The document discusses gender issues in international water laws and governance. It notes that women disproportionately bear the burden of water scarcity as they are primarily responsible for household water collection. While women play an important role in water management, they are often absent from water policy and decision-making. Several international conferences and agreements, including the Dublin Principles, Beijing Platform for Action, and Millennium Development Goals, have recognized the need to involve women in water governance and ensure their access to water. However, more work is still needed to fully integrate a gender perspective into water policies and programs.
The Asia Women's Conference on Environment
-by Irene Dankelman
Recommendations:
(a) Recognize and protect the human right to water.
(b) Ensure women’s access to and control of safe water and land.
(c) Ensure gender mainstreaming in all water and sanitation policies and institutions.
(d) Promote women’s participation and empowerment.
(e) Ensure corporate social and environmental accountability in water and sanitation.
Sustainable Water (Safe Water and Improved Sanitation): Engaging the YouthsCharles Anukwonke
The slide presented the sustainable development goal number 6. and its concerns; Safe water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Financial innovation strategy is presented on how it will help achieve the said goal of sate water and sustainability.
hazards of industrialisation and urbanisationArvind Kumar
This document discusses the environmental hazards caused by industrialization and urbanization, including pollution of water, air, soil and biodiversity loss. Rapid urban population growth and increased resource consumption have caused issues like water scarcity, pollution from industries and vehicles, and climate change. Proper management of waste, conservation of resources, and sustainable practices are needed to balance environmental protection and development.
This document discusses clean water and sanitation. It notes that access to clean water is essential for survival and a foundation for thriving communities. While infrastructure improvements require government assistance, individuals can help by donating aid and raising awareness through social media. Social media has helped give attention to cities with unclean water and fundraising efforts, though it took Flint, Michigan five years of protesting and $400 million to receive clean water after their crisis received widespread coverage.
7191 . the right to water and sanitation - a practical guideGian Paolo Pezzi
A Franciscan Perspective on the Right to Water. Francis’s respect for Sister Mother Earth reminds us that the right to water is certainly important, but at the same time we need to respect the Water’s rights too!
This practical guide shows the importance of water, the water's rights, and the commitment of the community towards water providing reflection, statistics, and exercises. Here you can find both the Power Point and a word text to facilitate the use of both in separate way. (Jpic-jp.org).
This document discusses integrated water resources management (IWRM) as an approach to address the global water crisis. IWRM promotes the coordinated development and management of water resources to maximize economic and social benefits in an equitable and sustainable manner. It recognizes that water is a limited resource threatened by population growth, pollution, and other factors. The document outlines challenges like water scarcity, conflicts over use, and environmental impacts. It argues that IWRM provides a framework to incorporate different stakeholder needs, policy reforms, and project experiences to move toward more sustainable water management.
The document discusses the global challenges of water resource management. It notes that rapid population growth, increasing water demands, deteriorating water quality, and climate change are exacerbating a global water crisis. While there have been many international agreements regarding this crisis, little progress has been made in implementing solutions. Achieving targets for access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015 will require significant increases in funding from national governments, international donors, and private sector investment. Pricing water appropriately and utilizing public-private partnerships could help address the crisis by increasing investment while protecting access for poor communities.
Presentation of Er. Avinash C. Tyagi, Secretary General, ICID at the 1st Worl...icidciid
This document discusses irrigation and drainage challenges and opportunities for global food security in a changing world. Key drivers of change include increasing population, urbanization, and demand for water from various sectors. This poses challenges like agriculture's large water consumption, increasing scarcity, and need to produce more with less water. The document outlines themes and sub-themes on policy and society interactions, financing irrigation projects, and integrated water management. It provides details on speakers, background papers, sessions, and reviews received for the World Irrigation Forum addressing these issues.
The Asia Women's Conference on Environment
-by Irene Dankelman
Recommendations:
(a) Recognize and protect the human right to water.
(b) Ensure women’s access to and control of safe water and land.
(c) Ensure gender mainstreaming in all water and sanitation policies and institutions.
(d) Promote women’s participation and empowerment.
(e) Ensure corporate social and environmental accountability in water and sanitation.
Sustainable Water (Safe Water and Improved Sanitation): Engaging the YouthsCharles Anukwonke
The slide presented the sustainable development goal number 6. and its concerns; Safe water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Financial innovation strategy is presented on how it will help achieve the said goal of sate water and sustainability.
hazards of industrialisation and urbanisationArvind Kumar
This document discusses the environmental hazards caused by industrialization and urbanization, including pollution of water, air, soil and biodiversity loss. Rapid urban population growth and increased resource consumption have caused issues like water scarcity, pollution from industries and vehicles, and climate change. Proper management of waste, conservation of resources, and sustainable practices are needed to balance environmental protection and development.
