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User-Producer Conference Water Accounting for Integrated Water Resource Management

User-Producer Conference Water Accounting for Integrated Water Resource Management. UNCEEA (New York, 19 - 21 June 2006). Objectives of the Conference. Present the draft water accounting handbook Seek users’ endorsement of the SEEAW as THE hydrological framework for IWRM

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User-Producer Conference Water Accounting for Integrated Water Resource Management

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  1. User-Producer ConferenceWater Accounting for Integrated Water Resource Management UNCEEA (New York, 19 - 21 June 2006)

  2. Objectives of the Conference • Present the draft water accounting handbook • Seek users’ endorsement of the SEEAW as THE hydrological framework for IWRM • Promote the SEEAW implementation • Establish a Roundtable on Water Accounting under the auspices of the UNCEEA

  3. Main conclusions The Conference: • Endorsed the SEEAW as THE hydrological-economic framework for IWRM • Recommended it become a statistical standard • Recognized that SEEAW fills a vacuum by developing a conceptual framework for water • Recognized the timeliness of the handbook • Stressed that SEEAW focuses the improvement of basic data by allowing the identification of data gaps and overlaps

  4. Main conclusions (2) The strengths of the SEEAW • Link with the economic system • Mainstream of water in economic decision-making • Evaluation of trade-offs and priorities between different policies • Integrated analyses vs sectoral analyses • Developed by NSOs • Rigour, reliability, independence, consistency and regularity

  5. Main conclusions (3) • SEEAW as a framework for deriving indicators – majority of WWDR indicators can be derived from SEEAW • SEEAW can improve inter-institutional cooperation

  6. Main conclusions (4) • Weaknesses of SEEAW • Does not systematically address links with the social aspects • Does not deal with extreme events

  7. Actions • Cooperation between WWAP, GWP and UNSD • Training course by UNESCO-IHE • Integrate SEEAW standard table in IWRM programmes by World Bank (pilot projects) • Establishment of twinning projects • Translation in other languages by countries

  8. Actions • Promotion of the SEEAW to users • Brochure • Presentation in International Conferences • August 2006 UN Water- Stockholm • Other international conferences

  9. Roundtable on Water Accounting Under the auspices of SEEAW • Objectives: • Promotion of SEEAW • Advancement of implementation • Work programme • Development of toolkits • Country practices • Training programmes/material • Promotion material • Communication tools • Implementation

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