bridge - building river dialogue and guidance

I N TER N AT IONAL U N ION FOR CON S ER VAT ION OF N ATUR E • G LOB A L WATER P ROG R A M M E • W W W. IUC N . ORG/ WATER

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Building River Dialogue &

Governance BRIDGE

Dr Isabelle Fauconnier

Water Policy and Sustainability Advisor

isabelle.fauconnier@iucn.org

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Building River Dialogue & Governance Supported by Swiss Development Cooperation Agency

Goal: Poverty alleviation, nature conservation and economic growth

are enhanced in target basins through sustainable management and

governance of transboundary water resources.

Water Diplomacy: negotiation among countries of agreements for cooperation on water management creating changes in water governance

A process that operates under the authority of sovereign national

governments, but also unlocks cooperation among multiple stakeholders,

including at the level of municipalities and provinces within a basin

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

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BRIDGE in the World

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Governance themes

International Water Law

Supporting new basin-specific

legal frameworks and agreements

Benefit Sharing

Opening dialogues around enhancement of benefits to more

stakeholders

National Water Governance

(incl. basin level)

Building strong bases for

cooperation

Leadership Development

Cultivating water governance

champions at all levels

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Water Diplomacy Practice…creating governance

changes

Brokering & facilitation

– cross-border, sector & scale

Multiplicity of agreements

– mobilise water users

– open new dialogue spaces

– incremental steps in cooperation

Agreements around Action

– shared vision, communication, learning,

– joint knowledge production & exchange

– solving concrete problems, benefit sharing

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www.iucn.org/bridge