Water Governance Targets from the 6th World Water Forum, Marseille, 2012. For more information on OECDs work on Water Governance see www.oecd.org/gov/water
Report on Fostering Good Governance in the Water Sector - 6th World Water ForumOECD Governance
In 2011/12, 400 contributors in 6 taskforces worked together under OECD leadership, to develop concrete, measurable and achievable “solutions” to foster good governance in the water sector. These solutions were gathered in a synthesis report, produced for the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille.
Nine “Good Governance” official sessions were organised during the Forum, as well as 4 related sessions in the Regional Process of the 6th WWF.
This report was prepared with the contribution of the members of the “Good Governance” Core Group, and summarizes key messages and outcomes from the governance discussions in Marseille.
The report provides a summary of the governance sessions as well as the recommendations and commitments formulated during the Forum to support the implementation of the agreed-upon targets up to the 7th World Water Forum (12-17 April 2015, Korea).
For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/water
Key Messages and Outcomes from the Good Governance discussions at the 6th Wor...OECD Governance
This report summarises key messages and outcomes from the Good Governance discussions at the 6th World Water Forum, Marseille 2012. It provides brief overviews of each sessions as well as recommendations and commitments formulated during the Closing session of the “Good Governance” Group to support the implementation of the agreed targets up to the 7th World Water Forum, to be held in 2015 in Korea.
For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/water
The 12 Water Governance Principles provide a framework for governments to design and implement better water policies.
For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/water
The document summarizes key conditions for implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), as presented in a lecture by Dr. Basharat Mushtaq. Some important conditions include having political will and commitment across levels to unite stakeholders; developing a basin management plan and clear vision; establishing participation and coordination mechanisms to share information; building capacity at all levels; creating flexible and enforceable legal frameworks; developing water allocation plans; ensuring adequate long-term investment and cost recovery; maintaining good knowledge of natural resources in the basin; and conducting comprehensive monitoring and evaluation. River Basin Organizations are also discussed as a way to help coordinate IWRM across boundaries through information sharing and integrated approaches.
The GoAL WaSH programme, managed by the Stockholm International Water Institute, supports improved water governance to achieve sustainable and equitable water management. It does this by setting stakeholder priorities and visions, supporting development of plans and policies, and strengthening governance capacity. To date, most of GoAL WaSH's work has focused on preparing for change through activities like developing water strategies. It is now shifting focus to supporting policy implementation through decentralization efforts, tariff setting, and capacity building at the local level.
Paths to Fisheries Subsidies Reform: Creating sustainable fisheries through t...The Rockefeller Foundation
The world depends on the oceans for food and livelihood. More than a billion people worldwide depend on fish as a source of protein, including some of the poorest populations on earth. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world must produce 70 percent more food to meet coming hunger needs.
Fishing activities support coastal communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for all or part of their income. Of the world’s fishers, more than 95 percent engage in small-scale and artisanal activity and catch nearly the same amount of fish for human consumption as the highly capitalized industrial sector. Small-scale and artisanal fishing produces a greater return than industrial operations by unit of input, investment in catch, and number of people employed.
Today, overfishing and other destructive fishing practices have severely decreased the world’s fish populations. The FAO estimates that 90 percent of marine fisheries worldwide are now overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted, or recovering from overexploitation.
The document provides an agenda for a Water Integrity Workshop hosted by the OECD. The workshop aims to discuss challenges and best practices for promoting integrity in water services and resource management across countries. Key objectives include sharing experiences on recent developments in water integrity, showcasing the private sector's contributions, discussing indicators to track progress on integrity, and identifying policy messages on integrity to be included in forthcoming OECD Principles on Water Governance. A variety of stakeholders from government, civil society, business and international organizations will discuss these topics over the course of the day-long workshop.
This document discusses good governance in the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector. It defines key terms like governance, good governance, water governance, and local governance. Good governance involves transparency, accountability, participation of stakeholders, and sustainable service provision. Water governance requires multi-dimensional approaches across different levels. Local governance for WASH services involves decision-making and relationships that deliver services at the local level through stakeholder participation and gender-sensitive, equitable approaches.
Report on Fostering Good Governance in the Water Sector - 6th World Water ForumOECD Governance
In 2011/12, 400 contributors in 6 taskforces worked together under OECD leadership, to develop concrete, measurable and achievable “solutions” to foster good governance in the water sector. These solutions were gathered in a synthesis report, produced for the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille.
Nine “Good Governance” official sessions were organised during the Forum, as well as 4 related sessions in the Regional Process of the 6th WWF.
This report was prepared with the contribution of the members of the “Good Governance” Core Group, and summarizes key messages and outcomes from the governance discussions in Marseille.
The report provides a summary of the governance sessions as well as the recommendations and commitments formulated during the Forum to support the implementation of the agreed-upon targets up to the 7th World Water Forum (12-17 April 2015, Korea).
For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/water
Key Messages and Outcomes from the Good Governance discussions at the 6th Wor...OECD Governance
This report summarises key messages and outcomes from the Good Governance discussions at the 6th World Water Forum, Marseille 2012. It provides brief overviews of each sessions as well as recommendations and commitments formulated during the Closing session of the “Good Governance” Group to support the implementation of the agreed targets up to the 7th World Water Forum, to be held in 2015 in Korea.
For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/water
The 12 Water Governance Principles provide a framework for governments to design and implement better water policies.
