1.1. What do you think IWRM is?What do you think IWRM is?

• Consider principles of IWRM, Consider principles of IWRM, processes, purpose and write one processes, purpose and write one thing on each cardthing on each card

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What is IWRM?What is IWRM?

Dublin PrinciplesDublin Principles

1.1. Fresh water is a finite and vulnerable resource, Fresh water is a finite and vulnerable resource, essential to sustain life, development and the essential to sustain life, development and the environment environment

2.2. Water development and management should be Water development and management should be based on a participatory approach, involving users, based on a participatory approach, involving users, planners and policy-makers at all levels planners and policy-makers at all levels

3.3. Women play a central part in the provision, Women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water management and safeguarding of water

4.4. Water has an economic value in all its competing Water has an economic value in all its competing uses and should be recognized as an economic uses and should be recognized as an economic good good

What is IWRM?What is IWRM?

Definition of IWRM

IWRM is a process which promotes the co-ordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximise the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.

Equity: in allocation of costs and benefits to promote sustainable social development

Efficiency: maximizing the economic and social welfare

Environmental Sustainability: protecting vital ecosystems

Coordinated development of:

•Land and water

•Surface water and groundwater

•The river basin and coastal and marine environment

•Upstream and downstream interests

1. Policies and priorities take water resource implications into account

2. Cross-sectoral integration on policy development

3. Relevant stakeholders are given voice in water planning and management

4. Local level decisions align with national approaches and strategies

5. Water planning and strategies are integrated into broader social, economic and environmental goals

Reforming Human SystemsReforming Human Systems

Advantages of IWRM:

•Solving problems: inter-sectoral solutions, avoids solving one problem which creates another

•Avoiding poor investments and expensive mistakes: operation and maintenance, cost recovery, short and long term considerations

•Considers the environment: promotes environments from the start

•Maximising return on investment: IWRM when designing technical interventions/infrastructure should consider possible synergies with other sectors

•Allocate water strategically – from the lowest level but guided by national development goals – avoid fragmented development

•Strategic allocation through water use efficiency: using tools to control water use – technical, economic, incentives & subsidies (indirect allocation – require cooperation across sectors)