Presentation by GWP Chair Dr Letitia A Obeng at the conference "Water Security, Risk and Society", 16-18 April, 2012 at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford, UK
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Presentation by GWP Chair Dr Letitia A Obeng at the conference "Water Security, Risk and Society", 16-18 April, 2012 at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford, UK http://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-in-action/Events/Water-Security-Risk-and-Society/
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Presentation by GWP Chair Dr Letitia A Obeng at the conference "Water Security, Risk and Society", 16-18 April, 2012 at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford, UK
- 1. The case of the water insecure: building a national, regional and global coalition Dr. Letitia A. Obeng Chair Global Water Partnership
- 2. WATER Sources: UN Water/internet
- 3. Cooperation is crucial! Water CC Food Finance Energy Conflicts Problems are interconnected Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC
- 4. Zimbabwe: rainfall and GDP growth 15.0 3.0 2.0 Variability in Rainfall (Meter) 10.0 Real GDP growth (%) 1.0 5.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 -2.0 -5.0 Real GDP grow th (%) -3.0 Variability in Rainfall (Meter) -10.0 -4.0 Years Correla7on between GDP and Rainfall in Zimbabwe (Source: David Grey )
- 9. Everything is connected… 800 Corn 140 Wheat 120 600 100 US$/barrel Rice US$/ton Oil (right scale) 80 400 60 200 40 20 0 0 Source: von Braun 2008 with data from FAO 2008 and IMF 2008.
- 10. Hungry people in the developing world
- 11. The volatility in food prices in 2008 should be treated as a warning sign of what is to come! Riots Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC
- 12. The age of consequences Increasing food insecurity More competition over water resources Migration Difficulties of supplying cities State failures International conflicts Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC
- 13. Increased Frequency & Intensity of Floods & Droughts
- 15. AFP-Getty Images (Sources David Grey, http://www.companysj.com/v244/hurricane.html)
- 16. Increasing risk Global Development Center
- 17. Reuters (Source David Grey ) (Source:David Grey ) Source David Grey
- 18. We need to learn from each other Water CC Food Finance Energy Conflicts Problems are interconnected Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC
- 19. Water Security Vital for a better future in which: • there is enough water for people’s social and economic development and for ecosystems. • the world is better able to harnesses water's productive power and minimize the impact of its destructive force.
- 20. Index includes: access to improved drinking water and sanitation; the availability of renewable water and the reliance on external supplies; the relationship between available water and supply demands; and the water dependency of each country's economy.
- 21. UN Water Review of IWRM Planning • 125 countries reviewed • 64% of countries have development plans • 34% of these plans are advanced in implementation
- 22. Building Water Security through the IWRM • IWRM is the means to an end, an approach, a set of tools • Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare in an equitable manner, without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems and the environment
- 23. Geography Resources endowment/ variability Trade Democracy & Governance Power asymmetries Diplomatic relations Political regimes Colonial heritages…. Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC
- 24. Opportunities for Cooperation - River Type of Cooperation The Challenge The Opportunities Increasing the benefits to Degraded water quality, Improved water quality, river the river watersheds, wetlands, and flow characteristics, soil biodiversity conservation, biodiversity and overall sustainability Increasing benefits from Increasing demands for Improved WRM (Agri the river water +hydrop) flood-drought management, navigation, environmental conservation, water quality and recreation Reduced costs because Tense regional relations and Coop& Dev < Dispute/ of the river political economy impacts conflict, food/ energy selfsufficiency > security, .. Increasing benefits Regional fragmentation Integration of regional beyond the river infrastructure, markets and trade C.W. Sadoff, D. Grey / Water Policy (2002)
- 25. A Water Secure World • High level leadership and ownership • Stakeholder involvement and ownership • Financed water management plans for implementation • Strong inter-sectoral cooperation • Institutions • Information • Infrastructure • Managing trade-offs • Good governance
- 26. Local, global, regional, cooperation Water CC Food Finance Energy Conflicts Problems are interconnected & Cannot be solved by 1 country Mohamed AIT KADI GWP/TEC alone
- 27. Keys for Success • Measurement to assess and improve performance, supported by clear policies • Convene the players needed to develop better solutions across sectors • Lead change locally through government- corporate-civil society partnerships supported by financial instruments