A presentation of GWP's country consultations, undertaken in order to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda. This project is a collaboration with UN-Water.
The document outlines plans for global consultations on establishing a dedicated water goal in the post-2015 development agenda. It discusses objectives to generate knowledge on water security/growth economics and support for a water goal. A high-level panel will facilitate national stakeholder consultations in 30 countries by May 2014 to inform UN negotiations. Proposed targets address access to water/sanitation, sustainable water resources management, water governance, wastewater/quality, and water-related disasters. The consultations aim to build support for prioritizing water issues in the new development framework.
This document discusses water scarcity as a strategic issue requiring coordinated action from the UN. It provides background on UN-Water, the mechanism for coordinating UN actions on freshwater issues. The document then discusses the growing problem of water scarcity globally due to increasing demand, pollution, and climate change effects. It notes that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in areas of absolute water scarcity. The document emphasizes the need for integrated management of water resources and increased productivity of water use across sectors to address scarcity challenges.
Presentation by Dr. Adrian Cashman of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at the 5th High Level Session Ministerial Forum of the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C).
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process that promotes coordinated management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable and sustainable manner. IWRM principles adopted in Dublin in 1992 include: fresh water is finite; participation of users, planners, and policymakers; central role of women; and water has economic value. IWRM has three pillars: enabling policies and strategies; institutional framework; and management instruments for institutions.
From Local to Global: Realizing Water Security for Sustainable Development - ...Global Water Partnership
This document discusses water security and sustainable development from local to global scales. It summarizes the growth of GWP's global partner network and outlines a vision for a water secure world with enough water for all. Key elements include reducing risks from droughts/floods, improving quality of life, and an integrated, participatory approach. The document also discusses climate change impacts, integrated flood and drought management programs, stakeholder consultations on developing water and disaster risk reduction goals for 2015, and the role of river restoration in contributing to these goals.
Abdulrazzak - Coordinating Action at the Regional LevelLaura Haddad
The document discusses water resource management initiatives in the Arab region and the need for enhanced coordination, particularly at the regional level. It notes that the Arab region faces major water challenges due to limited renewable water sources and increasing demands. It argues that past water policies focused too much on supply and were fragmented, and that a new, flexible and coordinated policy approach is needed. The document also discusses the role that various United Nations and regional organizations could play in enhancing regional cooperation on water management through existing coordination frameworks and joint programming initiatives to help address water challenges in a holistic manner.
This document discusses integrated water resources management (IWRM) and its practical implementation. It provides an overview of IWRM, including its relevance to key development issues, characteristics, status of adoption globally, and challenges to practical application. Examples of successful IWRM applications and case studies that address problematic water management scenarios are also presented. The document explores linking IWRM programs to goals like the Millennium Development Goals and climate change adaptation through setting achievement milestones.
The document outlines plans for global consultations on establishing a dedicated water goal in the post-2015 development agenda. It discusses objectives to generate knowledge on water security/growth economics and support for a water goal. A high-level panel will facilitate national stakeholder consultations in 30 countries by May 2014 to inform UN negotiations. Proposed targets address access to water/sanitation, sustainable water resources management, water governance, wastewater/quality, and water-related disasters. The consultations aim to build support for prioritizing water issues in the new development framework.
This document discusses water scarcity as a strategic issue requiring coordinated action from the UN. It provides background on UN-Water, the mechanism for coordinating UN actions on freshwater issues. The document then discusses the growing problem of water scarcity globally due to increasing demand, pollution, and climate change effects. It notes that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in areas of absolute water scarcity. The document emphasizes the need for integrated management of water resources and increased productivity of water use across sectors to address scarcity challenges.
Presentation by Dr. Adrian Cashman of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at the 5th High Level Session Ministerial Forum of the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C).
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process that promotes coordinated management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable and sustainable manner. IWRM principles adopted in Dublin in 1992 include: fresh water is finite; participation of users, planners, and policymakers; central role of women; and water has economic value. IWRM has three pillars: enabling policies and strategies; institutional framework; and management instruments for institutions.
From Local to Global: Realizing Water Security for Sustainable Development - ...Global Water Partnership
This document discusses water security and sustainable development from local to global scales. It summarizes the growth of GWP's global partner network and outlines a vision for a water secure world with enough water for all. Key elements include reducing risks from droughts/floods, improving quality of life, and an integrated, participatory approach. The document also discusses climate change impacts, integrated flood and drought management programs, stakeholder consultations on developing water and disaster risk reduction goals for 2015, and the role of river restoration in contributing to these goals.
Abdulrazzak - Coordinating Action at the Regional LevelLaura Haddad
The document discusses water resource management initiatives in the Arab region and the need for enhanced coordination, particularly at the regional level. It notes that the Arab region faces major water challenges due to limited renewable water sources and increasing demands. It argues that past water policies focused too much on supply and were fragmented, and that a new, flexible and coordinated policy approach is needed. The document also discusses the role that various United Nations and regional organizations could play in enhancing regional cooperation on water management through existing coordination frameworks and joint programming initiatives to help address water challenges in a holistic manner.
This document discusses integrated water resources management (IWRM) and its practical implementation. It provides an overview of IWRM, including its relevance to key development issues, characteristics, status of adoption globally, and challenges to practical application. Examples of successful IWRM applications and case studies that address problematic water management scenarios are also presented. The document explores linking IWRM programs to goals like the Millennium Development Goals and climate change adaptation through setting achievement milestones.
