France/NOTE AUX COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES Cités Unies France's "Water and AICT" thematic wave

The year 2026 will be marked by a number of international events focusing on water-related issues and the fight against the consequences of climate change, such as the High-Level Political Forum, the Desertification COP and the United Nations Water Conference.

In this context, the CNCD's "Water" group plans to bring together local authorities and networks of local authorities that are members of the CNCD and wish to engage in international advocacy to gain recognition for the role of local authorities in the management of water resources and the implementation of measures to combat climate change.In this context, the CNCD's "Water" group plans to bring together local authorities and networks of local authorities that are members of the CNCD and wish to engage in international advocacy to gain recognition for the role of local authorities in water resource management and in the implementation of measures to combat climate change.

To this end, the "Water" group will take part in a meeting organized by Cités Unies France as part of its "Water and AICT" thematic wave.matique " Eau et AICT ", on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in a hybrid format (videoconference and face-to-face at Cités Unies France). This workshop, prepared in collaboration with pS-Eau, will serve as the starting point for a cycle of events throughout the year, aimed at providing local authorities with practical tools and promoting their international actions on water and sanitation.

The participation of the "Water" group will help to re-launch the process of building local authority advocacy at international level. The work carried out during these workshops will also feed into preparations for the CNCD.

Following this meeting, elected representatives who have expressed an interest in continuing the work of the "Water" group may be contacted by the DCTCIV for the reactivation of the thematic group, the date of which will be specified at a later date.

You can register via the following link: https://forms.gle/nz84jrP46uAnaDmVA

Source: CNCD