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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Managing water demand in the City of the Future Striving for Sustainability in Urban Water Management
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Definition of sustainable development “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (World Commission on the Environment and Development, 1983)
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Dimensions of sustainability Sustainability Economics Natural Environment Society Natural capital/ biodiversity/ ecology Society’s demands: - nutrition - health - safety - education - recreation - culture - energy Financial capital
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 No shifting of issues in terms of Time:now - future Place:here - elsewhere Sectors:this sector - other sectors Dimensions of sustainability
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Sustainability in urban water management - aspirations Sustainability Economics Natural Environment Society To ensure the necessary financing for managing the water resources and for meeting society’s needs To meet society’s needs for water in a fair way … and protect it from risks caused by water To preserve / restore the water resources and their biodiversity/ ecosystems
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Time:now - future Place:here - catchment, river basin Sectors:this sector - energy, planning,... Sustainability in urban water management - aspirations Sustainability Economics EnvironmentSociety
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Assessing the sustainability of urban water management options
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010 Group work: Assess options for water supply management by considering matrix Decide on ‘level of sustainability’ by ticking scale: (1) individually - (2) as a group 1 2345678910 Assessing water supply management options for their contribution to sustainability
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