Integrated water resources management (iwrm) ipswatMichael Klingler
The document discusses Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approaches in Yemen. It outlines several key challenges Yemen faces regarding water resources, including high population growth, overuse of water, and lack of water governance. The four Dublin principles of IWRM are discussed as a framework: water as a finite resource, participatory approaches, recognizing women's roles, and treating water as an economic good. The document provides examples of IWRM projects in Yemen focused on alternative irrigation, groundwater protection, job creation, and safe drinking water supplies.
Integrated water resources management considers multiple perspectives in water management decisions. It aims to balance social, economic, environmental and technical factors. Key challenges include accommodating different viewpoints from governmental and interest groups, geographic regions, academic disciplines, and facilitating coordination between stakeholders. Total water management pursues the sustainable and equitable allocation of limited water resources through efficient, collaborative and adaptive long-term planning.
Ghana has since the mid 1990'S, been implementing a string of reforms in the water set aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the production and utilisation of water. These reformshave culminated in the institutional re-alignment of key institutions in the sector. Despite the implementation of these reforms, a major concern has been the lack of an effective interface among key stakeholder institutions with a view to integrating and harmonizing their various activities. Given this phenomenon, the Ministry of Water Resources, Worksand Housing: concert with other stakeholder institutions and interest groups, in 2004,commenced process for the formulation of a consolidated national water policy. This document is output of the interactive process initiated.
This document introduces integrated water resources management (IWRM). It discusses the global water crisis, including that over 2 billion people suffer water shortages and 1.1 billion lack access to safe drinking water. IWRM is presented as a framework that takes a holistic, cross-sectoral approach to managing water resources at the river basin level through participatory decision-making. The key elements of IWRM include considering the interdependency between different water uses, treating water as both an economic and social good, and establishing decentralized management structures that rely on economic instruments and stakeholder participation. Adopting a water management framework based on IWRM principles can help analyze policies, guide water allocation decisions, and facilitate consideration of relationships
Academia: Janos Bogardi, GWSP, 16th January UN Water Zaragoza Conference 2015water-decade
This document discusses the need for integrated and adaptive risk governance to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 6 on water and sanitation. It argues that the SDGs are interdependent and policies in one domain can impact others. An example given is the water-energy-food nexus. The document also stresses that effective monitoring systems need to be established to assess risks and track progress towards targets. Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely targets are proposed for increasing resilience against water-related disasters and depletion, as well as strengthening monitoring, assessment and capacity development.
Talk on national water policy 2012 tata steel csr nrd 2015Kallol Saha
The Document provides Select briefs on National Water Policy of India . The talk was delivered by Kallol Saha in the event of TATA Steel National Workshop on 'Sustainable Water Resource Development' dated 11th -12th December at Beldih Club , Jamshedpur
UNECE Session: Raimund Mair, ICPDR, 15th January UN Water Zaragoza Conferencewater-decade
Intersectoral cooperation is important for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the basin level. Almost two-thirds of the global landmass is covered by international river basins, making transboundary cooperation critical. The Danube River Basin covers 14 countries and is an example of successful intersectoral cooperation through its International Commission. Stakeholder involvement and integrated management plans have helped balance sectors like agriculture, flood management, hydropower and navigation. This approach has led to accelerated implementation of policies and created benefits for involved sectors while achieving compliance with environmental legislation.
Water resources management is critical because water shortages, quality deterioration, and flood impacts require greater attention and action. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process that can help countries deal with water issues in a sustainable way. IWRM calls for coordinating the development and management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and social welfare without compromising ecosystems. It requires integrating management between different water uses and involving various stakeholders.
The challenges of overcoming boundaries in managing the Danube River Basin.
The Danube River Basin covers 800,000 km2 across 19 countries, making international cooperation critical. The Danube River Protection Convention established the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River to coordinate management. Two key plans were developed to address water quality, flooding, and sustainable development. Monitoring data showed progress reducing pollution and restoring habitats, though continued efforts are needed. Success relies on cooperation across levels of government and engagement with stakeholders.
The National Water Policy of India aims to govern water resource planning and development. The first policy was adopted in 1987 and updated in 2002 and 2012. It seeks to establish a national information system, maximize water availability through resource planning and recycling, regulate groundwater exploitation, and emphasize human settlement and environmental protection. The 2012 draft policy outlines principles like social justice in water use and an integrated management approach. It also covers enhancing water sources, pricing, project implementation, flood/drought management, transboundary cooperation, research/training needs, and implementing the policy through various government bodies.
The document discusses the impacts of climate change in Africa and strategies for mitigation and adaptation. It finds that:
- Climate change will significantly impact water resources, agriculture, coastlines, and human health in Africa through increased drought, flooding, sea level rise, and disease spread. This poses major risks and challenges.
- Africa has a very low adaptive capacity due to factors like poverty, lack of technology, education, and infrastructure. Current coping strategies will not be enough to adapt to the scale of future climate impacts.
