COMSTECH Meeting for Experts on Emerging Areas in Agriculture, Water and Food Security of OIC Islamabad, December 1 to 2, 2014 Dr. Murad Bino, Executive Director Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWRDAM) 1

The Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and Management (INWRDAM)  Established in 1989 by COMSTECH and composed now of 19 MC and enjoys diplomatic status in host country Jordan  Gets annual financial support from host country Jordan in compliance with 2002-COMSTECH rule from all its IINs  Conducts various programs and R&D research in response to its MC needs  Obtained grants of more than $2 million in support of its low cost sanitation R&D programs over the past ten years and is now finalizing a $0.5 million grant from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development  Recognized by EU, Canadian, IDB and others as R&D partner in technology transfer and water resources management 2

OIC-Specific Emerging Issues  Water scarcity  Food insecurity  Possible conflicts over shared water resources  Possible impacts of climate change on water resources  Regional conflicts and refugees 3

Emerging Water Issues  % Water scarcity  % Water self- sufficiency  % Water dependency 4

Water Sustainability Challenges  OIC countries considered together are not short of fresh water and twenty of these countries are above the world average of 5,000 m 3 /c/y  Water population imbalance  Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase 5

Food Insecurity  % scarcity  % self- sufficiency  % Import dependency 6

Conflicts Over Shared Water  Shared rivers  Shared groundwater basins  UN Convention of

Conflicts and War Refugees  Regional political conflicts  Refugees crossing borders intensify water scarcity in the host countries  UN organizations and host governments are unable to meet water and sanitation needs of war refugees 8

Recommendations 9  OIC Heads of States in past Summits proved their readiness to endorse proposals requesting financial assistance for OIC-S&T implementation  Could the creation of a Waqf fund for OIC-S&T implementation approved by the next OIC Summit be a more practical way to obtain the required finances?

Thank you for your attention 10