Law and Catchment Management

1. Law and Catchment Management The International Arena

2. International events • Global consultation on safe water & san.(New Delhi 2000) • Intertn. Conference on water & environment (Dublin 1992) • UN Conference on Envir. And Dev. (Rio 1992) • Rio +5 • 2nd World Water Forum & ministerial conf. (Hague 2000) • Water for 21St Century: vision to action (Southern Africa 2000)

3. International events • Millenium Development goals 2000 • International conference on freshwater (Bonn 2001) • Ministerial Conference on water(AMCOW Abuja 2002) • Water and sustainable development (Accra 2002) • World Summit on Sustainable Development (Joburg 2002) • 3rd World Water Forum (Kyoto 2003)

4. Global cons. On safe water & san.(New Delhi 2000) • Provide Access to water in sufficient quantities and sanitation for all • Principles • protection of environment from solid and liquid waste • institutional reforms to promote integrated approach • community management of services • sound financial practices

5. Intertn. Conference on water & environment (Dublin 1992) • Dublin Principles • fresh water is vulnerable and essential for life and the environment • water development and management to be participator (users planners, policy makers) • woman a central to provision, management and safeguarding water • recognise that water has an economic value in all competing uses and is an economic good

6. UN Conference on Envir. And Dev.(Rio 1992) • Dublin principle also echoed at the Earth Summit in Rio (also emphasized social good) • Principle were a basis for programme of action in 7 areas • integrated water resources development and management • water resources assessment

7. The 7 areas continue • protection of water resources(including water quality) • drinking water supply and sanitation • water and sustainable urban development • water for sustainable food production and rural development • the impact of climate change on water resources

8. Rio +5 • Revision of the Earth Summit emphasizing on • strengthening of regional and international cooperation in technology transfer and and financing of IWRM programmes • sustainable development of international water courses taking into account interests of watercourse states

9. 2nd World Water Forum & ministerial conf. (Hague 2000) • World Water vision was presented with the following objectives • empower people to decide on how to use water • to get more crops and jobs per drop • to manage the use so as to conserve freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems

10. Five critical action to achieve the objectives • Involve all stakeholders in intergrated management • move to full cost recovery (pricing) • increase public finding for research • cooperate on managing international basins • massive increase in investment in water

11. Water for 21St Century: vision to action (Southern Africa 2000) • Equitable social andeconomic development • equitable acces to water of acceptable quality and quantity • proper sanitation and safe disposal of waste • food security for all households • energy security for all households • sustainable environment • security from natural disasters • intergrated water resources development and management

12. International conference on freshwater (Bonn 2001) • Themes of the Ministerial declaration • governance- primary responsibility rests with GVT • funding gap-making more efficient use of existing source & raising finding from all source (public, private, community international) • role of international community-official development assistance to reach 0.7% of GDP • capacity building and technology transfer- • gender-strengthen role of women and participation

13. Millenium Development goals 2000 • Millenium development goals include • reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015 • reduce by half the number of people living on less than a dollar a day by 2015 • improve lives of at least 100 million people living in slums by 2020

14. Ministerial Conference on water(AMCOW Abuja 2002) • AMCOW to support measures which • encourage stronger and better performing institutions in the sector • strengthen monitoring and assessment of available water resorces • ensure sustainable water and sanitation infrastructure and services delivery • promote policies for appropriate allocation of water for domestic use, food security and competing demands

15. Water and sustainable development (Accra 2002) • Water can be used to eradicate poverty, reduce water related diseases & achieve sustainable development, through • improved access to portable water and sanitation • water use for food security and income generation • IWRM in national and shared basins • water related disaster prevention, mitigation and management • empowerment and capacity building to improve equity and gender sensitivity • Pro-poor water governance & policies and protection of environment

16. World Summit on Sustainable Development (Joburg 2002) • Affirmed the millenium development goals and agreed to half the proportion of people without basic sanitation by 2015, through • development and implementation of efficient household sanitation systems • improved sanitation in public institutions eg schools • promotion of safe hygiene practices • promotion of outreach on children as agents of change

17. continue • Promotion of affordable socially and culturally acceptable technologies and practices • development of innovative financing and partnerships mechanism • integration of sanitation into water resources management strategies

18. continue • Plan of implementation • develop IWRM and water use plans by 2005 • a) develop and implement • i) national/regional strategies, plans & programmes with regards to • ii) integrated river basins, water shed and aquifers • iii) put measures to reduce loses & increase recycling of water • - balance with requirements for restoring or conserving environment in fragile environment

19. continue • b) employ the full range of policy instruments including • regulation, monitoring, volutary measures • market and information tools • land use management and cost recovery tools (without cost recovery being a barrier to safe water by poor people) • adoption of river basin approach • c) improve efficient use of water resources • - promote allocation amon competying uses giving priority to basic human need

20. continue • d) develop programmes to mitigate extremes events • e)support the diffusion of technology and capacity building • f) facilitate establishment of public private and other forms of partnerships • give priority to needs of poor • provide transparent national regulatory framework • improve accountability of public and private institutions

21. 3rd World Water Forum (Kyoto 2003) • Declaration noted that • Water is a driving force for sust. Deve. and eradication of poverty &hunger • prioritizing water issues is an ergent global requirement • primary resposibility lies with each country • international community plus international and regional organisations should support this

22. Cont. • in managing water, good governance should be ensured focusing of household and neighbourhood community base approaches by • addressing equity in sharing benefits • with due regard to poor and gender perspective in water policies • participation of all stakeholders, transparency and accountability should be promoted in all actions

23. Cont. • With regard to capacity building,commitment should include • to fortify capacity of people and institutions with assistance from intern. Community • ability to measure and monitor performance • to share innovative approaches, best practices, information knowledge and experience relevant to local conditions

24. Cont. • Ministers declared that • addressing the financial needs is a task for all • they should create an environment to facilitate investment • they call for prioritization of water issues and reflect the in national development plans • explore financing arrangements including including private sector participation • they will identify and develop new mechanisms of public-private partinerships

25. Summary of the International agenda • Principles • New Delhi- “some for all” instead of “all for some” • Dublin- economic good, gender, participation IWM • Rio- added social good, affirmed IWRM • Rio + 5- called for cooperation on international rivers, technology transfer, cost recovery • WW Vision- cost recovery, increase in investment, role of private sector, targeted subsidies

26. continue • SA Vision-right to basic services, promote pollutor pay but soft on cost recovery • Bonn declaration- important role of governance, capacity building, gvt to promote IWRM • Nepad- increased private sector involvement • MD goals-reduce poverty and improve conditions in urban sums, reduce people without water supply by half • WSSD-added reduce people without sanitation by half by 2015

27. SADC • Regional Strategic Action Plan (RSAP) projects • legislation, policy and strategic planning • capacity building and training • awareness,consultation & participation • information: • collection, analysis, management, dissemination. • Transboundary river management, Planning, coordination • infrastructure investment • stand alone special priority areas