The document summarizes recent experiences of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in promoting green growth and developing partnerships with the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in the Asia-Pacific region. It discusses how ESCAP and GWP have worked together on issues like integrated water resources management, climate change adaptation, and transitioning to a green economy. The document also outlines key water challenges in Asia-Pacific, such as water scarcity and quality issues, and how green growth and ecosystem-based approaches are needed to ensure long-term water and food security in a sustainable manner.
The restoration of this degraded, urban stream yields ecological function and value while providing high school students with hands-on environmental science experience and an enriching, living outdoor classroom. Participants will learn from this real-life example how city officials can work with a local school districts to empower students to restore habitat, while ensuring the protection of downstream property and preventing flooding.
The California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply report builds on an expansion of approaches to storing water that increase supply reliability for specialty crop agricultural production and other beneficial uses while protecting ecosystem health. The Roundtable is grateful to the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Gaia Fund for their support.
The restoration of this degraded, urban stream yields ecological function and value while providing high school students with hands-on environmental science experience and an enriching, living outdoor classroom. Participants will learn from this real-life example how city officials can work with a local school districts to empower students to restore habitat, while ensuring the protection of downstream property and preventing flooding.
The California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply report builds on an expansion of approaches to storing water that increase supply reliability for specialty crop agricultural production and other beneficial uses while protecting ecosystem health. The Roundtable is grateful to the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Gaia Fund for their support.
Presentation made by Dr. Elena Mateescu, Executive Director of National Meteorological Administration, GWP Consulting Partners Meeting, 26. August 2012, Stockholm, Sweden
Project-based learning (PBL) involves students designing, developing, and constructing hands-on solutions to a problem. The educational value of PBL is that it aims to build students’ creative capacity to work through difficult or ill-structured problems, commonly in small teams. Typically, PBL takes students through the following phases or steps:
Identifying a problem
Agreeing on or devising a solution and potential solution path to the problem (i.e., how to achieve the solution)
Designing and developing a prototype of the solution
Refining the solution based on feedback from experts, instructors, and/or peers
Depending on the goals of the instructor, the size and scope of the project can vary greatly. Students may complete the four phases listed above over the course of many weeks, or even several times within a single class period.
Because of its focus on creativity and collaboration, PBL is enhanced when students experience opportunities to work across disciplines, employ technologies to make communication and product realization more efficient, or to design solutions to real-world problems posed by outside organizations or corporations. Projects do not need to be highly complex for students to benefit from PBL techniques. Often times, quick and simple projects are enough to provide students with valuable opportunities to make connections across content and practice. Implementing Project-Based Learning
As a pedagogical approach, PBL entails several key processes: (1) defining problems in terms of given constraints or challenges, (2) generating multiple ideas to solve a given problem, (3) prototyping — often in rapid iteration — potential solutions to a problem, and (4) testing the developed solution products or services in a “live” or authentic setting.
Defining the Problem
PBL projects should start with students asking questions about a problem. What is the nature of problem they are trying to solve? What assumptions can they make about why the problem exists? Asking such questions will help students frame the problem in an appropriate context. If students are working on a real-world problem, it is important to consider how an end user will benefit from a solution.
Generating Ideas
Next, students should be given the opportunity to brainstorm and discuss their ideas for solving the problem. The emphasis here is not to generate necessarily good ideas, but to generate many ideas. As such, brainstorming should encourage students to think wildly, but to stay focused on the problem. Setting guidelines for brainstorming sessions, such as giving everyone a chance to voice an idea, suspending judgement of others’ ideas, and building on the ideas of others will help make brainstorming a productive and generative exercise.
Prototyping Solutions
Designing and prototyping a solution are typically the next phase of the PBL process.
Impact of Sustainable Land Management on Community Water Security and DownstreamREACH_Programme
REACH Conference on Water Security and Poverty
Breakout: Integrated approaches for rural water security
Thursday 28 March | 11:00-12:30
Presenter: Dr. Gete Zeleke, Water and Land Resource Centre, REACH Ethiopia
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, on behalf of the UK Committee for National and International Hydrology, convened a special session on International Catchment Management Science and Application at the World Water Congress XV in May 2015.
