Marseille a souhaité apporter sa contribution à la plateforme en apportant des solutions et s’engageant concrètement en faveur de la cause de l’eau. La Ville de Marseille a en effet soumis 28 solutions (mises en œuvre et expérimentées) et 3 engagements important. 

Friday evening during the Commitments Session at the World Water Forum in Marseille, Mr Loïc Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, presented the Council’s commitments for the future of water.

France, as a co-organizer of the The 6th World Water Forum, made commitments both at the level of government and with the various other actors who participated in the preparatory processes established by the French Government.

The ADB Water Operational Plan 2011-2020 is committed to activities that will help foster adoption of the CS2.6 solutions and improved financing within the framework of the action plan to achieve the targets. Enhanced analytical work to support its developing member countries in the water sector is important element. 

Climate change is already transforming the water cycle by altering the timing, location, and patterns of precipitation, thereby shifting surface and groundwater flows. Water is embedded within economies and ecosystems, so even small changes in the water cycle are already having major impacts on the development trajectory of many nations. In order for economic investments to be effective over the long term, a new generation of resilient water management approaches is necessary.

This strong network of governance leaders will be crucial to make sure that the Marseilles’ solution-oriented forum is followed by concrete steps. While stimulating fruitful and insightful debates, the network will allow moving from discussion to action, creating a constant dialogue to share practices and learn from successes as well as from failures. It will be instrumental in designing the roadmap towards Marseilles and will continue to be critical afterwards. This community of actors with a leading role to improve water management relies not only on “thinkers” but also on “do-ers” to support, for example, the implementation of governance targets agreed upon.