Wednesday 23rd of March, 1.30 pm – 3. pm (UTC / Dakar time),
Room 6
Agenda
Opening & master of ceremony (5 min)
- Ms. Stéphanie Laronde, International cooperation Director, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Panel “financing & implementing international cooperation projects between local authorities”:
Duo 1 on water resources management
Taking stock of the West African regional exchange of experiences on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at basin level
- Ms. Marie-Hélène Aubert, President of the board, Loire-Brittany Water Agency (AELB), France & Prof. Albert Goula, Director of Protection and Management of Water Resources, Ministry of Water and Forestry, Ivory Coast
Taking stock of the West African regional exchange of experiences on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at basin level
Questions & answers with the participants (10 min)
Duo 2 on water and sanitation services
- Mr. Sébastien Apothéloz, Head of the Water Department, City of Lausanne, Switzerland, on the Swiss financial mechanism “Solidarit’Eau”
Partenariat entre Nouakchott et +50 communes suisses - Mrs. Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President, Nouakchott Region, Mauritania
Questions & answers with the participants (10 min)
Testimony on blended finance: decentralized cooperation mechanisms, bilateral development bank & foundation supporting sanitation project in Cameroon (10 min):
- Mr. Arnaud Ndzana, Councilor, Yaoundé Municipality
Projet de structuration de la filière des boues de vidange à Yaoundé, Cameroun - Mr. Albin Lazare, Project manager, International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF)
Questions & answers with the participants (5 min):
Conclusions (10 min)
- Mr. Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-Africa)
- Mr. Dieudonné Bantsimba, Mayor of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo