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Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste WaterTreatment/RIZA
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UN ECE International Water Assessment Centre IWAC
Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Monitoring to tailormade information
Wim Cofino
Sustainable development ‘a policy mission statement’
Sustainable development is the achievement ofcontinued economic and social development
without detriment to the environment andnatural resources.
The quality of future human activity anddevelopment is increasingly seen as being
dependent on maintaining this balance.
The interdependence of policies
Economic policiessocially and
environmentally feasible
Environmental policiessocially and
economically feasible
Social policieseconomically and
environmentally feasible
Which role can/should monitoring play in the respective policies?
Natural Capital
Social CapitalHuman Capital
Human made (‘Economic’Capital
Sustainability Mission
Objectives
Critical Success factors
Information
Indicators
Evaluation
Integrated Assessments
Environmental functions mayserve as vehicle to define capitals
BiodiversityAssimilation of wastesFisheriesRecreationEmissionsShipping traffic…….
Human capital
Indicator 1
Indicator 3
Indicator 2
Social capital
Economic capitalNatural capital
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Timing and focussing of information to needs
Physiological needs
Safety & security needs
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
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Timing and focussing information to needs
Physiological needs
Safety & security needs
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
• Meeting basic needs• Securing the food supply • Managing risks
information needs:• Quantitative and qualitative
status of resources• Exploitation of resources• Allocation issues•Degree to which needs are met
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Timing and focussing ofinformation to needs
Physiological needs
Safety & security needs
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization
Economic and social development
information needs coupled to the economic services and goodsprovided by water bodies:• (Environmental) functions
• Quantitative and qualitative aspects of water uses
• Impacts on water systems• Conflicts between functions
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
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Timing and focussing ofinformation to needs
Physiological needs
Safety & security needs
Social needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Sustainable development• Protecting ecosystems• Sharing water
Attention to cultural values of water,..
information needs:• Quantitative and qualitative
status ecosystems• valuing water• how do people perceive water
and water issues?
Governing w
ater wisely
Implications (I)• Policies for sustainable development require a
multidisciplinary approach
• Integral approaches , covering the entire process from objectives, implementation, information gathering to assessments need to be designed
• Environmental monitoring provides one of the classes ofinformation requiredIntegrated assessment requires integrated information
• Technical and institutional frameworks for these integrated approaches need to be established
Implications(II)• Sustainable solutions call for intensive co-operation
between policy-makers and scientists in amultidisciplinary and where relevant transboundarysetting– solving one pollution problem may cause another– joint effort instead of blaming– co-operation leads to a better utilization of
knowledge and information– co-operation enhances support and
understanding of solutions
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Implications (III)• Information management for Integral Water
Resources Management requires institutional arrangements:– Data frequently scattered over multitude of
institutes– Central co-ordination of information management
is necessary, e.g.• Cost effective monitoring programs• Co-operation and arrangements with other
institutes regarding provision and exchange of data and information on e.g. water uses
The multidisciplinary approach• There is a need for translation across disciplines
– example: ‘compliance monitoring’!
• Naive expectations between different disciplines
• Scale mismatches
• There is no substitute for regular contact– The multidisciplinary approach requires us to
change our present-day organisations.
Source: Monitoring Tailormade III
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Implications (IV)• The world is not perfect
– Institutional arrangements for integrated assessments
frequently not in place
– The degree of interaction between scientists involved in
monitoring and policy makers less than desireable
– Trade offs are made, but in complex settings
• Scientists involved in monitoring need to – Have a feeling for timing which information is needed
– Put an extra effort into the relationships with policy makers
– Ensure that all stakeholders are informed
– Be pro-active!
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Monitoring and the public• Informing the public is important:
– Sustainable management of water requires choices to be made
– Public needs to be aware of the necessity of the choices
• Provision of information required to– increase acceptance of water polices and
management– Give account of achievements
Example: aquatic plants in Lake Veluwe
The D,P,S,I,R indicators - an effective tool for management?• Driving forces
• Pressures
• State
• Impacts
• Response
The realm of monitoring
• may improve the communication across disciplines & countries;
• may assist in informing the public;• may improve the communication between scientists and policy
makers and thus enhance the utilization of monitoring data• need to be drawn up in an intensive interaction between
Transboundary monitoring/information
• Transnational co-operation require a shared, integratedview on the water system, e.g. on ecological gradients (is more than agreements over classification systems!)
• Transnational agreement on indicators and connections between causes and effects
• Common definitions and measurement methodologies for all types of indicators
• How to communicate with the public & to incorporate their views in indicators, e.g. perception
Transboundary monitoring/information (II)
• Diversity is the key word– nature, economy, social system, cultures,
individuals
• We have to cope with diversity
• Can we use diversity as a driving force, improving our ability and creativity to achieve our goalsregarding sustainable development?
Transboundary monitoring/information(III)
• We have to respect differences and try to understand their roots
• We cannot blindly copy indicators, managementstrategies, standards, … between regions in Europe
• We have to exchange information, practices andexperiences as part of a joint learning process
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Conclusions• Modern watermanagement requires a large knowledge base,
data/information on the chemical, physical and ecological state ofour aquatic being just one component
• Monitoring needs to be embedded in a strategic ‘holistic’ approach
• In addition to monitoring, institutional arrangements regarding data provision and exchange is necessary (e.g. water uses)
• More interaction between policy-makers and scientists and (multidisciplinary) co-operation among scientists is needed
• More effort towards general public is needed
• Creativity owing to diversity instead of coping strategies
The UN-ECE International WaterAssessment Centre IWAC• IWAC is a network, the office at RIZA facilitates this
network
• ‘Promote co-operation’, efforts to bring together– scientists from different countries (river basins)– scientists of different disciplines– scientists and policy makers
• Contribute to exchange of experiences, practices, views,..
• Assist by e.g. training courses, expert visits,..