This document summarizes the activities of the Technical Committee (TEC) of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) Network from 2010-2013 and outlines plans for 2014-2016. Key accomplishments of the TEC included publishing over 20 papers, reports and briefs; holding six regional workshops; and engaging with partners on issues like transboundary water cooperation, water security indicators, and the economics of water security. Moving forward, the TEC will focus on 11 priority thematic areas like food and water security, ecosystems and water security, urbanization and water security, and economics of water security. Outputs will include additional publications, workshops, training courses and knowledge management under these themes from 2014-2016.

1. GWP NETWORK MEETING
Report from the Technical Committee
Dr Mohamed AIT KADI
Chair
Port of Spain, June, 2014

2. Highlights from 2013…

3. TEC’sRoadMap2010-2013 1. Creating useful knowledge
 An ambitious publication portfolio
{6BP+5PP+3TFP+4PB+4SR+1KN}
 GWP/Dundee KC Scholarship Programme
 Assembling 2 COP DSS (WWF6) & WSI (GWP-EC)
2. A new engagement with the Regions & KP
 Making “deep dives” in the Regions – 6 Regional Workshops – MED + SAS+
SA/EA+CA+CEE+ SEA
 Making the Knowledge Chain work
PP + TFP
3. Influencing the international debate
 Participating in major regional/international events: WWF6, RIO+20, WTO,
SWWW, Water&Energy Summits, Dushanbe/Budapest Summits, ….
 Engaging with Partners: UN WATER, SIWI, DHI, WWC…

4. TEC Publications 2011 2012 2013
Publications Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
IWRM &Social Equity BP PB
Water Securiy / indicators PP BP?
PEC?
The Economics of Water Security BP PB
Transboundary Cooperation HB BP PB
IUWM PP BP PB
Synthesis Report of SAS Workshop SR
Proceedings of SA/ES Workshop SR
Exploring the role of water security in
regional economic development
KN
Water Demand Management - The
Mediterranean Experience
TFP
Groundwater Management
GWM – Agriculture
GWM- Urban
E/HJ
PP
PP
Water & Food Security TFP
Water in the Green Economy PP
Modeling/DSS TFP
CEE - Regional Workshop IDM SR
CA - Regional Workshop
Water & Food Security
SR
SEA Regional Wrkshop SR?

5.  Paper explores how international law
facilitates transboundary cooperation
 Overarching rule of treaty and customary law
is principle of equity and reasonable use
 Operationalised through rules of procedure
 Describes progress through case studies
Rivers Zambesi, Niger, Mekong, Danube, Drin
Messages
 More effort needed to address fragmentation
across legal regimes
 Cooperation increases when strong river
basin organisations are established
Background paper 17
70% of the world’s population
rely on 250 internationally
shared water courses

6.  States have problems in understanding and
controlling water
 How should they prioritise investment?
 How much is an improvement in water
security worth?
 Aggregate global estimates not useful
 States and households think differently about
water security
 Decisions are often politically driven
Message
 There is no substitute for States to ‘rolling up
their sleeves’ and doing the hard analytical work
on costs and benefits to make difficult decisions
Background paper 18
Asks the question –
What is the economic value of
increased water security?

7.  Compares and contrasts the way in
which India and China are tackling the
challenge of harnessing water resources
effectively, equitably and sustainably in
the context of growing water scarcity and
competing demands
 Solutions are not easily transferable
across countries and continents!
Technical Focus Paper
N°3

8.  Sets out the case for integrating
groundwater in urban infrastructure
planning and management as an
essential component of IWRM in urban
environments
 Integration is not simple because of a
widespread vacuum in institutional
responsibility and accounting in urban
areas and thier immediate hinterlands
Perspectives Paper
N°5

10. Sustainable
Development
Governance
Social
Development
Economic
Development
Env.
Protection
Health
Waterquality
Watersupply
Waterdisasters
Energy
Agriculture
industry
PollutionPrev
CoastalMgt
EcosystemMgt
Policy/Inst.
Framework
Objectifs
Management
Institutions
Activity Sectors
(water uses)
Feedback
PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS
Plans for 2014-2016
Accept and embrace interconnectedness and comprehensiveness

11. 11
Food &
Water
Securtiy
Ecosystems
& Water
Security
Transboundary
Cooperation
Energy &
Water
Security
Urbanisation
& Water
Security
Economics
of Water
Security
Land & Water
Management
Climate
Resilience
IDMP/APFM
WACDEP
Priority thematic areas

12. Summary of outputs
PP +
BP
TFP CP Other
Pub
RW Training
Courses
KM/P PC/R C
Economics WS X
WS/ Indicators X X XX X
Transboundary X X X X
Climate Change
Urbanisation X X X X X
Land & Water X X
Energy & WS X X X X