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The Asia-Pacific Regional Kick-off Meeting for
the 7th World Water Forum
Session Group 4
Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM)
Keizrul bin Abdullah Chairperson
Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) 5th June, 2014
2nd Stakeholders’ Consultation Meeting
Theme : Implementation of Integrated Water
Resources Management (IWRM) in
Asia-Pacific
(Message from Asia and the Pacific)
Group members : NARBO, ESCAP and UNESCO
Focal point
NARBO : Mr. Tadashige Kawasaki
ESCAP : Dr. Salmah Zakaria
UNESCO : Dr. Shahbaz Khan
Session Group 4 - IWRM
Problems & Brief Analysis
However, issue of ‘How to implement IWRM’ is not well understood at all levels
Water Related Challenges in Asia Pacific
‘Too much water’, ‘Too little water’, ‘Too dirty
(polluted) water’
‘Water Security’ needed for sustainable
development, improvement of people’s life and
conservation of biodiversity
IWRM a process to achieve ‘Water Security’
In many countries concept of IWRM already
incorporated into Water Policies and Laws
Most critical factors for IWRM to succeed at
river basin level :
Water Related Challenges in Asia Pacific
(Questionnaire to NARBO members in 2014)
Most critical factors for IWRM to succeed at
river basin level :
Water Related Challenges in Asia Pacific
(Questionnaire to NARBO members in 2014)
Strong Political Will and Commitment with Basin Management Plan and Clear Vision
Overall Methodology
Develop clear messages to Politicians / Decision
Makers based on key lessons extracted from
good case-examples / innovative activities on
IWRM in Asia Pacific region
Disseminate these messages and support
implementation at grass root level through the
various water networks with different
stakeholders in region
Empower water related centers
Develop standards and certification system
Increase ‘Water Security’ through Improvement of IWRM at Basin level
Proposed methodology :
Overall Methodology
Develop criteria/measures IWRM indicators
IWRM indicators measure progress of
IWRM especially at basin level
Work with stakeholders and partners OECD
Water Governance Index, NARBO RBO
performance bench-marking, etc
IWRM Indicators to monitor and measure progress / implementation
Criteria / Measures to monitor implementation :
End of July, 2014 Collection of Case Studies
August, 2014 Regional Workshop on implementation of IWRM (tbc)
August, 2014 Stockholm International Water Week
September, 2014 1st Draft & Peer Review
Timeline
End of 2014 Finalise Position Paper
April, 2015 7th World Water Forum
Oct, 2015 (tbc) NARBO 10th IWRM Training Course (Measure progress of IWRM)
2016 (tbc) NARBO’s 6th General Assembly (Review the progress of IWRM)
Timeline
Thank you
[email protected] [email protected]
Session Group 4 Integrated Water Resources Management
(NARBO, ESCAP, UNESCO)