This document discusses clean water and sanitation. It notes that access to clean water is essential for survival and a foundation for thriving communities. While infrastructure improvements require government assistance, individuals can help by donating aid and raising awareness through social media. Social media has helped give attention to cities with unclean water and fundraising efforts, though it took Flint, Michigan five years of protesting and $400 million to receive clean water after their crisis received widespread coverage.
7191 . the right to water and sanitation - a practical guideGian Paolo Pezzi
A Franciscan Perspective on the Right to Water. Francis’s respect for Sister Mother Earth reminds us that the right to water is certainly important, but at the same time we need to respect the Water’s rights too!
This practical guide shows the importance of water, the water's rights, and the commitment of the community towards water providing reflection, statistics, and exercises. Here you can find both the Power Point and a word text to facilitate the use of both in separate way. (Jpic-jp.org).
This document discusses integrated water resources management (IWRM) as an approach to address the global water crisis. IWRM promotes the coordinated development and management of water resources to maximize economic and social benefits in an equitable and sustainable manner. It recognizes that water is a limited resource threatened by population growth, pollution, and other factors. The document outlines challenges like water scarcity, conflicts over use, and environmental impacts. It argues that IWRM provides a framework to incorporate different stakeholder needs, policy reforms, and project experiences to move toward more sustainable water management.
The document discusses the global challenges of water resource management. It notes that rapid population growth, increasing water demands, deteriorating water quality, and climate change are exacerbating a global water crisis. While there have been many international agreements regarding this crisis, little progress has been made in implementing solutions. Achieving targets for access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2015 will require significant increases in funding from national governments, international donors, and private sector investment. Pricing water appropriately and utilizing public-private partnerships could help address the crisis by increasing investment while protecting access for poor communities.
Presentation of Er. Avinash C. Tyagi, Secretary General, ICID at the 1st Worl...icidciid
This document discusses irrigation and drainage challenges and opportunities for global food security in a changing world. Key drivers of change include increasing population, urbanization, and demand for water from various sectors. This poses challenges like agriculture's large water consumption, increasing scarcity, and need to produce more with less water. The document outlines themes and sub-themes on policy and society interactions, financing irrigation projects, and integrated water management. It provides details on speakers, background papers, sessions, and reviews received for the World Irrigation Forum addressing these issues.
This document discusses integrated watershed management. It begins by noting that water is a limited resource and that poor management could threaten access to water for many people. It then discusses various aspects of watershed management, including participatory approaches, strategies for sustainable groundwater use, the importance of tanks for irrigation, and recommended watershed activities. The key aspects covered are the importance of involving local communities, balancing water needs, and managing watersheds holistically.
A global overview of potable water resources availability andAlexander Decker
This document provides an overview of potable water resources availability and accessibility in Southern Africa. It discusses that while there is sufficient freshwater globally, lack of infrastructure and inequitable distribution limit people's access, especially in rural and low-income urban areas. Water shortages are often due to mismanagement, corruption, and lack of prioritization of water and sanitation projects and budgets. Ensuring equitable access to potable water requires improved governance and allocation of resources.
Water is essential for life but is often wasted. Implementing water efficiency techniques in buildings can help conserve this important resource for current and future generations. Some methods include water harvesting, recycling greywater, and using water-saving devices. Practicing water efficiency provides economic, social, and environmental benefits like cost savings, better access to drinking water, and reduced pollution. However, achieving sustainable water use requires addressing challenges such as rapid population growth strains on supply. Public awareness campaigns that encourage reducing, reusing, and recycling water can also support water conservation goals.
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is the leading scientific, technical and not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
The mission of ICID is to stimulate and promote the development and application of the arts, sciences and techniques of engineering, agriculture, economics, ecological and social sciences in managing water and land resources for irrigation, drainage, flood management, for achieving sustainable agriculture water management.
The document discusses the growing problem of water pollution worldwide and proposes a multi-pronged solution. It suggests creating a fund to educate young professionals in developing countries about water treatment techniques. It also proposes establishing community water centers to oversee local sanitation projects and offering incentives for waste water treatment programs and good water management practices among communities and industries. The goal is to increase technical knowledge, encourage local initiatives, raise awareness from an early age, and incentivize sustainable practices to address water pollution issues.
This document provides an introduction to drinking water quality, waterborne diseases, and water quality monitoring. It discusses that while access to water has improved globally, water quality remains a major public health crisis as many improved water sources remain contaminated. Contaminated water can transmit deadly diseases and around 1 billion people lack access to clean water. The document outlines factors contributing to water contamination and corrective actions needed to improve water quality monitoring and ensure access to safe drinking water for all as targeted by UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.