- Concerted action is needed both to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and help Africa adapt to the severe consequences of climate change through projects, policies, and financial mechanisms. International cooperation will be essential
The document discusses integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Myanmar. It provides background on IWRM concepts and principles, and how they are being applied in Myanmar through efforts such as establishing river basin organizations, reforming water sector policies and laws, and integrating water management across levels and sectors to achieve sustainability, equity, and efficiency. Lessons from applying IWRM in other countries emphasize that the approach must be adapted to each local context and priorities, and involve stakeholders at all levels through participatory processes.
The document introduces integrated water resources management (IWRM) as a framework for sustainable water management. It discusses that water is essential but there is a global water crisis due to increasing demand, pollution, and uncoordinated development. IWRM is presented as a solution that takes a holistic, cross-sectoral approach considering social, economic, and environmental interdependencies between different water uses. The key aspects of IWRM include decentralized management structures, greater economic incentives, and broader stakeholder participation.
This document outlines India's National Water Policy from 2012. It discusses that water is a scarce resource in India given its large population and limited water resources. It identifies several concerns around water management including large parts of India becoming water stressed, inadequate water governance, impacts of climate change, and inequitable access to water. The policy proposes a framework water law, principles for water use and management, adapting to climate change, enhancing water availability, demand management, and water pricing policies.
The document is India's National Water Policy from 2002 that outlines the need for a national water management strategy. It notes that water resources are unevenly distributed across India both spatially and temporally. It also states that water planning must be done on a basin-wide level taking a multi-sectoral approach. The policy calls for establishing river basin organizations to manage water resources and plan development at a basin scale in a sustainable manner.
Air and aviation Law (Assignment On: National Water Law Policy, Bangladesh) +...Asian Paint Bangladesh Ltd
This document outlines Bangladesh's National Water Law Policy. Some key points:
- Water is essential for life in Bangladesh and managing it sustainably is important.
- Management faces challenges of floods and scarcity. Basin-wide cooperation is needed, especially with upstream countries.
- The policy aims to ensure water access for all, including the poor. It promotes efficient use and private/public partnerships.
- Management will be decentralized and involve communities/local bodies. Women's roles in water management are recognized.
- River basin management, planning, allocation, and public/private roles are addressed to guide sustainable development and use of the country's water resources.
The Border 2012 Program was created to improve cooperation between the US and Mexico on managing shared water resources along their border. It uses a decentralized approach, allowing state, local, and tribal groups on both sides to make decisions. This led to improvements in water management and public health in the border region. Some successes include new or upgraded wastewater treatment plants in Mexicali and Nogales, benefiting over 500,000 residents, as well as water infrastructure for indigenous communities in Baja California.
This document summarizes Andrew Takawira's presentation on investment planning and project preparation lessons from Africa. It discusses WACDEP's work in 8 African countries piloting investment planning. Key points include identifying entry points for investment planning at national and local levels, emerging focuses on mainstreaming water security into investment plans, and the role of GWP in institutional capacity development and integrated planning. It also summarizes lessons on project preparation processes, funding sources, and WACDEP's current support through the ICA on enabling environments and pre-feasibility studies.
The annual financial report for 2013 showed record income of 13.5 million euro, an all time high. Major contributors included the Netherlands (€1.1m), DFID (£9m over 26 months), Austria (€1.4m for an Africa program), Denmark (€0.4m for one project and €8m over 5 years). Globally raised income was €11.4 million from 11 financial partners. Locally raised income was €2.1 million. Auditors found the accounts were prepared properly and internal controls were good. Future projections aimed for globally raised income to reach €20 million by 2016 and locally raised income to reach €5 million.
The document provides an overview of the 3-year work program for the Global Water Partnership (GWP) regional meeting in Port of Spain on June 23, 2014. It outlines the key boundary actors and outcomes GWP aims to influence, including river basin plans, climate adaptation plans, and water policies. The work program will focus on themes like water and climate, transboundary cooperation, and ecosystems. It provides an indicative budget of over $59 million for 2013-2016, covering the GWP secretariat, regional programs, and projects in areas like knowledge management, water security, and integrated urban water management. Next steps include firming up targets and outcomes, defining logframe targets, and identifying thematic entry points like gender and
Integrated water resources management (iwrm) ipswatMichael Klingler
The document discusses Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approaches in Yemen. It outlines several key challenges Yemen faces regarding water resources, including high population growth, overuse of water, and lack of water governance. The four Dublin principles of IWRM are discussed as a framework: water as a finite resource, participatory approaches, recognizing women's roles, and treating water as an economic good. The document provides examples of IWRM projects in Yemen focused on alternative irrigation, groundwater protection, job creation, and safe drinking water supplies.
Integrated water resources management considers multiple perspectives in water management decisions. It aims to balance social, economic, environmental and technical factors. Key challenges include accommodating different viewpoints from governmental and interest groups, geographic regions, academic disciplines, and facilitating coordination between stakeholders. Total water management pursues the sustainable and equitable allocation of limited water resources through efficient, collaborative and adaptive long-term planning.
Ghana has since the mid 1990'S, been implementing a string of reforms in the water set aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the production and utilisation of water. These reformshave culminated in the institutional re-alignment of key institutions in the sector. Despite the implementation of these reforms, a major concern has been the lack of an effective interface among key stakeholder institutions with a view to integrating and harmonizing their various activities. Given this phenomenon, the Ministry of Water Resources, Worksand Housing: concert with other stakeholder institutions and interest groups, in 2004,commenced process for the formulation of a consolidated national water policy. This document is output of the interactive process initiated.
