1. 6th World Water Forum Toward concrete solutions! Proposed method & agenda for the Regional processes

2. SMART focuses on the relevance of the Targets –Specific –Measurable –Achievable –Realistic –Time bound WISE focuses on the process –Wide Involvement Stakeholder Exchanges Toward concrete solutions! SMART targets & WISE process

3. Africa: Improve transboundary water management Develop infrastructure for storage & irrigation Improve access to basic services for all Reduce impacts of food crisis Improve capacities to prepare good quality projects in cities XX African countries have identified needs and prepared plan to develop capacities by 2012 All African schools benefit from Watsan by 2018 Reduce post harvest food losses Further develop the strength and role of AMCOW Increase the yields of smallholder farmers An African early warning system is developed by 2015 Reduce the impacts of water- born diseases Toward concrete solutions! Example 2: regional targets Improve hygiene and health Make water a political priority Develop dialogues on water and dams in 5 sub-regions by 2012 Develop good quality projects

4. Africa: Improve transboundary water management Develop infrastructure for storage & irrigation Improve access to basic services for all Reduce impacts of food crisis Improve capacities to prepare good quality projects in cities XX African countries have identified needs and prepared plan to develop capacities by 2012 All African schools benefit from Watsan by 2018 Reduce post harvest food losses Further develop the strength and role of AMCOW Increase the yields of smallholder farmers An African early warning system is developed by 2015 Reduce the impacts of water- born diseases Toward concrete, SMART & WISE solutions! Example 2: regional targets Improve hygiene and health Make water a political priority Develop dialogues on water and dams in 5 sub-regions by 2012 Develop good quality projects SMART WISE - Unicef - Headmasters - Ministries of Education - Parents associations - Foundations for education sponsorship -… - Environmental NGOs - National “Dialogue on Dams” stakeholders - Basin organizations - Energy sector - Industry representatives - Irrigation professionals - Fishermen organizations - Ministries of Transportation - Displaced communities -… - WASH and urban planning training centers - Labour unions - International private water operators - Public water boards - Small-size contractors - Town planners - Ministries of Education - … - Peasant organizations - Agro scientists - Grain exporters - Ministries of agriculture -…

5. Progress by end-September 2010 Regional maps completed –List of regions agreed upon (e.g. SS Africa, MENA, East Asia & Pacific, EU, Europe (Central & Eastern) and Central Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, North America) –SMARTer & WISEr Targets thanks to online public consultation Regional process coordinators designated or chosen through Calls for Proposals (1 per Region) –Bring deep knowledge of regional stakeholders –Support Target-specific regional coordinators Catalyzing SMART & WISE solutions in the Regional processes

6. Progress by end 2010 Regional Target coordinators chosen through Calls for Proposals –~ 5 per region –Bring deep knowledge of Target-specific issues –Implement WISE approach Roadmap defined for each regional Target –1-year programmes until end-2011 Online collaborative tools ready –Enable WISE approach –Facilitate Targets progress monitoring Catalyzing SMART & WISE solutions in the Regional processes

7. Proposed agenda for Regional processes Toward concrete, SMART & WISE solutions! Q3 201020112012 Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 Kick-off meeting WWF Marseille Regional coordinator CfP publication Selection of Regional coordinators Definition of Regions WISE approach for each Target SMARTer & WISEr Targets Selection of Regional Target coordinators Target coord. CfP Consolidation of Targets by Region

8. Added value of a Regional Process –Enable cross-Region sharing on common issues –Support creation of regional Forums where still missing –Bring views from outside of the water sector Expected results –Bottom-up solutions thanks to online exchanges –Regional hydro-parameters monitoring (drought, floods…) –Regional outputs being the basis of the global results Criteria for defining a region –Hydrological basins –According to existing regional platforms (AP Forum, GWP…) –Common language –Whatever the regional stakeholders want it to be Toward concrete solutions! Feedback on Regional process questionnaire (1/2)

9. Building a participatory Regional process –Facilitate participation from early on –Communicate early on the process –Rely on regional institutions –Rely on professional organisations, networks (NGO networks…) –Seek regional political support –Capitalise on existing initiatives (basin committees, water charters) –Ask countries to organise it for the next 8 months, through Internet Interaction with Political and Thematic processes –Organise cross-process coordination meetings (e.g. mid-2011) –Start quickly, provide quickly inputs to WWC / WWF –Have regional process first to feed thematic and political processes –Have UN onboard –Propose clear and realistic solutions Toward concrete solutions! Feedback on Regional process questionnaire (2/2)

10. IFC Regional Committee Pdt: Ms. Park – VP: Mr. Bernard – Members: M. Smith? P. Victoria? Experts: xxx America AWF? Asia APF? Europe EC? Africa AfWA? N. America S. America SE Asia NE Asia S. Asia Pacific CACENA Northern Eastern Southern … SSA MENA … Cross-continental Targets may result in additional regions (e.g. water scarcity discussed at Mediterranean level) -Coordinates RP -Informs IFC -Supports regio. Coordinators -Manage regio CfP -Support subregio. Platforms -Identify cross- continental issues -Implement multi- stakeholder proc. by Target -Report outcomes Proposed organisation for SMART an WISE regional Targets