This presentation covers the sustainable water resources in India. It also covers the concepts of sustainablity, government policies and the role of the society in promoting water sustainability.
Water is vital for life and development. However, water scarcity is a growing problem in Asia due to increasing populations and changing consumption patterns. Effective water diplomacy and cooperation between countries will be essential to ensure adequate access to water for all. The major rivers of South and East Asia, such as the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus and Yellow River, flow through multiple countries, so collaborative management and sharing of water resources will be needed to mitigate conflicts and allow sustainable development.
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.
This document discusses key trends related to increasing water scarcity and their implications for humanitarian action. It notes that water scarcity exacerbated by factors like climate change, population growth, and energy demands could heighten vulnerability and increase humanitarian needs. Specifically, water scarcity may amplify conflict, food insecurity, and health issues. It could also necessitate scaling up humanitarian operations to meet growing needs, especially regarding slow-onset disasters. The document analyzes current and projected global water scarcity situations in depth.
Access to clean water and adequate sanitation leads to improvements in health, school attendance, productivity, and entrepreneurship, yet almost 2 billion people live without it. MCC and its partner countries have prioritized WASH, investing over $700 million and leveraging millions more from public-private partnerships.
Join WaterAid America and MCC's WASH experts to learn about our water-related investments in Jordan, Zambia, and Cabo Verde.
Gabriel patino global water crisis projectGabriel Patino
The document discusses the global water crisis in three parts. It begins by defining the crisis as the inability to provide a reliable drinking water supply to populations around the world. Over 780 million people still lack access to clean water. It then examines why the crisis matters by outlining the health and economic impacts of unsafe water. Finally, it analyzes why the water crisis is a transnational issue that requires global cooperation, discussing factors like unequal access and the challenge of meeting growing demand. Examples from Qatar, China, and the shrinking Aral Sea are provided to illustrate different aspects of the complex and urgent global water problem.
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.
I am so glad that you have been able to learn a little bit about how we can be a helping hand in the conservation of water in our world. Taking care of our planet is a big responsibility. We have only scratched the surface of conservation of water, but if we all work together, we can bring about change, not only with water, but with air, land, energy, waste, and others. Even though you have completed this task, do not stop here. I encourage you to try and find out the ways you can help your community to become active in conservation. Get involved and dig deeper for life!
Socio-economic development and availability of water are strongly interrelated.
Advances in water related engineering, technology and management have been central to progress in human development.
Today water remains central to many aspects of socio-economic development – key to energy and food production (nexus) and other areas of human endeavor.
The document discusses major global challenges related to sustainability, including climate change, sustainable development, poverty, inequality, food and water scarcity, and more. It provides details on the impacts of climate change on human health and the challenges of ensuring sustainable water and food/agriculture. The speaker argues that with accelerating issues threatening the planet, there is a growing need for sustainable alternatives to address these interconnected problems facing humanity.
Poverty reduction linkage with water management in Sub-Saharan Africa ...CTA
This document discusses the link between improved water management and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that water is essential for health, livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and reducing hunger and gender inequalities. Improving water management can help achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals in an affordable way by generating economic growth and targeting benefits to the poor, especially women. While water has great potential to reduce poverty, innovations are still needed in areas like financing, technical solutions, institutions, and awareness raising to fully realize this potential in sub-Saharan African countries.
Analyzing and Nanaging Environmental ProblemsAadil Ahmed
The document discusses the theory of demographic transition and its implications for population growth and the environment. It predicts that world population will stabilize between 10-12 billion people by the late 22nd century. This large population will put significant pressure on natural resources if living standards rise in developing countries. Rapid population growth and increasing consumption could degrade the environment through deforestation, water shortages, and biodiversity loss. International cooperation is needed to promote sustainable resource management and reduce disparities in consumption between developed and developing nations to mitigate these impacts.
Take notes on
responses and ideas
8:05 AM
to 8:15
AM
How do you use water at
home and at school?
Initiative leader
8:15 AM
to 8:30
AM
What do you think about
the water problem?
Initiative leader
8:30 AM
to 8:45
AM
What can we do to use
water more intelligently at
school?
Initiative leader
8:45 AM
to 9:00
AM
Next steps and closing
Initiative leader
Table 2. Ideas for a classroom exchange on water use, continued
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Table 3. Sample survey on water use habits and perceptions
1. How
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.
This document discusses integrated watershed management. It begins by noting that water is a limited resource and that poor management could threaten access to water for many people. It then discusses various aspects of watershed management, including participatory approaches, strategies for sustainable groundwater use, the importance of tanks for irrigation, and recommended watershed activities. The key aspects covered are the importance of involving local communities, balancing water needs, and managing watersheds holistically.
