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Water Governance in NIS

Water Governance in NIS. UNDP Workshop for NIS Environmental Focal Points 15 June 2004 Tim Turner. Water Governance in NIS. Overview Current situation and development trends in NIS in the area of water governance

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Water Governance in NIS

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  1. Water Governance in NIS UNDP Workshop for NIS Environmental Focal Points 15 June 2004 Tim Turner

  2. Water Governance in NIS Overview • Current situation and development trends in NIS in the area of water governance • National and regional priorities and key water-related initiatives in the region • Strategic priorities for GEF assistance in the International Waters focal area • Potential entry-points for UNDP future support at the national and regional level

  3. Current situation anddevelopment trends in NIS in the area of water governance

  4. Involvement in water projects Number of UNDP projects* * According to UNDP Country websites

  5. NIS International Waters Projects

  6. UNDP CO National Water Projects

  7. UNDP CO National Water Projects

  8. Challenges to water governance in NIS • Historical legacy of USSR • Lack of capacity, including economic resources for environmental issues • Multiple sectors involved in water use and multiple uses for water in societies and economies • Lack of regional and intersectoral coordination

  9. Institutional learning MED Action Plan Danube EPRDB Black Sea BSEP Caspian CEP Dnipro River Programme Kura Aras Feedback Lessons learned

  10. 2. Global, regional and national priorities and key water-related initiatives in the region

  11. Millennium Development Goals 7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources Reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to drinking water 8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development

  12. Regionalguiding lessons • Riparian ownership - Common management of water resources • Complexity - institutional learning process and intersectoral coordination • Partnerships- water governance transcending boundaries • Trust- environmental security issues

  13. National level priorities • Economic development water for: • agriculture • industry • Transport • Fisheries • Access to clean/safe water • Environmental management

  14. 3. Strategic priorities for GEF assistance in the International Waters focal area

  15. GEF priorities • Global benefits • Country ownership • Stakeholder participation • Replicability • Catalysis • Institutional sustainability

  16. GEF Water SpecificOperational Programmes • OP 8 – Water body based OP, including Large Marine Ecosystems and lakes, often focusing on large scale remedial measures • OP 9 – Integrated Land and Water multiple focal areas OP, river basins, focusing more on remedial measures • OP 10 – Contaminant based OP, demonstrating ways of overcoming barriers to adoption of best practices to limit contamination of international waters

  17. Mainstream SAP/NAP procedures into country plans Strategic Action Programme Steering Committee endorsement Government endorsement IMC National Action Plan IMC National Action Plan IMC National Action Plan IMC National Action Plan

  18. 4. Potential entry-points for UNDP future support at the national and regional level

  19. Is there real interest? • Do the UNDP COs want to get involved in the water sector for the right reasons? • What strengths can the UNDP COs bring to the water sector? • Who are potential partners?

  20. Water Projects • Design and contruction of water supply, irrigation, hydro-electric and wastewater systems, etc. • Water supply and wastewater masterplans. • Irrigation and drainage plans. • Water utiliity management plans. • Country-wide water use strategies (water yields/demands), including water demand strategies • Integrated water resource plans • River basin management plans (Water Framework Directive)  • Transboundary river basin environmental plans and management bodies • Sub-basin management bodies and plans

  21. Potential Partners • Governments • GEF International Water Projects • Bi-lateral Donors (USAID, KfW, Dutch Government, etc) • Global Water Partnership • EU Water Initiative • Private Partnerships, including Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)

  22. Partnership involvement • The water sector should be a priority for the CO and the Government • CO needs to build a project track-record, and technical and large project management capacity • UNDP needs to identify a facilitating role and provide seed money

  23. UNDP COs coordination with IWPs UNDP CO IWP Benefits • Improved communication at national level • Links with donors and IFIs • Improved local intelligence IWP Project staff UNDP CO CO Benefits • Leveraging money for national projects associated with IWP • Capacity building of local staff • Attracts funding from private sector for related projects UNDP CO

  24. CO involvement in IWPs Barriers: • Traditional lack of involvement of COs in IWP implementation • Need to establish implementation fee to support CO involvement activities • IWP Project Management must maintain open lines of communication with CO and maintain regular contact regarding project activities Roles for COs: • The COs sometimes serve through UNOPS as executing agents for projects. Often gets confused with the primary implementation role. • Serve as implementing agents for IWPs • Serve as implementing agents for linked GEF biodiversity projects and Small Grants Programmes.

  25. Public - Private Partnerships • Public-Private partnerships to improve environmental management are seen as priority targets for both UNDP and GEF. However they are difficult to forge particularly in the CIS where the public sector is weak • Potential projects include waste-water treatment (including low-tech), mini-hydro-electric development, sustainable agricultural programmes, fisheries co-operatives

  26. Public involvement components • Development of mechanisms for increasing public involvement in IW projects through CO assistance • Public participation support and coordination of NGOs and Stakeholder Groups development • Improve public input into projects through: • Public forums to address issues • Coordinated region wide learning • Media support and training

  27. Wrap Up and Summary • Do you want to be involved in the water sector? • At what level should you become involved? • Build on successes and challenges from previous project implementation • Facilitate partnerships

  28. Strategic Partnership UNEP UNDP WORLD BANK EU BLACK SEA (BSEP) GEF Nutrient Investment Facility DNIPRO (DEP) DANUBE (EPDRB) JOINT WORKING GROUP Nutrient Reduction Facility Advisory Groups Intersectoral Working Groups National Coordinators

  29. Initial TDA IWP TDA/SAP Process MPPIs SHA TDA NTDA CCA NCCA Interventions Prelim SAP EQOs NCAPs Interventions SAP

  30. Must provide GEF feedback regarding OP project implementation • Enhances institutional learning • Provides feedback on programmatic challenges and successes with project implementation and improves effectiveness of future projects • Helps with the design and execution of exit strategies.

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