60WWC B oard of Governors’ Meeting - World Water Council · 60th BoG Meeting of World Water Council (WWC) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR WSH PROGRAM (TAC) • Dr Laszlo Hayde,

60th BoG Meeting of World Water Council (WWC)

60 WWC Board of Governors’ Meeting

25 November 2016


o Encompasses all water management systems and

Institutions

o Intangible social heritages that serve mankind as well as

natural environment systems for their outstanding value

o All regions and

o All sectors.

• Managing water for drinking, agriculture, industries,

electricity generation, navigation, preserving ecosystems and

fisheries;

• dealing with flood management; measures of defence from

storm surge; and

• institutions controlling waste water from drainage and

sanitation will be eligible



IC FOR WSH PROGRAM

Composition

President, ICID, Chair of IC

Representative of FAO (Dr Yoshihide Endo, GIAHS Coordinator)

Representative of ICOMOS (Mr. Henk van Schaick)

Member of BoG of WWC Mr. Dale Jacobson

Member of BoG of WWC Mr. Jin Hai

Member of BoG of WWC Prof. Dr. Dogan Altinbilek

Member of BoG of WWC Dr. A. Szöllösi-Nagy

Secretary General, ICID, Member Secretary

Mandate

Coordinate the Program


TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR WSH PROGRAM (TAC)

• Dr. Mark Smith, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

• Mr. Emmanuel Grenier, ICOLD

• Dr. Maurits W. Ertsen, President, IWHA

• Mr. Callum Clench, Executive Director, IWRA

• Dr. Hong Li, Manager, International Water Association (IWA)

• Mr. Ali Reza Salamat, Deputy Director, UNESCO Regional Centre on

Urban Water Management-Tehran, Iran

……Cont


TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR WSH PROGRAM (TAC)

• Dr Laszlo Hayde, Professor, UNESCO-IHE, Netherland

• Dr Pierre-Alain Roche, President, ASTEE, France

• Dr. Kazumi Yamaoka, Commissioner, JNCID, MAFF, Japan

• Dr. Kuang Shangfu, President, IWHR, China

• Ir. Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Chairperson, NARBO, Malayasia

• Mr Zhang Zhirong, the China Water Museum

• Mr. Kevin Chretien, Project Officer, World Water Council (WWC)

• Mr. Avinash Chand Tyagi, Secretary General, ICID - Secretary


A WSH should fulfil all the primary criteria and at least one

of the secondary criteria.

The system should have served for over generations but at least a

hundred years,

The system should have been created by bringing together local

community’s wisdom; coordinating community’s efforts; and

developing customs, rules and practices,

The system should have involved various stakeholders, and

The system should have contributed to the socio-economic

development in the region of its operation.


The System recognized as a WSH should fulfil all the primary

criteria and at least one of the following secondary criteria.

The system has an outstanding historical background, or

It has been indispensable for evolving cultural values, generating

socio-economic activities and sustaining bio-diversity, or

It has effectively overcome at least one of the adverse natural hazards

such as droughts, flooding, or social conditions such as water quality

degradation, waterborne diseases or conflicts, or

It has an outstanding universal value being common to humanity.


A system is recognized as “World Water System Heritage” for

inscription in the “Register of WSH”

Presented a Plaque citing its salient features.

The WSH Secretariat would maintain and publish the Register

of WSH on the web pages of WWC and WSH Secretariat.

WSH Secretariat facilitate technical guidance to the

institution through a team of experts for drawing lessons from

the crystals of wisdom.

Hold special sessions at World Water Forums.


Call for Nominations

Nomination process under WSH Program is open ended

National Committee/Committee of ICID, ICOLD, UNESCO-IHP or

Members of WWC and other stakeholders in Water Sector are

eligible

Submit the nominations in the prescribed format.

Requires a ‘letter of support’ from the relevant authority (ies).

Jury

Jury is constituted by IC for WSH from the members of TAC for

WSH.

Jury submits its recommendation to IC for approval.


The total cost between ~ 25,000 USD to 40,000 USD per year.

Processing the applications by the WSH Centre;

Developing material for dissemination of WSH;

Publications based on the lessons learnt;

Providing support to TAC to the WSH; and

Holding consultation meetings; and

ICID will be meeting the expenditure of WSH secretariat ~10,000

USD.

WWC is providing a support of 12,000 USD per year.

Additional resources will have to be raised through extra-

budgetary efforts.


Nominations invited from entities of ICID and various WWC

members such as UNESCO, WWC, ICOLD, IWRA. etc.

Jury for Evaluation of Nominations have been set up with the

approval of IC for WSH, with the following composition:

1. Dr. ir. Maurits W. Ertsen, President, IWHA - Chair

2. Mr. Emmanuel Grenier, ICOLD - Member

3. Dr. Alexander Otte, UNESCO (Withdrawn) - Member

4. Dr. Kazumi Yamaoka, Commissioner, JNCID - Member

5. Dr. Kuang Shangfu, President, IWHR - Member

6. Prof. Semsar Yazdi (Co-opted Specialist) - Member

TORs

• To scrutinize the nominations for having fulfilled the criteria as

laid down in the WSH Scheme;

• To recommend the eligible ‘systems’ to WSH International

Committee for its approval and their inclusion in the register of

WSH; and

• Seek further information, if required, for drawing appropriate

lessons.


Eight Nominations received have been verified and sent for

evaluation by Jury.

A Partnered Management and Restoration System of the

Genbegawa Irrigation Canal, Japan

Osaki Land Improvement District, Japan

Sekikawa Suikei Land Improvement District, Japan

Teradani-yousui Irrigation Canal, Japan

Subak Irrigation System, Indonesia

Irri-drainage Network System on Northern Delta of Zhuoshui

River, Chinese Taipei

Taoyuan Tableland Bei-chun System, Chinese Taipei

Sheikh Bahaei Water Allocation Scroll 1571-1629, Iran


Thank you

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