WATERCOOPERATION

WATER MANAGEMENT FORUMThe Institution of Engineers (India)http://www.wmf-iei.org/index.php/

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What is water cooperation?• Water is essential to life ; human & economic development• Limited water resources, uneven distribution • Water demand is escalating exponentiallyWater cooperation is acting together towards a common end and mutual benefits• Water cooperation refers to :• peaceful management and • use of water resourcesAmong various players and sectors andAt different levels.

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Global Water

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85% of the world population lives in the driest half of the planet

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• Irrigation & food production constitutes one of the greatest pressures on freshwater resources.– Agriculture accounts for 70% of global

freshwater withdrawals – up to 90% in some fast-growing economies

• Global agricultural water consumption estimated to increase by 19% by 2050, – will be even greater in absence of any

technological progress/ policy intervention

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Water, food and bio-energyWater needed to produce:• 1 kilo of wheat: 1 000 litres• 1 kilo of meat (beef): 15,000 litres (dietary shift to impact

water consumption)

Daily water requirements per person:• Drinking: 2-3 litres• Domestic needs: 20–300 litres• Food: 2 000-3 000 litres

With 2500 litres of water, we can produce:• 1 litre of biofuel• food for one person for one day

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Is there enough water in the global system to meet the food demands of future populations?

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Over half the world population lives in urban areas, the number grows each day.

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India’s Water Resources

(In Billion Cubic Meter)

Total rainfall

4000

Total Water Availability

1869

Sur-face Wa-ter

61%

Ground Water

39%

BCM

433

690

19Source: MOWR/ Department of Agriculture & Cooperation

2010•MOWR 813•NCIWRD 710

2025•MOWR 1093•NCIWRD 843 2050

•MOWR 1447•NCIWRD 1180

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2050

2025

2010 2000634

Water Demand(In Billion Cubic Metre)

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• Inclusive and participatory governance of water and cooperation between different user groups can help to– overcome inequity in access to water,– enhance water security and – overcome water scarcity and thus – contribute to poverty eradication and to improving living

conditions

Every action involving water management requires effective cooperation between multiple actors -- local or international.

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•Water cooperation takes many forms, including • cooperation across boundaries to manage shared underground aquifers and river basins• information and data exchange and• financial and technical cooperation.

Water connects us all, and we are all part of this cooperation chain.

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A resource without borders-- 276 trans-boundary river basins in the world. -- 185 out of these, ( 2/3rd) shared by two countries. -- 256 out of 276 are shared by 2, 3 or 4 countries and -- Balance 20 shared by 5 or more countries , the maximum being 18 countries sharing the same basin (Danube).

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Why is water cooperation important?• Builds peace• Creates economic benefits• Acts as a key to security, poverty eradication social

equity and gender equality• Helps preserving water resources, protecting the

environment• Supports sharing of knowledge about– scientific aspects of water including

• data and information exchange, • management strategies and best practices and

– role of water in preserving ecosystems, fundamental to human wellbeing and sustainable development.

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Challenges to water cooperation

• Reaching across borders• Increased competition for water

Cooperation, a contrasted reality

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SOME EXAMPLES

• India and Pakistan :Indus Water Treaty 1960• Nepal, India, Bangladesh (NIB) :• Ganga Projects • Hydropower

• India, Bangadesh : Farakka barrage• Kaveri Tribunal• Narmada Tribunal• Indus water sharing

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Water Management Forum(WMF)-• founded in the year 1986 as one of the Fora of The Institution of Engineers (India)• to promote and advance the engineering and the practices of water resources management in India. • Headquartered at Ahmedabad.The Forum spreads awareness about efficient water management by adopting best practices amongst students, farmers, engineers and various stakeholders through workshops, seminars, symposia, group meetings etc.http://www.wmf-iei.org/index.php/

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