HOW TO APPROACH NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER ACCOUNTS CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNANCE ISSUES
Only about
8%Water scarcity in Mauritius is a major issue
of water available is abstracted by the water supply industry.
50%
WATER ACT
77%of rain in Mauritius falls in the summer and the rest in winter...
while
WATER
ASSESSING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE WATER SECTOR
CONSIDERED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN ANALYSES OF
Water trends
Economic value
Future water shortages
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ASSESSED SITUATION BY ANALYZEDLack of coordination of di�erent actorsPoliticized decision-making and lack of independenceTransparency Attention to sustainability issues
and current pricing is insu�cient to �nance long-term investments in the water sector
restructure tari�s in di�erent sectors
KEY FINDINGS
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develop performance indicators, sustainable policies and practices for better governance (SDG 6)
pass a Water Act
a shortage of water in the residential & non-residential sector persists of the year 100%
Water shortages are expected to range between
19Mm3
52Mm3
2030
Making Mauritius vulnerable to a water crisis
of water is lost due to:
Leaking pipeline network
Faulty meters
Theft
by
INFORMING POLICY
MAURITIUS
This is one of three infographics produced by GDN to illustrate approaches for easy replication and �ndings from its program on Natural Resource Management - Natural Wealth Accounting. The program supports three studies from Mauritius, Madagascar and Morocco. This infographic depicts the Mauritius study. The study is generously supported by French Ministry of Foreign A�airs and International Development and the French Agency for Development (AFD). Find out more at www.gdn.int
to
poor governance
governance issues in the water sector present further challenges
Organizing hydrological or economic information in a coherent and consistent manner, based on UN standards.
Water accounts create evidence to