A global overview of potable water resources availability andAlexander Decker
This document provides an overview of potable water resources availability and accessibility in Southern Africa. It discusses that while there is sufficient freshwater globally, lack of infrastructure and inequitable distribution limit people's access, especially in rural and low-income urban areas. Water shortages are often due to mismanagement, corruption, and lack of prioritization of water and sanitation projects and budgets. Ensuring equitable access to potable water requires improved governance and allocation of resources.
Water is essential for life but is often wasted. Implementing water efficiency techniques in buildings can help conserve this important resource for current and future generations. Some methods include water harvesting, recycling greywater, and using water-saving devices. Practicing water efficiency provides economic, social, and environmental benefits like cost savings, better access to drinking water, and reduced pollution. However, achieving sustainable water use requires addressing challenges such as rapid population growth strains on supply. Public awareness campaigns that encourage reducing, reusing, and recycling water can also support water conservation goals.
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is the leading scientific, technical and not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
The mission of ICID is to stimulate and promote the development and application of the arts, sciences and techniques of engineering, agriculture, economics, ecological and social sciences in managing water and land resources for irrigation, drainage, flood management, for achieving sustainable agriculture water management.
The document discusses the growing problem of water pollution worldwide and proposes a multi-pronged solution. It suggests creating a fund to educate young professionals in developing countries about water treatment techniques. It also proposes establishing community water centers to oversee local sanitation projects and offering incentives for waste water treatment programs and good water management practices among communities and industries. The goal is to increase technical knowledge, encourage local initiatives, raise awareness from an early age, and incentivize sustainable practices to address water pollution issues.
This document provides an introduction to drinking water quality, waterborne diseases, and water quality monitoring. It discusses that while access to water has improved globally, water quality remains a major public health crisis as many improved water sources remain contaminated. Contaminated water can transmit deadly diseases and around 1 billion people lack access to clean water. The document outlines factors contributing to water contamination and corrective actions needed to improve water quality monitoring and ensure access to safe drinking water for all as targeted by UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.
This presentation covers the sustainable water resources in India. It also covers the concepts of sustainablity, government policies and the role of the society in promoting water sustainability.
Water is vital for life and development. However, water scarcity is a growing problem in Asia due to increasing populations and changing consumption patterns. Effective water diplomacy and cooperation between countries will be essential to ensure adequate access to water for all. The major rivers of South and East Asia, such as the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus and Yellow River, flow through multiple countries, so collaborative management and sharing of water resources will be needed to mitigate conflicts and allow sustainable development.
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.
This document discusses key trends related to increasing water scarcity and their implications for humanitarian action. It notes that water scarcity exacerbated by factors like climate change, population growth, and energy demands could heighten vulnerability and increase humanitarian needs. Specifically, water scarcity may amplify conflict, food insecurity, and health issues. It could also necessitate scaling up humanitarian operations to meet growing needs, especially regarding slow-onset disasters. The document analyzes current and projected global water scarcity situations in depth.
Access to clean water and adequate sanitation leads to improvements in health, school attendance, productivity, and entrepreneurship, yet almost 2 billion people live without it. MCC and its partner countries have prioritized WASH, investing over $700 million and leveraging millions more from public-private partnerships.
Join WaterAid America and MCC's WASH experts to learn about our water-related investments in Jordan, Zambia, and Cabo Verde.
Gabriel patino global water crisis projectGabriel Patino
The document discusses the global water crisis in three parts. It begins by defining the crisis as the inability to provide a reliable drinking water supply to populations around the world. Over 780 million people still lack access to clean water. It then examines why the crisis matters by outlining the health and economic impacts of unsafe water. Finally, it analyzes why the water crisis is a transnational issue that requires global cooperation, discussing factors like unequal access and the challenge of meeting growing demand. Examples from Qatar, China, and the shrinking Aral Sea are provided to illustrate different aspects of the complex and urgent global water problem.
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.
I am so glad that you have been able to learn a little bit about how we can be a helping hand in the conservation of water in our world. Taking care of our planet is a big responsibility. We have only scratched the surface of conservation of water, but if we all work together, we can bring about change, not only with water, but with air, land, energy, waste, and others. Even though you have completed this task, do not stop here. I encourage you to try and find out the ways you can help your community to become active in conservation. Get involved and dig deeper for life!
Socio-economic development and availability of water are strongly interrelated.
Advances in water related engineering, technology and management have been central to progress in human development.
Today water remains central to many aspects of socio-economic development – key to energy and food production (nexus) and other areas of human endeavor.
