Water and peace in the Agenda on sustainable development
On the 2nd of July 2019, the International Organisation of la Francophonie (OIF) and the Geneva Water Hub organized a joint training in New York on the role of water as bridge between two of the United Nations strategic agendas which are too often isolated from one another, i.e. the Agenda of sustainable development and the Agenda of peace.
This training was mainly targeted towards experts of the permanent Missions of member countries of the OIF as a follow-up activity of the resolution on “Water, peace and security” adopted by francophones governments and States during the 16th Summit of La Francophonie in Antananarivo, Madagascar in November 2016.
This event was the echo of the preparation of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development which next session will take place between 9-18 July 2019 at UN headquarters in New York.
Water plays a major role for public health, food security and energy. This vital resource is facing unprecedented challenges and more and more linked to local, regional and global insecurity. This is reflected by increased tensions around large dam infrastructure, mining extraction activities and many quarrels related to the law of the land and the access to water.
In addition to shared knowledge, this training was the opportunity to highlight the risks related to water management in an non-integral manner, as well as the immense potential of cooperation, peace and development.
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