France: Workshop on the vulnerability of regions to drought on 7 October in Nogent-sur-Marne

News 18/09/2025

The Programme Solidarité Eau is a French multi-stakeholder network committed to achieving access to water and sanitation for all (MDG 6) in developing countries.

Cité Unies France is the transparent, multi-level network of French local authorities involved in international action. It supports all of these local authorities in implementing international action to open up to the world, enhance their influence and attractiveness, and promote human, cultural and economic exchanges.

The Water Coalition is a collective space for dialogue, work and mobilisation initiated by a dozen French NGOs active in the water and sanitation sector, working together to propose constructive advances at major international meetings.

This workshop is being organised to support the feedback from the field, the promotion of levers for action and good practice, and the collective construction of advocacy messages from civil society and French local authorities.

This half-day workshop will be structured around working groups (sub-group discussions on shared water management in the face of drought and the role of local authorities in anticipating crises) and recommendations and advocacy messages.

The aim of this workshop is to :

• Strengthening exchanges between civil society players and local authorities
• Share the findings on the ground and the priorities of the organisations represented
• Identify common advocacy objectives
• Develop collective messages to be taken to influential forums (COPs, forums, etc.)

Workshop programme

14h –Aperture and framing – 15 min

14h15 – Definition of the problems encountered and levers for action – Sub-working group on the following topics:

• Group 1 : Shared water management in the face of drought ;
• Group 2 : The role of local authorities in anticipating crises

15h35 – pause

15h45 – Definition of advocacy objectives and targets – continued work in sub-groups

16h30 -Time for plenary discussions on the messages retained and the perspectives to be given on :

• The challenges of participating in advocacy ;
• Sharing tools, methods and practical experience between players.

17h30 – End of the workshop