global public policy network on water management

Felix Dodds Executive Director Stakeholder Forumhttp://gppn.stakeholderforum.org

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GPPN Background

Joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute . It was set up in 2006 to help prepare for the water review in 2008 of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 2005 decision.

To consult and work with global stakeholders including governments and UN Agencies and Programmes to identify priorities for the global water and sanitation agenda, and help communicate those priorities to decision-makers

Key focus in 2009: Raising profile of water for COP15

Roadmap• December 2008

UNFCCC 14 Poznan• February 2009 UN CSD• March 2009 World Water

Forum • April 2009 UNFCCC

Prepcom 1 Bonn• May 2009 UN Commission on

Sustainable Development

• June 2009 UNFCCC Prepcom 2 Bonn

• August 2009 UNFCCC Prepcom 3 Bonn

• August 2009 Stockholm World Water Week

• October 2009 UNFCCC Prepcom 4 Bangkok

• November 2009 UNFCCC 5 Barcelona - Water And Day

• December 2009 UNFCCC

GPPN Activities 1.Advisory group made up of five governments, UN Water and stakeholders 2.Consultation – multi-stakeholder (January-March)3.Key Messages – report outlining priorities (April)4.Side Events – generating discussion and debate (April. June)5.Workshop for negotiators – outlining key issues, building support (June)6.Text Amendments – direct response to draft negotiating text (May-June)7.Informal Government Group – Friends of Water – Building relationships with negotiators (June, August)

Key Messages (1)

• Integrated Land and Water Resources Management

• Economic development incorporating ecosystem-based adaptation

• Regional and transboundary considerations

• Sector-orientated adaptation, but most cross-sectoral considerations.

Key Messages (2)• Enhanced communication between climate

information providers and climate information users eg water land, ecosystem people

• Increased engagement of water and land sectors in Nairobi Work Programme

• Enhance capacity for sectoral actors to develop and report on NAPAs .

Development of the AWG LCA Text• No mentions of water in ANY of outcome documents from

COP13 and COP14• One mention of water in draft negotiating text in April 2009• Increase to 11 direct mentions of water in the whole AWG

LCA text during the session in June 2009, 7 under Adaptation. Now in advanced text for Bangkok 12 mentions Also indirect references

N.B As a result the text increased from 53 to 200 pages

Suggested text from the secretariat 3. The serious adverse effects of climate change, notably those on crop production and food security, marine and coastal ecosystems, coastal livelihood, water resources and human health, ecosystems14i Protect and sustainably manage the natural resource base, and recognize that ecosystems and the goods and services they provide (such as water, food, soil protection and carbon capture etc.) underpin resilience and are fundamental to support human adaptation and sustainable development;23f iii Applying climatic information in sectoral planning as well as in cross-sectoral planning such as integrated water resources management

 

14 e. [Promote cross sectoral priorities especially integrated land and water resources management] [Adaptation planning should integrate land and water resources management at the ecosystem, watershed, or other appropriate scale];]19 m Take into account land degradation.]23 e [Reduce perverse incentives that encourage unsustainable land uses,46 k Clarifying and securing land tenure and planning – i.e. allocation, ownership and control over lands and resources;

Some examples of land text in the AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON LONG-TERM COOPERATIVE ACTION UNDER THE CONVENTION

Way Forward• Call for existing references to remain in the text• Call for - Regional Adaptation Plans of Action (RAPAs)• Clearer message on the need for international institutional arrangements to bring water and climate communities together & enhance capacity for adaptive water management• Look outside the ‘water and land boxes’. Engage with political processes. Bridge agendas• Engage with ‘Water Day’ at the Barcelona in November – where there will be a session on Land and Water

Lessons for the Land Community

•Great input at UNFCCC on Land Day organised by UNCCD•Dialogues on Climate Change Adaption for Land and Water Management•There is land text in the UNFCCC text•Meet with your climate negotiators in capital (often between now and Copenhagen)

 

Lessons for the Land Community

•Maybe set up a meta- network for the Land Community or utilise the one set up for the water community around the UNFCCC•Set up a government contact group of ‘climate negotiators’ ‘Friends of Land’ or again utilise the ‘Friends of Water’ -•Be at the negotiations – every day – drink a lot of coffee•Organise side events and workshops

 

Beyond COP15?

•Start working now on the post ‘Nairobi work programme’ •Integrate climate negotiators in any workshops you organise•Ensure that you are in constant discussion with the UNFCCC secretariat•Convert Principles into Policy recommendations

 

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"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created

them.“Albert Einstein

Felix Dodds

Executive Director

http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org