For more information see http://www.oecd.org/gov/water
The document summarizes key conditions for implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), as presented in a lecture by Dr. Basharat Mushtaq. Some important conditions include having political will and commitment across levels to unite stakeholders; developing a basin management plan and clear vision; establishing participation and coordination mechanisms to share information; building capacity at all levels; creating flexible and enforceable legal frameworks; developing water allocation plans; ensuring adequate long-term investment and cost recovery; maintaining good knowledge of natural resources in the basin; and conducting comprehensive monitoring and evaluation. River Basin Organizations are also discussed as a way to help coordinate IWRM across boundaries through information sharing and integrated approaches.
The GoAL WaSH programme, managed by the Stockholm International Water Institute, supports improved water governance to achieve sustainable and equitable water management. It does this by setting stakeholder priorities and visions, supporting development of plans and policies, and strengthening governance capacity. To date, most of GoAL WaSH's work has focused on preparing for change through activities like developing water strategies. It is now shifting focus to supporting policy implementation through decentralization efforts, tariff setting, and capacity building at the local level.
Paths to Fisheries Subsidies Reform: Creating sustainable fisheries through t...The Rockefeller Foundation
The world depends on the oceans for food and livelihood. More than a billion people worldwide depend on fish as a source of protein, including some of the poorest populations on earth. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world must produce 70 percent more food to meet coming hunger needs.
Fishing activities support coastal communities and hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for all or part of their income. Of the world’s fishers, more than 95 percent engage in small-scale and artisanal activity and catch nearly the same amount of fish for human consumption as the highly capitalized industrial sector. Small-scale and artisanal fishing produces a greater return than industrial operations by unit of input, investment in catch, and number of people employed.
Today, overfishing and other destructive fishing practices have severely decreased the world’s fish populations. The FAO estimates that 90 percent of marine fisheries worldwide are now overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted, or recovering from overexploitation.
The document provides an agenda for a Water Integrity Workshop hosted by the OECD. The workshop aims to discuss challenges and best practices for promoting integrity in water services and resource management across countries. Key objectives include sharing experiences on recent developments in water integrity, showcasing the private sector's contributions, discussing indicators to track progress on integrity, and identifying policy messages on integrity to be included in forthcoming OECD Principles on Water Governance. A variety of stakeholders from government, civil society, business and international organizations will discuss these topics over the course of the day-long workshop.
This document discusses good governance in the WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) sector. It defines key terms like governance, good governance, water governance, and local governance. Good governance involves transparency, accountability, participation of stakeholders, and sustainable service provision. Water governance requires multi-dimensional approaches across different levels. Local governance for WASH services involves decision-making and relationships that deliver services at the local level through stakeholder participation and gender-sensitive, equitable approaches.
Presentation of the revised water governance indicator framework, OECDOECD Governance
The document summarizes progress on developing water governance indicators to support the OECD Principles on Water Governance. It discusses:
1) Feedback from pilot tests of the indicator framework in 12 countries, which provided overall support but identified needs for further guidance and clarification from the OECD Secretariat.
2) Next steps including a third draft of the indicator framework in July, a second phase of pilot testing in September-October, and a meeting in November to review results and finalize the framework for launch in March 2018.
3) Questions to guide discussion on finalizing the framework, connecting indicators to support self-assessment and dialogue, and developing appropriate guidance.
The Water Governance Programme advises governments on water policies through multi-stakeholder engagement and evidence-based analysis. Since 2009, it has produced benchmarks and peer reviews to promote effective water governance. Key milestones include designing the OECD Principles on Water Governance in 2015, which provide 12 guidelines for governments, and developing indicators to track implementation of the Principles.
A quarter of the world's population—or 1.3 billion people—lack access to electricity. A new report reveals that de-centralized power can play a role in helping communities in Africa and Asia overcome the issue of energy access.
Building the new gwp strategy 'towards 2020' on the strengths of our current ...Global Water Partnership
The document outlines plans to build upon the strengths of the Global Water Partnership's (GWP) current strategy in developing a new "Towards 2020" strategy. It discusses GWP's vision of a water secure world, its mission to support sustainable water management at all levels, and its key strengths as a multistakeholder platform with inclusive structures and a strong knowledge base. The current strategy contains four goals around water's role in development, critical challenges, knowledge sharing, and network effectiveness. The new strategy will maintain these areas of focus but select new thematic priorities like climate change, food security, and ecosystems based on participatory processes.
Diseases do not respect boundaries Once diseases spread beyond a localized region, their expansion becomes exponential and difficult to contain. Early detection and containment by effective disease surveillance networks are critical to arresting pandemics in their early stages. Cross-country disease surveillance networks are a mechanism that encompass human resources deployment, rapid communication, and transparent collaboration for early detection and response to emerging diseases and pandemics.
Technical Committee Chair's report by Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi - CP meeting Day 1Global Water Partnership
The chair of the Technical Committee provided a report on the committee's activities in 2010-2011. Key points included:
1) Three new members were recruited and a "knowledge chain" concept was developed to better engage partners.
2) Priority thematic areas of equity/IWRM, climate change and water/food security, transboundary cooperation, and urban water management were identified.
3) Several publications and workshops were held addressing these themes, bringing together practitioners and policymakers from regions around the world.
