A STORY IN THREE PARTS JRP Training – 7 June 2012
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What is a ‘Water footprint’?
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project Source: embedded-water/ embedded-water/
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THERMAL (COAL FIRED) WIND ENERGY HYDROPOWER Source: embedded-water/ embedded-water/ NATURAL GAS
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In South Africa… Secondary treatment plus u$ 6 m/a Tertiary treatment plus U$ 115 m/a Primary treatment costs are U$ 60 m/a
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT – GLOBAL HECTARES
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project It is not the number of people on the globe that is the problem, but the number of middle-class people. A water, food and energy nexus will drive water management in the future. Water is likely to become much more of a globally strategic issue. It is not the number of people on the globe that is the problem, but the number of middle-class people. A water, food and energy nexus will drive water management in the future. Water is likely to become much more of a globally strategic issue.
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AVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER Time
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project AVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER Time
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project AVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER Time
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SCENARIO 1 SCENARIO 2 SCENARIO 3 SCENARIO 4
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Consistently applying IWRM principles set against agreed sustainable development targets can help us address the challenges. Prosperity without growth impacts & the ‘green economy’ offer new solutions. Carefully transitioning countries from resource-based developing to diversified services-based economies is critical. Consistently applying IWRM principles set against agreed sustainable development targets can help us address the challenges. Prosperity without growth impacts & the ‘green economy’ offer new solutions. Carefully transitioning countries from resource-based developing to diversified services-based economies is critical.
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Transboundary
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project The Governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam signed the; “Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin” (the 1995 Mekong Agreement)
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The Countries agreed to (inter alia ); Cooperate on all fields of sustainable development; A Basin Development Plan; Protect the ecological balance; The reasonable and equitable use of water; Notification and Prior Consultation processes; The maintenance of flows on the mainstream; Prevent, cease and take responsibility for harmful effects; and Notify one another of emergency situations.
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Procedures on Data, Information Exchange and Sharing (PDIES) Procedures on Water Use Monitoring (PWUM) Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA) Procedures for the Maintenance of Flows on the Mainstream (PMFM) Procedures for Water Quality (PWQ)
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project MEKONG
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A Trib. 1 Trib. 2 PMFM B PNPCA PDIES PWQ PWUM 75,000 ha 25,000 ha
For Sustainable Development Mekong IWRM Project There are three ‘sources’ of surplus water Surplus created by the natural variability in flows; Surplus created by storage / hydropower within the LMB; and Surplus created by the operation of the hydropower in China.
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