2010 Water: Crisis and Choices: Maggie Catley Carlson

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Asian Development Bank Water Week Asian Development Bank Water Week October 2010October 2010

Margaret Catley CarlsonMargaret Catley Carlson

UN Secretary General Advisory Board on Water,UN Secretary General Advisory Board on Water,World Economic Forum (Davos) Water GICWorld Economic Forum (Davos) Water GICInternational Water Management InstituteInternational Water Management Institute

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The views expressed in this presentation are the views of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of thedata included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily beconsistent with ADB official terms.



What is Red Tape anyway?What is Red Tape anyway?

ee ess y t meee ess y t me--consum ng proce ureconsum ng proce ure Bureaucratic inconvenienceBureaucratic inconvenience nonnon--essent a proce uresessent a proce ures

NOT A GOOD THINGNOT A GOOD THING

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THINGS happenTHINGS happen – – ,,

– – environmental regulationsenvironmental regulations – –

– – Transferring implementationTransferring implementation




Then why does it matter?Then why does it matter?I t’s urgent. Human and DevelopmentIt’s urgent. Human and Development

emergencyemergency

– – MDGsMDGs – –

– – The ADB targets for the next phaseThe ADB targets for the next phase

– – Deaths, dignity, foregone growth, increasedDeaths, dignity, foregone growth, increasedrisk risk

– – ……And nobody looks very good..……And nobody looks very good..




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nee e or goo managemennee e or goo managemen

“unnecessary and time wasting” “unnecessary and time wasting”

You could create more red ta e ust You could create more red ta e usttrying to find it.trying to find it.




There needs to be BIG changesThere needs to be BIG changesin mindsetin mindset

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How do you change an organization?How do you change an organization? Senior ManagementSenior Management

Newt inNewt in appraisal systemappraisal system

‘success stories’ ‘success stories’

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farewells .farewells .

ome r s appet te. n spensa eome r s appet te. n spensa e




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Accountability Chain Accountability Chain

r stmas rees…..r stmas rees…..




How?How?

1.1. what are we are trying to achieve.what are we are trying to achieve.

2.2. What is most efficient way.What is most efficient way.

4.4. Find organizations best placed to implementFind organizations best placed to implement

5.5. Be prepared for a few failuresBe prepared for a few failures – – ie take the Boardie take the Boardalong w ith youalong w ith you..




outputoutput – –

r zesr zes – –

public publishingpublic publishing Attach penalties. Attach penalties.

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Use money to stimulate, notUse money to stimulate, notregu ateregu ate

– – E g Nutrient managementE g Nutrient management

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– – Performance pay for teachersPerformance pay for teachers RajasthanRajasthan – – teachers paid if there.teachers paid if there.

UgandaUganda – – published amounts locallypublished amounts locally

Latin American anti poverty programmesLatin American anti poverty programmes




(Legal ways to ) Get things done…(Legal ways to ) Get things done…

Use the Private SectorUse the Private Sector

– – ean emergencyean emergency

– – MORE TRASPARENCY MORE TRASPARENCY

– – PrePre--qualify all local contractorsqualify all local contractors..

– –Success StoriesSuccess Stories KoreaKorea

KazakhstanKazakhstan




Northern Pi eline A encNorthern Pi eline A enc –– ––

– – DISBANDED AFTERWARDS.DISBANDED AFTERWARDS.

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that did it differentlythat did it differently – – Arthur Macintosh Arthur Macintosh

– – (i) Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Supply Project , Andhra Pradesh(i) Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Supply Project , Andhra Pradesh – – (ii) Where There’s a Will There’s a Way, Tirumala Hills, Andhra Pradesh(ii) Where There’s a Will There’s a Way, Tirumala Hills, Andhra Pradesh – – (iii) Turnkey Contract for Water Project in Vietnam(iii) Turnkey Contract for Water Project in Vietnam – –

– – (v) New Water Supply Overnight in Male, Maldives: A Result of Private(v) New Water Supply Overnight in Male, Maldives: A Result of PrivateSectorSector




Collect Really good ideasCollect Really good ideas – – ..

Monitoring by other meansMonitoring by other means

From issues innovative and creativeFrom issues innovative and creative

.. – – World Toilet Organization instead of GovtWorld Toilet Organization instead of Govt




Invest in Water Sector GovernmentInvest in Water Sector GovernmentRe ormRe orm

Thank you, ADB!!Thank you, ADB!!




Cleaner reenerCleaner reener – –

MUCH less energyMUCH less energy Reduce, reReduce, re--use, recycleuse, recycle o utions or sma citieso utions or sma cities

Mosaic of solutions for large urbanMosaic of solutions for large urban – – – – Water ‘cleaned up” for next useWater ‘cleaned up” for next use – – Decentralized, differentiated solutions (but maybeDecentralized, differentiated solutions (but maybe

Cascading, energy abstraction, integratedCascading, energy abstraction, integrated We NEED new solutions.We NEED new solutions.




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– – “why didn’t you follow the rule”, “why didn’t you follow the rule”,

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– – How did you plan to do it?How did you plan to do it?

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– – Can we learn?Can we learn?




Shall we dance toward a better way?Shall we dance toward a better way?

Or stay wrappe up in Re Tape ?Or stay wrappe up in Re Tape ?

We do have choices!We do have choices!


T?HANK YOUT?HANK YOU

2010 Water: Crisis and Choices: Maggie Catley Carlson

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