This document introduces integrated water resources management (IWRM). It discusses the global water crisis, including that over 2 billion people suffer water shortages and 1.1 billion lack access to safe drinking water. IWRM is presented as a framework that takes a holistic, cross-sectoral approach to managing water resources at the river basin level through participatory decision-making. The key elements of IWRM include considering the interdependency between different water uses, treating water as both an economic and social good, and establishing decentralized management structures that rely on economic instruments and stakeholder participation. Adopting a water management framework based on IWRM principles can help analyze policies, guide water allocation decisions, and facilitate consideration of relationships
Academia: Janos Bogardi, GWSP, 16th January UN Water Zaragoza Conference 2015water-decade
This document discusses the need for integrated and adaptive risk governance to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 6 on water and sanitation. It argues that the SDGs are interdependent and policies in one domain can impact others. An example given is the water-energy-food nexus. The document also stresses that effective monitoring systems need to be established to assess risks and track progress towards targets. Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely targets are proposed for increasing resilience against water-related disasters and depletion, as well as strengthening monitoring, assessment and capacity development.
Talk on national water policy 2012 tata steel csr nrd 2015Kallol Saha
The Document provides Select briefs on National Water Policy of India . The talk was delivered by Kallol Saha in the event of TATA Steel National Workshop on 'Sustainable Water Resource Development' dated 11th -12th December at Beldih Club , Jamshedpur
UNECE Session: Raimund Mair, ICPDR, 15th January UN Water Zaragoza Conferencewater-decade
Intersectoral cooperation is important for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the basin level. Almost two-thirds of the global landmass is covered by international river basins, making transboundary cooperation critical. The Danube River Basin covers 14 countries and is an example of successful intersectoral cooperation through its International Commission. Stakeholder involvement and integrated management plans have helped balance sectors like agriculture, flood management, hydropower and navigation. This approach has led to accelerated implementation of policies and created benefits for involved sectors while achieving compliance with environmental legislation.
Water resources management is critical because water shortages, quality deterioration, and flood impacts require greater attention and action. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process that can help countries deal with water issues in a sustainable way. IWRM calls for coordinating the development and management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and social welfare without compromising ecosystems. It requires integrating management between different water uses and involving various stakeholders.
The challenges of overcoming boundaries in managing the Danube River Basin.
The Danube River Basin covers 800,000 km2 across 19 countries, making international cooperation critical. The Danube River Protection Convention established the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River to coordinate management. Two key plans were developed to address water quality, flooding, and sustainable development. Monitoring data showed progress reducing pollution and restoring habitats, though continued efforts are needed. Success relies on cooperation across levels of government and engagement with stakeholders.
The National Water Policy of India aims to govern water resource planning and development. The first policy was adopted in 1987 and updated in 2002 and 2012. It seeks to establish a national information system, maximize water availability through resource planning and recycling, regulate groundwater exploitation, and emphasize human settlement and environmental protection. The 2012 draft policy outlines principles like social justice in water use and an integrated management approach. It also covers enhancing water sources, pricing, project implementation, flood/drought management, transboundary cooperation, research/training needs, and implementing the policy through various government bodies.
The document discusses the impacts of climate change in Africa and strategies for mitigation and adaptation. It finds that:
- Climate change will significantly impact water resources, agriculture, coastlines, and human health in Africa through increased drought, flooding, sea level rise, and disease spread. This poses major risks and challenges.
- Africa has a very low adaptive capacity due to factors like poverty, lack of technology, education, and infrastructure. Current coping strategies will not be enough to adapt to the scale of future climate impacts.
- Concerted action is needed both to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and help Africa adapt to the severe consequences of climate change through projects, policies, and financial mechanisms. International cooperation will be essential
The document discusses integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Myanmar. It provides background on IWRM concepts and principles, and how they are being applied in Myanmar through efforts such as establishing river basin organizations, reforming water sector policies and laws, and integrating water management across levels and sectors to achieve sustainability, equity, and efficiency. Lessons from applying IWRM in other countries emphasize that the approach must be adapted to each local context and priorities, and involve stakeholders at all levels through participatory processes.
The document introduces integrated water resources management (IWRM) as a framework for sustainable water management. It discusses that water is essential but there is a global water crisis due to increasing demand, pollution, and uncoordinated development. IWRM is presented as a solution that takes a holistic, cross-sectoral approach considering social, economic, and environmental interdependencies between different water uses. The key aspects of IWRM include decentralized management structures, greater economic incentives, and broader stakeholder participation.
This document outlines India's National Water Policy from 2012. It discusses that water is a scarce resource in India given its large population and limited water resources. It identifies several concerns around water management including large parts of India becoming water stressed, inadequate water governance, impacts of climate change, and inequitable access to water. The policy proposes a framework water law, principles for water use and management, adapting to climate change, enhancing water availability, demand management, and water pricing policies.
The document is India's National Water Policy from 2002 that outlines the need for a national water management strategy. It notes that water resources are unevenly distributed across India both spatially and temporally. It also states that water planning must be done on a basin-wide level taking a multi-sectoral approach. The policy calls for establishing river basin organizations to manage water resources and plan development at a basin scale in a sustainable manner.
