Water for All The 2nd Five Years

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Competing Claims for Land and Water in Changing
River Deltas Issues for Research and Knowledge
Partnerships to Improve Investments Wageningen,
1 September 2009
Keynote Presentation
Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Lead Professional (Water
Resources Management) Asian Development Bank
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Presentation Outline

• Introduction
  ADB, regional cooperation, and water
  security
• Issues for research
  in rural, urban and basin water
• Projects, partners, and principles
• Exploring collaboration through discussion

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About ADB Asian Development Bank

• Multilateral development finance institution
  established in 1966
• Overarching objective is poverty reduction
• Provides financial and technical assistance
• 67 member countries 48 in Asia-Pacific region
• 2005-2008 annual lending US 6-11 billion

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ADBs Strategic Direction Strategy 2020

• Approved by ADBs Board in 2009
• Inclusive economic growth
• Environmentally sustainable growth
• Regional integration
• Intermediary for financing and knowledge

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Water SectorHow ADB Helps Clients

• Water Financing Program
  comprising all water loans, TA, grants,
  guarantees
• Water Financing Partnership Facility
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum
• Regional Water Knowledge Hubs for
  knowledge networking and partnerships
• Various water practitioner networks
• Asia-Pacific Water Summits

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Water Financing ProgramInvestment Areas

• Rural water improve health and livelihoods
• Urban water sustain economic growth in cities
• Basin water promote IWRM and healthy rivers and
• adapt to climate change

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Water Financing Partnership FacilityPartnering
with ADB

• Trust Funds, Expertise, Collaboration
  including partnerships for research
• Project Support (70)
• Rural, urban, basin water demonstration projects

• Program Quality Support (30)
• Knowledge, capacity, and innovation services
• Empowering civil society
• Regional cooperation
• 43 million committed to date

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ADB Supports Regional CooperationThe Region
Mobilizes
Established in September 2006 in
Manila Supported by ADB, GWP, UNESCAP, Japan,
others
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ADB Supports Regional CooperationPractitioner
Networks

• Water utilities networks (WUNs) in SE Asia, South
  Asia, Central Asia, China
• Water operator partnerships (WOPs)
• Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
  (NARBO)
• National Water Apex Body Networking
• Media networks Asia Water Wire

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ADB Supports Regional CooperationPromoting
Leadership

• 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, Japan 2007
• 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit expected in 2010
• Ministers for Water Security initiative announced
  in Istanbul, supported by ADB and UNESCAP
• Asian Water Development Outlook launched
• KnowledgeHubs network for water security in the
  21st century

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• Knowledge Networking through KnowledgeHubs

APWFs network of regional water knowledge hubs
supported by ADB and UNESCO-IHE
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10 Key Operating Principles for Hubs

• 6. Generation, identification and dissemination
  of state-of-the-art knowledge
• Regular comparative analysis of progress in
  countries across the region
• Excellent products and services for knowledge and
  capacity development
• Adequate human and financial resources to develop
  the hubs excellence
• An entrepreneurial approach to developing a
  sustainable business model

• 1. Vision and leadership for achieving results
  in the hubs priority topic
• 2. A focus on meeting client needs with relevant
  and feasible solutions
• 3. An inclusive attitude to knowledge networking
  with clients and partners
• 4. An (international) team of experienced
  specialists working at the hub
• A stimulating research environment at the hub,
  including internships

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Knowledge Domainsadopted by hubs

• Urban water management
• Disaster risk reduction and flood management
• Climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia
• River basin organizations and management
• Water quality management in river basins
• Hydro-informatics in river basins
• Water governance
• Irrigation service reform

• IWRM in Central Asia
• IWRM in the Pacific
• Erosion and sedimentation
• Healthy rivers and aquatic ecosystems
• Water resources management in mountainous areas
• Sanitation
• Transboundary water resources management
• Groundwater management
• Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia

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www.apwf-knowledgehubs.net
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Improving Water Security Guiding Vision 5 Key
Dimensions
Societies can enjoy water security when they
successfully manage their water resources and
services to 1. Satisfy household water and
sanitation needs in all communities 2. Support
productive economies in agriculture and
industry 3. Develop vibrant, livable cities and
towns 4. Restore healthy rivers and
ecosystems 5. Build resilient communities that
can adapt to change.
Asian Water Development Outlook 2010 Team
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Research Issues Rural Water

• Irrigated Agriculture
• Failing bureaucracies turnover and PIM
  insufficient increased off-farm income severe
  groundwater depletion in plains deltas
  increasingly vulnerable to climate change
  governance of services needs to be improved
• Analyze experience with service agreements, and
  explore alternative models to support irrigation
  providers in small-medium schemes

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Research Issues Urban Water

• Low service coverage poor sanitation and severe
  pollution increased flooding in coastal cities
  rapid conversion of agricultural land for
  industries and housing capacity and resource
  constraints for medium and smaller cities
• Analyze alternative modalities for phasing in
  comprehensive sanitation from toilet to river
  to create livable cities and reduce pollution
  downstream of cities, and for guiding land
  conversion processes around cities

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Research Issues Basin Water

• Challenges in implementing IWRM, including
  adaptive management, climate change, water rights
  and allocation, payment for environmental
  services, and sustainable hydropower
• Analyze cases of implementing IWRM in river
  basins as a process of adapting to changes,
  optimizing stakeholder satisfaction, and
  generating a triple-bottom line
  
• (Using the UNESCO-NARBO Guidelines launched at
  the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul)

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Implementing IWRM in basins Adaptive Management

• Increase a triple bottom line
• Economic benefits
• Social benefits
• Environmental benefits
• Optimizing stakeholder satisfaction
• Adopt inclusive approach
• Find win-win solutions
• Generate buy-in for IWRM

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IWRM Process Keys for Success
Roadmap for Investment Program
Finding Keys for Success in
adaptive management
Project
Changing Conditions
Activity
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Research Issues Basin Water (continued 2)

• Analyzing practical modalities for improving
  climate change projections in river basins/deltas
• Analyze alternative modalities of combining hard
  (infrastructure) and soft (non-structural)
  interventions in water management in deltas
• Analyze alternative methodologies for integrated
  management of coastal areas faced with
  urbanization, pollution from upstream, increasing
  storm surges, and rising sea levels
• Analyze alternative methodologies for valuing and
  paying for environmental services

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Research Issues Basin Water (continued 3)

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• Analyzing cost-sharing methodologies for water
  resources infrastructure in transboundary rivers
• Analyzing institutional models for the
  conjunctive management of hydropower and water
  resources by energy and natural resources
  agencies (within countries and transboundary)
• Analyze alternative approaches for integrated
  management of aquatic lake ecosystems

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Research Issues Basin Water (continued 4)

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• Analyzing methodologies for strategic
  environmental assessments in river basins with
  competing claims from hydropower, fisheries,
  agriculture, and ecosystem services

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Projects and Partners Managing the Process

• Science for impact ADB projects can be good
  cases for research
• Deltas in Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Indonesia around
  Jakarta (6 Cis river basins)
• India Orissa States Baitarani river basin
• China Yellow, Hai, Songhua rivers
• Central Asia Aral Sea basin
• Coral Triangle, and many others

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Projects and Partners Managing the Process
(continued 2)

• Size and recognition matters project WUR as
  part of Dutch water initiatives
• Use the Netherlands Water Partnership
• Partner with APWF regional knowledge hubs
• Work with the Network of Asian River Basin
  Organizations
• Get clients to request WURs involvement

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Principles Strengths and Examples Positioning
for Impact

• What are WURs strengths in water research?
• Where can WUR show consistent excellence?
• In what projects can success be demonstrated?
• How can WUR leverage the power of example?
• How can cost-sharing formulas be developed?

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Exploring Collaboration Entry Points

• Exchange information with ADB and projects
• Use ADB-financed projects as research cases
• Develop long-term partnerships with clients,
  knowledge hubs and ADB in selected locations
• Explore cofinancing opportunities to support
  research collaboration in priority themes and
  locations
• Others

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