UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Water Footprint, Neutrality & Efficiency (WaFNE) Project in support of CEO Water Mandate Cornis van.

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UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Water Footprint, Neutrality & Efficiency (WaFNE) Project in support of CEO Water Mandate Cornis van der Lugt, UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, CEO Water WWF, Istanbul, 17 March 2009

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS UNGC objectives: Mainstream the ten principles – incl environmental responsibility - in business activities around the world Catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals, incl Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) UNGC participation benefits: e.g. “the opportunity to advance sustainability solutions in partnership with a range of stakeholders, including UN agencies, governments, civil society, labour, and other non-business interests” UNGC core UN agencies: e.g. UNEP – guardian of the environment principles UN Global Compact and UNEP

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Overall Goal:  To enhance water efficiency and water quality management through the refinement of water footprinting and water neutrality methodologies with support of related management tools, their testing and application in…  (i) high water impact and water dependent industry sectors, used by their financiers and investors in due diligence and stock picking exercises, as well as  (ii) water-stressed / scarce regions, used by public authorities in local water service and conservation operations. Outputs:  Methodologies, tools / guides, capacity platform, dialogue forums, country pilot tests / demonstrations, awareness raising & communications Business & water project

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Time frame: 3 years (2009/10 – 2012/13) Partners:  UNEP: UNEP SCP Branch (Paris), UNEP Finance Initiative (Geneva), International Environmental Technology Centre (Osaka)  UN Global Compact – CEO Water Mandate  Business & Industry: participant companies, organizations  Relevant UN institutions, expert institutes & networks incl Water Footprint Network Business & water project

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Component 1: Refinement, promotion of methodologies and tools for application of water footprinting, related concepts / tools Component 2: Applying water footprinting, related concepts & management tools in selected industry sectors Component 3: Applying water footprint and related concepts in financial sector Component 4: Applying water footprinting and related concepts in selected geographical locations Proposed activities

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Business & water project: funding > US$ 3 million over 3 yrs Africa / PS (Public) Private Pub/Priv

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Target geographical areas and industrial sectors to be selected on the basis of: level of water stress and scarcity, current and projected; level of national industrial output, water use and environmental inefficiencies; economic and environmental importance of targeted industries, considering major agricultural exporters and industrial suppliers of global supply chains; willingness of decision-makers and organisations in targeted areas / sectors to participate; assessment of potential for replication and wider adaptation in country, region. Target geo-locations & industries

UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS Pilot testing & demonstrations foreseen in six+ countries. Considering project criteria, to be selected from… (i)Asia: China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand (ii)Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia (iii)(resources depending), also Latin America, where countries face variation internally (scarcity in some areas, abundance in others) and have internal distributional challenges: Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru Target countries