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Global water resources management challenges

Science-Policy Interface for water Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development 12 June 2012. Global water resources management challenges. Complex challenges associated with global water quantity and quality Exacerbated by climate change

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Global water resources management challenges

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  1. Science-Policy Interface for waterForum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development12 June 2012

  2. Global water resources management challenges • Complex challengesassociatedwith global water quantity and quality • Exacerbated byclimate change • Characteristicsof water resources management : multi-scale, multi-disciplinarily, holistic approach, multi-actors • there’s a need for comprehensive scientific information provision to support evidence-based water policies development by governments, UN conventions (UNFCCC, UNCCD, UNCBD) • there’s a need for a global science-policy interface aiming : • to support water policies development with complete and up-to-date scientific information and • to allow water managers and policy makers to express their needs for information and expertise

  3. Current situation • 28 UN agencies dealing with water topics • UNESCO-IHP: devoted to water research, water resources management, and education and capacity building • UNU-INWEH: a think tank of the UN on water • Coordinated through World Water Assessment Programme • A comprehensive science-policy interface for water at a global level doesn’t exist

  4. Recommendation: a networking platform To establish an international networking platform • to provide water policy sector with scientific information complete and agreed both by scientific and political sectors related to global water resources, uses and demands, and water management • to support UN conventions with water-related information • and to allow water managers to provide scientists with specifications on their needs for expertise and information. The outcomes • Regular and special reports on water resources, uses and demands, and governance and management • Delivered to governments, UN conventions, other stakeholders

  5. Organisation • This platform would consist of scientists, hydrologists and other experts, water managers, policy makers, • This network would coordinate with relevant UN agencies and UN conventions on climate, biodiversity and desertification scientific processes. • This platform should preferably be built on an existing activity such as WWAP

  6. At the 6th World water forum • A case study applied to climate change domain: • A platform/ science-policy interface for researchers and water managers to facilitate communications in relation with the IPCC and other UN conventions, • to provide relevant scientific inputs to help water resources managers develop effective management and climate change adaptation strategies taking IPCC projections and uncertainties related to global and climate change into account at the relevant scales. • Next investigations • Work with UN bodies on how to implement this recommendation • To elaborate a proposal in view of the 7th WWF

  7. To finish off • Provide us with your views • Express your interest in joining this work

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