Presentation made by Dr. Elena Mateescu, Executive Director of National Meteorological Administration, GWP Consulting Partners Meeting, 26. August 2012, Stockholm, Sweden
Project-based learning (PBL) involves students designing, developing, and constructing hands-on solutions to a problem. The educational value of PBL is that it aims to build students’ creative capacity to work through difficult or ill-structured problems, commonly in small teams. Typically, PBL takes students through the following phases or steps:
Identifying a problem
Agreeing on or devising a solution and potential solution path to the problem (i.e., how to achieve the solution)
Designing and developing a prototype of the solution
Refining the solution based on feedback from experts, instructors, and/or peers
Depending on the goals of the instructor, the size and scope of the project can vary greatly. Students may complete the four phases listed above over the course of many weeks, or even several times within a single class period.
Because of its focus on creativity and collaboration, PBL is enhanced when students experience opportunities to work across disciplines, employ technologies to make communication and product realization more efficient, or to design solutions to real-world problems posed by outside organizations or corporations. Projects do not need to be highly complex for students to benefit from PBL techniques. Often times, quick and simple projects are enough to provide students with valuable opportunities to make connections across content and practice. Implementing Project-Based Learning
As a pedagogical approach, PBL entails several key processes: (1) defining problems in terms of given constraints or challenges, (2) generating multiple ideas to solve a given problem, (3) prototyping — often in rapid iteration — potential solutions to a problem, and (4) testing the developed solution products or services in a “live” or authentic setting.
Defining the Problem
PBL projects should start with students asking questions about a problem. What is the nature of problem they are trying to solve? What assumptions can they make about why the problem exists? Asking such questions will help students frame the problem in an appropriate context. If students are working on a real-world problem, it is important to consider how an end user will benefit from a solution.
Generating Ideas
Next, students should be given the opportunity to brainstorm and discuss their ideas for solving the problem. The emphasis here is not to generate necessarily good ideas, but to generate many ideas. As such, brainstorming should encourage students to think wildly, but to stay focused on the problem. Setting guidelines for brainstorming sessions, such as giving everyone a chance to voice an idea, suspending judgement of others’ ideas, and building on the ideas of others will help make brainstorming a productive and generative exercise.
Prototyping Solutions
Designing and prototyping a solution are typically the next phase of the PBL process.
Impact of Sustainable Land Management on Community Water Security and DownstreamREACH_Programme
REACH Conference on Water Security and Poverty
Breakout: Integrated approaches for rural water security
Thursday 28 March | 11:00-12:30
Presenter: Dr. Gete Zeleke, Water and Land Resource Centre, REACH Ethiopia
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, on behalf of the UK Committee for National and International Hydrology, convened a special session on International Catchment Management Science and Application at the World Water Congress XV in May 2015.
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The Pros And Cons Of Water Contamination
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Watershed Management Essay
New Water Management System Essay
Maintaining Drinking Water Quality Essay
The Water Crisis and Solutions Essay
Essay on Water Treatment Process
Advantages And Disadvantages Of Water Management
Warrenville Storm Water Management Essay
Protecting Our Water Resources Essay
The Challenge Program on Water and Food's Associate Director and researcher, Sophie Nguyen Khoa, demonstrates how the program's unusual approach in water-for-food research - which is using cross discliplinary teams and creating linkages between rural agricultural sectors such as fisheries, water, crops, ecosystems and health - contributes to real improvement in the livelihoods of the world's poorest communities.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
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Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...
Recent Experiences of ESCAP in Promoting Green Growth & Developing stronger Partnership with GWP. Presentation by Salmah Zakaria
1. "Recent Experiences of ESCAP in
Promoting Green Growth & Developing
stronger Partnership with GWP"
Salmah Zakaria
Energy Security and Water Resources Section
Include works of
Rae Kwon Chung, Ti LeHuu, Ermina Sokou and others
from the Environment Development Division
UN ESCAP, Bangkok
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2. 3 Messages
Asia Pacific facing water insecurity,
through multiple challenges/hotspots
Green Growth required for sustainable
development, in a world with global
environmental limitation
ESCAP/GWP working together – a
strategic relationship for the Asia
Pacific region
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3. Outline of presentations
Water Security and Green Growth
Climate Change – manifestation of
an unconnected world??
