Module 1: Preparing for the Future

1. Module 1: Preparing for the Future SWITCH Training Kit Module 1: Preparing for the Future Strategic planning and action for integration in urban water management An overview

2. The importance of good urban water management Water and urban quality of life: • Public health • Security • Economy • Environment

3. Urban water management – The issues Increasing complexity and risks of infrastructure systems Climate change Energy use Population growth and urbanisation Emerging technologies Deterioration of infrastructure systems Changes in public priorities Governance and policies

4. Conventional approaches to urban water management • Stormwater collection and disposal using concrete channels and pipes • Centralised wastewater collection and treatment • Increased water demand is met through new supplies • Standard engineering solutions are applied • Different sectors of the water cycle are managed separately

5. Drawbacks of the conventional approach to urban water management • Lack of integration • Short-term solutions • Lack of flexibility • Energy intensive

6. Links within the water cycle Stormwater • Water quality • Potential resource • Sewer capacities • Water treatment standards The Urban Water Cycle Water supply Wastewater • Potential resource • Wastewater volume

7. Links between water and other sectors of urban planning Roads and transport Housing Energy Waste management Parks, gardens and recreation Farming Local economic development Health Land-use management

8. Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) IUWM requires the consideration of: • All parts of the water cycle as an integrated system • The need to strive for sustainability • All water users and other relevant stakeholders • All water uses (Based on Mitchell, 2004)

9. Integrated approaches to urban water management • Stormwater is attenuated and retained using natural systems • Wastewater is separated at source and reused • Reducing water demand is given priority over increasing supply • Innovative solutions are encouraged • Physical and institutional integration in the management of the water cycle (Based on Mitchell, 2004)

10. Benefits of IUWM • Increased water availability • Reduced cost of water treatment • Increased biodiversity • Identification of more cost effective and viable solutions

11. Why IUWM is more sustainable Meets society’s needs for water in a fair way … and protects it from risks caused by water Ensures the necessary financing for managing the water resources and for meeting society’s needs Preserves / restores aquatic ecosystems

12. Moving towards integration • Communication, coordination & collaboration across institutional boundaries • Cross-disciplinary interaction • Multi-stakeholder involvement • Experimenting – learning – sharing • Regular review and adjustment • Importance of joint vision

13. Adopting IUWM through strategic planning Assessment of situation & scenario building Visioning & setting of objectives Strategy development & political commitment Action planning & implementation Monitoring & evaluation

14. Acknowledgements This presentation has been produced as part of the SWITCH Training Kit by: Ralph Philip and Barbara Anton ICLEI – Local Government’s for Sustainability based on the joint efforts of the following SWITCH partners: P. van der Steen (UNESCO-IHE), J. Butterworth (IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre), C. Batchelor (IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre), C. Da Silva (IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre), D.M. Guio-Torres (UNESCO-IHE), C. Howe (UNESCO-IHE), Z. Vojinovic (UNESCO-IHE) The UNESCO-IHE led SWITCH project runs from Feb. 2006 to Jan. 2011 and is part-financed by Directorate General Research of the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme. For more information see www.switchurbanwater.eu