We consider the damped-driven KdV equation: [GRAPHICS] where 0 < v < 1 and the random process eta is smooth in x and white in t. For any periodic function u(x) let I = (I-1,I-2, . . .) be the vector, formed by the KdV integrals of motion, calculated for the potential u (x). We prove that if u (t, x) is a solution of the equation above, then for 0 <= t less than or similar to v(-1) and v -> 0 the vector I(t) = (I-1(u(t,.)), I-2(u(t,.)), . . . ) satisfies the (Whitham) averaged equation. (c) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.