Air and aviation Law (Assignment On: National Water Law Policy, Bangladesh) +...Asian Paint Bangladesh Ltd
This document outlines Bangladesh's National Water Law Policy. Some key points:
- Water is essential for life in Bangladesh and managing it sustainably is important.
- Management faces challenges of floods and scarcity. Basin-wide cooperation is needed, especially with upstream countries.
- The policy aims to ensure water access for all, including the poor. It promotes efficient use and private/public partnerships.
- Management will be decentralized and involve communities/local bodies. Women's roles in water management are recognized.
- River basin management, planning, allocation, and public/private roles are addressed to guide sustainable development and use of the country's water resources.
The Border 2012 Program was created to improve cooperation between the US and Mexico on managing shared water resources along their border. It uses a decentralized approach, allowing state, local, and tribal groups on both sides to make decisions. This led to improvements in water management and public health in the border region. Some successes include new or upgraded wastewater treatment plants in Mexicali and Nogales, benefiting over 500,000 residents, as well as water infrastructure for indigenous communities in Baja California.
This document summarizes Andrew Takawira's presentation on investment planning and project preparation lessons from Africa. It discusses WACDEP's work in 8 African countries piloting investment planning. Key points include identifying entry points for investment planning at national and local levels, emerging focuses on mainstreaming water security into investment plans, and the role of GWP in institutional capacity development and integrated planning. It also summarizes lessons on project preparation processes, funding sources, and WACDEP's current support through the ICA on enabling environments and pre-feasibility studies.
The annual financial report for 2013 showed record income of 13.5 million euro, an all time high. Major contributors included the Netherlands (€1.1m), DFID (£9m over 26 months), Austria (€1.4m for an Africa program), Denmark (€0.4m for one project and €8m over 5 years). Globally raised income was €11.4 million from 11 financial partners. Locally raised income was €2.1 million. Auditors found the accounts were prepared properly and internal controls were good. Future projections aimed for globally raised income to reach €20 million by 2016 and locally raised income to reach €5 million.
The document provides an overview of the 3-year work program for the Global Water Partnership (GWP) regional meeting in Port of Spain on June 23, 2014. It outlines the key boundary actors and outcomes GWP aims to influence, including river basin plans, climate adaptation plans, and water policies. The work program will focus on themes like water and climate, transboundary cooperation, and ecosystems. It provides an indicative budget of over $59 million for 2013-2016, covering the GWP secretariat, regional programs, and projects in areas like knowledge management, water security, and integrated urban water management. Next steps include firming up targets and outcomes, defining logframe targets, and identifying thematic entry points like gender and
This document discusses the potential for harvesting resources from wastewater in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that sanitation coverage is below 50% in many countries and wastewater is often seen as a burden. However, wastewater can be viewed as a resource from which nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus can be recovered and reused as fertilizers. Examples are given of entrepreneurs developing businesses to recover nutrients from wastewater for use in agriculture. The document argues that we need new perspectives that focus on beneficiation and maximizing the value obtained from wastewater rather than just treatment.
This document summarizes the work and outcomes of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in 2013 across various regions:
- GWP supported regional strategies in Central Africa, the Mediterranean, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, West Africa, Southern Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Eastern Africa.
- Key outcomes included adoption of water management plans, establishment of river basin organizations, revisions to water laws, and strengthened water governance capacity building.
- GWP saw 182 total outcomes since 2009 and continues to advocate for integrating water security and climate resilience into development plans.
The document summarizes the Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central and Eastern Europe. The program aims to:
1) Support national governments in Central and Eastern Europe to develop drought management plans through guidelines, national consultation dialogues, and case studies.
2) Test innovative solutions to improve drought resilience through demonstration projects focused on natural water retention measures, increasing soil water holding capacity, assessing drought impacts on forests, and remote sensing agricultural drought monitoring.
3) Enhance regional cooperation on drought management through collaboration with regional organizations and the European Drought Observatory platform.
4) Build capacity on drought management topics through workshops and a training program.
GWP has been operating as a partnership for 17 years focused on building water security worldwide. It has evolved over this time to include over 2,800 partner organizations from government, civil society, and private sector across multiple levels and regions. While outcomes and impacts are difficult to quantify, GWP has identified over 300 achievements since 1998 focused on enabling environment, institutional roles, and management tools. GWP continues to refine its strategy, focus areas, and theory of change to move from advocacy to implementation and address critical challenges like climate change, food security, and financing water management through its diverse partnership.
The document discusses the economics of wastewater and sanitation in Africa. It notes that 2.5 billion people lack improved sanitation and 780 million lack improved water supply. The economic benefits of sanitation are significant, with a reported benefit-cost ratio of 5.5 according to the WHO. Wastewater can be a source of nutrients, energy and revenue through practices like fertilizer production, biogas generation and greywater reuse. Financial models in rural Malawi and Uganda demonstrate how sanitation systems can be designed to be financially viable and self-sustaining businesses. The document advocates for considering economics and finance in planning and training for integrated urban water management.
Are urban water tariff structures designed to meet local challenges and polic...Global Water Partnership
This document discusses water tariff structures in various cities and their effectiveness in meeting local policy goals. It analyzes the challenges and tariff structures of Singapore, Jakarta, and Manila. For Singapore, recommendations include reducing the boundary of the first water consumption tier and separating water and wastewater bills. For Jakarta, a uniform tariff for all consumers with targeted subsidies is recommended. For Manila, simplifying the many tariff tiers and promoting conservation is suggested.
