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Promoting linkages between water andculture: an initiative of
the UNESCO-IHP
Session on River cultures and ecological futures10th
International Riversymposium& Environmental Flows Conference5
September 2007, Brisbane, Australia
Lisa Hiwasaki
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* Created in 1975 after the International Hydrological
Decade
* Its Intergovernmental Council responsible for planning
theprogramme, defining its priorities and supervising its
execution
* Executed in six-year phases
Global intergovernmental scientific programmeon water resources
of the UN system
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1965-1974 IHD: Experimental BasinsWorld Catalogue of Very Large
FloodsWorld Water Balance & Water Resources of the Earth
1975-1980 IHP-I
1981-1983 IHP-II
1984-1989 IHP- III
1990-1995 IHP- IV Hydrology and Water Resources for Sustainable
Development
1996-2001 IHP-V Hydrology and Water Resources under Vulnerable
Environment
Strategic Phases
2002-2007 IHP-VI Water Interactions: Systems at Risk and Social
Challenges
2008-2013 IHP-VII Water Dependencies: Systems Under Stress and
SocietalResponses
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World Water Forum 2000 in the Hague
Session on Water and Indigenous People
World Water Forum 2003 in Kyoto
Sessions on Water and Cultural Diversity
World Water Day 2006Water and Culture
WCD
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Water and Cultural Diversity
WCD Why?
Our goals What?
Focus areas of WCD How?
Steps
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demonstrate the importance of incorporatingcultural factors in
management of water
resources as well as in studies of water, and topromote cultural
pluralism in watermanagement strategies
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Social and cultural dimensions of water
Cultural systems and traditions that contribute to conservation
ofwater and related resources
Political/ social institutions that govern water management
Cultural significance of water
Tangible and intangible water heritage
Integration of cultural aspects into water sciences
andmanagement
Integration of traditional and non-traditional management
practices
Community participation and/or stakeholder involvementin water
management
Integration of cultural aspects in policy-making andmanagement
of water
Linkages between water and culture
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Social and cultural dimensions of water
Cultural systems and traditions that contribute to conservation
ofwater and related resources
Political/ social institutions that govern water management
Cultural significance of water
Tangible and intangible water heritage
Integration of cultural aspects into water sciences
andmanagement
Integration of traditional and non-traditional management
practices
Community participation and/or stakeholderinvolvement in water
management
Integration of cultural aspects in policy-makingand management
of water
Linkages between water and culture
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Cultural systems and traditions that contribute
to conservation of water and related resources
practices that contribute to conservation,use, and management of
water and relatedresources that are rooted in traditional/
local/
indigenous practices, customs, beliefs/religion, and
knowledge
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Social and cultural dimensions of water
Cultural systems and traditions that contribute to conservation
of
water and related resources Political/ social institutions that
govern water management
Cultural significance of water
Tangible and intangible water heritage
Integration of cultural aspects into water sciences
andmanagement
Integration of traditional and non-traditional management
practices
Community participation and/or stakeholderinvolvement in water
management
Integration of cultural aspects in policy-makingand management
of water
Linkages between water and culture
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political/ social institutions that govern
water management management of water for agriculture/
irrigation
is an exercise in social cooperation, wheretraditional
authorities or practices make suchsocial coordination possible
uneven power relations, conflicts and rights
surrounding water and its management
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Social and cultural dimensions of water
Cultural systems and traditions that contribute to conservation
ofwater and related resources
Political/ social institutions that govern water management
Cultural significance of water
Tangible and intangible water heritage
Integration of cultural aspects into water sciences
andmanagement
Integration of traditional and non-traditional management
practices
Community participation and/or stakeholderinvolvement in water
management
Integration of cultural aspects in policy-makingand management
of water
Linkages between water and culture
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Cultural significance of water:
The important role water plays in maintaining
rituals, festivals, dances, and other specialoccasions of
cultural significance
Meanings people attribute to water/ perceptions
of water Cultural or ethnic identities that are rooted in
water-related natural environments
Experiences with water that provideinspirations for creativity
such as paintings,poems and songs
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Social and cultural dimensions of water
Cultural systems and traditions that contribute to conservation
ofwater and related resources
Political/ social institutions that govern water management
Cultural significance of water
Tangible and intangible water heritage
Integration of cultural aspects into water sciences
andmanagement
Integration of traditional and non-traditional management
practices Community participation and/or stakeholder
involvement in water management
Integration of cultural aspects in policy-makingand management
of water
Linkages between water and culture
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Tangible and intangible water heritage
Historical hydraulic structures Water-related natural heritage
sites, biosphere
reserves and Ramsar sites with cultural
significance Place-names with cultural significance and
other
expressions of language in water-related sites
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Social and cultural dimensions of water
Cultural systems and traditions that contribute to conservation
ofwater and related resources
Political/ social institutions that govern water management
Cultural significance of water
Tangible and intangible water heritage
Integration of cultural aspects into water sciences
andmanagement
Integration of traditional and non-traditional management
practices Community participation and/or stakeholder
involvement
in water management
Integration of cultural aspects in policy-making andmanagement
of water
Linkages between water and culture
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wa te r a n d c u l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
WCD will
facilitate culturally sensitive water policies
move towards transdisciplinarity and
intersectoral cooperation
foster socio-cultural perspectives in water sciences
andmanagement
create a network of people across disciplines and interests:
- water scientists and managers- social scientists
- policy makers
- local stakeholders
g o a l s
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
s t r a t e g y
4 steps during a 2-3 year period:
1 collecting information end of 2007
2 providing information mid 2008
3 exchanging information end of 2009
4 developing information long term
Informative and interactive website:
resources database & community of practice
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
STEP 1introduction to WCD
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
STEP 1introduction to WCD
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
partners
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
STEP 2passive: providing information
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
STEP 2passive: providing information
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events search
STEP 2passive: providing information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
library
search
STEP 2passive: providing information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
conventions
library
search
STEP 2passive: providing information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
guidelines
conventions
library
search
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photobank
wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
guidelines
conventions
library
search
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photobank
wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
archives
guidelines
conventions
library
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photobank
wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
directory
archives
guidelines
conventions
library
search
STEP 2passive: providing information
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photobank
wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
events
glossary
directory
archives
guidelines
conventions
library
search
STEP 2passive: providing information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
STEP 3active: exchanging information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
login
STEP 3active: exchanging information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
forum
login
STEP 3active: exchanging information
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
web-conference
forum
login
STEP 3active: exchanging information
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
laboratory
web-conference
forum
login
STEP 3active: exchanging information
home about links resourcesnews communitysearch
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
laboratory
web-conference
forum
login
newsletter
STEP 3active: exchanging information
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wa te r a n d cu l t u r a l d i v e r s i t y
STEP 1introduction to WCD
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partners
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