17th Session of the IHP Intergovernmental Council

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DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE 7TH PHASE OF
IHP (2008 2013)
5th Report of the Task Force
Water dependencies Systems under Stress and
Societal Responses
17th Session of the IHP Intergovernmental
Council (Paris, 3 7 July 2006)
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TASK FORCE
Mr Koichiro KURAJI University Forests in
Aichi The University of Tokyo, Japan Mr Stefan
UHLENBROOK UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands Ms Iwona
WAGNER European Regional Centre for
Ecohydrology, University of Lodz, Poland Ms
Alison WEDGEWOOD Environmental Economics Ltd., UK
Mr Shaminder PURI Chairman of the Task Force for
IHP-VII Ms Blanca JIMENEZ National Autonomous
University of Mexico, Mexico Mr Mohammed
KARAMOUZ School of Civil Engineering Fanni
College of Engineering Tehran University, Iran
ADVISORY AND PEER REVIEW GROUP
Mr Jim DOOGE University College Dublin,
Ireland Mr Jean FRIED University of Strasbourg
(France) and University of Maine (USA) Mr Ian
GALE British Geological Survey, UK Mr Eberhard
BRAUNE UNESCO Chair at University of Western
Cape, South Africa
Mr Dominique BIDOU Advisor to the French Ministry
of Environment, France Mr Lekan
OYEBANDE Hydrology Laboratory, Department of
Geography University of Lagos, Nigeria Mr Stevan
BRUK WaterResources Management, Serbia Mr Peter
DILLON CSIRO Land and Water, Australia
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Overview

• Process adopted for taking the Concept through to
  the Draft Strategy
• The needs and the targets of the IHP
• Formulating a strategy, that is action oriented
  and policy relevant
• The themes and their focal areas
• The next steps

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Milestones

• Task Force established in 2004 by the Bureau in
  its 35th Session
• First concept for IHP VII endorsed by the 16th
  Session of the IHP Inter Governmental Council
• Reviews of evolving concept strategy, 38th and
  39th Sessions of the Bureau
• Fifth Report of the Task Force with the Draft
  Strategy
• Submission to the 17th Inter Governmental Council
  for adoption
• Significant input consultation throughout.

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IHP National Committees and other consultations
By 20 May 2005 Azerbaijan Germany Haiti Japan Jor
dan Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Mauritius Namibia Neth
erlands Nigeria Norway Romania Saudi
Arabia Syria Tunisia
By April / May 2006 Argentina Australia Brazil Bu
lgaria Israel Italy Finland India Japan Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia Korea Madagascar Netherlands Pakis
tan Sweden Tunisia United Kingdom
By March 2004 Argentina Brazil Chile Congo Egypt
Germany Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Mauritius Norway Ne
pal Nigeria Pakistan Palestine Peru Russian
Federation Spain Turkey Uzbekistan
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Main concerns of IHP National Committees -
global through to local issues
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Contribution of IHP-VII to worldwide initiatives
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Contribution to the Water for Life Decade(2005
2015)
- Support of strategic studies at the opening
stages of the Decade assessing scenarios,
finding early warning signals and policy relevant
options for mitigating their impacts on critical
ecosystems.
- Taking the science of hydrology to policy
formulation
- Taking lead in the Water for Life
implementation
Contribution to the Education for Sustainable
Development Decade (2005 2015)
-UNESCO designated as the lead agency within the
UN System a new and a forward looking framework
for inter sectoral cooperation with UNESCO,
notably for water education IHPs role in the
thematic programme Education for Sustainable
water management.
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...we (remain) in the midst of a water
crisisthat has many faces...
First WWDR presented at 3rd World Water Forum in
March 2003
We live on one planet, connected in a delicate,
intricate web of ecological, social, economic and
cultural relationships that shapes our lives. If
we are to achieve sustainable development, we
will need to display greater responsibility for
the ecosystems on which all life depends (...)
and for the generations that will follow our own,
living tomorrow with the consequences of the
decisions we take today
Kofi A. AnnanJohannesburg Summit 2002
Humans have made unprecedented changes to
ecosystems in recent decades to meet growing
demands for food, fresh water, fiber, and
energy. These changes have helped to improve the
lives of billions, but at the same time they
weakened natures ability to deliver other key
services such as purification of air and water,
protection from disasters, and the provision of
medicines. Key messages from the Millennium
Assessment
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Vision for IHP

