GWP : Building water security and climate resilience through the IWRM approach

Dr Ania Grobicki

Executive Secretary, GWP

05 March 2013

GWP´s Vision – a water secure worldEnough water for all – for society, for economic

development, and for ecosystems

Reducing risks of drought, floods, landslides, water-borne diseases – all the negative aspects of water

Improved quality of life for the most vulnerable, especially women and children

Through an integrated approach – holistic, participatory, working with all sectors and stakeholders

MISSION – To support the sustainable development and management of water resources at all levels

• 13 Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs)

• 80 Country Water Partnerships (CWPs)

• 2,823 Partner organizations in 167 countries

• Grown 7-fold since 2004

A growing international network since 1996

GWP: Network, Partnership and InterGovernmental Organization

“A partnership is not the sum of its parts, it is the product of the parts' interaction.”

Building Water Security through the IWRM approach

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

Integration of sectoral interests is the keyCoordination, Integration (vertical/ horizontal, decentralisation, stakeholder dialogue and involvement

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

54 tools

+ archive of national IWRM plans

54 Tools

383 Case Studies

IWRM on the international agendaIWRM on the international agenda

2002 : WSSD, Johannesburg : Countries undertook to develop and implementIWRM and water efficiency plans (by 2005!)2012 : Rio + 20 : Countries reaffirm the IWRM approach; UN-Water Status Report

Implications of climate change More climatic extremes

Run off variation (1960-90 /2070-90)

Implications of climate change :More climatic extremes

Disaster Risk Reduction

Disaster Risk Reduction

Climate Adaptation

Climate Adaptation

Water Security

Water Security

GWP Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilience

Better climate information/climate services

GWP´s role :- Reaching out to the climate community and the disaster risk management community - Linking water security with these agendas at national level, regional level, global level- Advocating that better water management is essential for building climate resilience (a ”no regrets” strategy) // Building national and regional programmes

10 years of the WMO-GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management

Established in 2001 to promote the concept and practice of

Integrated Flood Management (IFM)

Guidelines and tools developed, incl. Flash floods, urban flood management, delta governance/risk management

2009 : launch of the IFM HelpDesk as a demand-driven mechanism to support countries in flood risk management

36 Support Base Partners provide active knowledge base and backstopping

HelpDesk has supported 14 projects in 26 countries to date

 

 

Objective of the WMO-GWP Integrated Drought Management Programme :To support stakeholders at all levels by providing policy and management guidance and by sharing scientific information, knowledge and best practices for Integrated Drought Management. (launching March 2013 – next week in Geneva)

2011 : WACDEP launched in Africa (8 African countries, 4 transboundary river basins, 1 transboundary aquifer) "In the face of climate change, partnerships such as

those launched in the Water, Climate and Development Programme with Global Water Partnership represent a good first step."Hon. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa, and President of AMCOW, at the 3rd Africa Water Week in 2011

Thank you !

A growing international network since 1996