The document provides a summary of the activities and contributions of the GWP Technical Committee Chair, Mohamed AIT KADI, in 2010-2011. It discusses the recruitment of new members, development of a knowledge chain concept, initiatives to develop a 2010-2012 roadmap, participation in conferences and panels, priority thematic areas, and planned publications for 2011-2012. It also provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme, a joint programme between GWP and WMO.
GWP's strategy aims to improve financing for water management through three main goals: 1) Promote water as key to sustainable development by bringing together different sectors, 2) Reinforce knowledge sharing on financing water resources, and 3) Build capacity and advocate for applying integrated water resources management. Key approaches include advocacy, capacity building, knowledge management, and strengthening partnerships. Proposed activities are developing alliances, knowledge sharing through publications and case studies, trans-sectoral dialogues, and fundraising support.
Public Participation in International Waters ManagmentIwl Pcu
ELI is a non-profit public interest research, policy, and capacity-building organization.
ELI provides information services, advice, publications, training courses, seminars, research programs and policy recommendations to engage and empower environmental leaders the world over.
This report summarizes the findings of Phase 1 of the E-RISC project, which aimed to demonstrate how natural resource and environmental risks could impact sovereign credit risk. The methodology developed uses Ecological Footprint accounting to assess countries' dependence on renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Applying this methodology to 5 countries, the report finds that a 10% change in commodity prices could impact some countries' GDP by up to 0.5%, showing potential short-term sovereign credit risk. The results also show countries have distinct environmental risk profiles, with over a 4x variation in exposure to resource degradation, but no clear correlation between risk exposure and current credit ratings.
This document summarizes flood management and disaster response institutions in Pakistan. It outlines the key national, provincial, and local government agencies responsible for disaster management, including their roles. It then analyzes gaps in Pakistan's flood response, and describes recent improvements as well as ActionAid Pakistan's rights-based approach to flood relief, which emphasized women's empowerment, advocacy, and addressing structural causes of flooding.
This document discusses case studies that can be included in a ToolBox to illustrate integrated water resource management (IWRM) approaches. It provides guidance on what makes a good case study, including that it should describe real events and experiences, extract lessons learned, and have relevance to IWRM. A typical case study format includes outlining the problem, actions taken, outcomes including both expected and unexpected impacts, and lessons learned. The case study should demonstrate the application of IWRM tools and approaches.
Launched in 2008, the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) Initiative aimed to catalyze attention, funding, and action for building the climate change resilience of vulnerable cities and people in Asia. Given that current estimates forecast that about 55 percent of Asia’s population will be living in urban centers by 2030, the ACCCRN Initiative is built on the premise that cities can take actions to build climate resilience – including drainage and flood management, ecosystem strengthening,
increasing awareness, and disease control – which can greatly improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people, not just in times of shock or stress, but every day.
At the time the initiative was launched, the concept of urban resilience and models for implementing it were nascent and emergent. ACCCRN proved to be an important experiment and “learning lab” for the Foundation and its grantees and partners to build capacity in cities to better understand and implement resilience solutions to the often devastating shocks and stresses of climate change. The initiative was effective in the initial 10 ACCCRN cities and, later, in an additional 40 cities.
As part of our Foundation-wide commitment to learning and accountability to our grantees, partners and stakeholders, we undertook an independent evaluation of the work of the initiative in 2014 to assess what worked well and not so well in ACCCRN. Conducted by Verulam Associates and ITAD, who also conducted a mid-term evaluation of the ACCCRN Initiative in 2011, this summative evaluation highlights successes, but also provides an important moment to reflect on the challenges we faced and on what we can do better or differently going forward.
Guidelines for Resilience Systems Analysis: How to analyse risk and build a r...Dr Lendy Spires
Everybody is talking about resilience. The idea that people, institutions and states need the right tools, assets and skills to deal with an increasingly complex, interconnected and evolving risk landscape, while retaining the ability to seize opportunities to increase overall well-being, is widely accepted.
In reality, however, it has not been easy to translate this sound idea into good practice, mostly because people in the field don’t yet have the right tools to systematically analyse resilience, and then integrate resilience aspects into their development and humanitarian programming.
This guidance aims to fix that problem
In this document you will find a step by step approach to resilience systems analysis, a tool that helps field practitioners to:
• prepare for, and facilitate, a successful multi-stakeholder resilience analysis workshop
• design a roadmap to boost the resilience of communities and societies
• integrate the results of the analysis into their development and humanitarian programming
This document discusses several issues related to the governance of financial transfers from developed to developing countries for climate mitigation and adaptation. It addresses debates around transparency, accountability, representation of indigenous peoples and civil society engagement in decision making processes. Ensuring these groups can participate fully and have their concerns addressed is important for the legitimacy and justice of the governance systems that oversee international climate funds. Representation of women and vulnerable communities must also be considered to equitably allocate resources.
Public Participation and the Advisory Committee Process (Johnson)Iwl Pcu
A Collaborative Partnership For Water Resources
Toni M. Johnson, Chief
Water Information Coordination Program
Presentation given during the USGS/IAEA/IW:LEARN groundwater learning exchange in the US April 14-26, 2007.
"Understanding the gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change” acti...NAP Global Network
The presentation "Understanding the gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change" by Tonni Brodber, UN Women, delivered at the Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop in Jamaica in September 2018.
