ISTANBUL URBAN WATER CONSENSUS Margaret Pageler ICLEI ExCom and World Water Council Governor

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ISTANBUL URBAN WATER CONSENSUSMargaret
PagelerICLEI ExCom and World Water Council
Governor
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5th WORLD WATER FORUMIstanbul March 2009

• Forums convene the Water World every 3 years
• 2009 focus adapting water management to global
  change
• New recognition of role of cities

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Istanbul Urban Water Consensus

• Recognize Global Challenges
• Urbanization
• Millennium Development Goals
• Climate change and variability
• More than half of the worlds people now live in
  cities. They are counting on us.

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Istanbul Urban Water Consensus
What will each City pledge to do?

• Assess
• Plan
• Adopt Targets
• The Consensus provides a flexible platform for
  each individual city to plan to address its
  unique situation.

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Assess

• Population and land use changes
• Infrastructure capacity and condition
• Climate change scenarios
• Climate-related risks for water system
• Pollution and disaster vulnerability assessment

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Adaptation Planning

• Consider a range of water, sanitation and storm
  water management techniques to respond to
  urbanization and to the uncertainty and
  variability associated with global changes.
• Cities Preparing for Climate Change
  www.cleanairpartnership.org
• Preparing for Climate Change A Guidebook for
  Local Governments www.cses.washington.edu/cig

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Set Targets

• Adopt specific, measurable, numeric targets to
  support the Citys Adaptation Plan
• Targets will be fully voluntary, tailored to the
  Citys priorities, and consistent with its
  jurisdiction
• Targets demonstrate that Cities are serious about
  taking action on water

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NEXT STEPS

• Consultation Does this document work for your
  City? How can it be improved or strengthened?
• Comment and feedback at www.worldwaterforum5.org
• Revision and signatures October 2008
• Presentation in Istanbul March 2009
• Dialogue and follow up

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5th WORLD WATER FORUM