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June 1, 2015

Dimple Roy

Assessing the Current Status of WEF Security Components

Presentation #4

Source: IISD (2015).

WEF Security Tool

Indicators and Monitoring

Engagement and Assessment

Status and

linkages

1. Community Profile

2. WEF Inventory

(Sources, Uses)

3. WEF Status

(current)

4. WEF System

Diagram

Potential mining

benefits and impacts

5. Mining Profile

6. Mining WEF

Inventory

(source, Uses)

7. Mining WEF

Influence

Actions to realize

benefits and mitigate

impacts

8. WEF Security

Actions & Indicators -

a. Operations: WEF

Mine-Composite

b. Closure WEF

Closure-Composite

9. Mining Influence

Diagram

Summary for

Decision-makers

10. WEF Security

Summary

Security Water Sources Energy Sources Food Sources

Availability

Access

Supporting

Infrastructure

Supporting

Institutions and

Policies

Institutions (utility boards, user associations and resource co-ops,

education and training, safety oversight, law enforcement and security)

Policies & Plans (resource use, climate change adaptation,

disaster recovery, risk management, R&D and innovation)

Framework for Water, Energy and Food Security

Use

Processing

Storage

Distribution

Markets

Purchasing Power (livelihood income, remittances, credit)

Aid (direct provision, saftey nets, subsidies)

Self-production (water wells, off-grid power, individual/community gardens)

Barter

Built Infrastructure (transportation, communication, waste removal)

Natural Infrastructure (erosion control, storm protection, water purification,

biological control, air quality maintenance, pollination)

Source: IISD (2013)

Availability

Water Sources Energy Sources Food Sources

Processing Water treatmentfacilities

Energy conversion Food processing and preparation facilities

Storage Water storage facilities Batteries

Distribution Pipes and towers,canals, transport

Transmission lines Transportation of food

Markets Pricing of water and water services

Pricing of energy and energy services

Pricing of food and food services

Water/Wastewater Treatment Energy Generation Transportation and Distribution systems

AccessibilityWater Sources Energy Sources Food Sources

Purchasing Power Income from employment, remittances from abroad

Aid Subsidies to water, energy and food systems; Direct governmental and non-governmental aid; Corporate giving

Self-production Household wells, Rainwater harvest

Rooftop solar panels,Wind power and other renewables used by a

household or groups of households, diesel

generators

Subsistence agriculture

Barter Trading water, energy or food sources directly among households

Supporting Infrastructure - Built

Water Sources Energy Sources Food Sources

Transportation Transport systems including road, rail, air, and shipping

Communication Land telephone lines; Cellular networks, Internet, and Satellite communication systems

Waste and sanitation

Waste water; effluents to water sources

Cooling water effluent; Transformer disposal; Radio-active waste;

Emissions

Food waste, effluent from animal waste

Supporting Infrastructure - NaturalWater Sources Energy Sources Food Sources

Erosion control Vegetative cover plays an important role in soil retention and the prevention of landslides.

Storm protection The presence of coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and coral reefs can dramatically reduce the damage caused by hurricanes or large waves.

Water purification Ecosystems can be a source of impurities in freshwater but also can help to filter out and decompose organic wastes introduced into inland waters

and coastal and marine ecosystems.

Biological control Ecosystem changes affect the prevalence of crop and livestock pests and diseases.

Air quality maintenance

Ecosystems both contribute chemicals to and extract chemicals from the atmosphere, influencing many aspects of air quality.

Pollination Ecosystem changes affect the distribution, abundance, and effectiveness of pollinators.

Supporting Institutions and Policies

Water Sources Energy Sources Food Sources

Resource Groups Watershed Groups, food coops, law enforcement

Education and training

Education and skills development for mining related activities and for risk management, etc.

Policies and programs (regulations, incentives, frameworks

Water quality regulations and targets

Renewable energy incentives and

technology

Local food procurement policies,

subsistence production support systems

WEF Status Base- Sheet 3 Availability

Breakout Group Work

Instructions1. Four groups each with one WEF

component: Group 1 = Availability; Group 2 = Accessibility; Group 3 = Supporting infrastructure; and Group 4 = Supporting Institutions & Policies

2. Objective is to assess the current status of how your component supports the primary (1) water source, (2) energy source; and (3) food source

3. Record on flipcharts.4. Spokesperson from each group to

report back

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