Analysis of the AWDO Survey, Japan Water ForumOECDregions
The document summarizes an analysis of a survey on water governance in the Asia-Pacific region. It points out that the survey effectively captured key features and identified areas for improvement, such as implementation levels, human and financial resources, integrity practices, and economic instruments. These issues can help governments, organizations, and other stakeholders better address water governance. The document also recommends adding a focus on water-related disasters like floods, citing relevant OECD and HELP documents. It suggests considering the goals of the Yangon Declaration to double regional infrastructure and community investments in water security. Filling gaps requires capacity development at all levels and establishing communication networks.
1. The document discusses Bangladesh's vision for 2021 called "Digital Bangladesh" which aims to utilize information and communication technology to modernize the country and improve citizens' lives through access to education, healthcare, jobs, and reducing poverty.
2. Key aspects of the Digital Bangladesh vision include ensuring democracy, transparency, accountability, justice, and access to government services. It also focuses on including all classes of people and eliminating discrimination with technology.
3. The document outlines Bangladesh's goals for 2021 in various areas like democracy, local government, rule of law, anti-corruption measures, women's rights, economic development, education, industry, infrastructure, environment, and international relations. The overall vision is for Bangladesh to become
The National Drinking Water Policy provides a framework to ensure safe drinking water for all of Pakistan's population. The overall goal is to ensure access to safe drinking water for all in an equitable, efficient and sustainable manner. Key objectives include establishing supportive policies and guidelines, defining clear institutional roles, and developing financial frameworks to allow for cost-effective provision of water. The policy outlines various strategies and targets to achieve these objectives, such as prioritizing underserved areas, strengthening institutions, encouraging public-private partnerships, establishing quality standards, and enhancing community participation and management of water sources and systems.
This document outlines the important role of subnational governments in sustainable development and calls for their recognition in the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. It discusses several key points, including that any future institutional framework for sustainable development should be based on multilevel governance and recognize subnational governments. It also calls for subnational governments to have a stronger voice in UN processes by creating a new category of "governmental stakeholders" that includes regions, cities, and local authorities. The document emphasizes that sustainable development occurs at the subnational level so their participation is essential.
The document provides an overview of Timor-Leste's performance on four collaborative behaviours related to the water, sanitation and hygiene sector as identified by SWA: 1) enhance government leadership of sector planning, 2) strengthen and use country systems, 3) use one information and mutual accountability platform, and 4) build sustainable financing strategies. For each behaviour, indicators are presented to assess the government's performance as well as development partners' performance. However, insufficient data is available for many of the indicators. Where data is available, it shows the government has partially implemented plans and coordination mechanisms for behaviours 1 and 3, and public financial management and monitoring systems adhere to some good practices under behaviours 2 and 3.
Presentation of the revised water governance indicator framework, OECDOECD Governance
The document summarizes progress on developing water governance indicators to support the OECD Principles on Water Governance. It discusses:
1) Feedback from pilot tests of the indicator framework in 12 countries, which provided overall support but identified needs for further guidance and clarification from the OECD Secretariat.
2) Next steps including a third draft of the indicator framework in July, a second phase of pilot testing in September-October, and a meeting in November to review results and finalize the framework for launch in March 2018.
3) Questions to guide discussion on finalizing the framework, connecting indicators to support self-assessment and dialogue, and developing appropriate guidance.
The Water Governance Programme advises governments on water policies through multi-stakeholder engagement and evidence-based analysis. Since 2009, it has produced benchmarks and peer reviews to promote effective water governance. Key milestones include designing the OECD Principles on Water Governance in 2015, which provide 12 guidelines for governments, and developing indicators to track implementation of the Principles.
A quarter of the world's population—or 1.3 billion people—lack access to electricity. A new report reveals that de-centralized power can play a role in helping communities in Africa and Asia overcome the issue of energy access.
Building the new gwp strategy 'towards 2020' on the strengths of our current ...Global Water Partnership
The document outlines plans to build upon the strengths of the Global Water Partnership's (GWP) current strategy in developing a new "Towards 2020" strategy. It discusses GWP's vision of a water secure world, its mission to support sustainable water management at all levels, and its key strengths as a multistakeholder platform with inclusive structures and a strong knowledge base. The current strategy contains four goals around water's role in development, critical challenges, knowledge sharing, and network effectiveness. The new strategy will maintain these areas of focus but select new thematic priorities like climate change, food security, and ecosystems based on participatory processes.
Diseases do not respect boundaries Once diseases spread beyond a localized region, their expansion becomes exponential and difficult to contain. Early detection and containment by effective disease surveillance networks are critical to arresting pandemics in their early stages. Cross-country disease surveillance networks are a mechanism that encompass human resources deployment, rapid communication, and transparent collaboration for early detection and response to emerging diseases and pandemics.
Technical Committee Chair's report by Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi - CP meeting Day 1Global Water Partnership
The chair of the Technical Committee provided a report on the committee's activities in 2010-2011. Key points included:
1) Three new members were recruited and a "knowledge chain" concept was developed to better engage partners.
2) Priority thematic areas of equity/IWRM, climate change and water/food security, transboundary cooperation, and urban water management were identified.
3) Several publications and workshops were held addressing these themes, bringing together practitioners and policymakers from regions around the world.
