Integrated Water Resources Management at the catchment basin level.
In order to achieve these objectives, the State adopts the following strategic axes:
- Improving governance of the water and sanitation sector, from local to global levels;
- Strengthening the security of water supply for all in a context of increasing pressure on the resource and multiplication of water-related crises;
- strengthen the effectiveness of means and tools, with emphasis on the development of innovative solutions and solidarity-based financing mechanisms.
In the run-up to the municipal elections and 10 years since the United Nations recognized human rights to water and sanitation, Water Coalition and more than 30 partners are launching the "Water is a Right!" Campaign. The goal? To mobilize local elected officials, the government and parliamentarians on persistent challenges of access to water and sanitation in France and around the world. France is committed at international level to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations and in particular to "guarantee universal access to water and the efficient management of water resources" (SDG n°6). However, the challenges remain immense! Today, in metropolitan France, 1.4 million people still do not have access to safe water and 7.5 million people do not benefit from adequate sanitation facilities. In the Overseas Departments and Territories, the figures are even more alarming.
4D, ACAD, Action contre la Faim, ADEDE, Architectes Sans Frontières, BlueEnergy, Coalition Eau, Coordination Eau Bien Commun, Coordination Eau Ile de France, Croix-Rouge française, Dynam'eau, EAST, Eau et Vie, Eau Vive, Emmaüs France, Fédération Nationale des SAMU sociaux, Fondation Danielle Mitterrand - France Libertés, Gret, HamapHumanitaire, Initiative Développement, Kynarou, Médecins du Monde, Morija, Réseau Foi & Justice Afrique Europe, Secours Islamique France, Secrétariat International de l’Eau – Solidarité Eau Europe, Solidarités International, Toilettes Du Monde, WECF France, Wikiwater
