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World Water Actions

World Water Actions. World Water Actions. The Hague: Vision for 2025 Framework for Action Kyoto: Actions and Commitments World Water Council pledged in The Hague to monitor the progress made. World Water Actions.

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World Water Actions

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  1. World Water Actions

  2. World Water Actions The Hague: Vision for 2025 Framework for Action Kyoto: Actions and Commitments World Water Council pledged in The Hague to monitor the progress made

  3. World Water Actions • Method: collection of information on on-going initiatives from all stakeholders • Limitations: • Gradual progress ? • Partial coverage, but meaningful sample • Boundaries of the water sector? • No quality check

  4. www.worldwatercouncil.org Actions Database • As by today, 2315 Actions • Water Action Contest submissions still to be entered (around 870 projects)

  5. Outline of the report • Create an enabling environment : management and institutions, risk management, finances • “WEHAB” issues • Water supply and sanitation • Energy • Health • Agriculture • Biodiversity • 3. Recommendations

  6. Outcomes • The “Actions” concept is an expedient for assessing progress in absence of indicators. Monitoring of progress still an issue. • Legislation and institutions: lot of efforts are on-going. Main hurdle: enforcing the legislations. Some changes go beyond the water sector (decentralization; participation). • Institutional progress prioritized – but practical management issues not to be forgotten

  7. Outcomes • Financing is a major issue. Camdessus Panel recommendations awaited. • Water is now on the international agenda (Bonn, Johannesburg); Millennium Development Goals influence strategies of international players. • But water is not in the top priorities of decision-makers (governments, local authorities) – and not in the priorities of people?

  8. Recommendations • Real priority should be given to water, and translated in budgetary allocations and planning processes by governments and local authorities. Without this, MDGs will not be achieved. • Awareness raising is a never-ending necessity; there is a need for arguments to help convince

  9. From Conclusions To Commitments • WWAction Conclusions to help define commitments in WWF3 (from all stakeholders) • WWC is preparing its own commitments following conclusions: awareness raising; monitoring; quantifying benefits

  10. Thank you for your attention!

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