The document provides a summary of the activities and contributions of the GWP Technical Committee Chair, Mohamed AIT KADI, in 2010-2011. It discusses the recruitment of new members, development of a knowledge chain concept, initiatives to develop a 2010-2012 roadmap, participation in conferences and panels, priority thematic areas, and planned publications for 2011-2012. It also provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme, a joint programme between GWP and WMO.
GWP's strategy aims to improve financing for water management through three main goals: 1) Promote water as key to sustainable development by bringing together different sectors, 2) Reinforce knowledge sharing on financing water resources, and 3) Build capacity and advocate for applying integrated water resources management. Key approaches include advocacy, capacity building, knowledge management, and strengthening partnerships. Proposed activities are developing alliances, knowledge sharing through publications and case studies, trans-sectoral dialogues, and fundraising support.
Public Participation in International Waters ManagmentIwl Pcu
ELI is a non-profit public interest research, policy, and capacity-building organization.
ELI provides information services, advice, publications, training courses, seminars, research programs and policy recommendations to engage and empower environmental leaders the world over.
This report summarizes the findings of Phase 1 of the E-RISC project, which aimed to demonstrate how natural resource and environmental risks could impact sovereign credit risk. The methodology developed uses Ecological Footprint accounting to assess countries' dependence on renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Applying this methodology to 5 countries, the report finds that a 10% change in commodity prices could impact some countries' GDP by up to 0.5%, showing potential short-term sovereign credit risk. The results also show countries have distinct environmental risk profiles, with over a 4x variation in exposure to resource degradation, but no clear correlation between risk exposure and current credit ratings.
This document summarizes flood management and disaster response institutions in Pakistan. It outlines the key national, provincial, and local government agencies responsible for disaster management, including their roles. It then analyzes gaps in Pakistan's flood response, and describes recent improvements as well as ActionAid Pakistan's rights-based approach to flood relief, which emphasized women's empowerment, advocacy, and addressing structural causes of flooding.
This document discusses case studies that can be included in a ToolBox to illustrate integrated water resource management (IWRM) approaches. It provides guidance on what makes a good case study, including that it should describe real events and experiences, extract lessons learned, and have relevance to IWRM. A typical case study format includes outlining the problem, actions taken, outcomes including both expected and unexpected impacts, and lessons learned. The case study should demonstrate the application of IWRM tools and approaches.
Launched in 2008, the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) Initiative aimed to catalyze attention, funding, and action for building the climate change resilience of vulnerable cities and people in Asia. Given that current estimates forecast that about 55 percent of Asia’s population will be living in urban centers by 2030, the ACCCRN Initiative is built on the premise that cities can take actions to build climate resilience – including drainage and flood management, ecosystem strengthening,
increasing awareness, and disease control – which can greatly improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people, not just in times of shock or stress, but every day.
At the time the initiative was launched, the concept of urban resilience and models for implementing it were nascent and emergent. ACCCRN proved to be an important experiment and “learning lab” for the Foundation and its grantees and partners to build capacity in cities to better understand and implement resilience solutions to the often devastating shocks and stresses of climate change. The initiative was effective in the initial 10 ACCCRN cities and, later, in an additional 40 cities.
As part of our Foundation-wide commitment to learning and accountability to our grantees, partners and stakeholders, we undertook an independent evaluation of the work of the initiative in 2014 to assess what worked well and not so well in ACCCRN. Conducted by Verulam Associates and ITAD, who also conducted a mid-term evaluation of the ACCCRN Initiative in 2011, this summative evaluation highlights successes, but also provides an important moment to reflect on the challenges we faced and on what we can do better or differently going forward.
Guidelines for Resilience Systems Analysis: How to analyse risk and build a r...Dr Lendy Spires
Everybody is talking about resilience. The idea that people, institutions and states need the right tools, assets and skills to deal with an increasingly complex, interconnected and evolving risk landscape, while retaining the ability to seize opportunities to increase overall well-being, is widely accepted.
In reality, however, it has not been easy to translate this sound idea into good practice, mostly because people in the field don’t yet have the right tools to systematically analyse resilience, and then integrate resilience aspects into their development and humanitarian programming.
This guidance aims to fix that problem
In this document you will find a step by step approach to resilience systems analysis, a tool that helps field practitioners to:
• prepare for, and facilitate, a successful multi-stakeholder resilience analysis workshop
• design a roadmap to boost the resilience of communities and societies
• integrate the results of the analysis into their development and humanitarian programming
This document discusses several issues related to the governance of financial transfers from developed to developing countries for climate mitigation and adaptation. It addresses debates around transparency, accountability, representation of indigenous peoples and civil society engagement in decision making processes. Ensuring these groups can participate fully and have their concerns addressed is important for the legitimacy and justice of the governance systems that oversee international climate funds. Representation of women and vulnerable communities must also be considered to equitably allocate resources.
Public Participation and the Advisory Committee Process (Johnson)Iwl Pcu
A Collaborative Partnership For Water Resources
Toni M. Johnson, Chief
Water Information Coordination Program
Presentation given during the USGS/IAEA/IW:LEARN groundwater learning exchange in the US April 14-26, 2007.
"Understanding the gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change” acti...NAP Global Network
The presentation "Understanding the gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change" by Tonni Brodber, UN Women, delivered at the Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop in Jamaica in September 2018.
