Thematic Work Group 3 - Basin governance Andrew Ross, UNESCO-IHP & Jean Francois Donzier, INBO/IOWater

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1 Thematic Wrk Grup 3 - Basin gvernance Andrew Rss, UNESCO-IHP & Jean Francis Dnzier, INBO/IOWater 29 April 2014 Madrid - Spain

2 Basin fundamentals Basins are the natural territries in which water flws n the sil r in the sub sil and are independent f the natinal r administrative bundaries r limits crssed THE BASIN CONCEPT CAN BE USED TO DELIMIT THE RECHARGE AREAS AND THE AREAS WHERE WATER FLOWS IN: Rivers Lakes Aquifers Estuaries and castal znes Cnjunctive uses and management f water systems shuld be rganized n the scale at which these natural systems ccur and are used fr human activities at the basin level.

3 All kinds f water Are taken jintly int cnsideratin * surface waters * grundwater * transitinal water * castal waters

4 What d we cnsider as a Basin? Fr the purpse f the wrking grup the cncept includes all SURFACE and Grundwater

5 INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OVERALL MEETING OF RATIONAL AND LEGITIMATE DEMANDS Agriculture Electricity Dmestic uses Transprts Industry Leisure Turism Fish farming Fishing WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECYCLING, CONSERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS: rivers, lakes, wetlands, aquifers, cstal areas, RISK PREVENTION : Ersin Drught Flds IWRM

6 IWRM CONCERNS ALL MAJOR WATER USES Hydrpwer Cling Energy plants Industrial uses abstractin discharges Agricultural uses abstractin diffuse discharges Cnservatin f ecsystems: - rivers, lakes, - wetlands, - aquifers, - cstal areas, Urban uses: drinking water supply wastewater treatment WATER ALLOCATION BETWEEN SECTORS, fishing Fish farming Recreatinal / eclgical uses Angling Turism bathing... Surce: Ministry f the envirnment, Québec, Canada

7 INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT : MAIN BASIC FUNCTIONS Internatinal agreements Legislatin - Regulatins Standardizatin Authrizatins fr abstractin r discharge - Water plicing Mnitring Fllw-up f the envirnment and uses Warning and prtectin Planning Funding - Prgramming Investments Operatin - Maintenance Research Training Infrmatin

8 INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT : DEFINING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH: basin rganizatins? Multilateral rganizatins Internatinal cmmissins Central r federal gvernment Lcal authrities = states (Federatin) = municipalities = villages Large public reginal planners Water users : = cmmunity = individuals Civil Sciety : = enterprises = researchers = NGOs

9 Cnflicts requirements cllected frm each pint f view Designing a prgram thrugh dialgue Reaching agreement Reaching with an ambitius prgram

10 If we cannt measure, we cannt manage!! DIALOGUE Resurces Surface water (Rivers Lakes) Grundwater Wetlands Uses Seasnal variatins Gegraphic lcatins Ecnmical infrmatins - Quantity - Quality - Eclgy - Requirements - Abstractins - Discharges Flwrates Pllutin - Frequencies - G.I.S INFORMATION - Cst, budget

11 water resurces management shuld be rganized: Descriptin f the initial situatin Baseline scenari: prjectin fr 2025 Surce: Ministry f the envirnment, Québec, Canada Surce: Ministry f the envirnment, Québec, Canada Fcus n ecnmic aspects: estimate the ecnmic "weight" f water uses and services assess the level f recvery f csts f water services Baseline scenari: appraisal f evlutins f uses, pressures... identificatin f ptential gaps in water status with GES based n management plans r master plans that define the medium and lng-term bjectives t be achieved; As adaptatin actins will take several decades befre having a visible and significant effect

12 water resurces management shuld be rganized: the mbilizatin f specific financial resurces, VARIOUS COMPLEMENTARY SYSTEMS FOR COST RECOVERY: THE 3x T TAXES: * Paid t the GENERAL STATE BUDGET: General taxes r penal fines New eclgical tax. * Water-related CHARGES: Natinal water charges transiting thrugh Special Accunts f the Treasury" Basin water charges levied by the Water Agency TARIFFS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES: Price f raw water levied by big develpers Price f drinking water levied by the municipalities r water suppliers TRANSFERTS: Internatinal aid r frm ther ecnmical sectrs.

