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Water, Climate Change and Water Security, Dr. Letitia A. Obeng Chair Global Water Partnership World Water Day, 22 March, 2011
- 1. Water, Climate Change and Water Security Dr. Letitia A. Obeng Chair Global Water Partnership World Water Day, 22 March, 2011
- 3. Water - A Global Concern The challenge of securingsafe and plentiful water for all of us is one of the mostdaunting challenges faced by the world today… Our experiences tell us thatenvironmental stress due to lack of water maylead to conflict and wouldbegreater in poor countries UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon WEF, 24 Jannuary 2008 Humanityisfacing « water bankrupcy » as a result of a crisisevengreaterthan the financialmeldownnowdestabilizing the global economy … itisalreadybeginning to takeeffect, and therewillbe no way of bailing the earth out of water scarcity … G. Lean, The Independent, 15 March 2009
- 5. The volatility in food prices in 2008 should be treated as a warning sign of what is to come! Riots Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC
- 6. Hungry people in the developing world
- 7. … (Source:David Grey )
- 8. AFP-Getty Images (Sources David Grey, http://www.companysj.com/v244/hurricane.html)
- 9. Ethiopia: Rainfall, GDP and Agricultural GDP
- 10. WATER Sources: UN Water/internet
- 11. Integrated Water Resources Management An approach that reflects the need to achieve a balance among: Economic efficiency Social equity Environmental sustainability
- 12. Water Security water security for all, broadly defined, means harnessing water’s social and productive potential and limiting its destructive force.
- 14. High level leadership and ownership
- 16. Institutions
- 17. Information
- 18. Infrastructure
- 21. GWP: an international organization Formed in 1996 to promote better water management Registered as IGO in 2002- sponsored by Sweden,10 other governments & international bodies Complementary to UN- works closely with UN-Water Strong governance system Global Steering Committee Global Technical Committee Financial Partners Group Global Secretariat based in Stockholm 13 Regional and 78 Country Water Partnerships
- 22. Working Towards A Water-Secure World 13 Regional Water Partnerships 78 Country Water Partnerships 2,339 Partner Organizations in 153 countries
Editor's Notes
- Energy and power generation are also linked to water. Industrialized countries have tapped well into their hydropower potential, whilst developing regions have not – as yet…. Over 70% of hydropower potential in Europe has been developed, whilst in Africa, only 5% of it has been developed. The next slide speaks for itself…..
- There are many climate change challenges for water management. Understanding the physical scienceChanging rainfall; Leveraged effects on runoff and streamflowTemperature, evaporation and aridity; Impact on groundwater recharge and storage; Dynamics of glacier and snow melt; More frequent “extremes”Social and socio economic dynamicsVariability; Disaster vulnerability; Industry, trade and competitiveness; Food and agriculture, the critical challenge; Investing in reliability; Hydropower opportunities and threats; Ecosystem sacrificesCompounding factors, other driversPopulation growth; Economic development and consumption changeTechnology; Urbanisation and land use change; Climate mitigation strategiesClimate information is an important part of assessing the risks and figuring out how to adapt.
- Climate change will affect oceans, coasts, islands, forests, lakes, rivers – many aspects of the environment. Climate change will affect people, and animals. Water is important for so many different aspects of life. The Agriculture, sector, the water supply and sanitation sector, health, education, industry, urban and rural development, transport.. the list is long. As the different sectors look to their adaptation measures, it is important that they look to each other, because of this unique connection that they have. – the medium of water.