The document discusses major global challenges related to sustainability, including climate change, sustainable development, poverty, inequality, food and water scarcity, and more. It provides details on the impacts of climate change on human health and the challenges of ensuring sustainable water and food/agriculture. The speaker argues that with accelerating issues threatening the planet, there is a growing need for sustainable alternatives to address these interconnected problems facing humanity.
Poverty reduction linkage with water management in Sub-Saharan Africa ...CTA
This document discusses the link between improved water management and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that water is essential for health, livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and reducing hunger and gender inequalities. Improving water management can help achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals in an affordable way by generating economic growth and targeting benefits to the poor, especially women. While water has great potential to reduce poverty, innovations are still needed in areas like financing, technical solutions, institutions, and awareness raising to fully realize this potential in sub-Saharan African countries.
Analyzing and Nanaging Environmental ProblemsAadil Ahmed
The document discusses the theory of demographic transition and its implications for population growth and the environment. It predicts that world population will stabilize between 10-12 billion people by the late 22nd century. This large population will put significant pressure on natural resources if living standards rise in developing countries. Rapid population growth and increasing consumption could degrade the environment through deforestation, water shortages, and biodiversity loss. International cooperation is needed to promote sustainable resource management and reduce disparities in consumption between developed and developing nations to mitigate these impacts.
Take notes on
responses and ideas
8:05 AM
to 8:15
AM
How do you use water at
home and at school?
Initiative leader
8:15 AM
to 8:30
AM
What do you think about
the water problem?
Initiative leader
8:30 AM
to 8:45
AM
What can we do to use
water more intelligently at
school?
Initiative leader
8:45 AM
to 9:00
AM
Next steps and closing
Initiative leader
Table 2. Ideas for a classroom exchange on water use, continued
14
Table 3. Sample survey on water use habits and perceptions
1. How
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.
SDG 6 aims to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. It has various targets including access to clean water, reducing pollution, improving water quality by reducing dumping of hazardous chemicals. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of clean water and sanitation as hand washing is critical to prevent spread but billions lack access. Progress on SDG 6 positively impacts other goals and challenges include financing, data, capacity and innovation.
Water is at the core of sustainable development. Over 1.7 billion people live in river basins where water use exceeds natural recharge. By 2025, two-thirds of the world's population will live in water-stressed countries if current consumption patterns continue. Sustainable development recognizes that growth must be environmentally sound and reduce poverty while meeting needs of future generations. Water is critical for socio-economic development, healthy ecosystems, and human survival, but must be managed efficiently and equitably to strengthen resilience to changes.
This document discusses water scarcity as a strategic issue requiring coordinated action from the UN. It provides background on UN-Water, the mechanism 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 to efficiently allocate water between sectors and ensure water is available to both people and ecosystems.
Leveraging City-Basin Governance to Boost Water Security in African Municipal...Kayode Fayemi
I had the honour of speaking at a Ministers-Mayors Dialogue, titled "A City-Basin Approach to Water Security in Africa: Solutions and Commitments," which was organised by the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-Africa) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) during the UN's 2023 Water Conference in New York.
This event provided an opportunity to discuss how city-basin governance can be leveraged to enhance water security in African municipalities and unlock their potential to achieve SDG 6 through the Action Plan of Mayors, Local and Regional Governments for Water Security.
Please refer to this document for my full presentation.
A Review Paper On Water Resource ManagementSabrina Baloi
This document summarizes key concepts in water resource management. It discusses how water management structures can change water regimes and impact stakeholders. It also notes that while water projects aim to provide economic benefits, some populations have inadequate access to safe water for basic needs. The document then reviews experts' concepts on water management and financing allocations. It identifies areas for further addressing such as governance, accountability, gender, and targeting of aid and sector budgets. Finally, it discusses developing a framework for water management that is measurable, affordable and applicable globally.
Roughly 663 million people lack access to safe drinking water and 1.8 billion drink unsafe water daily. An estimated 2.4 billion people lack adequate sanitation. Water and sanitation projects provide strong economic returns, with every $1 invested returning $4-34. Children are most affected by the global water crisis - 17% of child deaths are from diarrheal diseases, with 760,000 children under 5 dying each year and reductions in water collection time found to increase school attendance rates.
The Norwegian Pension Fund Global states that responsible water management is a focus area in their responsible management strategy, still they invest heavily in companies, such as The Coca-Cola Company and Nestle, which have several documented cases of illegal overuse of water and irresponsible water management.
This document summarizes experiences from 10 community projects supported by the GEF Small Grants Programme that have scaled up community actions for international waters management. The projects showcase how communities in countries like Belize, Cape Verde, Cuba, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius and Turkey have tackled issues like sustainable fisheries, mangrove conservation, reducing marine pollution and establishing marine protected areas. By empowering local communities and demonstrating effective solutions, the projects have led to wider advocacy efforts and mobilized additional partnerships and resources to address transboundary water challenges. The lessons learned provide guidance on supporting community innovations and scaling them up through multiple partnerships and links to larger projects.
