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
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Project Support (70%)
– Rural, urban, basin water demonstration projects
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Program Quality Support (30%)
– Knowledge, capacity, and innovation services
– Empowering civil society
– Regional cooperation
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$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
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Water utilities networks (WUNs) in SE
Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, China
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Water operator partnerships (WOPs)
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Network of Asian River Basin
Organizations (NARBO)
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National Water Apex Body Networking
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Media networks – Asia Water Wire
ADB Supports Regional Cooperation
Promoting Leadership
•
1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, Japan 2007
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2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit expected in 2010
•
Ministers for Water Security initiative announced
in Istanbul, supported by ADB and UNESCAP
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Asian Water Development Outlook launched
•
KnowledgeHubs network for water security in
the 21st century
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
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3.
4.
5.
achieving results in the hub’s
priority topic
A focus on meeting client needs
with relevant and feasible
solutions
An inclusive attitude to
knowledge networking with
clients and partners
An (international) team of
experienced specialists working
at the hub
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 • IWRM in Central Asia
• IWRM in the Pacific
basins
• Erosion and sedimentation
• Hydro-informatics in river basins
• Healthy rivers and aquatic ecosystems
• Water governance
• Water resources management in
• Irrigation service reform
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 5th World
Water Forum in Istanbul)
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
Roadmap for Investment Program
Project
Activity
Keys for Success
Finding Keys for Success
in adaptive management
Changing Conditions
IWRM Process
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…
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