Analysis of the AWDO Survey, Japan Water ForumOECDregions
The document summarizes an analysis of a survey on water governance in the Asia-Pacific region. It points out that the survey effectively captured key features and identified areas for improvement, such as implementation levels, human and financial resources, integrity practices, and economic instruments. These issues can help governments, organizations, and other stakeholders better address water governance. The document also recommends adding a focus on water-related disasters like floods, citing relevant OECD and HELP documents. It suggests considering the goals of the Yangon Declaration to double regional infrastructure and community investments in water security. Filling gaps requires capacity development at all levels and establishing communication networks.
1. The document discusses Bangladesh's vision for 2021 called "Digital Bangladesh" which aims to utilize information and communication technology to modernize the country and improve citizens' lives through access to education, healthcare, jobs, and reducing poverty.
2. Key aspects of the Digital Bangladesh vision include ensuring democracy, transparency, accountability, justice, and access to government services. It also focuses on including all classes of people and eliminating discrimination with technology.
3. The document outlines Bangladesh's goals for 2021 in various areas like democracy, local government, rule of law, anti-corruption measures, women's rights, economic development, education, industry, infrastructure, environment, and international relations. The overall vision is for Bangladesh to become
The National Drinking Water Policy provides a framework to ensure safe drinking water for all of Pakistan's population. The overall goal is to ensure access to safe drinking water for all in an equitable, efficient and sustainable manner. Key objectives include establishing supportive policies and guidelines, defining clear institutional roles, and developing financial frameworks to allow for cost-effective provision of water. The policy outlines various strategies and targets to achieve these objectives, such as prioritizing underserved areas, strengthening institutions, encouraging public-private partnerships, establishing quality standards, and enhancing community participation and management of water sources and systems.
This document outlines the important role of subnational governments in sustainable development and calls for their recognition in the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference. It discusses several key points, including that any future institutional framework for sustainable development should be based on multilevel governance and recognize subnational governments. It also calls for subnational governments to have a stronger voice in UN processes by creating a new category of "governmental stakeholders" that includes regions, cities, and local authorities. The document emphasizes that sustainable development occurs at the subnational level so their participation is essential.
The document provides an overview of Timor-Leste's performance on four collaborative behaviours related to the water, sanitation and hygiene sector as identified by SWA: 1) enhance government leadership of sector planning, 2) strengthen and use country systems, 3) use one information and mutual accountability platform, and 4) build sustainable financing strategies. For each behaviour, indicators are presented to assess the government's performance as well as development partners' performance. However, insufficient data is available for many of the indicators. Where data is available, it shows the government has partially implemented plans and coordination mechanisms for behaviours 1 and 3, and public financial management and monitoring systems adhere to some good practices under behaviours 2 and 3.
The document summarizes Burkina Faso's National Program for Water Supply and Sanitation 2015 (NP-WSS 2015), which aims to increase access to drinking water and sanitation in rural and urban areas between 2010-2015. The NP-WSS 2015 implements a program approach adopted by the government to achieve Millennium Development Goals in the water and sanitation sector. It outlines expected results, strategies, institutional frameworks, and budgets to support infrastructure projects and sector reforms through sector budget support from international donors like the EU, Denmark, and Sweden totaling $68.5 million over the period. Operational and structural challenges to effective implementation are also discussed.
Criteria for the surroundings of social housing in Mexico - Centro Mario MolinaMonica Lafon
Between 1980 and 2010, cities in Mexico grew 3.5 more times the extent of its urbanized land compared to the growth of the urban population. This is due mainly to the extensive single-unit social housing developments built in the urban periphery. The impacts of this excessive expansion are visible in the increase in costs and time of transfer the population suffers from their households to the workplace, schools or other related activities. The impacts are also visible in terms of the increase of green-house gas emissions associated with transport.
This document outlines Pakistan's National Sanitation Policy. It aims to enhance sanitation coverage across the country in accordance with national and international goals. Key points include:
- The policy seeks to meet MDG targets of reducing the proportion of people without access to sanitation by half by 2015 and achieving full coverage by 2025.
- It provides guidelines for federal, provincial and local governments to develop sanitation strategies and programs. Byelaws on sanitation will be implemented by local authorities.
- Plans will be developed for urban sanitation systems including sewage treatment. Municipal and industrial waste treatment facilities and landfills will be established.
- Research on sustainable waste management models will be conducted. Hospital waste
The document discusses establishing the Darkhan City Forum to help localize and accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Mongolia's Darkhan-Uul province. It outlines how the forum will build capacity for SDG implementation, planning and reporting at the local level by creating task forces, enhancing governance, and providing a roadmap aligned with Mongolia's national SDG and sustainability goals. The forum aims to strengthen urban governance, promote inclusive and participatory decision-making, and serve as a model for other cities to achieve the SDGs.
The document outlines the goals and objectives of the Citizen Participation Forum (CPF) component of Bangladesh's Strengthening Democratic Local Government project. The CPF aims to increase citizen participation in local decision making to ensure transparency and accountability. Key points include:
1) The CPF will be established in 400 local government units to play a greater role in policymaking and advocate for public service delivery.
2) Objectives are to establish CPFs, increase knowledge of citizen roles, boost transparency/accountability, and institutionalize participatory strategic planning.
3) CPFs will have a general body of 90 members including 30% women, a 27-member executive committee with 30% women, and
The document summarizes a presentation about the Water Governance Facility (WGF), a partnership between SIWI and UNDP to support water governance. It discusses why accountability is important for sustainable water and sanitation services. Up to 40% of water supply investments in developing countries become dysfunctional after a few years due to governance challenges. The document then summarizes two publications from the WGF on accountability - a concept note that defines and discusses types of accountability, and a reference guide that provides 19 action sheets with guidance on improving accountability in water and sanitation programs through three levels of intervention.
