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Regional Cooperation for Water Security Research

and Capacity Development 18 May 2013

Chiang Mai - Thailand

Wouter Lincklaen Arriëns

Asian Development Bank

Asian Water Development Outlook 2013

• Provides the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of water security on a country by country basis in the region

• Examines all dimensions of water security from the household level to water-related disasters

• Uses indicators and a scaling system to rank the progress of each of the 49 countries under assessment.

AWDO 2013 Contributors

10 Knowledge centers working together

Vision

Societies can enjoy water security when they successfully manage their water resources and services to:

1. Satisfy household water and sanitation needs in all communities

2. Support productive economies in agriculture, industry, and energy

3. Develop vibrant, livable cities and towns

4. Restore healthy rivers and ecosystems

5. Build resilient communities that can adapt to change.

Source: Asian Water Development Outlook 2013

Description of National Water Security Stages

National Water Security Index

Stage:

5 Model

4 Effective

3 Capable

2 Engaged

1 Hazardous


National Water Security in Asia and the Pacific

• More than 75% of the countries in Asia and the Pacific are experiencing a serious lack of water security.

• 37 countries are either suffering from low levels of water security or have barely begun to engage in the essential task of improving water security.

• 12 countries have established the infrastructure and management systems for water security.

While the Asia-Pacific region has become an economic powerhouse, it is alarming that no developing country in the region can be considered ‘water-secure’.

Countries must urgently improve water governance through inspired leadership and creative policymaking.

Bindu Lohani, ADB Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development

Water supports health and livelihoods, grows our food, powers our industry, and cools our generating plants, and these different uses can no longer be seen in isolation from each other.

Unless these competing needs are balanced, water security will remain elusive, undermining development gains and the quality of life for billions of people in the region, especially the poor.

Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chair, Governing Council

Asia-Pacific Water Forum


Regional Water Security Index for

Central and West Asia



East Asia



The Pacific



South Asia



Southeast Asia



Advanced Economies

• Current levels of investment, coupled with outdated policies and institutions, have failed to deliver water security.

• Major changes in water governance are needed in nearly all Asian developing countries.

• More than 60% of households in Asia and the Pacific live without safe, piped water and improved sanitation.


Household Water Security by Subregion


Household Water Security by Subregion


National Water Security and Governance


Key Dimension 1

Household Water Security

Key Dimension 2


Economic Water Security

Key Dimension 3

Urban Water Security


Key Dimension 4

Environmental Water Security


Key Dimension 5

Resilience to Water-Related Disasters



Urban Water Security by Subregion


Water-Sensitive Cities Framework


Water-Related Hazard Relative to Resilience

Note: Bubble size is proportional to per capita gross domestic product ($ per person)

Messages to Leaders (1)

• Unlock the performance of water utilities through corporatization

• Invest in better sanitation to boost health, productivity and the economy.


• Mobilize rural communities for equitable and just access to water and sanitation

• Embrace the challenge of the water-food-energy nexus, with clear productivity targets

• Start managing groundwater as a valuable and limited resource.


• Revitalize irrigation institutions for transformation of irrigation services

• Make integrated water resources management a priority

• Mobilizing additional resources to clean up rivers.


• Forewarned is forearmed

• Create insurance mechanisms to minimize reliance on disaster relief

• Craft governance institutions for current water security challenges.


• Make smart use of regional cooperation

• Address water security in the 5 key dimensions simultaneously

• Balance today’s needs with those of future generations.

www.adb.org/publications/asian-water-development-outlook-2013

Expanding Regional Cooperation

• Consultation visits to research institutes in

Asian countries (ongoing)

• Water security learning weeks in Beijing (2013)

• Project case studies on water security

• Team formation for 3rd edition of AWDO to

inform the 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Documents

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