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IAEA Water Availability Enhancement Project

Building national capacity to conduct comprehensive water resources assessments

Pilot Studies of the IAEA Water Availability Enhancement Project

Philippines 2010 ● PreparatoryStudy ● PreliminaryMission2011 ● Workshop ● Implementation(2011/2012)

Sultanate of Oman *2011 ● PreparatoryStudy ● PreliminaryMission ● Workshop ● Implementation(2011/2012)

Costa Rica *2011 ● PreparatoryStudy ● PreliminaryMission ● Workshop ● Implementation(2011/2012)

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Isotope Hydrology SectionDivisionofPhysicalandChemicalSciencesDepartmentofNuclearSciencesandApplications

InternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyViennaInternationalCentreP.O.Box100A1400,Vienna,[email protected],www.iaea.org/water

IAEA IWAVE Project website:www.iaea.org/iwave

For further information please contact:[email protected]:[email protected]:+431260021739

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TheIAEAWaterAvailabilityEnhancementProjectaddressesMillenniumDevelopmentGoal7

Ensure Environmental Sustainability Reversethelossofenvironmentalresources Halvetheproportionofthepopulationwithoutsustainableaccesstosafedrinkingwater

The IAEA Water Availability Enhancement Project is expected to assist Member States in achieving not only greater availability of water resources, but in achieving increased understanding of the vulnerability and sustainability of the resource.

Potentialbenefitsofcomprehensivewaterresourcesassessments

EnhancedwateravailabilityEnhancedwatersustainabilityIntegrativewaterscienceIntegratedWaterResourceManagementGreaterefficienciesGreatercertainty

The IAEA Water Availability Enhancement Project is an initiative of the IAEA Water Resources Programme carried out in cooperation with Member States and partners

TheobjectiveoftheIAEAWaterAvailabilityEnhancement(IWAVE)Projectistoenhance

wateravailabilityandsustainabilityinparticipatingMemberStatesasaresultofcomprehensiveassessmentandmanagementoftheirnationalwaterresources.ThroughthecourseofaprojecttheIAEAworkswithMemberStateexperts,andregionalandinternationalpartners,toidentifyandthenfillgapsinhydrological

informationandunderstandingwhichlimitcomprehensivenationalwater-resourcesassessmentsandmanagement.Conductingwater-resourcesassessmentsremainsanationalundertaking;anIWAVEProjecthoweverwillcontributetonewandaccuratehydrologicaldataandinformationintheareasofwaterquality,quantity,anduse,aswellasresourcevulnerabilityandsustainability.

The IAEA Water Availability Enhancement Project is currently conducting pilot studies with selected Member States. Each pilot study will result in a Hydrological Gap Plan outlining:

Theexpert,technological,infrastructure,andtrainingsupportthatwillcollectivelybuildthenationaltechnologicalcapacitytofilltheidentifiedgapsinhydrologicalinformationandunderstanding,

Thesourceswhichcanprovidetheexpert,technological,infrastructure,andtrainingsupport,and

Themeansforobtainingtheexpert,technological,infrastructure,andtrainingsupport,through:

NATIONALINITIATIVES—Newandon-goingnationalinitiativesthatcouldbeutilizedinaddressingidentifiedgaps

DIRECTTECHNICALSUPPORT—availablefromtheIAEAWaterResourceProgrammeandPartners

FUNDEDSUPPORT—specificproposalsdirectedatappropriatebilateralandmultilateralfundingsourcestodevelopbankableprojects

The IAEA Water Resources Programme will provideproject coordination and implementationfor each IAEA Water Availability Enhancement pilot study.

Preparatory Study (IAEA)—todevelopaHydrologicalActivitiesSketchPreliminary Mission (IAEA,MemberStateexperts)—tocreateaHydrologicalGapSketchWorkshop (IAEA,MemberStateexperts,partners)—todevelopDetailedGapProfilesandtheHydrologicalGapPlanImplementation of theHydrologicalGapPlanthroughNationalInitiatives,DirectTechnicalSupport,andFundedSupportContinuous advisory role insupportofMemberStateinapplyingandsustainingitsincreasedhydrologicaltechnicalcapacity