IWRM NEWS OiEAU 2021

Stéphanie Laronde Director of Support, Institutional and Technical Cooperation D'autres informations jugées pertinentes pour les parties prenantes peuvent être incluses. Alain Bernard Head of Department Africa, Latin America, South East Asia Regardless of the cultural, climatic, economic or social context, these pillars seem to be essential. A genuine political will, raising awareness of the issues, and mutual trust are the levers needed to take action. Our projects described hereafter include a strong dimension of expertise and technical assistance, but also training sessions focused on practice and coaching, which are very interesting tools to develop skills and transfer knowledge. They take place in the pilot watersheds but also generally include a capitalisation component at national level. The health context has led us to innovate considerably, to renew our practices in order to maintain a sustained work rhythm. Webinars, videoconferences, meetings and co-modal training now complement face-to-face missions. Many results that we would not have thought possible have been achieved or even exceeded. Cooperation should therefore not be an additional collateral victim of the pandemic. It even seems to have been strengthened. Thanks to the support of the agencies, this period has demonstrated solid and lasting relationships over time with partners in countries. It has also highlighted one of the features of IWRM, as a strength and as a constraint: it is built only over the long term. 2