pakistan water programme workshop objectives and accomplishments 2013-14

Pakistan Water Programme

Workshop Objectives and Accomplishments 2013-14

Dr. Shahid Ahmad

IUCN and Oxfam-Novib

Pakistan Water Programme Programme Introduction

• Funding by Oxfam-Novib• Programme Developed in

March 2013• Presented in 1st National

Workshop on April 18th 2013 • Programme initiated in May

2013• Today’s Workshop is the 2nd

National Workshop

Workshop Objectives• Presentation of

Accomplishments and progress of 2013-14

• Document feedback from the participants

• Recap Recommendations and Conclusions

• Next Steps for 2014-15


Pakistan Water Programme - Framework

IMPACTProductive and water-

secure Pakistan

1. Capacity for water

diplomacy and cooperation

2. Inter-provincial

water cooperation

3. Water knowledge

management 4. Water for sustainable

livelihoods and healthy

ecosystems

5. Water and health secure villages and

towns


Research Studies 2013-14• Three research studies completed:

Mr. Ashfaq Mahmood - “Hydro-Diplomacy: Trans-boundary Water Issues between India and Pakistan; and Water Cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan”

Mr. Mirza Hamid Hassan - “Policy and Institutional Analysis in the Water Sector of Pakistan”

Dr. Bashir Ahmad - “Water Apportionment and Inter-provincial Water Issues”


Research Studies 2013-14• Six Policy Briefs prepared:

1. Hydro Diplomacy: Trans-boundary Water Issues between Pakistan and India

2. Hydro Diplomacy: Water Cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan

3. Inter-Provincial Water Cooperation in the Indus Basin of Pakistan

4. Water for Nature in the Downstream Areas of Indus Basin of Pakistan

5. Policy Analysis in the Water Sector of Pakistan6. Institutional Analysis in the Water Sector of Pakistan


Pakistan Water Gatewaywww.waterinfo.net-pk

• Reinvigorated – alternative options prepared• New Version of Website – developed, installed and

functional• Infobase – Redesigned and categories of

information developed• 2001-2013 – 75 Documents including news clippings• 2013-2014 – 336 Documents Uploaded• 2013-2014 – 324 Information Themes • 2014 – Plans to add 700 Additional Documents • Users’ Blog• Users’ e-Forum


Pakistan Water Forum• Outline prepared• Decentralized Forum• Islamabad Chapter - 1• Provincial Chapters – 4

• Future Expansion to:• AJK• GB• FATA

• Islamabad Chapter invitations sent to a select group• Provincial Facilitators are being selected• Effort is to keep it non-political and non-partisan• IUCN will provide secretariat support


Real-life Pilot Studies•Six pilot studies initiated during 2013 and will complete in November 2014• Wastewater management and utilization• Islamabad – Lok Sanjh• Mithankot – NFRDF-Help Foundation• Millat Town, Karachi - NFRDF

• Water productivity in stressed environments• Liyyah – SACAN• Jamshoro – SACAN-RDF


Real-life Pilot Studies•Watershed Management and Groundwater Recharge• Rawal Watershed – Arokas• Jhelum Watershed – Murree-

Jheeka Gali


1. Management and Reuse of Wastewater in Islamabad

Three Interventions

1. Managing Sewage Odour

2. Management of Sewage

3. Safe utilization by farmers to grow vegetables


Islamabad Trail 5 to Azhar Town


2. Management and Reuse of Wastewater in Mithankot, Punjab


Mithankot


3. Management and Reuse of Wastewater in Millat Town Karachi


Millat Town


4. Watershed Management and Groundwater Recharge, Aarokas, Punjab


Aarokas


5. Water Productivity in Stressed Environments, Layya


Other Accomplishments•Pakistan Water Technology Foresight – Ministry of Science and Technology• Inter-Jurisdictional Water Management Chapter in Book on Federal Rivers published by Oxford University•Member International Water Standard Committee and contributed in Standard Publication by AWS and many other institutions•Contributed in Book on Dry Side of Indus


Internships – June-July 2014• Students from FJ, Bahria and Air University contacted for Internship• 13 students submitted request• Three field studies developed:• Performance of water filtration units in Islamabad

and Rawalpindi – analysis of water samples – before and after• Water supply situation in slum areas of Islamabad

– semi-structured interviews with women • Water supply situation in CDA Sectors and Bahria

Town – Semi structured interviews


Project Formulation•Water Governance in FATA •Water Challenges and Governance in

FATA – A Study – Full Proposal Finalized for funding from SDC – In Principle SDC Agreed on Funding• IUCN is given the right to bid for the

Project for 2014-2022 – 8 years Project after the study

•DIV-USAID Proposal submitted on Kareze


Project Formulation•Watershed Proposal submitted for ReSource Award• In-house Concept Discussion Started on Water Cooperation – Trans-boundary and Interprovincial – Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building


The World Water Week is in August-September 2014

The 2014 Stockholm Water Prize is awarded to John Briscoe – having experience both in India and Pakistan with World Bank and now at University of Harvard, USA

He also led the MOWP-ADB-FODP Team for the Pakistan Water Strategy 2012

“I have learned a lot about the priorities of very poor people and the fallacies of high-sounding slogans”

(John Briscoe, Stockholm Laureate)


If every policy maker obliged to first spend few years getting acquainted with the realities at a local level, our water world would be a better one?

(John Briscoe, Stockholm Laureate)


“Innovations will be crucial, as adapting might not be sufficient or even possible”

(Dr. Phillia Restiani)


Thank you!IUCN and Oxfam-Novib

pakistan water programme workshop objectives and accomplishments 2013-14

Documents

oxfamnovibaarokas iucn

oxfamnovibmithankot

oxfamnovibmillat town

punjab iucn

oxfamnovib management

vegetables iucn

oxfamnovibresearch studies

azhar town iucn