GWP : Building water security and climate resilience through the IWRM approach
Dr Ania Grobicki
Executive Secretary, GWP
05 March 2013
GWP´s Vision – a water secure worldEnough water for all – for society, for economic
development, and for ecosystems
Reducing risks of drought, floods, landslides, water-borne diseases – all the negative aspects of water
Improved quality of life for the most vulnerable, especially women and children
Through an integrated approach – holistic, participatory, working with all sectors and stakeholders
MISSION – To support the sustainable development and management of water resources at all levels
• 13 Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs)
• 80 Country Water Partnerships (CWPs)
• 2,823 Partner organizations in 167 countries
• Grown 7-fold since 2004
A growing international network since 1996
GWP: Network, Partnership and InterGovernmental Organization
“A partnership is not the sum of its parts, it is the product of the parts' interaction.”
Building Water Security through the IWRM approach
IWRM is the means to an end, an approach, a set of tools
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare in an equitable manner, without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems and the environment
Integration of sectoral interests is the keyCoordination, Integration (vertical/ horizontal, decentralisation, stakeholder dialogue and involvement
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
54 tools
+ archive of national IWRM plans
54 Tools
383 Case Studies
IWRM on the international agendaIWRM on the international agenda
2002 : WSSD, Johannesburg : Countries undertook to develop and implementIWRM and water efficiency plans (by 2005!)2012 : Rio + 20 : Countries reaffirm the IWRM approach; UN-Water Status Report
Implications of climate change More climatic extremes
Run off variation (1960-90 /2070-90)
Implications of climate change :More climatic extremes
Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster Risk Reduction
Climate Adaptation
Climate Adaptation
Water Security
Water Security
GWP Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilience
Better climate information/climate services
GWP´s role :- Reaching out to the climate community and the disaster risk management community - Linking water security with these agendas at national level, regional level, global level- Advocating that better water management is essential for building climate resilience (a ”no regrets” strategy) // Building national and regional programmes
10 years of the WMO-GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management
Established in 2001 to promote the concept and practice of
Integrated Flood Management (IFM)
Guidelines and tools developed, incl. Flash floods, urban flood management, delta governance/risk management
2009 : launch of the IFM HelpDesk as a demand-driven mechanism to support countries in flood risk management
36 Support Base Partners provide active knowledge base and backstopping
HelpDesk has supported 14 projects in 26 countries to date
Objective of the WMO-GWP Integrated Drought Management Programme :To support stakeholders at all levels by providing policy and management guidance and by sharing scientific information, knowledge and best practices for Integrated Drought Management. (launching March 2013 – next week in Geneva)
2011 : WACDEP launched in Africa (8 African countries, 4 transboundary river basins, 1 transboundary aquifer) "In the face of climate change, partnerships such as
those launched in the Water, Climate and Development Programme with Global Water Partnership represent a good first step."Hon. Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa, and President of AMCOW, at the 3rd Africa Water Week in 2011
Thank you !
A growing international network since 1996