13 Basin gvernance LOCAL NATIONAL TRANSBOUNDARY The gegraphic extent f a basin will determine the mix f actrs fr management activities: lcal, natinal and/r internatinal rganizatins.

14 TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX RIVERS OR LAKES AND HUNDREDS OF AQUIFERS ARE TRANSBOUNDARY ONES Transbundary basins per cntinent. Purcentage du territire Afrique % Asie % Eurpe % Amerique du Nrd % Amerique du Sud % TOTAL %

15 Transbundary aquifers

16 Transbundary river basins

17 Map f the River and Grundwater Basins f the Wrld Areal extent f surface basins and aquifers smetimes differs radically

18 A slutin t face glbal changes? IWRM: Integrated Water Resurces Management at rivers, lakes and aquifers basins level

19 Culd we say that water resurces management wuld be rganized:? 1) n the scale f lcal, natinal r transbundary basins f rivers, lakes and aquifers; 2) with a jint management f surface and grundwaters, 3) based n integrated infrmatin systems, allwing knwledge n resurces and their uses, plluting pressures, ecsystems and their functining, the fllw-up f their evlutins and risk assessment. 4) with a set f indicatrs t fllw prgresses and t facilitate cmparisns,

20 Culd we say that water resurces management wuld be rganized:? 5) based n management plans r master plans that define the medium and lng-term bjectives t be achieved: the share visin f the future ; 6) thrugh the develpment f Prgrams f Measures and multiyear pririty investments; 7) with the mbilizatin f specific financial resurces, OECD 3T ; If pssible based n the «plluter-pays» principle and «user-pays» systems; 8) with the participatin in decisin-making f the cncerned Gvernmental Administratins and lcal Authrities, the representatives f different categries f users and assciatins fr envirnmental prtectin r f public interest.

21 Internatinal Office Fr Water PARIS-FRANCE Internatinal Netwrk Of Basin Organizatins KPI (Key Perfrmance Indicatrs) have been tested in 10 transbundary basins in Africa: NigerNiger (ABN / NBA) VltaVlta (ABV / VBA) Victria Victria Lake (LVBC) NileNile (NBI) CngCng (CICOS) Sénégalgal (OMVS) GambiaGambia (OMVG) Okavang (OKACOM) OrangeOrange (ORASECOM) Lake Lake Chad (CBLT / LCBC) ACP-EU WATER FACILITY / ACTIONS IN ACP COUNTRIES Develpment f IWRM perfrmance indicatrs fr African Transbundary Basins management

22 NARBO Indicatrs Stakehlders 3: Custmer invlvement 4: Custmer feedback 5: Envirnmental Audits 6: Basin Livelihd IBP 10: Planning maturity 11: Water Allcatin 12: Data sharing MISSION 1: RBO Status 2: Gvernance Finance 13: Cst recvery 14: Financial efficiency L&G 7: HRD 8: Technical Dev t 9: Organizatin Dev t

23 Objectives f WG 3 Prmte cnjunctive uses and management f surface and grundwater resurces at lcal, natinal and transbundary basin level, Prvide advice t gvernments Identify gd basin gvernance practices based n existing rganizatins and prjects Prvide a plicy frum t share experiences Design a set f indicatrs n basin gvernance Establish a baseline t assess the status f water gvernance in a majrity f basins arund the wrld Develp methds and tls fr creating and develping basin rganizatins Develp guidelines fr basin rganizatins t fully cnsider bth surface and grundwater resurces (including Capacity Building tls, Training, Curricula) Prmte knwledge and awareness abut Internatinal Legal Instruments and Transbundary Waters management,