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UNESCO IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy & The Global Water Challenge: Past, Present & Future HLEGM – The Global Water Crisis Munk School of Global Affairs 22/ 03/2011 Professor Patricia Wouters
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world water day presentaiton by prof pat wouters at IAC webinar 2011
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UN
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The Global Water Challenge: Past, Present & Future
HLEGM – The Global Water CrisisMunk School of Global Affairs
22/ 03/2011 Professor Patricia Wouters
IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science | under the auspices of UNESCO Slide | 2
Canada celebrates World Water Day!
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Global Water Challenge: Past, Present, Future
No development without water
1.2 billion without safe drinking water and2.4 billion without sanitation
wideningwater gap
Only a fractionreadily available
1.4 billion km3 ofwater on Earth
Growing issues of availability, access, and conflicts-of-use
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International Watercourses: global view
• 260+ TB WCs• 4000+ treaties• Mostly bilateral
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Availability and Access issues: Too little…
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Availability and Access issues: too much
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Water hotspots: competition across borders
BBC News
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Increased conflicts-of-use?
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Water Security framework: Availability, Access, Addressing conflicts-of-use
Human
National
Regional
Int’l / Global
Politi
cal
Econ
omic
Soci
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Envi
ronm
enta
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scale
Disciplinary interface
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Cooperation Framework - CCC
cooperation
Communities
Competition
Conflicts-of-use
What water for who, what, how, when, where and why?
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The Law of Nations – peace and security
“to maintain international peace and security … and ... the fundamental freedoms of all … “
Hydro-Diplomacy
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By neglecting the interconnectivityof water issues between Central and South Asia, the U.S. approachcould exacerbate regional tensions.
US Senate Report – Avoiding Water Wars (Feb 2011)
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Regional water wars -- Central Asia
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Dr. Mufid Shahab, Egypt’s Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs say that “Egypt’s water security and its historical rights to the water of the River Nile is a matter of life and death that cannot be ignored.”Crisis on the NileOsman Mirghani (2010)
Regional water wars -- Middle East
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“Armed forces are put on standby to tackle threat of wars over water” –
Across the world, they are coming: the water wars. From Israel to India, from Turkey to Botswana, arguments are going on over disputed water supplies that may soon burst into open conflict.”
Mr Reid signalled Britain's armed forces would have to be prepared to tackle conflicts over dwindling resources.
Military planners have already started considering the potential impact of global warming for Britain's armed forces over the next 20 to 30 years.
(The Independent - 28 /02/2006)
The world faces a future of “water wars”, unless action is taken to prevent international water shortages and sanitation issues escalating into conflicts, Gareth Thomas, the International Development Minister (March 2010)
The UK - ready for global water wars
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• We should view every regional watershed or aquifer as an opportunity for stronger international cooperation.
• Access to reliable supplies of clean water is a matter of human security. It’s also a matter of national security.
• There could be huge political and economic benefits from regional water diplomacy.
• Water is actually a test case for preventive diplomacy.
5 streams of action1. Capacity development
(local, national, regional)2. Elevate diplomatic efforts
and we need to better coordinate them
3. Mobilizing financial support
4. Harness the power of science and technology
5. Broadening the scope of our partnerships
The USA – ready for global water wars
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Southern Africa Water - Working Together On River Management• Angola - irrigation for
development, • Namibia - clean drinking
water & sanitation• Botswana - Okavango
Delta for tourism.
Cooperation on the Okavango (March 2011)
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Canada - Water Cooperation Framework
Communities
Competition
Conflicts
C
C
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Past, Present, Future Cooperation
Competition Conflicts-of-use
CCCCCConflict
Cooperation
Over past century
Water Security
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Water Security: platform for cooperation
Water security
Regional & Global
National