This document discusses national adaptation plans (NAPs) and GWP's role in supporting their development. It provides an overview of:
1) The establishment of the NAP process under the UNFCCC to help countries develop strategies to address medium and long-term climate adaptation needs.
2) How GWP works to integrate water security, climate resilience, and economic development through its programs like WACDEP, which supports national implementation of adaptation.
3) Guidance developed by the LEG to help countries with the NAP process, including technical guidelines, sectoral supplements, and programs like the NAP-GSP that provide resources and expertise.
The document summarizes the implementation of the AU Assembly Declaration on land issues in Africa. It discusses Africa's commitments to land governance including frameworks, guidelines, and declarations adopted between 2009-2014. It reflects on the 2014 Land Conference in Africa, noting the need to translate frameworks into benefits at the local level and empower communities. Going forward, it emphasizes advocacy, capacity building, partnerships, and institutionalizing the conference to set a common research and policy agenda on African land issues.
This document proposes a paper on the relationships between ecosystem services, water security, and integrated water resources management (IWRM). It notes that over 2 billion people currently live in areas with absolute water scarcity, and this is projected to rise to 4.6 billion by 2080. The paper will address the state of ecosystem services and their importance for human well-being and development. It will also discuss the degradation of ecosystem services from climate change and human activities, and how this impacts water security. Finally, it will explore the nexus between ecosystem services, water security, and IWRM, and the challenges and opportunities around management.
The document discusses reviewing the governance structure and financing of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) network. It was created in 1996 to address global water challenges but its governance structure has not changed since 2002. The review will assess how the governance roles could better respond to emerging challenges and options to improve these roles. It will also consider different options for organizing GWP/GWPO financing to ensure future sustainability. The process will include hiring a consultant, consultations with stakeholders, and developing draft and final reports between July and October.
This document discusses the energy-water nexus and the need for integrated energy-water management (IEWM). It presents an energy-water network map showing the linkages between energy and water systems. It argues that effective IEWM requires understanding these linkages, quantifying risks to the network, prioritizing areas for action, utilizing existing tools, addressing knowledge gaps, and developing integrated institutional frameworks and decision-making processes to manage trade-offs and plan holistically across sectors. The document is a call for further discussion, case studies, and collaboration to advance IEWM.
The document discusses agricultural irrigation development in Burkina Faso. It notes that Burkina Faso has developed over 42,973 hectares of irrigated land as of 2013, up from 13,043 hectares in 2000. The irrigation techniques discussed include major irrigation schemes near dams covering over 1,000 hectares each, medium schemes from 20-100 hectares, and small-scale irrigation under 100 hectares using various water sources. Crops grown include rice as well as dry season gardening. The development of irrigated agriculture is aimed to increase food production and farmers' incomes in Burkina Faso.
The Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) regional secretariat transitioned to a self-hosting model in 2013. It was previously hosted by the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute but financial and administrative challenges emerged. GWP CEE is now a civil association registered in Slovakia. This provides administrative benefits like less bureaucracy and more flexibility. Self-hosting also allows GWP CEE to have direct control over its finances and fundraising. The transition process took place over several years, with an agreement signed in 2013 and support from GWPO to help with the changeover.
Integrated urban water management singapore's experience and lessons learnt...Global Water Partnership
Singapore faced significant water challenges as a small island nation with a high population density and rapid growth. Through integrated urban water management and a "four national taps" strategy of catchment water, imported water, NEWater, and desalination, Singapore has developed a resilient and sustainable water supply. Key lessons include treating water as a strategic issue, having a single agency manage the water loop holistically, increasing supply through various sources while managing demand, and engaging stakeholders through pricing, community programs, and industry partnerships. Singapore shares its experience through hosting the annual Singapore International Water Week to foster global collaboration.
Transboundary Issues from and International Perspective, by Prof, Patricia Wo...Global Water Partnership
1) The document discusses transboundary water issues from an international perspective, focusing on challenges in South Asia.
2) It defines water security as having availability of water, access to water, and addressing conflicts over water use. The key elements for achieving this are sharing benefits, equity, balancing social, economic and environmental needs, and good governance including hydrodiplomacy.
3) Resolving transboundary water issues requires consideration of legal and policy frameworks as well as gathering information about water resources to help ensure availability, access, and balanced use of waters among all relevant parties.
La poza Experience in Water Conservation-Management and Conservation of Water...Global Water Partnership
La poza Experience in Water Conservation-Management and Conservation of Water Resources in “La Poza” Basin presented at GWP Consulting Partners meeting 2010, Stockholm
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2) Degradation of ecosystem services poses a challenge to achieving water security and sustainable development goals due to effects on water quantity and quality as well as resilience to climate change.
3) GWP plans to focus on generating and sharing knowledge about the value of ecosystem services, engage policymakers, and strengthen partnerships to advocate for the conservation of ecosystem services as an essential element of water security.
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The water-food-energy nexus recognizes the interdependence between water, food, and energy security. Meeting the growing global demands for food, energy, and water will require managing these sectors in an integrated way rather than in isolation. Climate change introduces additional uncertainties by increasing tensions between sectors for access to limited water resources. Achieving the SDGs related to water, food, and energy will require nexus solutions that balance the competing needs of these sectors in a sustainable manner.
