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Maximizing Water Usage for Sustainable Development

Explore the multiple uses and functions of water services and learn how to bridge sectors to strengthen water management for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Discover the cost-benefits of implementing multiple-use systems and strategies for integrating this practice into effective service management.

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Maximizing Water Usage for Sustainable Development

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  1. Topic 2.4MULTIPLE USES AND FUNCTIONS OF WATER SERVICES THEME 2 Advancing Human Development and the MDGs Daniel Renault FAO Water

  2. MULTIPLE USES AND FUNCTIONS OF WATER SERVICES: Why MUSF ? Drops of water are used in many ways, and often several times at basin level. Multiple uses and functions within a water system level [water infrastructure, ecosystem, household]. Growing evidence that water systems designed for one single use are de facto used for many! Multipurpose infrastructure (by design)

  3. Common practices on irrigation systems

  4. Common practices on wetlands systems

  5. Common practices on Domestic systems

  6. Background • Multipurpose systems exist for centuries • Early work by individuals from domestic and irrigation sector in 80s and 90s: initial recognition of practices and inclusion in projects • Johannesburg symposium (2003) on “productive use of water at household level”: Research and practice - Assumption • World Water Forum 3 (Kyoto) Recognition of multiple functions of water in large irrigation (paddy)

  7. 2003-2009 Networking: MUS Group – INWEPF Assessment and knowledge by research and conceptual development: typology of MUSF - Cost-benefits and poverty impacts. Pilots and practice -> how to do mus [Challenge Program] Policy and programmes: learning alliances, policy development in country with progress and resistance. Advocacy about MUS 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City MUS Symposium (Addis Ababa, Nov 2008) MUSF in WWF5

  8. Countries with MUS Group members Action, training and research activities

  9. MUSF for the WWF5 • ONE TOPIC (out of 24) • One opportunity not to be missed: Collaborative approach between organizations and sectors : domestic – wetland/paddy – irrigation. • Scoping paper in February 2008 • Preparatory Meeting Addis Ababa Symposium November 2008 (MUS Group): a set of policy recommendations from Addis Ababa (draft) • Political Ministerial process: Istanbul Water Guide supporting the Ministerial declaration: 4 main statements on MUSF. • Today the Forum

  10. MUSF at WWF5 • What is MUSF ? • What are the cost and benefits of MUSF ? • How to bridge sectors to strengthen multiple uses and functions of water services • How to make this practice a successful management strategy and reach more MDGs?

  11. Session 2.4.1 This afternoon Water multi-tasking: how to obtain more benefits per drop, from multiple uses and functions Diversity of multiple uses and functions of water services across the globe and across scales Data on costs and benefits will be presented also at different aggregation levels, from household to country and continental level.

  12. Session 2.4.2 Tomorrow morning Bridging sectors to strengthen multiple uses and functions of water services What are the Managerial Institutional challenges and the resistance to innovation? What responses, what strategies at national level ?

  13. Session 2.4.3 Tomorrow afternoonWrap up: MUSF for MDGs Financing and Policy issues Assessment and Monitoring of MUSF/MDGs Perspectives to make MUSF full fledge option for water projects.

  14. Objectives • Raise the awareness on this highly valuable management practice: More MDGs per drop ! More MDGs per dollar ! • A comprehensive assessment on MUSF (confirm ~1 billion are benefiting of MUSF) ! • Upscale and integrate this practice into an effective service management approach! MUSF = More MDGs per dollar !

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