The document discusses key takeaways from the WWD 2014 regarding the water-energy nexus, highlighting success stories in public-private partnerships and the application of technology to improve sustainability. It emphasizes the importance of overcoming fragmentation within sectors and creating an enabling environment through incentives and funding mechanisms. The need for integrated decision-making and capacity building is also noted to achieve sustainability in managing water and energy resources.

1. Conclusions for WWD 2014
Zafar Adeel
United Nations University
Institute for Water, Environment and Health

2. Take-away Points – 1
1. Success stories for public-private
partnerships
•
•
•
•
OECD: Success in Ebro basin; Madrid; Stockholm; Zaragoza;
Developing countries: Cinta Mekar, Mweteni village
Private Sector: Carlsberg, BP, Veolia
International: EIP

3. Take-away Points – 2
2. Application of technology, research,
innovation
• Improving consumer behavior: energy-efficient appliances
(Singapore)
• Technologies: Solar heating (Israel); recycling water and heat
in energy generation (US, Brazil, Israel); Linked provisioning
of energy and water (Casablanca)
• Analysis: Modeling complexity; best cooling technologies

4. Take-away Points – 3
3. Achieving sustainability for water-energy nexus
•
•
•
•
•
•
Need to overcome very significant fragmentation within sectors
Making the business case for water-energy nexus – job creation
Growth of energy sector/new options constrained by water?
Reviewing untapped hydropower potential
Scaling up pilot examples of
Industry partnerships as a means to achieve sustainability
(Australia)

5. Take-away Points – 4
4. Creating enabling environment, incentives,
funding mechanisms
•
•
•
•
Water scarcity as the incentive (….And energy scarcity??)
Linked policies (Israel, Singapore, Spain)
Gaps: linked incentives; integrated decision support systems
Creating partnerships without public funding – corporate
capital
• Building capacity !!

6. Thank You
www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/
UNWorldWaterDay
@UNW_WWD