Water Family Meeting and Symposium on Water Equity in South-East Europe and the Mediterranean 28-29 March 2019 Palazzo Zorzi, Venice (Italy) - Jacques Ganoulis, UNESCO Chairholder, International Network of Water-Environment Centres for the Balkans on ‘Sustainable Management on Water and Conflict Resolution’, Greece

1. by
Prof. J. Ganoulis
UNESCO/INWEB Coordinator
Water Director/SSW
Ministry of Environment and Energy
FROM
WATER “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS” (SDGs)
TO
SAVING HYDRO-GOVERNANCE
Ειδική Γραμματεία Υδάτων
UNESCO/Water Family Meeting on
Water Equity in South East Europe and the Mediterranean
Palazzo Zorzi, Venice (Italy), 28 March 2019

2. Raphael’s
School of Athens
Water is best

3. COMPETITION
ATHENA AND POSEIDON
(from Greek Mythology)
CHOISE between
POSEIDON (god of water) and
ATHENA (goddess of wisdom)
WATER ABUNDANCE
or
WISDOM
.
Athena offered
the olive tree and wisdom
She explained why water scarcity
with wisdom is more powerful than
abundance
Athenians opted for wisdom

4. OVER-POPULATION

5. OVER-CONSUMPTION

7. PLASTIC WASTES

8. MC Citizen
MC Off Road
Vehicle

9. +
IF WESTERN DEVELOPMENT EXPANDS
NEED FOR 3 PLANETS

10. CO2 EMMISSIONS (Ton/Capita/Year)
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank, 2000
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOLID WASTE
UNDER SDGs
Still after the Paris Agreement: 25% Increase by 2030

11. 16/04/2019 11
WATER GOVERNANCE IN GREECE
Special Water
Secretariat (SSW)
Ministry for
Environment & Energy
National Advisory Board
National Committee for Water
Inter-Ministerial
Consultation
Committee
Parliament
National Level
Central Government

12. HIGH HYDROLOGICAL
VARIABILITY
14 WATER DISTRICTS
14WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS
Water Management plans:
2005-2017
2nd review:
2018-2021

13. 14 HYDROLOGICAL DISTRICTS
(WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS)

14. NATURAL
Causes
ANTHROPOGENIC
Causes
HYDRO-GOVERNANCE=CONFLICT RESOLUTION

15. 4 Social Drivers at Agency Level
CAPACITY BUILDING
DIPLOMACY/COOPERATION
JOINT MANAGEMENT/RBO
3atInter-AgenciesLevel
3atInter-AgenciesLevel
SAVING HYDRO-GOVERNANCE

16. http:// www.inweb.gr

18. The Mesta/Nestos River
basin

19. ?

20. LOCAL
REGIONAL
NATIONAL
MULTI-LEVEL
POLITICAL
AGREEMENTS

21. Ευχαριστώ !
FROM WATER SDGs TO
SAVING HYDRO-GOVERNANCE