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SUMMING UP WSLG CLIMATE CHANGE DELIBERATIONS FOR ACTION

water sector leadership group. SUMMING UP WSLG CLIMATE CHANGE DELIBERATIONS FOR ACTION. WSLG Chair : Thandeka Mbassa. WSLG Meeting 18 November 2011. water sector leadership group. NEW PARADIGM.

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SUMMING UP WSLG CLIMATE CHANGE DELIBERATIONS FOR ACTION

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  1. water sector leadership group SUMMING UP WSLG CLIMATE CHANGE DELIBERATIONS FOR ACTION • WSLG Chair : ThandekaMbassa WSLG Meeting 18 November 2011

  2. water sector leadership group NEW PARADIGM • Agreed it is about doing what we should but smarter – Addressing Climate Change through Smart Water Management • However must take care that this message does not lead to complacency or sense of business as usual • A new paradigm was called for:- • An Economic Revolution in which we – South Africa & the water sector - invest in a sustainable future in which we protect our world, our water and our means of survival … rather than counting the cost. This means:-

  3. water sector leadership group INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Action DWA, Treasury and sector (NWRS, Investment framework) DWA, DST, DoEs, WRC, CSIR, Academic Institutions, WISA, Private Sector, WIN-SA, Advocacy NGOs • Reprioritising our strategic focus & resources – no longer subsidise an unsustainable economy • Investing in:- • Science & technology • Research & innovation • Appropriate environmentally friendly technology • Active knowledge/lesson sharing • Local level survival strategies /human scale interventions

  4. water sector leadership group MAINSTREAMING WATER Action DWA to drive within National, Provincial & Local Government + water use sectors DWA to drive with DEA & DIA thru multi lateral global platforms Water/environment activists WSLG • Mainstreaming water in all development planning & promote integrated planning at all levels Not only water to align with other strategies but they to align with water! • Advocacy & negotiations to ensure water globally is central to CC and COPs (Durban and beyond) …… Supported thru water activism (on-going) & COP 17 Water Sector Side Event

  5. water sector leadership group All to the Helm – Everyone Counts! Action DWA & WLSG with Depts of HS LA&RD, Agriculture, Forestry, COGTA, SALGA, municipalities WISA, Agri-SA etc Private sector Civil Society DWA, COGTA, SALGA, cities & municipalities • Seizing the opportunity of heightened awareness of Climate Change to advocate & roll out mass awareness campaign – re the scarcity and value of water for water use efficiency, behavioural change, appropriate sanitation & informed decision making (especially politicians) • Manage risk & ensure protection of the most vulnerable (who usually pay the price!)

  6. water sector leadership group CRITICAL GUIDING STRATEGIES Action DWA with sector (WSLG) – as driven by: DEA NPC DWA DWA Sector • Water Sector to respond to and engage with the following which are in process:- • White Paper on Climate Change • National Development Plan • NWRS (+ Water Reconciliation strategies) • Water & Climate Change Strategy …… and thereafter to commit to implementation

  7. water sector leadership group KEY ACTION RESPONSES Action Driven by DWA enacted by sector & water use sectors WSAs, WSPs DWA with COGTA & SALGA • Mainstream water conservation & demand management across all sectors • Greater focus in Asset Management and Operations & Maintenance • Support to dysfunctional WSAs and WSPs. Strengthen the TAS thru Enhanced Local Government Support Approach (ELGOSA)

  8. water sector leadership group KEY ACTION RESPONSES Action DWA, Water Boards, TCTA, WSAs & WSPs Lesson sharing – SALGA, WIN-SA, WRC, Professional networks • Learning from Ethekwini and Jhb Cities:- • Reducing unaccounted for water • Reducing Water leaks • Bye-laws & tariffs to influence water use efficiencies & penalise polluters • Recycle sewerage effluent • Reduce water carbon footprint thru renewable energy – hydro, waste methane, harvest biofuels

  9. water sector leadership group GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONS Action DWA – NWRS & IRR WRC CSIR DWA & Sector Fora DWA - Govt Private Sector Water Institutions Civil Society DWA • Rethink governance & institutional landscape • Strengthen collaboration and communication in sector • Promote partnerships - ‘Let it go & others come to the table’ • Nurture respect & communication between state and citizen + participatory processes. • Build DWA capacity

  10. water sector leadership group REGULATION & ACCOUNTABILITY Action DWA DWA Municipal WSAs WSLG, MCC, Provincial Sector Fora • Finalise Water Resources Regulation Strategy • Strengthen regulation capacity and compliance monitoring & enforcement • Utilise sector platforms to ensure sector and water user accountability (bring strategies for endorsement – use peer pressure to ensure compliance and good practice)

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