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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
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