This document provides an overview and summary of Egypt's Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030. It discusses the background and methodology used to develop the strategy through a participatory process. The strategy has 5 pillars: economic development, energy, knowledge innovation and research, government transparency and efficiency, and social justice. Each pillar identifies strategic objectives, indicators, challenges and programs/projects to work towards Egypt's vision of achieving sustainable and inclusive growth, a knowledge-based economy, social integration and environmental protection by 2030. The document also compares the strategy's goals to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals which Egypt has adopted.
Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems, From...Francois Stepman
Presentation by Patrick Herlant - Agro-economist, Food and Agriculture Organization on 10 June 2021. Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems, From Assessment to Policy and Investment
Since 2020, the EU, FAO and CIRAD have entered into a partnership with governments and stakeholders to initiate a large-scale assessment and consultation on food systems in more than 50 countries.
Policy Framework for Effrctive and Efficient Financial RegulationsDr Lendy Spires
The document outlines the OECD's policy framework for effective and efficient financial regulation. It provides high-level principles to guide legislators and policymakers in reforming financial regulation systems. The framework aims to ensure these systems meet public policy objectives and can adapt to a complex, global financial system. It includes a general guidance and high-level checklist of principles for attributes, transparency, surveillance, objectives, instruments, institutions, coordination, and review of financial regulation systems. The goal is to establish sound, risk-based regulation that promotes financial stability and aligned incentives.
National development and sectoral plans WP2_GWP Ghana case study_maxwell boat...Global Water Partnership
1) The document discusses linking Ghana's Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) to national development planning and decision-making processes.
2) It outlines Ghana's national development planning system and the roles of key actors like the National Development Planning Commission and regional and local governments.
3) One of the work packages discussed is supporting the integration of water security and climate resilience into national development plans and sectoral plans through activities like undertaking assessments, stakeholder engagement, and reviewing national adaptation responses.
Presentación Elkin Velásquez, Director Latinoamérica y el Caribe Onu HábitatProBogotá Región
The document summarizes key aspects of the New Urban Agenda that was adopted at the UN Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador in 2016. It had unprecedented participation from civil society, local governments, and partners. The New Urban Agenda sets global standards for sustainable urban development and emphasizes cooperation across stakeholders. It promotes integrated, multi-level governance approaches and national urban policies to coordinate sustainable development. Implementation will focus on areas like urban planning, financing, basic services, and empowering local governments.
This document provides an overview of efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 of ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. It discusses prioritization of interventions through needs assessments and feasibility analysis. It outlines key indicators for measuring progress, such as access to water and sanitation. Case studies are presented on initiatives in India like the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Jal Jeevan Mission. The document emphasizes the importance of responsible behavior, sustainable reach, and ethical standards to achieve universal access to water and sanitation.
Outline of governance of rational and democratic system of a countryFernando Alcoforado
The document outlines a governance system for a rational and democratic country based on 5 key systems: scientific/technological, economic, social, environmental, and political/moral. It proposes specific performance standards and indicators for each system to evaluate whether it is contributing to increased wealth, well-being, and sustainability. A planning and control structure is needed to monitor performance, ensure resources are adequate, identify deviations from standards, and implement corrections to optimize system operations and governance. For the system to be truly democratic, public participation and input from civil society would be important in setting goals and policies.
Presentation of OECD Government at a Glance 2023OECD Governance
Paris, 30 June, 2023
Presentation by Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, OECD.
The 2023 edition of Government at a Glance provides a comprehensive overview of public governance and public administration practices in OECD Member and partner countries. It includes indicators on trust in public institutions and satisfaction with public services, as well as evidence on good governance practices in areas such as the policy cycle, budgeting, procurement, infrastructure planning and delivery, regulatory governance, digital government and open government data. Finally, it provides information on what resources public institutions use and how they are managed, including public finances, public employment, and human resources management. Government at a Glance allows for cross-country comparisons and helps identify trends, best practices, and areas for improvement in the public sector.
See: https://www.oecd.org/publication/government-at-a-glance/2023/
The document provides information on engaging citizens and stakeholders in the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). It discusses:
1) The importance of participation in identifying mobility problems, developing objectives, and selecting measures to create buy-in and improve decision making.
2) Key challenges to effective participation including lack of political support, resources, and ensuring representation of diverse stakeholders.
3) Variations in participation practices across Europe, with some countries having legal requirements and others primarily informing stakeholders.
Similar to Water Governance Targets from the 6th World Water Forum, Marseille, 2012 (20)
The document discusses transparency and oversight of political party financing. It finds that financial contributions to political parties are not fully transparent and are still vulnerable to political and foreign influence. Additionally, financial reports from political parties are not always publicly available or submitted on time according to regulations.
Summary of the OECD expert meeting: Construction Risk Management in Infrastru...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Using AI led assurance to deliver projects on time and on budget - D. Amratia...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
ECI in Sweden - A. Kadefors, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (SE)OECD Governance
This document discusses different construction project delivery and payment models. It begins by outlining common delivery models like design-bid-build and design-build. It then explains different payment methods that can be used like fixed price, unit prices, and cost-reimbursable. The document also discusses pricing strategies and how they relate to risk transfer between parties. It provides details on collaborative models like early contractor involvement and discusses selecting the optimal contract based on a client's project risks, desired influence, and market conditions.
