World Water Council Marseille, 8 June 2011 Helen Mountford Deputy Director OECD Environment Directorate

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2 The Green Growth Strategy Requested by Ministers of Finance, Economy & Trade, in Multi-disciplinary process involving 25 OECD Committees: delegates from Ministries of Agriculture, Economy, Environment, Development Co-operation, Industry, etc. Key deliverables: Synthesis Report & Indicators Compendium for the 2011 Ministerial (25-26 May 2011) Forthcoming studies on green growth and: food & agriculture, energy, innovation, water, cities, etc... Full integration into country Economic Surveys, Environmental Performance Reviews, and the data and indicators work of OECD.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 3 People living in areas of water stress (millions of people) Source: OECD (2008), OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 4 The importance of pricing: water conservation (% ownership against water fee structure) Source: OECD (2011), Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 5 Freshwater abstraction by major use versus GDP, OECD (1990=100) Note: Data exclude Chile, Estonia, Israel and Slovenia Source: OECD Environmental data - See a decoupling of water use from GDP growth

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 6 OECD Global Forum on Water: Making Water Reform Happen When: October 2011 Where: OECD, Paris Objective: To share case studies of water policy reform in OECD and non-OECD countries in order to share experiences and good practices in designing, implementing and consolidating change to achieve economically and environmentally sustainable water management. Participation: Around participants expected from governments, business, academia, NGOs and IGOs. High Level Panel: Scheduled for afternoon of 26 October For further details:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 7 Thank you!