presentation of mr. irfan aker, president, dolsar engineering ltd., at the 1st world irrigation...

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LET’S USE THE BENEFITLET S USE THE BENEFIT OF BEING TOGETHEROF BEING TOGETHER

H. İrfan AKER

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CONTINIOUS DEMAND OFCONTINIOUS DEMAND OF WATER, FOOD, ENERGY

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WATER FOR FOOD

WATER FOR ENERGY

WATER FOR DEVELOPMENT

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WATER CAN ONLY BE SAVED WHEN IT EXISTSWATER CAN ONLY BE SAVED WHEN IT EXISTSMARDIN‐TURKEY 4


OPTIMISATION OF THE USE OF WATERWATER

BY COMBINING MULTIPLE PURPOSES

TO BE CONSIDERED

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THE FUTURE WE WANT…

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WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW “MYWE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW “MY WATER USE” EFFECT EVERYBODY ELSE’S, AND ENTER INTO MEANINGFUL AND INFORMED DIALOGUES WITH OTHER

PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, ENGAGED IN USING, OR WASTING OR ,

POLLUTING, OUR COMMON AND SHARED WATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE

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FOR THIS PURPOSE WE NEED TO ENGAGE WITH GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE VERY

ESSENCE OF COOPERATION: SS NC OF COOP RATION:

WHAT IS COOPERATION?

WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE, STATES AND ORGANISATIONS TO “COOPERATE” RATHER THAN “DEFECT”?

WHAT DETERMINES THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT RECIPROCITIES THAT MAKE US COOPERATE AND THERECIPROCITIES THAT MAKE US COOPERATE, AND THE

MECHANISMS OF SELECTION OF THOSE WITH WHOM WE WANT TO DO SO?

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AND HOW DOWE IDENTIFY AND MEASURE THEAND HOW DO WE IDENTIFY AND MEASURE THE QUALITY, AIM, BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO COOPERATION AND CREATE AN ENABLINGCOOPERATION, AND CREATE AN ENABLING

ENVIRONMENT FOR COOPERATION?

HOW CAN MORE EFFECTIVE COOPERATIONHOW CAN MORE EFFECTIVE COOPERATION ENABLE US TO REACH FUTURE‐ORIENTED

DECISIONS AND FORCE IMPLEMENTATION ANDDECISIONS AND FORCE IMPLEMENTATION, AND HOW CAN WE BEST BUILD PARTNERSHIPS

AMONG ACTORS TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS?AMONG ACTORS TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS?

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KNOWLEDGE MUST BE SHARED BASED ONKNOWLEDGE MUST BE SHARED BASED ON CONTEXT AND NEEDS OF THOSE

INVOLVED, TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE‐BASED POLICY, MAKE DECISIONS AND RAISE

AWARENESS. SCIENCE‐POLICY GAPS ARE COMMON, OFTEN WITH TOO MUCH ,“SCIENCE‐PUSH” AND INSUFFICIENT

ATTENTION TO “POLICY PULL”ATTENTION TO POLICY PULL

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THE CHAIN STARTS WITH EDUCATION TO FORM THE SCIENTISTS AND POLITICIANS

THAT WILL CLOSE THIS GAP IN THE FUTURE, AND ENDS WITH THE

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES THAT WILL CHANGE OUROF POLICIES THAT WILL CHANGE OUR

BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD OF WATERSUSTAINABLE WORLD OF WATER

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LIMITED INTERACTIONS BETWEENLIMITED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS,

INVESTORS LOCAL COMMUNITIES ANDINVESTORS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND DECISION MAKERS STRAIN GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS VERY RECENTLY KEY GROUPSSYSTEMS. VERY RECENTLY, KEY GROUPS HAVE BEGUN TO CATALYSE SCIENCE, POLICY, AND PRACTICE INTO A LONG‐TERM VERSION OF RESILLIENT WATER

SECURITYMARDIN‐TURKEY 12


STAKEHOLDERS POLITICIANS GOVERNMENTSTAKEHOLDERS, POLITICIANS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES/AUTHORITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETIES, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,SOCIETIES, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,

LOCAL COMMUNITIES, NGO’S, INDUSTRY, FARMERS, FUNDING, AGENCIES, YOUTH, MEDIA , , , ,AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP, TO IMPROVE AS WELL AS TO IMPLEMENT THE MANAGEMENT OF

WATER RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE ADVANCES

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THE EVOLUATION OF AGRICULTURE AND HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTAND HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN EACH REGION IS REDEFINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND THEDISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND THE ASSOCIATED BENEFITS AND RISKS

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presentation of mr. irfan aker, president, dolsar engineering ltd., at the 1st world irrigation...

Technology

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keygroups systems

civil societies

common goals

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ss nc of coop ration