Synergistic Efforts ESCAP/GWP -
can help support Asia-Pacific needs
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4. Water Security and Green Growth
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5. Water Challenges in Asia Pacific
Multiple Challenges in water sector
Increasing water scarcity threat, High water utilization,
Deteriorating water quality, Poor water quality and low water
endowment, Flood-prone countries, Cyclone-prone countries,
Drought-prone countries, Ecosystem changes/ Climate change risk,
Poor access to drinking water, Poor access to sanitation, etc
Using IWRM concept
Scaled down to implementation at local areas
Water security, water insecurity and hotspots, piloting
implementation of eco-efficient water infrastructure,
community water shed management, etc
Scaled up to a more encompassing platform/concept
Green growth
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6. Water Security, Definition & Index
Has been the focus of ESCAP for
some time
Should reflect achievements of sustainable
socio-economic development
Analyse on the index and standards to be
measured
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7. Water Security Definition in UN
Lack of commonly accepted definition
of ―water security‖ by the UN General
Assembly
Difficult to bring water in political agenda
for international cooperation
Minimal problems when forums are not
inter-governmental
Where decisions or recommendations will not
be legally binding
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8. Water Insecurity Index (WII)
Water Insecurity Index is a measure for the
lack of capacity to deliver the expected
outcomes from investments and
management in water resources for socially
inclusive, environmentally sustainable economic
development
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9. Water Insecurity Index (WII)
The framework for WII to be based
Capacity (or lack of capacity) to deliver
Water availability and water index
Risk management capacity
Investment capacity
Expected Development outcomes
―Composite outcomes”: household
water security, poverty reduction, healthy
people, healthy ecosystems, low conflict,
economic development
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10. Water Hotspots
To better focus and prioritize regional
action
ESCAP identified hotspots of multiple
challenges
Hotspots - countries or areas or ecosystems
with overlapping challenges of
poor access to water and sanitation,
deteriorating water quality, limited water
availability and increased exposure to climate
change and water-related disasters
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11. Hotspots
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12. Water security and green growth
Ensuring long term water security
Must concurrently focus also on
System/Environmental Health ie should be
ecological-based
Green Growth look from the position
of global environmental limitation
The need to migrate from current market based
to ecological based economy
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13. Why Green Growth
Address global limited ecological carrying
capacity
Meet unmet basic needs and the MDGs
increasingly convergent challenges—food, water and energy
insecurity; persistent economic uncertainty; and climate change
impacts.
hard won gains in reducing poverty and improving people’s lives are in
danger of being reversed
Without accommodating ecological carrying
capacity, the sustainable growth is not feasible
Improving eco-efficient of economy as a whole
is a key element for Sustainable Development
RK Chung: ASEAN-ISIS 24th Asia-Pacific Roundtable,
7-9June 2010 Kuala Lumpur
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14. Green Growth Principles
BUSINESS AS USUAL
(Grow first, clean-up later)
GREEN GROWTH
Market price ≠ Ecological price
Economic efficiency < Ecological efficiency
Quantity of growth Quality of growth
RK Chung: ASEAN-ISIS 24th Asia-Pacific Roundtable,
7-9June 2010 Kuala Lumpur
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15. Green Growth Goal
Quantity Quality of
Eco-efficiency
of Growth Growth
From Market Price to Ecological Price
From Quantity of growth to Quality of Growth
RK Chung: ASEAN-ISIS 24th Asia-Pacific Roundtable,
7-9June 2010 Kuala Lumpur
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16. Human Development Index and Domestic
Material Consumption
per capita, 1995 and 2005
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17. Green Growth – Sustainable
development
De Boer - National Geographic News,
Published November 26, 2010
the green growth stimulus packages
of China and Korea, clearest signal of
what is to come
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18. Green Growth Development in Water
Resources Management in ESCAP
ESCAP’s member countries accepted Green
Growth as a Policy option at the MCED5, in
March 2005 in Seoul
ESCAP and its partners developed Regional Capacity
Development Programme for Green Growth Policy Tools
http://www.greengrowth.org/index.asp
Endorsement of RIP (Regional Implementation
Plan) on green growth at MCED6, in Astana
Kazakhstan, 0ct 2010
Green growth road map – currently being
developed/researched
Including articulating the development of
possible/alternatives migration paths to ecological base
economy
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19. Climate Change – manifestation of an
unconnected world??
