Integrated Water Resources Management and the SEEAW Ivo Havinga United Nations Statistics Division on behalf of Manuel Dengo Division for Sustainable Development

Outline What IWRM isWhat IWRM is Calls for IWRMCalls for IWRM The SEEAW’s contributions to IWRMThe SEEAW’s contributions to IWRM UN efforts in water: UN-Water,UN efforts in water: UN-Water, Possible way forwardPossible way forward

Definition of IWRM “A process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and other resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems” GWP, 2000“A process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and other resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems” GWP, 2000

Advantages of IWRM Coordinated activities rather than amalgamated programsCoordinated activities rather than amalgamated programs Top-down meeting bottom-up managementTop-down meeting bottom-up management Strategic planning : targeting and prioritizingStrategic planning : targeting and prioritizing Integrating goals rather than planning for single goals.Integrating goals rather than planning for single goals. Proactive : identify problems before they occurProactive : identify problems before they occur Cooperative work environment, inclusivenessCooperative work environment, inclusiveness Encouraging commitment –Empowering local decision making rather than centralizing decisionsEncouraging commitment –Empowering local decision making rather than centralizing decisions Providing appropriate and relevant informationProviding appropriate and relevant information Using equitable management methods sensitive to cultural needs, gender issues, poverty eradication …Using equitable management methods sensitive to cultural needs, gender issues, poverty eradication …

IWRM (Cont’d) JPoI : designing and implementing IWRM and water uses efficiency plans.JPoI : designing and implementing IWRM and water uses efficiency plans. In practice, IWRM must bring together a diverse array of people who have a “stake” in a system to collaboratively manage the activities and impacts:In practice, IWRM must bring together a diverse array of people who have a “stake” in a system to collaboratively manage the activities and impacts: Government entities ; municipalities; community organizations; business and industry organizations and other users associations and individuals …Government entities ; municipalities; community organizations; business and industry organizations and other users associations and individuals …

The SEEAW’s contributions to IWRM 1.Standard 2.Monitoring and reporting 3.Indicators 4.Financing 5.Mainstreaming water policies in economic policies 6.Integration of local, national and global policies 7.Participatory process

1. Standard The SEEAW, by being firmly anchored to the System of National Accounts, the internationally accepted standard for economic statistics, allows for consistent and integrated hydrological and economic analyses (enterprise, government households, rest of the world)consistent and integrated hydrological and economic analyses (enterprise, government households, rest of the world) consistent comparisons across time and spaceconsistent comparisons across time and space improvements in data qualityimprovements in data quality

2. Monitoring and reporting The SEEAW, by integrating hydrological and economic information on water into a common framework, allows for the formulation and evaluation of integrated policies as far as social and societal aspects are included in data; the integration and harmonization of existing monitoring mechanisms and the enhancement of their effectiveness by identifying data gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies

3. Indicators The SEEAW allows for the derivation of precisely defined, consistent and interlinked hydrological–economic indicators, which can be used for monitoringmonitoring analyses of possible causes of changesanalyses of possible causes of changes (spatial, time, stakeholders)

4. 4. Financing The SEEAW provides basic information by explicitly identifying Environmental protection expenditures Investment expenditures on water including public and private investments in infrastructures the cost recovery of water supply and sanitation services and through which mechanisms (taxes, fees, water rights, etc.)

5. Mainstreaming water policies in economic policy The SEEAW, by linking to hydrological information to the standard for economic and social information, allows for the evaluation of priority and trade-offs between different policiesthe evaluation of priority and trade-offs between different policies mainstreaming water issues into policy decision makingmainstreaming water issues into policy decision making

6. Convergence of local, national and international policies The adoption of the SEEAW at local, national and international level leads to the convergence of local, national and international policiesthe convergence of local, national and international policies the harmonization of water-related decisions made at local and river basin levels with the achievement of broader national objectivesthe harmonization of water-related decisions made at local and river basin levels with the achievement of broader national objectives

7. Participatory approach The SEEAW, by integrating information collected from different sources, adds values to independent data sets compiled to meet specific policy needsadds values to independent data sets compiled to meet specific policy needs encourages the creation of or strengthens the inter- institutional organizational frameworkencourages the creation of or strengthens the inter- institutional organizational framework ensures a transparent and rigorous data sharing systemensures a transparent and rigorous data sharing system

UN international arena in water UN-Water : inter-agency mechanism formed by 26 UN entitiesUN-Water : inter-agency mechanism formed by 26 UN entities UNSGAB on water and sanitation: an independent advisory/advocacy board for the UN Secretary-General (Not a formal UN body or institution)UNSGAB on water and sanitation: an independent advisory/advocacy board for the UN Secretary-General (Not a formal UN body or institution)

UN-Water In 2003, UN-Water was endorsed as the United Nations inter-agency mechanism for follow-up of the water-related decisions reached at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals.In 2003, UN-Water was endorsed as the United Nations inter-agency mechanism for follow-up of the water-related decisions reached at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals. It will support Member States in their efforts to achieve water and sanitation goals and targets.It will support Member States in their efforts to achieve water and sanitation goals and targets.

UN-Water : Scope of Work UN Water's work encompasses all aspects of freshwater, including surface and groundwater resources and the interface between fresh and sea water. It includes freshwater resources, both in terms of their quality and quantity, their development, assessment, management, monitoring and use (including, for example, domestic uses, agriculture and ecosystems requirements).UN Water's work encompasses all aspects of freshwater, including surface and groundwater resources and the interface between fresh and sea water. It includes freshwater resources, both in terms of their quality and quantity, their development, assessment, management, monitoring and use (including, for example, domestic uses, agriculture and ecosystems requirements).

UN-Water : scope 2 The scope of the work of UN-Water also includes sanitation - encompassing both access to and use of sanitation by populations and the interactions between sanitation and freshwater.The scope of the work of UN-Water also includes sanitation - encompassing both access to and use of sanitation by populations and the interactions between sanitation and freshwater. It further includes water-related disasters, emergencies and other extreme events and their impact on human security.It further includes water-related disasters, emergencies and other extreme events and their impact on human security.

Possible way forward UN Agencies and other regional agencies endorse the SEEAW as a strong conceptual framework for hydrological-socio-economic national and basin information in support of IWRMUN Agencies and other regional agencies endorse the SEEAW as a strong conceptual framework for hydrological-socio-economic national and basin information in support of IWRM UN Agencies and other regional agencies establish a mechanism to promote the implementation and use of the SEEAW, at the national level, with active participation of DESA, especially for water-stressed / developing countriesUN Agencies and other regional agencies establish a mechanism to promote the implementation and use of the SEEAW, at the national level, with active participation of DESA, especially for water-stressed / developing countries DESA-DSD develops an operational manual for physical water accounting (hydrological part of water resources and of water infrastructures) according to the SEEAW standard as part of a tool kit for promotion and implementationDESA-DSD develops an operational manual for physical water accounting (hydrological part of water resources and of water infrastructures) according to the SEEAW standard as part of a tool kit for promotion and implementation DESA-DSD proposes to create a sub-group under UNCEEA in support of the SEEADESA-DSD proposes to create a sub-group under UNCEEA in support of the SEEA