Building Client Capability to Deliver Megaprojects - J. Denicol, professor at...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Procurement strategy in major infrastructure: The AS-IS and STEPS - D. Makovš...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Procurement of major infrastructure projects 2017-22 - B. Hasselgren, Senior ...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
ECI Dutch Experience - A. Chao, Partner, Bird&Bird & J. de Koning, Head of Co...OECD Governance
This document discusses ECI Dutch experience with collaborative contracting. It mentions a McKinsey report from 2018 on collaborative contracting and recent developments in the field. Finally, it provides lessons learned from a project in Amsterdam called Bouwteam De Nieuwe Zijde Noord.
ECI in Sweden - A. Kadefors, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, StockholmOECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
EPEC's perception of market developments - E. Farquharson, Principal Adviser,...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Geographical scope of the lines in Design and Build - B.Dupuis, Executive Dir...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
Executive Agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management...OECD Governance
Presented at the OECD expert meeting "Construction Risk Management in Infrastructure Procurement: The Loss of Appetite for Fixed-Price Contracts", held on 17 May 2023 at the OECD, Paris and online.
The Protection and Promotion of Civic Space: Strengthening Alignment with Int...OECD Governance
Infographics from the OECD report "The Protection and Promotion of Civic Space Strengthening Alignment with International Standards and Guidance".
See: https://www.oecd.org/gov/the-protection-and-promotion-of-civic-space-d234e975-en.htm
OECD Publication "Building Financial Resilience
to Climate Impacts. A Framework for Governments to manage the risks of Losses and Damages.
Governments are facing significant climate-related risks from the expected increase in frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods, fires, and other climate-related extreme events. The report Building Financial Resilience to Climate Impacts: A Framework for Governments to Manage the Risks of Losses and Damages provides a strategic framework to help governments, particularly those in emerging market and developing economies, strengthen their capacity to manage the financial implications of climate-related risks. Published in December 2022.
OECD presentation "Strengthening climate and environmental considerations in infrastructure and budget appraisal tools"
by Margaux Lelong and Ana Maria Ruiz during the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris.
OECD presentation "Building Financial Resilience to Climate Impacts. A Framework to Manage the Risks of Losses and Damages" by Andrew Blazey, Stéphane Jacobzone and Titouan Chassagne. Presented during the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris
OECD Presentation "Financial reporting, sustainability information and assurance" by Peter Welch during the 5th Session during the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris
This document summarizes developments in sovereign green bond markets. It discusses approaches to incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into public debt management. Sovereign green bond issuance has grown significantly in both advanced and emerging economies since 2016. Green bonds make up the largest share of the labeled bond market. Major benefits of sovereign green bonds include their positive impact on creditworthiness and alignment with ESG policies. However, issuers also face challenges such as additional costs and complexity of the issuance process. Common leading practices emphasize transparency, collaboration, and commitment to reporting.
Presentation "Integrating Green in the Budget Cycle: A primer" by Margaux Lelong during the 3rd session of the 9th Meeting of the OECD Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting held on 17 and 18 of April 2023 in Paris
Bharat Mata - History of Indian culture.pdfBharat Mata
Bharat Mata Channel is an initiative towards keeping the culture of this country alive. Our effort is to spread the knowledge of Indian history, culture, religion and Vedas to the masses.
The Antyodaya Saral Haryana Portal is a pioneering initiative by the Government of Haryana aimed at providing citizens with seamless access to a wide range of government services
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Indira awas yojana housing scheme renamed as PMAYnarinav14
Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) played a significant role in addressing rural housing needs in India. It emerged as a comprehensive program for affordable housing solutions in rural areas, predating the government’s broader focus on mass housing initiatives.
How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity JourneyAggregage
This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters — emphasizing trust, engagement, and community!
Water Governance Targets from the 6th World Water Forum, Marseille, 2012
1. By 2015, 50% of countries will have adopted consultation, participation and co-ordination mechanisms allowing stakeholders at local, regional, national and international levels to effectively contribute to decision-making in a coherent, holistic and integrated way. By 2021, 100% will have done so. By 2015, 50% of countries will have strengthened regulatory frameworks and adopted performance indicators (service delivery) to monitor and evaluate water policies; and all countries will have put in place capacity-building processes at national and local level to foster good governance in service delivery. By 2018, all countries will have done so. By 2021, increase by 30% the number of river basin management plans (analysis of initial status and main issues). By 2015, increase the number of countries with water security diagnoses and governance tools, based on existing (local, national and international) regulatory and legislative frameworks and integrated water resources management mechanisms. By 2018, 30 countries will have committed to promote integrity in the water sector, diagnose/map existing or potential corruption risks, and ensure that anti- corruption policies are well implemented and effective. By 2018, 30 countries will be implementing: transparent water budget processes, including information about water infrastructure investment planning and implementation (financial, technical and socioeconomic impacts); methods and tools for improving transparency and accountability within the water sector. TargeT 1TargeT 2TargeT 3TargeT 4TargeT 5TargeT 6 BeTTer inTegriTy and TransparencyinTegraTed waTer resources managemenTeffecTive puBlic governance