LET’S USE THE BENEFIT OF BEING TOGETHER - Presentation of Mr. Irfan Aker, President, DOLSAR Engineering Ltd., at the 1st World Irrigation Forum, Mardin, Turkey

1. 1st WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
LET S USE THE BENEFIT
LET’S USE THE BENEFIT
OF BEING TOGETHER
OF BEING TOGETHER
H. İrfan AKER
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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2. 1st WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
CONTINIOUS DEMAND OF
CONTINIOUS DEMAND OF
WATER, FOOD, ENERGY
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WATER FOR FOOD
WATER FOR ENERGY
WATER FOR DEVELOPMENT
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WATER CAN ONLY BE SAVED WHEN IT EXISTS
WATER CAN ONLY BE SAVED WHEN IT EXISTS
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
OPTIMISATION OF THE USE OF
WATER
WATER
BY COMBINING MULTIPLE
PURPOSES
TO BE CONSIDERED
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
THE FUTURE WE WANT…
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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7. 1st WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW “MY
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW “MY
WATER USE” EFFECT EVERYBODY ELSE’S,
AND ENTER INTO MEANINGFUL AND
INFORMED DIALOGUES WITH OTHER
PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE,
,
ENGAGED IN USING, OR WASTING OR
POLLUTING, OUR COMMON AND SHARED
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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8. 1st WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
FOR THIS PURPOSE WE NEED TO ENGAGE WITH GROUPS
OF PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE VERY
ESSENCE OF COOPERATION:
SS NC OF COOP RATION:
WHAT IS COOPERATION?
WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE, STATES AND ORGANISATIONS TO
“COOPERATE” RATHER THAN “DEFECT”?
WHAT DETERMINES THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT
RECIPROCITIES THAT MAKE US COOPERATE, AND THE
RECIPROCITIES THAT MAKE US COOPERATE AND THE
MECHANISMS OF SELECTION OF THOSE WITH
WHOM WE WANT TO DO SO?
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
AND HOW DO WE IDENTIFY AND MEASURE THE
AND HOW DO WE IDENTIFY AND MEASURE THE
QUALITY, AIM, BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO
COOPERATION, AND CREATE AN ENABLING
COOPERATION AND CREATE AN ENABLING
ENVIRONMENT FOR COOPERATION?
HOW CAN MORE EFFECTIVE COOPERATION
HOW CAN MORE EFFECTIVE COOPERATION
ENABLE US TO REACH FUTURE‐ORIENTED
DECISIONS AND FORCE IMPLEMENTATION, AND
DECISIONS AND FORCE IMPLEMENTATION AND
HOW CAN WE BEST BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
AMONG ACTORS TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS?
AMONG ACTORS TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS?
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
KNOWLEDGE MUST BE SHARED BASED ON
KNOWLEDGE MUST BE SHARED BASED ON
CONTEXT AND NEEDS OF THOSE
INVOLVED, TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE‐BASED
POLICY, MAKE DECISIONS AND RAISE
AWARENESS. SCIENCE‐POLICY GAPS ARE
,
COMMON, OFTEN WITH TOO MUCH
“SCIENCE‐PUSH” AND INSUFFICIENT
ATTENTION TO POLICY PULL
ATTENTION TO “POLICY PULL”
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
THE CHAIN STARTS WITH EDUCATION TO
FORM THE SCIENTISTS AND POLITICIANS
THAT WILL CLOSE THIS GAP IN THE
FUTURE, AND ENDS WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF POLICIES THAT WILL CHANGE OUR
OF POLICIES THAT WILL CHANGE OUR
BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS A MORE
SUSTAINABLE WORLD OF WATER
SUSTAINABLE WORLD OF WATER
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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12. 1st WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
LIMITED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
LIMITED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS,
INVESTORS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND
INVESTORS LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND
DECISION MAKERS STRAIN GOVERNANCE
SYSTEMS. VERY RECENTLY, KEY GROUPS
SYSTEMS VERY RECENTLY KEY GROUPS
HAVE BEGUN TO CATALYSE SCIENCE,
POLICY, AND PRACTICE INTO A LONG‐
TERM VERSION OF RESILLIENT WATER
SECURITY
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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13. 1st WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
STAKEHOLDERS, POLITICIANS, GOVERNMENT
STAKEHOLDERS POLITICIANS GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES/AUTHORITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL
SOCIETIES, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
SOCIETIES, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,
LOCAL COMMUNITIES, NGO’S, INDUSTRY,
FARMERS, FUNDING, AGENCIES, YOUTH, MEDIA
,
,
,
,
AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MUST WORK
TOGETHER TO DEVELOP, TO IMPROVE AS WELL
AS TO IMPLEMENT THE MANAGEMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN ECONOMICAL
AND EFFECTIVE ADVANCES
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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WORLD IRRIGATION FORUM
THE EVOLUATION OF AGRICULTURE
AND HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
AND HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN
EACH REGION IS REDEFINING THE
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND THE
ASSOCIATED BENEFITS AND RISKS
MARDIN‐TURKEY
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