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World Water CouncilMarseille, 8 June 2011
Helen MountfordDeputy DirectorOECD Environment Directorate
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2
The Green Growth Strategy
Requested by Ministers of Finance, Economy & Trade, in 2009.
Multi-disciplinary process involving 25 OECD Committees: delegates from Ministries of Agriculture, Economy, Environment, Development Co-operation, Industry, etc.
Key deliverables: Synthesis Report & Indicators Compendium for the 2011 Ministerial
(25-26 May 2011)
Forthcoming studies on green growth and: food & agriculture, energy, innovation, water, cities, etc...
Full integration into country Economic Surveys, Environmental Performance Reviews, and the data and indicators work of OECD.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 3
People living in areas of water stress (millions of people)
Source: OECD (2008), OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
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The importance of pricing: water conservation
(% ownership against water fee structure)
Source: OECD (2011), Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy
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Freshwater abstraction by major use versus GDP, OECD (1990=100)
Note: Data exclude Chile, Estonia, Israel and SloveniaSource: OECD Environmental data
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1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
GDPPopulationPublic supplyIrrigationTotal water abstraction
- See a decoupling
of water use from
GDP growth
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 6
OECD Global Forum on Water: Making Water Reform Happen
When: 25-26 October 2011
Where: OECD, Paris
Objective: To share case studies of water policy reform in OECD and non-OECD countries in order to share experiences and good practices in designing, implementing and consolidating change to achieve economically and environmentally sustainable water management.
Participation: Around 180-200 participants expected from governments, business, academia, NGOs and IGOs.
High Level Panel: Scheduled for afternoon of 26 October
For further details: www.oecd.org/water
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Thank you!
www.oecd.org/water
