UNEP Water Policy and Strategy

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UNEP Water Policy and Strategy

• Tim Kasten
• Chief, Natural Resources Branch
• Division of Environmental Policy Implementation

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Objectives of Presentation

• UNEP Water Policy and Strategy developments
• Latest Developments
• GC 23
• Revisions to Water Policy and Strategy
• Ninth Special Session of GC/GMEF
• Gain feedback and comments
• Outline draft Water Policy and Strategy
• Discuss way forward to develop document further

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History of UNEPs WPS

• Water Programme
• Renewed attention from Agenda 21
• More than 10 year history of developing WPS

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Oceans and Coasts

• Regional Seas
• Global Programme of Action
• Coral Reefs
• SIDS Plan of Action

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Recent Developments

• CSD 12 and 13
• GC 23
• World Summit 2005
• Restructuring UNEPs Water Programme
• Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and
  Capacity Building

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Revised WPS

• Mandate is clear
• Need to enhance freshwater aspects
• Strategic focus needed
• Guidance to develop UNEP Programme of Work

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Strategic Principles for WPS

• Conceptual
• Ecosystems based approaches
• Contribute to social and economic development
• Address Risks
• Operational
• Capacity-building and Technology Support
• Partnerships and build on what is existing
• Promote multistakeholder participation

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Component 1 - Assessment

• Provide knowledge base
• Inform stakeholders
• Information on threats, trends and emerging
  issues

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Component 2 - Management
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Component 3 Cooperation

• National Level BSP
• Regional/subregional
• Global

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Putting Policy into Action

• Operationalizing the strategy
• Guidance to UNEP biennial Programme of Work
• Frequency of review
• Monitoring

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Areas of UNEPs Comparative Advantage

• Key components outline the strategic
  interventions in general terms
• Appendices to WPS to more specifically guide the
  UNEP Programme of Work as well as to provide some
  indicators for progress and future fine-tuning of
  the strategy

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Proposed Process for Further Development

• Discussions held at UNEP 9th Spec. Session
  GC/GMEF
• Further consultative process underway leading to
  September 2006 submission for final government
  review prior to GC 24

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Thanks for your attention