This document discusses key environmental issues and conservation efforts. It provides facts on issues like access to clean water and the impacts of deforestation and climate change. It then summarizes challenges in South Africa, including high biodiversity threatened by habitat loss, water scarcity exacerbated by population growth, and an energy system reliant on coal. Conservation efforts in the country aim to protect natural resources and transition to renewable energy, but implementation of laws and policies remains a challenge. Supporting environmental sustainability through projects that enlist leadership and develop local expertise can help address issues in a sustainable way.
This document discusses agriculture, food, and water. It notes that food production has kept pace with population growth in recent decades through irrigation and other means, but nearly 800 million people remain undernourished. A growing population will need more food and water in the future. Key questions are discussed around how food production can be made more efficient and sustainable. The role of rainfed and irrigated agriculture, as well as fisheries, in meeting food needs is examined.
The document summarizes statements from various UN agencies and organizations about World Water Day 2007 and the growing global water crisis. It notes that water scarcity affects 700 million people currently and may rise to over 3 billion by 2025. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders call for greater international cooperation and investments to strengthen water management, promote technology, and scale up solutions to ensure access to clean water.
Lecture 2a Concepts of IWRM 2016 -2017.pptxAli Al-naqa
The document provides an overview of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), including:
- Defining IWRM as "a process that promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems."
- Discussing the key principles of IWRM from the Dublin Statement and Rio Declaration, including treating water as an economic good, participatory approaches, and recognizing the finite nature of freshwater resources.
- Emphasizing the need for an integrated approach to water management given challenges of population growth, increasing demand, water pollution, and climate change impacts.
The document discusses the importance of achieving the Millennium Development Goal of providing access to clean water and sanitation for all people by 2015. It notes that over 1 billion people lack access to clean water and 2.6 billion lack proper sanitation. This has devastating health and social consequences. The document then focuses on the situation in the state of Rajasthan, India, where water scarcity is a major problem due to low rainfall and overuse of resources. It argues that achieving the water and sanitation goal is critical for making progress on other MDGs relating to poverty, health, education, and gender equality. Strong government policies and community involvement are needed to overcome water challenges.
Climate Change & Water Crisis Around The WorldRidhimaThakkur
Climate change is affecting every aspect of life on the planet. The world urgently needs to make the shift to a low-carbon future to avoid irreversible damage to our planet like water scarcity, severe air pollution, etc.
CBD Good Practice Guide Water-powerpoint-enjaninnab
This presentation provides an overview of drinking water, biodiversity and development. It discusses how access to drinking water is a global issue, especially for the poor, and how biodiversity underpins the water cycle to supply drinking water. The document outlines topics that will be covered, including ways of thinking about these issues, legal and management approaches, and resources. It is intended to help non-commercial use and modification of the materials presented.
Teaching Sustainability and Social Justice: A Resource for High School Teache...John W. Eppensteiner III
Water is a limited global resource that is essential to life but is increasingly under threat. Over 2 billion people currently lack access to clean drinking water and sanitation, resulting in water-related disease that causes over 1 million deaths annually. As the global population and economies continue to grow, demand for water is projected to increase 55% by 2050. Many industries and businesses rely heavily on water but face increasing physical, regulatory, and reputational risks associated with water scarcity and quality issues. Innovations in water sustainability, such as water footprinting and green infrastructure, are helping to address these global water challenges.
Non-governmental, non-profit, public or voluntary organizations may formally contribute to the work of the United Nations after being granted consultative status with the Economic and Social Council under Article 71 of the Charter of the United Nations and on Economic and Social Council Resolution 1996/31
In the 20th century, one of the greatest changes to democracy around the World was the inclusion of increasing numbers of women, both as voters and as members of parliaments.
Women make up a significant portion of the agricultural workforce in developing countries, ranging from 20% in Latin America to over 50% in some parts of Africa and Asia. They perform many agricultural tasks like crop farming, animal husbandry, food processing, and household chores. However, female farmers often have less access to resources like land, credit, education, and extension services compared to male farmers. As a result, yields are typically 20-30% lower for women compared to men cultivating the same plots. Closing this gender gap in agriculture could increase overall production by 2.5-4% and reduce global hunger by 12-17%. Organizations are working to promote gender equality and empower women in the agricultural sector to reduce
Women face disadvantages related to the environment and natural resources due to traditional gender roles. They spend significant time collecting water, fuel, and farming without secure land rights. This limits their time for other activities and subjects them to health and safety risks. Integrating gender considerations into environmental policies and increasing women's access to resources and decision making can improve environmental sustainability and reduce poverty and hunger.
