IUCN Water Programme, Asia on GWP-SEA WRM Financing
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Transcript of IUCN Water Programme, Asia on GWP-SEA WRM Financing
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
Water Programme, Asia
Dr. Lalita Rammont
GWP-SEA: WRM Financing Workshop
Yangon, Myanmar
3 October 2013
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
Investing in natural infrastructure means investing in people, their capacities and in good governance, including participation
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Water Programme Themes
Integrated Water Resources
Management
Poverty
reduction
Natural
infra-
structu
re
Climate
chan
ge
resilience
Ecosys
tem
servi
ces
Particip
a-
tory go
ver-
nance
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To promote a better understanding of the water regimes in Bangladesh and India to address food, livelihood, biodiversity and climate change concerns.
Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India InitiativeDialogue for Sustainable Management of Trans-boundary Water Regimes
in South Asia
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Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh-India Initiative
Food security, water productivity
and poverty
Climate change impacts
Inland navigation
Environmental security
Biodiversity conservation
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Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE): 3Ss River Basin
• Enriching information and knowledge sharing platforms
• Enhancing leadership and governance capacities
• Creating cross-sectoral dialogue on transboundary water management
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BRIDGE: 3S River Basin
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Connecting People and Ecosystems in the Indian Himalayas
• Enhancing community-driven water resources management
• Demonstration of improved livelihoods
• Establishing a trans-Himalayan resource base for climate change adaptation strategies
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Mekong Water Dialogues II
To Improved awareness and participation of stakeholders in water-related decision-making processes for sustainable livelihood security, human and ecosystem health
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
Mekong Water Dialogues: Approach
Government
Business
Civil Society
(10-14 people)
(National issues, national
consultation meetings, case-
studies)
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River Basin Management in Asia Pacific
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Future initiatives
• Geographic coverage:– Trans-Himalayan region– Tributaries of the Mekong– East Asia
• Themes:– Environmental flows – Trans-boundary water governance– Hydro-diplomacy– Benefit sharing
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http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/water/resources/toolkits/