17.30 to 18.30

The panel " ICT Sanitation innovations for effective sanitation service delivery- sharing experiences from Uganda " aims to share the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) innovations and automated sanitation subsidy and financing models that public and private sector have applied to ensure effective and efficient delivery of sanitation services in Kampala City.

to exchange on the themes of the forom, to bring an answer to the problematic of the AEP in rural environment

After decades of gloomy foresights and discourse on water wars and conflicts, it turns out that water wars are more a media narrative than a possible future in transboundary waters. Connecting nations socio-economic’ joint interests through cross borders development mega-projects is a leeway to shared prosperity. Water in shared basins is a real development connector. It takes political will to make the nations upstream and downstream real shareholders in dialogue and cooperation aligned with WWF9 motto, water for peace and development.

Most of the world's population lives in cities and there will be close to 6 billion people living in urban areas by 2050. This growth creates many challenges for making cities sustainable and requires collective intelligence and action for water and environmental security. Urban growth can be an opportunity for economic development however as natural resources are limited; it is also a threat to the quality of life.

With the imperative that the 9th World Water Forum will bridge between the stakeholders and between regions, without neglecting the geopolitical and cultural characteristics of each region, CAF, in coordination with the presidency and the secretariat of the WWC, carried out the Conference on Finance and Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Towards Dakar 2022. In this session will be shared the vision of LAC in terms of water gathered from the conference, concerning regional challenges and opportunities.

OBJECTIVES :
The session devoted to Practical Responses to Water Demand has the following purposes:
- outline the key elements of the evolution of the leasing contract ;
- provide an understanding of the drinking water supply situation at the development stage of the hydraulic projects to be outlined;
- share the technical responses to the demand for drinking water in the Dakar area, including the new urban areas well as the inland centers ;

La gestion responsable des ressources en eau et l'accès universel à l'eau potable, à l'assainissement et à l'hygiène (WASH), tels qu'énoncés dans l'objectif de développement durable (ODD) 6, peuvent améliorer considérablement la santé publique, protéger l'environnement, réduire le risque de catastrophes (telles que celles causées par les pandémies et les événements climatiques extrêmes) et constituer le fondement d'un développement économique durable.

The Sahel is characterized by drastic climatic conditions, recurrent droughts, land degradation, poverty, malnutrition, forced migrations. The Great Green Wall Initiative was created in response to this contact with the vision of restoring the viability of the natural capital and productive systems of the Sahelian lands and transforming them into areas of economic prosperity that are perfectly integrated into the economic fabric of the countries. The Initiative integrates the three paradigms of Restoration / Development / Security.

The session is conceived as a space for exchange between participants on the gender approach and its integration in rural sanitation policies, projects and programs.
The first step will be to present the subject and the issues it covers, to discuss the gender approach (from its institutionalization to its operationalization), and its inclusion in sanitation projects, while encouraging discussion among participants and input from the floor. A focus will be put on the Management of Menstrual Hygiene and the design of public facilities that are sensitive to it.

Mangroves provide multiple ecosystem services that are critical to sustaining coastal communities, such as reducing hydrodynamic stresses from currents, waves, and surges, thereby reducing erosion and flooding. In addition, mangroves provide essential services for the livelihoods of coastal communities. The session will revisit the role that mangroves can play in coastal protection in West Africa and the importance of effective management of these ecosystems. Through different presentations, the conditions for the preservation of this mangrove ecosystem will be illustrated and discussed.