Transcript Paris Pact

Paris Pact on water and adaptation to
climate change
in the basins of rivers, lakes and aquifers
World Efficiency, Paris, 14/10/2015
Edouard BOINET
Project manager
International Office for Water (IOWater) / International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
+33 609 958 274
[email protected]
I. Context
Climate change brings more frequent and more devastating extreme weather events
(droughts and floods):
California: 2,7 billion dollars of economic losses and nearly 21,000 jobs as the four-year drought
continues
I. Context
Climate change brings more frequent and more devastating extreme weather events
(droughts and floods):
Brazil: Atibainha reservoir-dam, which provides most of the potable water to São Paulo. Brazil's worst
drought in 86 years is threatening the country's already struggling economy (water rationing and energy
rationing)
I. Context
Climate change brings more frequent and more devastating extreme weather events
(droughts and floods):
China: A bridge submerged in floodwaters in the ancient town of Fenghuang, in central China's Hunan
province, on July 15, 2014. In 2015, in the South of China alone, 18,4 billion dollars of economic losses
and hundreds of lives have been claimed.
II.
The way forward
One obvious conclusion: it is crucial to address water management and climate change
adaptation jointly, as clearly expressed throughout the 7th edition of the World Water
Forum in South Korea earlier this year (around 10 official sessions and countless sideevents tackled this issue).
• Thematic sessions of theme 1.3
Adapting to Change : Managing Risk and Uncertainty for Resilience
and Disaster Preparedness
• Regional session INR.1.3.EU.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa, Americas, AsiaPacific, Europe and the Mediterranean region
II.
The way forward
We need to ensure that this key message isn’t forgotten in the upcoming UN General
Assembly and in the COP21 and one way to do that is to bring the water sector
contribution’s to the Lima to Paris Action Agenda for climate (LPAA).
II.
The way forward
A pretty solid knowledge base already exists,
for instance, the International Office for Water
and its partners (UNESCO and UNECE among
others) delivered:
• A platform of experience sharing
between pilot project on climate
change adaptation in transboundary
basins,
• A book collecting examples of
experiences and good practices for
climate change adaptation in
transboundary basins.
III. Paris Pact on water and adaptation
to climate change in basins
The International Office for Water’s initiative to prepare the Paris Pact (synthesis of
principles and actions to ensure climate change adaptation in basin) has been
welcomed by the French and Peruvian presidencies of the COP.
Objective: to get on a voluntary basis as many signatories as possible committing to
follow these principles and implement these actions through concrete projects of
adaptation to climate change in basins.
Targeted audience: representatives of national and transboundary basin organizations
of rivers, lakes or aquifers, but also of governments, international organizations,
donors, local authorities, civil society and companies.
III. Paris Pact on water and adaptation
to climate change in basins
The Paris Pact includes three components:
Part one – General statement: acknowledging the context and providing general
principles for climate change adaptation in basins,
Part two – Supporting and implementing water and adaptation to climate change in
the Action Agenda: listing recommended actions for climate change adaptation in
basins,
An annex - Template of presentation of project illustrating the Action Agenda: form to
be filled for presentation of concrete project(s) illustrating commitments for climate
change adaptation in basins.
III. Paris Pact on water and adaptation
to climate change in basins
IV. Paris Pact: focus on the part two
listing recommended actions (1/4)
1) Reinforce capacity development and knowledge:
• Establish basin-wide networks for monitoring and data,
• Exchange and water information systems, which are integrated,
• Permanent, reliable, open, representative, interoperable and accessible, as a
decision making support tool for adaptation measures,
• Develop an interface on the effects of climate change and water between decision
makers and research organizations on environmental and human sciences.
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III. Paris Pact: focus on the part two
listing recommended actions (2/4)
2) Adapt basin management planning to climate change:
• Climate change impact assessments, vulnerability assessments, basin adaptation
strategies, management plans and programs of measures,
• Control demand, increase water availability through efficiency programs,
modernization of systems, reuse of treated wastewater, artificial recharge of
aquifers, rainwater harvesting, application of the polluter-pays principle, etc.
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Enhance the services of water-related
ecosystems for adaptation (e.g. through
protection and restoration of wetlands,
reforestation and other Natural Water
Retention Measures -NWRM).
III. Paris Pact: focus on the part two
listing recommended actions (3/4)
3) Reinforce governance:
• Build the institutional capacities of basin organizations for adaptation to climate
change through existing networks and platforms (UNECE-INBO global network of
pilot basins) and improve the abilities of their staff through professional training,
• Support stakeholders involvement mechanisms in
basin management (in vulnerability assessments and
planning, when implementing adaptation measures)
to strengthen participative governance and improve
consistency of water adaptation policy with
adaptation policy of other related sectors (agriculture,
energy, transport, tourism, fish farming etc.).
III. Paris Pact: focus on the part two
listing recommended actions (4/4)
4) Ensure adequate financing:
Establish investment program and sustainable financing mechanisms for the
implementation of the action plans and programs.
IV. Paris Pact: State of play (1/2)
The document circulated until the 24th of August for revisions among a group of core
partners (including UNECE, UNESCO, INBO, GEF, ANBO, OMVS). The final version is being
widely circulated, along with an invitation to:
• sign the Pact (http://www.riob.org/inbo/international-initiatives/article/water-andadaptation-to-the) ,
• send us presentation of projects illustrating commitments for climate change
adaptation
in
basins
(http://enquetes.oieau.fr/index.php/survey/index/sid/888999/lang/fr).
IV. Paris Pact: State of play (2/2)
In less than a month, already around 50 signatories, including:
Thanks for you attention!
We are glad to share water management
experiences with our international
counterparts!
Edouard BOINET
Project manager – International cooperation
International Office for Water (IOWater)
International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
+33 609 958 274
[email protected]