Partners
French Water Partnership (Partenariat Français pour l'Eau)
Application project owner
The French Water Partnership (FWP) is the reference platform for French public, private and associative players in the water sector, active internationally. For nearly 20 years, it has been lobbying at international level to improve the way water-related issues are taken into account in various actions and policies, and promoting exchanges between French expertise and that of other countries.
Having participated in the construction of the SDGs, the FWP is committed to recognising the essential role of water in achieving all the SDGs and respecting the systemic nature of the 2030 Agenda. To enable non-specialists in the SDGs to accurately assess the impact of a water-related action on all the targets of the 17 SDGs, the FWP has developed this free, easy-to-use web application called Water4allSDGs. This tool uses the 4allSDGs generic methodology for assessing impacts of an action of a thematic domain on the SDG targets, a methodology designed by Gérard Payen, its vice-president.
French Water Agencies
Financial partner
Created by the 1964 water law, the 6 French water agencies are public establishments of the State. They carry out a general interest mission to manage and preserve water resources and aquatic environments.
Placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the water agencies collect fees from all water users according to the "polluter pays" and "user pays" principles. Most of the amounts collected are reinvested in the form of financial aid to local authorities, economic players and farmers to finance actions to restore good water status.
They also help local authorities to develop decentralised cooperation actions with communities in developing countries.
Commissariat général au développement durable (CGDD), French government
Institutional and financial partner
The ‘Commissariat général au développement durable’ (CGDD), a department of the French Ministry for Ecological Transition, is headed by a Commissioner who is the interministerial delegate for sustainable development. On behalf of the Prime Minister, the CGDD coordinates the actions of government departments to promote sustainable development.
The CGDD also plays a role in integrating the ecological transition into public policy and influencing socio-economic players (local authorities, public players, businesses and citizens).
XProjets, Junior-Entreprise of l'École polytechnique, France
Technical partner
XProjets is the École polytechnique's Junior Enterprise. It is a non-profit association under the French law of 1901, which carries out a wide range of projects: web development, data, R&D, market research, etc. These projects are entrusted to one or more people who are students at the École polytechnique.
XProjets is an association for the students of the École polytechnique, enabling everyone to improve their skills by carrying out a project of varying difficulty and technique for a company. It is also an opportunity for students to gain initial experience in a professional environment.