Transcript Water for All The 2nd Five Years
Competing Claims for Land and Water in Changing River Deltas
Issues for Research and Knowledge Partnerships to Improve Investments Wageningen, 1 September 2009
Keynote Presentation
Wouter Lincklaen Arriens
Lead Professional (Water Resources Management) Asian Development Bank
Presentation
Outline
• Introduction
ADB, regional cooperation, and water security
• Issues for research
in rural, urban and basin water
• Projects, partners, and principles
Exploring collaboration
through discussion
About ADB
Asian Development Bank
• Multilateral development finance institution established in 1966 • Overarching objective is poverty reduction • Provides financial and technical assistance • 67 member countries – 48 in Asia-Pacific region • 2005-2008 annual lending US$ 6-11 billion
ADB’s Strategic Direction
Strategy 2020
Approved by ADB’s Board in 2009: • Inclusive economic growth • Environmentally sustainable growth • Regional integration • Intermediary for financing and knowledge
Water Sector
How ADB Helps Clients
•
Water Financing Program
comprising all water loans, TA, grants, guarantees
• Water Financing Partnership Facility • Asia-Pacific Water Forum • Regional Water Knowledge Hubs
for knowledge networking and partnerships
• Various water practitioner networks • Asia-Pacific Water Summits
Water Financing Program
Investment Areas
• • • Rural water – improve health and livelihoods Urban water – sustain economic growth in cities Basin water – promote IWRM and healthy rivers and adapt to climate change
Rural Water Urban Water Basin Water
Water Financing Partnership Facility
Partnering with ADB
Trust Funds, Expertise, Collaboration including partnerships for research • Project Support (70%) – Rural, urban, basin water demonstration projects • Program Quality Support (30%) – Knowledge, capacity, and innovation services – Empowering civil society – Regional cooperation • $43 million committed to date
ADB Supports Regional Cooperation
The Region Mobilizes
Established in September 2006 in Manila Supported by ADB, GWP, UNESCAP, Japan, others
ADB Supports Regional Cooperation
Practitioner Networks
• • • • • Water utilities networks (WUNs) in SE Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, China Water operator partnerships (WOPs) Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) National Water Apex Body Networking Media networks – Asia Water Wire
ADB Supports Regional Cooperation
Promoting Leadership
• • • • • 1 st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, Japan 2007 2 nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit expected in 2010
Ministers for Water Security
initiative announced in Istanbul, supported by ADB and UNESCAP
Asian Water Development Outlook
launched
KnowledgeHubs
the 21 st century network for water security in
Knowledge Networking through
KnowledgeHubs
APWF’s network of regional water knowledge hubs supported by ADB and UNESCO-IHE
10 Key Operating Principles for Hubs
1. Vision and leadership for achieving results in the hub’s priority topic 2. A focus on meeting client needs with relevant and feasible solutions 3. An inclusive attitude to knowledge networking with clients and partners 4. An (international) team of experienced specialists working at the hub 5. A stimulating research environment at the hub, including internships 6. Generation, identification and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge 7. Regular comparative analysis of progress in countries across the region 8. Excellent products and services for knowledge and capacity development 9. Adequate human and financial resources to develop the hub’s excellence 10.An entrepreneurial approach to developing a sustainable business model
Knowledge Domains
adopted by hubs • Urban water management • Disaster risk reduction and flood
management
• Climate change adaptation in Southeast
Asia
•
River basin organizations and management
• Water quality management in river
basins
• Hydro-informatics in river basins • Water governance • Irrigation service reform • • • • •
IWRM in Central Asia IWRM in the Pacific Erosion and sedimentation Healthy rivers and aquatic ecosystems Water resources management in mountainous areas
• •
Sanitation Transboundary water resources management
• •
Groundwater management Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia
www.apwf-knowledgehubs.net
Improving Water Security
Guiding Vision
5 Key Dimensions “Societies can enjoy water security when they successfully manage their water resources and services to: 1. Satisfy household water and sanitation needs in all communities 2. Support productive economies in agriculture and industry 3. Develop vibrant, livable cities and towns 4. Restore healthy rivers and ecosystems 5. Build resilient communities that can adapt to change.” Asian Water Development Outlook 2010 Team
Research Issues
Rural Water
Irrigated Agriculture • Failing bureaucracies; turnover and PIM insufficient; increased off-farm income; severe groundwater depletion in plains; deltas increasingly vulnerable to climate change; governance of services needs to be improved Analyze experience with service agreements, and explore alternative models to support irrigation providers in small-medium schemes
Research Issues
Urban Water
• Low service coverage; poor sanitation and severe pollution; increased flooding in coastal cities; rapid conversion of agricultural land for industries and housing; capacity and resource constraints for medium and smaller cities Analyze alternative modalities for phasing in comprehensive sanitation “from toilet to river” to create livable cities and reduce pollution downstream of cities, and for guiding land conversion processes around cities
Research Issues
Basin Water
• Challenges in implementing IWRM, including adaptive management, climate change, water rights and allocation, payment for environmental services, and sustainable hydropower Analyze cases of implementing IWRM in river basins as a process of adapting to changes, optimizing stakeholder satisfaction, and generating a triple-bottom line (Using the UNESCO-NARBO Guidelines launched at the 5 th Water Forum in Istanbul) World
Implementing IWRM in basins
Adaptive Management
• • • Increase a triple bottom line
Economic benefits $ Social benefits $ Environmental benefits $
• • • Optimizing stakeholder satisfaction
Adopt inclusive approach Find win-win solutions Generate buy-in for IWRM
IWRM Process
Keys for Success
Finding Keys for Success in adaptive management
Research Issues
Basin Water
(continued 2) Analyzing practical modalities for improving climate change projections in river basins/deltas Analyze alternative modalities of combining hard (infrastructure) and soft (non-structural) interventions in water management in deltas Analyze alternative methodologies for integrated management of coastal areas faced with urbanization, pollution from upstream, increasing storm surges, and rising sea levels • Analyze alternative methodologies for valuing and paying for environmental services
Research Issues
Basin Water
(continued 3) Analyzing cost-sharing methodologies for water resources infrastructure in transboundary rivers Analyzing institutional models for the conjunctive management of hydropower and water resources by energy and natural resources agencies (within countries and transboundary) Analyze alternative approaches for integrated management of aquatic lake ecosystems
Research Issues
Basin Water
(continued 4) Analyzing methodologies for strategic environmental assessments in river basins with competing claims from hydropower, fisheries, agriculture, and ecosystem services
Projects and Partners
Managing the Process
• Science for impact: ADB projects can be good cases for research • Deltas in Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Indonesia around Jakarta (6 Ci’s river basins) • India: Orissa State’s Baitarani river basin • China: Yellow, Hai, Songhua rivers • Central Asia: Aral Sea basin • Coral Triangle, and many others…
Projects and Partners
Managing the Process
(continued 2) •
Size and recognition matters
– project WUR as part of Dutch water initiatives • Use the Netherlands Water Partnership • Partner with APWF regional knowledge hubs • Work with the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations • Get clients to request WUR’s involvement
Principles: Strengths and Examples
Positioning for Impact
• What are WUR’s strengths in water research?
• Where can WUR show consistent excellence?
• In what projects can success be demonstrated? • How can WUR leverage the power of example?
• How can cost-sharing formulas be developed?
Exploring Collaboration
Entry Points
• Exchange information with ADB and projects • Use ADB-financed projects as research cases • Develop long-term partnerships with clients, knowledge hubs and ADB in selected locations • Explore cofinancing opportunities to support research collaboration in priority themes and locations • Others…