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20. Significance of Climate change to
water systems
Significant change in quantity of flow, will
affect
Design sizing of infrastructure; culverts, bridges, canals,
dams, etc
Existing operations and maintenance: water related systems -
floods, water supply, irrigation etc
Shifting rainfall patterns, between 1-2 weeks
Affect planting season; harvesting should not meet floods!
Droughts need to be avoided
Affect reservoir fillings, draw-downs, operations &
maintenance
Other general operations and maintenance of water
infrastructure and systems
Extreme and recurring floods and droughts
Health implication
Social and economic activities
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21. Climate Change
Became significant with more energy used,
deforestation, production of biomass, agro-
industrial products, etc
Start ?? - Industrial revolution of 18th Century
Mostly in the North
Followed now – lifestyle change, including urbanisation
Everywhere: The South brings with it huge population,
while seemingly following similar development foot-paths
Impact from Climate Change affect all
particularly
the most vulnerable and least resilience
majority of which are in the developing world
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22. Climate Change Negotiations
Focus on
The source for climate Change
Mostly mitigation, reduced use of easily available
energy; technology for clean alternative energy – still
expensive
The developing countries, with huge
population
emulate the developed countries to industrialise
and urbanise – emitting more GHGs
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23. Bubbles of GHGs emissions
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24. Failure of Multilateral Negotiations
In both WTO’s Doha and UNFCCC, Fundamental
Negotiation/bargaining problem
ParticipatingNations do not
clearly see benefits to their
nation from the outcomes
Peter Lloyd, University of Melbourne, - Public Lecture, ESCAP, 23rd Feb2011
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25. Four steps to improve Multilateral
Negotiations
Improved analyses of the benefits and
costs of proposals
More preparations on proposals to be
considered
Apparently, every time, the next negotiation, start from
where it was left previously
Statement of Clear Objectives
New methods of negotiations
Currently: complex agenda, attitudes and bottom up
approach ( will depend on national mitigation schemes)
Peter Lloyd, University of Melbourne, - Public Lecture, ESCAP, 23rd Feb2011
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26. ESCAP’s Current Activities
in CC Adaptation
Strengthened awareness and knowledge on
Green Growth, water security/insecurity
and Eco-efficient approaches
Eco-efficiency water infrastructure
Supporting development of appropriate policies and
piloting community-based projects in the region, to
improve resilience to local communities
Developing Generic Guidelines
for CC Adaptation vis-à-vis water
security/insecurity and green growth
Developing roadmap for migration to green
growth economy
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27. Synergistic Efforts ESCAP/GWP -can
help support Asia-Pacific needs
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28. Synergistic Working Areas
GWPO regions in Asia-Pacific
4 of 13 GWP Regions are in Asia Pacific
South Asia (SA)
Southeast Asia (SEA)
Central Asia – the Caucasus
China
Good Practices to learn from other GWPO regions
outside Asia Pacific - Central and South America,
Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe
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29. ESCAP/GWP -Localising ideas
ESCAP
Piloting new ideas/concepts in member countries;
working with governments, private sectors, NGOs
and communities
Working with consultants to research current
status and future directives
GWPO
Similar objectives – working with sub-regional
outfits, which share many common needs
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30. ESCAP/GWP past histories
ESCAP and GWP
Developed, with FAO – SPM in IWRM
Supported GWPSEA Water forums and
dialogues
GWP in ESCAP events
MIR EGM
Other dialogues
Many common Partners
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31. Potential joint working areas
Current
IWRM – Monitoring of Investments and Results
Climate Change, Food and Water Security
Potential ???
Working through the water-energy-food nexus initiatives
including MIR
Waste Water Revolution – pollution of water bodies is a major
problem in Asia Pacific
Green growth – migrating from market to an ecological-based
economy
Rules of Law – rights to
Access to safe water – community pilot projects, impact of CC to
access
Rights to climate change adaptation ??
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32. THANK YOU
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