The document presents the Global Water Partnership's (GWP) global strategy for 2009-2013. The vision is a water secure world with equitable access to water resources. The mission is to support sustainable water management at all levels through strategic and integrated multi-stakeholder approaches. The strategy has four goals: 1) promote integrated water resources management; 2) address critical challenges like climate change and food security; 3) reinforce knowledge sharing; and 4) build a more effective partner network. It outlines outcomes and focus areas to achieve these goals and position GWP to address water challenges through its global network.
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1. A Potential Global
Goal for Water
National Consultations
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GWP AND UN -WATER
2. Overall objectives and process
To contribute to the SDG consultation process as well as to the
discussions on the post-2015 development agenda at large…
Guided by the priorities agreed at the
Rio+20 Conference 2012.
Drawing on several consultative
processes:
• Thematic, national and regional
consultations (incl GWP in 2013).
• High Level Panel.
• Open Working Group on SDGs
(OWG).
• Budapest Water Summit.
3. Aims of the national consultations
To obtain views from 30 key countries on the post-2015
development agenda for water and sustainable
development.
To build awareness and examine the recommendation
presented in the UN-Water paper on a dedicated goal
for water from the country perspective.
Influence the global policy dialogue to ensure water is
not neglected in the future development agenda.
To examine implications of adopting the goal and
targets.
4. Why a dedicated water goal?
The Future We Want: “water is at the core
of sustainable development”
Water is at the heart of adaptation to climate
change
Billions lack access to the most basic water
supply and sanitation services
Increasing demand, pollution, risks,
competition for water resources
Current situation presents a global threat to
human health and wellbeing as well as to
the integrity of ecosystems
5. Building on existing commitments
and experience: Water, Sanitation, Hygeine
Building on the MDG
Target on water supply and
basic sanitation
The human right to safe
drinking water and sanitation
– Obligations on all Member
States for progressive
realization of the right
Finishing the “unfinished
business” in WASH to
provide access for all must
remain a top priority
6. Building on existing commitments
and experience: Water Resources Management
Finishing the “unfinished business” in
water resources management is also a
priority
– Agenda 21 (1992), subsequent CSD
meetings (2005, 2008) and Rio+20
(2012)
UN-Water WRM survey of more than 130
countries presented to Rio+20 conference
in 2012.
– widespread adoption of integrated
approaches to water management,
– But…
Need to implement IWRM plans
prepared after the Johannesburg World
Summit on Sustainable Development
2002
Significant challenges remain!
7. Building on existing commitments
and experience: Governance
Strengthening water governance
highlighted in many international
agreements.
Underpins all other water targets
and also links to related goals
such as food, energy & health.
- Ensure access to and make good use of finance.
- Build stronger institutions and regulation.
- Establish accountable, participatory and transparent
processes.
8. Building on existing commitments and experience:
Wastewater and water quality
Improving water quality and
wastewater management needs to
be a priority too
– Water quality has to date been very
much neglected
– 80% of wastewater is discharged
without treatment
– Impact on the water resource and
therefore on drinking-water supply
– Impact on ecosystems
These concerns were clearly
expressed at Rio+20
9. Building on existing commitments
and experience: water related disasters
Increased resilience to
water-related disasters
– Floods and droughts (Climate
Change/adaptation)
– Human-influenced disasters such as
chemical spills
Rio+20 called for stronger
coordination between
disaster risk reduction and
development planning
10. Post-2015 development goals need to address five priority areas…
.. which cover the dimensions of sustainable
development and contribute towards poverty reduction
Universal access to safe drinking water,
sanitation and hygiene, improving water
quality and raising service standards
Healthy
people
Increased
prosperity
Equitable
societies
Protected
ecosystems
Resilient
communities
The sustainable use and development of
water resources, increasing and sharing
the available benefits
through
Robust and effective water governance
with more effective institutions and
administrative systems
Improved water quality and wastewater
management taking account of
environmental limits
Reduced risk of water-related disasters
to protect vulnerable groups and
minimize economic losses
11.