• Integrating dependencies water science-policy,
  through research education underpinned by
  cultural diversity
• Understanding dependencies physical-social-biolog
  ical environments
• Promoting participatory decision making in inter
  dependent systems water-health-food-energy, in a
  changing world

water management is not just a scientific
and technological problem, it also has important
social, political, environmental and cultural
dimensions.  It is essential that these concerns
are adequately addressed in Phase VII of the IHP.
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Finding the targets for IHPs Phase VII
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Linkage of IHP VII to ongoing initiatives
Associated IHP programmes - IFI International
Flood Initiative - ISI International Sediment
Initiative - PCCP Water for Peace From
Potential Conflicts to Cooperation Potential -
JIIHP Joint International Isotope Hydrology
Programme - ISARM Internationally Shared Aquifer
Resources Management - G-WADI Global Network on
Water and Development Information in Arid Lands -
UWMP Urban Water Management Programme - WHYMAP
World Hydrogeological Map
Cross-cutting IHP programmes - HELP - FRIEND
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Linkage of IHP VII to ongoing initiatives

• Cooperation with other UN system organizations,
  and international and national associations
• - WMO
• - FAO
• - IAEA
• - UNECE
• - UNESCWA
• - UNU
• - WHO
• - UNEP, UNEP DGEF, UNEP GEMS/WATER, UNEP GPA
• WWAP
• IAH International Association of Hydrogeologists
  
• - IAHS International Association of Hydrological
  Sciences
• - CPCW Cooperative Programme on Water and
  Climate, The Netherlands.
• - PUB Prediction in Ungauged Basins Project
• - IGRAC International Groundwater Resources
  Assessment Centre

