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World Water Actions

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World Water ActionsWorld Water Actions

The Hague: Vision for 2025Framework for

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Kyoto: Actions and Commitments

World Water Council pledged in The Hague to monitor the progress made

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World Water ActionsWorld Water Actions

•Method: collection of information on on-going initiatives from all stakeholders

•Limitations:- Gradual progress ?- Partial coverage, but

meaningful sample- Boundaries of the water

sector?- No quality check

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As by today, 2315 ActionsWater Action Contest submissions still to be entered (around 870 projects)

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Outline of the reportOutline of the report

1. Create an enabling environment : management and institutions, risk management, finances

2. “WEHAB” issuesWater supply and sanitationEnergyHealthAgricultureBiodiversity

3. Recommendations

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OutcomesOutcomes

• The “Actions” concept is an expedient for assessing progress in absence of indicators. Monitoring of progress still an issue.

• Legislation and institutions: lot of efforts are on-going. Main hurdle: enforcing the legislations. Some changes go beyond the water sector (decentralization; participation).

• Institutional progress prioritized – but practical management issues not to be forgotten

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OutcomesOutcomes

• Financing is a major issue. Camdessus Panel recommendations awaited.

• Water is now on the international agenda (Bonn, Johannesburg); Millennium Development Goals influence strategies of international players.

• But water is not in the top priorities of decision-makers (governments, local authorities) – and not in the priorities of people?

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RecommendationsRecommendations

• Real priority should be given to water, and translated in budgetary allocations and planning processes by governments and local authorities. Without this, MDGs will not be achieved.

• Awareness raising is a never-ending necessity; there is a need for arguments to help convince

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From Conclusions To CommitmentsFrom Conclusions To Commitments

•WWAction Conclusions to help define commitments in WWF3 (from all stakeholders)

•WWC is preparing its own commitments following conclusions: awareness raising; monitoring; quantifying benefits

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Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!