9th World Water Forum - High Level Panel - Exchange between transboundary aquifers on three continents

This High-Level Panel will establish a dynamic exchange of experiences among three transboundary aquifers on three continents. This High-Level Panel will address the major developments on governance over the past two years on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin in Africa, the 40 years of experience of the Geneva aquifer between France and Switzerland in Europe, and finally will address the developments of the Guarani aquifer in South America. Each aquifer is ruled by specific treaties. The event will bring together representatives of the three basins on these aquifers to exchange experiences, lessons learned, relevant committees and other institutional arrangements, data sharing, stakeholder participation and peacebuilding opportunities. It is expected that this session will mark the beginning of a longer-term collaboration between these three different treaties on transboundary aquifers. This High-Level Panel will have a particular focus on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin, which has had major developments over the past two years and has the particularity to join the governance of surface water with groundwater.

Background information can be found on our website following these links (in chronological order):

• Africa water and sanitation week - Advancing cooperation in transboundary aquifers: an innovative approach in the Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (Thu 25 Nov 2021)
• High-level session on the regional cooperation initiative on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (Tue 28 Sep 2021)
• Third Regional working group meeting for the transboundary cooperation on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (BASM) (Wed 10 Feb 2021)
• Second Regional working group for the transboundary cooperation on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (Tue 1 Dec 2020)
• First working group meeting on international cooperation in Senegal-Mauritania Aquifer Basin (Thu 22 Oct 2020)
• The concerted and sustainable management of the Senegalese-Mauritanian Aquifer praised by the Senegalese and Mauritanian presidents (Tue 18 Feb 2020)
• Lessons learned from 40 years of experience of the first concerted management of a transboundary aquifer in the world (Fri 29 Nov 2019)
• Round Table - "Transboundary collaboration on the Senegalese-Mauritanian Aquifer" (Wed 6 Feb 2019)
• 40 years of transboundary governance of the Geneva Aquifer "nappe du Genevois" (Thu 29 Nov 2018)

The flyer for the event is available below.

Background information is available in the document below.

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