1. Title written in CAPITAL letters, broken into 2 lines, if it fits with the length of the words Optional: Cover this area with photo. Proportions are approx 2*1 (24,46 * 11,65 cm) Fixed text margin Minimum clear margin for text UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK STRATEGIC POLICY DIALOGUE PROCESS Ambassador Geert Aagaard Andersen, Department for Environment and Sustainable Development, Danida. World Water Forum 5, Istanbul, 19 March 2009 www.landwaterdialogue.um.dk

2. Minimum clear margin for text Fixed margin Keep heading in CAPITALS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK 2 RESULTS OF THE DIALOGUE PROCESS Draft guiding principles: Principle No. 1 (The Development Principle): Adaptation must be addressed in a broad development context, recognizing climate change as an added challenge to reducing poverty, hunger, diseases and environmental degradation. 2 www.landwaterdialogue.um.dk

3. Minimum clear margin for text Fixed margin Keep heading in CAPITALS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK 3 RESULTS OF THE DIALOGUE PROCESS Draft guiding principles: Principle No. 2 (The Resilience Principle): Building resilience to ongoing and future climate change calls for adaptation to start now by addressing existing problems in land and water management. 3 www.landwaterdialogue.um.dk

4. Minimum clear margin for text Fixed margin Keep heading in CAPITALS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK 4 RESULTS OF THE DIALOGUE PROCESS Draft guiding principles: Principle No. 3 (The Governance Principle): Strengthening institutions for land and water management is crucial to effective adaptation and must build on principles of participation of civil society, gender equality, subsidiarity and decentralization. 4 www.landwaterdialogue.um.dk

5. Minimum clear margin for text Fixed margin Keep heading in CAPITALS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK 5 RESULTS OF THE DIALOGUE PROCESS Draft guiding principles: Principle No. 4 (The Information Principle): Information for local adaptation must be improved, and must be considered a public good to be shared at all levels. 5 www.landwaterdialogue.um.dk

6. Minimum clear margin for text Fixed margin Keep heading in CAPITALS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK 6 RESULTS OF THE DIALOGUE PROCESS Draft guiding principles: Principle No 5. (The Economics and Financing Principle): The cost of inaction, and the economic and social benefits of adaptation actions, calls for increased and innovative financing. 6 www.landwaterdialogue.um.dk