2010 water: crisis and choices: highlights

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Inspiration

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu •Canvassed many ideas and

examples to demonstratesignificant nexus betweenener - food - water

• Getting the best results for

all three will need us to:• improve irrigation efficiency,

• build strong coalitions,

• recogn ze cruc a ro e oforests and land

• take more local actions

• update policy to includebehavior and technology



Inspiration

Do we have to workout

afterwards?



Inspiration

Don Blackmore

• We have massive problems inbasins across the world

unless stakeholders set aside

differences, participate and partnerwith one another

• Australian water crisis illustrates

- change – on major policy, on usingpartnerships, on pricing, onnow e ge an ong erm n ng -

with rewards and sanctions toinfluence behavior



Knowledge

• Cuttin ener costs is a case of doin more with

less – and its happening in leading utilities• Clean-ups costs are really big - prevention is muchcheaper - and clean ups are paid by all (bonds)

• Water Storage expansion still a viable option tomee eman – no us e usua ams – u nee sstakeholder engagement and deeper evaluation

’– major priority but needs sharing of workable policies



Partnerships

• We need a lot more cooperation and coordination to

tac e water: cr s s an ma e c o ces – c t es, oo ,quality, IWRM. Complexity and magnitude demand it

• ,they need continuity, rewards, results and we want

replication – starting with international agenciespartnerships would be a good start

• Many other partnerships workable: Participation

rr ga on anagemen , s er es, w nn ng, ,research partners, etc etc but will need seeding



Networking

I recommend the chocolate

coo es



Networking



NetworkingI hope you are coming to the

governance session?

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