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HLRT on Global Climate Change & Water Security presented by Zheng Rugang, Coordinator of GWP China GWP at Consulting Partners meeting 2010
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HLRT on Global Climate Change & Water Security
Zheng Rugang
Coordinator, GWP China
Sept. 2010
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I. Water Security in China under the Global Climate Change
II. Climate Change Adaptation in relation to Water Resources Management
III. HLRT on Global Climate Change & Water Security
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I. Water Security in China under
the Global Climate Change.
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The global climate change has a far-reaching impact on human being’s
survival and development.
change faced by all the countries. It is a critical
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China, as a responsible developing country, attaches a great importance to the global
climate change.
In 2009, the Chinese government had set up the
emission reduction targets by the year of 2020 ：
♦ reduce carbon-dioxide emission per unit of GDP by 40% to 45% ;
♦ the non-fossil energy per unit of energy consumption being 15%;
♦ 40 million hectares of the forest area increased;
♦ 1.3 billion m3 of stalking volume increased.
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Water is the most direct and important area affected by the global climate change.
In recent years, the uneven distribution of water resources in timing and space becomes more obvious, the extreme climate events occur more frequently.
Flood of Huai River Basin, 2007 Drought of Southwest China, 2009
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Affected by the heavy rainfalls and the earthquake in Sichuan Province in 2008, a number of rock-mud flows occurred in Gansu and Sichuan provinces and other places which caused serious injuries and deaths.
Rock-mud Flows of Zhouqu, 2010
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The global climate change will definitely influence or even threaten the water security.
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II. Climate Change Adaptation in relation to Water Resources Management in China
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Facing with the challenging situation of global
climate change,
the Chinese Government attaches great
importance to the adaptation of climate change
to ensure the water security.
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1 、 To strengthen integrated water resources management.
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The strict water resources management system will be carried out and taken as an important means to promote the transformation of economic development mode.
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2 、 To optimize water resources allocation and regulation.
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The construction of the South-to-North Water Division Project will be speeded up to form the network for better and strategically distributing water resources from south to north and east to west.
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3 、 To firmly promote the building of water-saving society.
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The systems focused on water demand management and based on water right and water marketing will be established so as to easily set up the mechanisms for saving water and form a self-disciplinary development mode.
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Ⅲ. HLRT on Global Climate Change & Water Security
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Organizing High-level Roundtable （ HLRT ） meeting mechanism.
To date having organized 7 HLRTs covering major water
issues：♦ 2003 water governance♦ 2004 sustainable development of soil and water conservation♦ 2005 comprehensive planning of water resources and IWRM♦ 2006 drinking water safety♦ 2007 protection of water resources and water environment♦ 2008 water and sanitation♦ 2010 global climate change and water security in China
inviting key water-related ministries and international
organizations for dialogues and discussions.
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High-Level Roundtable on Water and Sanitation of China
• April 2008, Beijing
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• Nov. 2007, Beijing
High-Level Roundtable on Protection of Water Resources and Water Environment of China
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High-Level Roundtable Meetings
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1. The HLRT on Global Climate Change & Water Security was held on Apr. 8, 2010 in Beijing
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High-Level Roundtable on global climate change and water security in China
• April 2010, Beijing
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High-Level Roundtable on global climate change and water security in China
2. 112 Participants from: Research institutions; Universities; intn’l organizations; donors(WB, ADB; SDC,CIDA,UKDFID,EU); NGOs (WWF, TNC)
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High-Level Roundtable on global climate change and water security in China
3. Discussions focused on: Energy conservation and emission reduction; The impact of climate change on water resources in
China; The relationship between the climate change and
flood control safety, drinking water safety, food safety and ecological safety;
Climate change adaptation and integrated water resources management.
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High-Level Roundtable on global climate change and water security in China
4. Common Understanding and Consensus Reached on:
Importance on climate change issue and adaptation; Water resources most directly affected by CC; Water Security as priority; Water quality becomes more important considering
less water resources; Promotion of water-saving society building.
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High-Level Roundtable on global climate change and water security in China
5. Main impact of the HLRT: Help raise awareness and better understanding
about key water issues; Promote linkage between sectors; Facilitate holistic approach for water resources
management.
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Role of Media in HLRT & Other Activities
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谢谢Thank you