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Strengthening of the roleof the IHP Centres and
UNESCO Chairs
identifying the best mechanisms for achieving
synergy between the Centres, as well as between
them and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water
Education, which is foreseen as the hub of the
network.
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Formulating the Strategy for IHP-VII 2008 - 2013
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...we are witnessing the impact of extreme
climates in floods and drought conditions...
Second WWDR presented at 4th World Water Forum in
March 2006
Some important markers on the time line for IHP
VII
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Making IHP-VII relevant globally and locally
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2500 years ago, Taoist Chuang-Tzu said "Water is
the blood of the Earth, and flows through its
muscles and veins.
DEPENDENCIES
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
STRESS
SOCIETAL RESPONSES
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Transition of IHPs phases continuity with change
1996-2001 IHP-VHydrology and Water Resources
Developmentin a Vulnerable Environment
2008-2013 IHP-VII (proposed)Water
DependenciesSystems under Stress and Societal
Responses
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INTERDEPENDENCIES
IHP-VII Water DependenciesSystems under
Stress and Societal Responses
STRESS
SOCIETAL RESPONCES
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Themes formulated for IHP-VII
THEME 1 Adapting to the Impacts of Global
Changes in River Basins Aquifer Systems
THEME II Strengthening Water Governancefor
Sustainability
THEME III Ecohydrology for Sustainability
THEME IV Water and Life Support Systems
THEME V Water Educationfor Sustainable
Development
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Draft Resolution to consider Document
IHP/IC-XVII/11
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IHP-VII Water DependenciesSystems under Stress
and Societal Responses
The Themes and Focal Areasproposed for
IHP-VII 5th report of the Task
Force IHP/IC-XVII/inf.9
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Water DependenciesSystems under Stress and
Societal Responses
Theme 1 ADAPTING TO THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL
CHANGES IN RIVER BASINS AND AQUIFER SYSTEMS
Focal area 1.1 - Global changes and feedback
mechanisms of hydrological processes in
stressed Systems Focal area 1.2 - Climate change
impacts on the hydrological cycle and
consequent impact on water resources Focal area
1.3 - Hydro-hazards, hydrological extremes and
water-related disasters Focal area 1.4 -
Managing groundwater systems response to
global changes Focal area 1.5 - Global change
and climate variability in arid and semi-arid
regions
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Water DependenciesSystems under Stress and
Societal Responses
Theme 2 STRENGTHENING WATER GOVERNANCE FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
Focal area 2.1 - Cultural, societal and
scientific responses to the crises in water
governance Focal area 2.2 - Capacity development
for improved governance enhanced legislation
for wise stewardship of water resources Focal
area 2.3 - Governance strategies that enhance
affordability and assure financing Focal area
2.4 - Water as a shared responsibility managing
water across geographical and social
boundaries Focal area 2.5 - Resolving the water
and energy nexus
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Water DependenciesSystems under Stress and
Societal Responses
Theme 3 ECOHYDROLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Focal area 3.1 - Ecological measures to protect
and remediate catchments process Focal area
3.2 - Improving ecosystem quality and
services by combining structural
solutions with ecological biotechnologies Focal
area 3.3 - Risk-based environmental management
and accounting Focal area 3.4 -
Groundwater-dependent ecosystems
identification, inventory and assessment
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Water DependenciesSystems under Stress and
Societal Responses
Theme 4 WATER AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Focal area 4.1 - Protecting water quality for
sustainable livelihoods and poverty
alleviation Focal area 4.2 - Augmenting scarce
water resources especially in SIDS Focal area
4.3 - Achieving sustainable urban water
management Focal area 4.4 - Achieving
sustainable rural water management
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Water DependenciesSystems under Stress and
Societal Responses
Theme 5 WATER EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (provisional title)
Theme 5 will be elaborated by a working group
likely to be set upon water education (ref.
Document IHP/IC-XVI/12)which will provide the
Task Forcewith suggested focal areas for this
theme
UN Decade ofEducation for Sustainable
Development
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Cross-cutting issues for IHP-VII
Key Theme I
THEME 1 Adapting to the Impacts of Global
Changes in River Basins Aquifer Systems
THEME II Strengthening Water Governancefor
Sustainability
THEME III Ecohydrology for Sustainability
THEME IV Water and Life Support Systems
THEME V Water Educationfor Sustainable
Development
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Cross-cutting and associated programmes
Other UN system organizations and programmesand
international and national associations - WMO -
FAO - IAEA - UNECE - UNESCWA - UNU - WHO - UNEP,
UNEP GEF, UNEP GEMS/WATER - WWAP - IAHS
International Association of Hydrological
Sciences - CPCW Cooperative Programme on Water
and Climate, The Netherlands. - PUB Prediction
in Ungauged Basins Project - IGRAC
International Groundwater Resources Assessment
Centre
THEME 1 Adapting to the Impacts of Global
Changes in River Basins Aquifer Systems
Cross-cuttingIHP programmes - HELP - FRIEND
Associated IHP programmes - IFI - ISI - PCCP -
JIIHP - ISRAM - G-WADI - UWMP - WHYMAP
THEME II Strengthening Water Governancefor
Sustainability
THEME III Ecohydrology for Sustainability
THEME IV Water and Life Support Systems
THEME V Water Educationfor Sustainable
Development
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NEXT STEPS
34th session of the General Conference of UNESCO
to approve the IHP-VII Final Plan
2007
November
2008
IHP-VII launching
January
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• The Task Force members would like to express
  their gratitudeto the IHP National
  Committeesfor their considerable input to the
  defining of the crucial areas of interest in the
  process of defining of the IHP-VII structure and
  implementation plan.
• The Task Force members would also like to
  express their appreciationto the IHP
  Secretariatfor their considerable help in
  arranging the meetings,providing excellent
  logistical support and guidance to the IHP
  process.