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Gender in International Water Laws: A challange
By Dr. Arzu ÖZYOL
INTRODUCTION
Seventy percent of 1.3 billion people in developing countries living on less than one
dollar a day, are women. Therefore it follows that energy poverty is a problem that has a
disproportionate effect on women. Because, women are responsible for supplying their families
with food, fuel and water, often without the benefit of basic modern infrastructure. Lack of
energy for households’ needs limits women’s ability to take care themselves. Without access
to convenient water and affordable fuels for cooking cleaning and heating, women have to
spend large amounts of time to obtain traditional fuels, agricultural wastes and water. If they
do not have running water or motorized pumps for their homes, women also have to spend time
each day gathering water from taps or possibly polluted wells, rivers or spring.
Researches indicate striking examples to us. In rural Sub-Saharan Africa millions of people
share their domestic water sources with animals or rely on unprotected wells that are breeding
grounds for pathogens. And the average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect
water is 6 kilometers. Because the basic requirement for water is 7.5 litres a day, although it
depends on the degree of development of the countries. For example, an average water use
ranges from 200-300 litres a person a day in most countries in Europe to less than 10 litres in
countries such as Mozambique. Water sanitation is also one of the major problems for the
people who are living in underdeveloped and developing countries. Together, unclean water
and poor sanitation are the world's second biggest killer of children. It has been calculated that
443 million school days are lost each year to water-related illness. A survey of 5000 schools in
Senegal showed that over half of them had no water supply and almost half had no sanitation
facilities. Children who are not drinking water at school, thereby becoming dehydrated and
unable to concentrate.
Discussions on water pricing became disputed more at international level. People living in the
slums of Jakarta, Manila and Nairobi pay 5 to 10 times more for water than those living in
high-income areas in those same cities and more than consumers in London or New York.
Although, by the Principle 4 of Dublin Declaration, water was an economic, productive and
MERIT good and so, it has judged to be worth more than its value according to the market.
However, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) suggests that water costs
should not exceed 3 per cent of household income, although, consumption of the merit goods
does not depend primarily on the ability to pay for the good or service.
Shortly, although women always play an important role to manage water due to their traditional
family roles, they are absent in decision-making mechanisms for water politics. Additionally,
researches indicate that water policy actions including legislation and programs haven’t been
prepared by using gender lenses. However it wouldn’t be possible to provide Sustainable
Development if the framework for water governance will be determine without considering
women's rights as water users and decision makers.
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WATER GOVERNANCE
Among the many water-related challenges worldwide, the crisis of scarcity, deteriorating water
quality, the linkages between water and food security, and the need for improved governance
are the most significant in the context of gender differences in access to and control over water
resources.
Water policies based on broad, generalized perspectives are more likely to omit local
knowledge, and social and gender dimensions and their implications. Recognizing the various
purposes for which these local water resources are used by different groups of men and women
in the community would help to successfully integrate gender considerations, not only in water
resource management, but also in sectors such as urban water supply, agriculture, industry and
energy that depend upon water resources, and which often conflict over water allocations and
their demand for freshwater resources.
There is enough evidence to show that integrating a gender-sensitive approach to development
policies can have a positive impact on the effectiveness and sustainability of water
interventions and on the conservation of water resources. Scarcity and misuse of fresh water
pose a serious and growing threat to sustainable development and protection of the
environment. Involving both men and women in the design and implementation of
interventions leads to effective new solutions to water problems; helps governments to avoid
poor investments and expensive mistakes; makes projects more sustainable; ensures that
infrastructure development yields the maximum social and economic returns; and furthers
development goals, such as reducing hunger, child mortality and improving gender equality.
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS FOR WATER GOVERNANCE
The relationship between economic development and environmental degradation was first
placed on the international agenda in 1972, at the UN Conference on the Human Environment,
held in Stockholm. After the Conference, Governments set up the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), which today continues to act as a global catalyst for action to protect the
environment. Little, however, was done in the succeeding years to integrate environmental
concerns into national economic planning and decision-making. Overall, the environment
continued to deteriorate, and such problems as ozone depletion, global warming and water
pollution grew more serious, while the destruction of natural resources accelerated at an
alarming rate.
By 1983, when the UN set up the World Commission on Environment and Development,
environmental degradation was accepted to be a matter of survival for developing nations. Led
by Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway, the Commission put forward the concept of sustainable
development as an alternative approach to one simply based on economic growth which meets
the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.
After considering the 1987 Brundtland Report, the UN General Assembly called for the UN
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The primary goals of the Summit
were to come to an understanding of “development” that would support socio-economic
development and prevent the continued deterioration of the environment, and to lay a
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foundation for a global partnership between the developing and the more industrialized
countries, based on mutual needs and common interests, that would ensure a healthy future for
the planet.
