translate English to French: As the work associated with this initiative drew to a close, the Assembly concluded that water management policies must take account of the following principles: the need to produce inventories and monitor water resources, to adopt integrated management practices linked with regional planning; to develop partnership between the different groups involved in this field and to educate and train elected representatives, professionals and also ordinary citizens, including young people. 40. The Parliamentary Assembly, in Recommendation 1471 (2000)5, also having regard to the necessary renewal of generalised efforts to address needs with regard to water resources and crisis situations (that is tensions between supply and demand) in different regions of the Mediterranean, expressed the opinion that the advancement of science in different fields and the development of new technologies would be important factors for addressing problems regarding the improved management of water and its greater availability.
40. L'Assemblée parlementaire, dans sa recommandation 1471 (2000)5, qui souligne également la nécessité de redoubler les efforts généralisés pour faire face aux besoins en eau et aux situations de crise (c'est-à-dire de tension entre l'offre et la demande) dans différentes régions du Bassin méditerranéen, a estimé que les progrès accomplis par la science dans différents domaines et le développement de nouvelles technologies constitueront des facteurs importants permettant de mieux répondre au défi que représentent une meilleure gestion de l'eau et une plus grande disponibilité de celle-ci.