Government of Amapá debates integrated management of water and solid resources on the border with France – News of Brazil
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During the 6th Meeting of the Oiapoque River Council, representatives of the Government of Amapá and French Guiana discussed cooperation proposals for various sectors, including the environment. Among the agreements is the construction of a sustainable recycling plan with the collection and treatment of solid waste.
At the event, the agreement that continues the Bio-Plateux project was also signed. The second phase envisages the implementation of an operational observatory for the management of water resources on the Oiapoque and Maroni rivers, which separate French Guiana, respectively, from Brazil and Suriname.
On that occasion, the State Secretariat for the Environment (Sema) presented the main environmental education and communication initiatives to be carried out in the region. Information was also shared about the State Water Resources Plan and the diagnosis of Amapá’s water resources, with an emphasis on the Oiapoque River basin.
In addition to environmental demands, suggestions for health and the economy were debated with civil society, which will be submitted for evaluation by the Brazilian and French governments in 2024, at the 13th Meeting of the Mixed Commission on Cross-Border Cooperation (CMT), which will be held in Macapá.
Oiapoque River Council
Established by the Declaration of Intent signed in the city of Paris, on December 14, 2012, it brings together 28 members, 14 from the Brazilian side and 14 from the French side. Among the representatives are the mayors of Saint Georges and Oiapoque. Meetings take place at least twice a year, alternating between territories.
The council aims to respond to the population’s demands, aiming to consolidate actions to improve the quality of life on both sides of the border.
Diplomatic relations
Approximately 32 thousand people live on the border between Amapá and French Guiana, with the majority, around 26.6 thousand inhabitants, residing in Oiapoque, in the extreme north of the state, and around 3 thousand in Saint Georges.
French Guiana, an overseas department of France, has an estimated population of 294,000 people. Agriculture, tourism and fishing are the main economic activities in the region.
To deal with cross-border and diplomatic relations, the Cross-Border Joint Commission was established (CMT) as part of the Mixed Cooperation Agreement, signed in May 1996 and ratified together with the Strategic Partnership Action Plan, registered and released in February 2008.
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