In 1992, International Conference on Water and the Environment (ICWE) in Dublin, Ireland
was held on. The experts saw the emerging global water resources picture as critical. At its
closing session, the Conference adopted the Dublin Statement and the Conference Report. The
Conference participants call for fundamental new approaches to the assessment, development
and management of freshwater resources, which can only be brought about through political
commitment and involvement from the highest levels of government to the smallest
communities. Commitment will need to be backed by substantial and immediate investments,
public awareness campaigns, legislative and institutional changes, technology development,
and capacity building programs. Underlying all these must be a greater recognition of the
interdependence of all peoples, and of their place in the natural world.
In commending the Dublin Statement to the world leaders assembled at the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, the
Conference participants urge all governments to study carefully the specific activities in order
to reverse the present trends of overconsumption, pollution, and rising threats from drought
and floods. The Conference Report sets out recommendations for action at local, national and
international levels, based on four guiding principles. According to the Principle 1, fresh
water is a finite and vulnerable resource, essential to sustain life, development and the
environment. By Principle 4, water was accepted as economic good. Principles 2 and 3 hold
key for water governance. By Principle 2, water development and management should be
based on a participatory approach, involving users, planners and policy-makers at all levels.
And by Principle 3, women should be considered in the provision, management and
safeguarding of water. According to the Principle 3, the pivotal role of women as providers
and users of water and guardians of the living environment has seldom been reflected in
institutional arrangements for the development and management of water resources.
Acceptance and implementation of this principle requires positive policies to address women’s
specific needs and to equip and empower women to participate at all levels in water resources
programs, including decision-making and implementation, in ways defined by them.
In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Millennium
Declaration (Resolution A/res/55/2), which set out the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs). According to the Target 10; halving the proportion of people without sustainable
access to safe drinking water by 2015.
By the Johannesburg Targets adopted at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development,
States commit themselves to the additional target of halving the proportion of people without
sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015.
The Commission on the Status of Women has been responsible for organizing and following
up the world conferences on women in Mexico (1975), Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985)
and Beijing (1995). The Platform for Action is an agenda for women's empowerment that was
announced at the end of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women which was
held in Beijing, China in 1995. It aims to provide equal opportunities for women with men and
remove all the obstacles to women's active participation in all spheres of public and private life
through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making.
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The overall vision agreed at the Beijing Conference together with the MDG targets have guided
the work of international organizations, including the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) over the past decade. IFAD works to create the conditions that enable
poor rural people to integrate themselves into the mainstream of social and economic
development, and to overcome poverty by improving their access to, and control over
fundamental assets such as water, land, financial capital, knowledge and technology. Special
effort is made to remove the material, institutional and policy obstacles that prevent women in
particular from harnessing their potential. Gender issues are crucial elements of IFAD’s
poverty reduction strategy and women are major target group in almost all programs and
projects. IFAD recognizes that lack of, or limited access to, essential services and infrastructure
such as health care, water and education, places an additional burden on women and girls due
to their care-giving and other domestic responsibilities. As a result of increasing awareness of
resource depletion, the degradation of natural systems and the dangers of polluting substances
has increased markedly in the past decade, it has been accepted that women have an essential
role to play in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound consumption and
production patterns and approaches to natural resource management.
Over the past decade, the Commission has systematically reviewed progress in the
implementation of the twelve critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for
Action at its annual sessions, and has adopted action-oriented recommendations, in the form of
agreed conclusions, to facilitate increased implementation at all levels. In the 20th year of
Beijing Process, we are all come together in order to get our equal rights and opportunities with
men and provide harmonious partnership among us.
Throughout the Agenda 21, importance of struggle against worsening conditions that are
destroying fragile ecosystems and displacing communities, keeping women out of the
productive activities, threating a safe and healthy environment and creating in negative effects
on the health, well-being and quality of life, has been underlined. By Article 249, Governments
have invited to take measures in order to stop grievance of women and open the doors to women
at all levels of policy formulation and decision-making in natural resource and environmental
management, conservation, protection and rehabilitation. By Article 250, the leadership role
of women has been mentioned in promoting an environmental ethic, reducing resource use,
and reusing and recycling resources to minimize waste and excessive consumption. By Article
251, Governments have called for providing effective participation of women in the generation
of knowledge and environmental education in decision-making and management at all levels.
Consequently, women’s experiences and contributions should be accepted as an essential
requirement for an ecologically sound environment and central pillar of the agenda for the
twenty-first century. Because, sustainable development will be an elusive goal unless women’s
contribution to environmental management is recognized and supported.