12. Proposed Targets
A. Achieve universal access to safe drinking water,
sanitation and hygiene
B. Improve by (x%) the sustainable use and development
of water resources in all countries
C. All countries strengthen equitable, participatory and
accountable water governance
D. Reduce untreated wastewater by (x%), nutrient pollution
by (y%) and increase wastewater reuse by (z%)
E. Reduce mortality by (x%) and economic loss by (y%)
from natural and human-induced water-related disasters
13. A water goal makes economic sense
Universal access to sanitation, benefits outweigh costs 5.5
to 1
Universal access to drinking-water, the ratio is 2
to 1
Irrigation infrastructure in Africa, rates of return are up to 26%
Overexploitation of groundwater Middle East and Northern Africa
2% of GDP
Watershed protection initiatives in the US yield up to USD 200 for
every dollar invested, compared to conventional water treatment
costs
One dollar invested in public water and sewer infrastructure
adds USD 9 to the national economy
Early warning systems for storms, floods, and droughts throughout
Asia indicate potential returns of up to USD 559 for each
USD 1 invested
14. Implications: implementing the targets
Infrastructure
Water supply, sanitation, irrigation, hydro, water
treatment, flood control - operation and maintenance
and the sustainability of services, including governance
issues
Policy, laws, plans & coordination
Institutions
Enhanced human capacities
Remove barriers to attract finance
New science and technology
solutions
Monitoring, data and reporting
15. Next steps
1. 30 National consultations FebMay 2014 (GWP) - feed into Open
Working Group: May 2014
2. Interaction with OWG/Member
States/Other emerging SDG
topics: during 2014
3. OWG report to General Assembly:
September 2014
4. Intergovernmental negotiations in
2015 with General Assembly
decision on post-2015
Development Agenda: Sept 2015
16. This Country Consultation is undertaken in
collaboration with UN-Water and will
contribute to the formulation of a water goal
and targets
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Editor's Notes
The national consultations are being undertaken in collaboration with UN-Water, based on their Technical Advice Paper, which was developed with GWP as a Partner: http://www.unwater.org/news-events/news-details/en/c/213666/. UN-Water’s homepage: http://www.unwater.org/home/en/
Ban Ki Moon Sec Gen of the UN has said that the future Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) reflect the views of countries and stakeholders and asked for wide consultations. This was not done for the MDGs which were developed by ‘experts’ with little consultations.There has been a lot of activity since the beginning of 2013 to get a wide range of views. GWP carried out 22 country consultations in early 2013 with country reports on priorities and a synthesis report that was provided to the Open Working Group for their first meeting to discuss water in July 2013. The OWG is a group of ambassadors based in New York from a select group of countries covering the world.The list of countries is given in the guidelines provided by GWP.
GWP is now carrying out consultations in 30 countries (some new and some the same as first consultation in 2013). The present round of consultations aim to mobilize the voice of stakeholders and get country level feedback to influence the global policy dialogue and contribute to shaping potential sustainable development goals after 2015. The list of 30 countries is given in the GWP Guidelines and include 4 new countries (Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Zimbabwe). The present consultations will build on the findings of the earlier set of country dialogues organised by GWP in Q1 2013. The earlier dialogues were held in 22 countries to determine priorities for a future post-2015 development agenda. This work was submitted to the UNDP, the UN Task Team and UN Open Working Group (OWG) in May 2013. It contributed towards developing the future development agenda. The output was well received by the UN, which is keen to have the perspective from country stakeholders.
Most consultations have concluded that a dedicated water goal is necessary. For example the Future We Want (an online web based consultation) put water at the heart of sustainable development.Similarly the High Level Panel, chaired by the Presidents of Indonesia and Liberia and Prime Minister of UK. Reported in July 2013 and concluded that a water goal is needed with targets covering drinking water, sanitation, water resources management and managing wastewater.
It is crucial that the new development agenda and SDGs build on past experience and complete unfinished business. The MDG targets on WASH remain a priority and the aim should be for universal access.
At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 a target was set to prepare integrated water resources management plans. Many countries have adopted an integrated approach but this is a work in progress. The future development agenda must take this forward to address key WRM challenges.
Good governance underpins all other aspects of water. Without a sound basis of equitable, participatory and accountable water governance and strong effective institutions there is a high risk that investments will fall well short of their aims.
Water quality and wastewater management have been neglected in earlier global statements but were highlighted as of increasingly important at the Rio+20 conference in 2012.
Water related disasters have not hitherto been mainstreamed into water agenda. They affect more and more people and national economies and need to form part of the future development agenda.
The proposed Goal for Water is : Securing Sustainable Water for All. The aim is to set a 15 year period for the new development agenda from 2015 to 2030. This comprehensive goal sets out the broad purpose of the water goal in simple language that can be readily understood and communicated. It is coupled with five targets that are inter-related, all of which are needed to meet the goal. They cover (i) drinking water supply and sanitation, (ii) water resources management, (iii) water governance, (iv) wastewater pollution and water quality and finally (v) water-related disasters. The goal and targets are all inter-linked and require an integrated approach so that there is synergy across the range of interventions needed to meet the targets.
These five targets have been formulated after an extensive consultation among over 25 UN agencies plus partners including GWP. The aim is to have clear target that set out objectives that are measurable and realistic. The aim is for countries to set values for the various numbers (x, y z) etc. which would then be compounded to give overall global values. The final wording of the targets is the responsibility of the OWG and the aim of the meeting is not to discuss the wording but to consider if they cover the key issues important to the country, if any key priority is not covered and if they set a suitable framework for the future development agenda.
Growing body of evidence on the cost-benefits of investing in water.
In the second part of the meeting it is important to consider what are the implications for the country should the General Assembly decide on the water goal and targets. For example in terms of the means of implementation related to infrastructure, capacity, finance, science, monitoring and reporting. Other issues can also be discussed related to implementing and meeting the goal by 2030.
There are other parallel processes that will feed into the SDGs and post-2015 Development Agenda.The development agenda will include many other themes with water just one of 11 possible themes.The country consultations will provide a country report and the GWP will prepare a synthesis report that takes the key points from the 30 consultations and feed this into the OWG.
The national consultations are being undertaken in collaboration with UN-Water, based on their Technical Advice Paper, which was developed with GWP as a Partner: http://www.unwater.org/news-events/news-details/en/c/213666/. UN-Water’s homepage: http://www.unwater.org/home/en/