DAY4 - Thursday 24th of March

EUNIC Senegal, the network of European institutes involved in cultural cooperation, wishes to question the role that its various members can have in sustainable development.

Aware of its capacity to raise awareness and carry out strong actions, EUNIC Senegal wishes to strengthen its impact and question its practices because cultural institutions and the art and culture sectors have a role to play in sustainable development. What is this role and how can the cultural sector contribute to sustainable development?

As objectives :
- to demonstrate the aquaculture potential in Senegal ;
- to attract potential investors;
- to show the socio-economic impact of aquaculture, its place in the improvement of food security, the creation of employment and income;
- to make visible the role of aquaculture in the conservation of biodiversity in the face of climate change;

Panel discussion on the upcoming High-Level Symposium on Water “Bridging SDG6 and SDG 14” that will occur during the UN Ocean Conference, in Lisbon (27th of June) and the way this Symposium can contribute to the road towards 2023 UN Water Conference, putting fresh and saltwater communities working together.

In a context of scarcity, degradation and conflicts around the water resource, appropriate solutions must be found for humanity. Through this session, Côte d'Ivoire intends to show its contribution to this process of finding solutions through its experience in the field and its expectations.
The country document, without ignoring sub-regional and continental realities, presents an overview of water resources in Côte d'Ivoire and outlines the National Plan for Integrated Water Resources Management (PLANGIRE) which is currently being updated.

The African continent continues to be faced to major challenges in the water sector, particularly in terms of access to safe drinking water and water quality monitoring. Despite progress in recent years, 40% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to safe drinking water. The challenge of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 6.1 and 6.3, includes water quality.

This round table aims to bring together technical and financial partners in the water sector to discuss Mali's investment needs in the area of drinking water.
The main objective of the round table is to mobilize funds to ensure the proper and sustainable supply of drinking water to localities in Mali.
It will provide an opportunity to present investment needs, identify potential partners and obtain funding commitments.

The session is designed as a space for exchange between participants on the governance of the water and sanitation sector and to share experiences on the institutional framework and operational mechanisms for implementing national development strategies for the water and sanitation sector in African countries.

Objectives
The Special Session will discuss the significance of material, conceptual and spiritual aspects of water-related cultural heritage. The discussion will focus on the critical relevance of world water heritage for present and future water security, and to promote peace and development. The Special Session flows from the recommendations of the 2020 Tokyo symposium on Water and Culture/Heritage which was organized by the National Institute on Policy Studies of Japan in cooperation with the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Water and Heritage (ISCWater).

USAID’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance (WASH-FIN) program has been implemented since 2016 with the objective of closing financing gaps to achieve universal access to water and sanitation services through sustainable and creditworthy business models, increased public funding, and expanded market finance for infrastructure investment. The program has so far helped raise over USD 68.4 million in 8 countries in Africa and Asia, showing that it is possible to leverage private financing to the sector.