Description/achievement of initiative
The aim of the project is to create an information and discussion platform for sustainable development that is accessible to the various groups concerned (States and public administrations, local governments and international bodies, associations, the economic sector, scientists and the academic community, and ordinary citizens) by facilitating exchanges and integration of the available data on a network of Internet sites distributed throughout the French-speaking world.
The second objective is to develop the use of French regarding these topics for the sake of linguistic plurality at the international level, thereby helping to reinforce the capacities of French-speaking participants, especially in the organization of preliminary debates for major conferences. This platform is also an experimental ground for research and development into new tools and approaches that will be transferred to the partners. It will be an extension of various projects and actions.
Implementation methodologies
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
Governments:
Government of Belgium - Belgium's French Community
Government of Burkina Faso - Secrétariat Permanent du Conseil National pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable (SP/CONEDD)
Government of Madagascar - Office National pour l'Environnement (ONE)
Major Groups:
International Center of Resources and Innovation for the Sustainable Development-CIRIDD (former Association Agora 21) (France)
Information Network for Sustainable Development in Central Africa (RIDDAC) (Cameroon)
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) (Canada)
Centre International UNISFERA (Canada)
Observatoire de l'Écopolitique Internationale / Institut des sciences de l'environnement/Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (Canada)
Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa (REDDA/NESDA) (Côte d'Ivoire)
ARMINES - École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France)
YIL Agence (France)
Agence Internationale pour le Développement de l'Information Environnementale (ADIE) (Gabon)
Alliance Maghreb pour l'Eau (ALMAE ) (Morocco)
Environnement et Développement du Tiers-Monde (ENDA) (Senegal)
Other intergovernmental organizations:
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (IEPF - Institut de la Francophonie Numérique - Unité Jeunesse) (France)
Comité permanent Inter-États de Lutte contre la Sécheresse au Sahel (CILSS) (Burkina Faso)
Other:
Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) (France)
Groupe Medialternatif (Haiti)