global public policy network on water management

Bridging the Water and Climate Agendas

Stockholm World Water Week 2009

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GPPN Background

Joint initiative of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute

To consult and work with global stakeholders to identify priorities for the global water and sanitation agenda, and help communicate those priorities to decision-makers

Key focus in 2009: Raising profile of water for COP15

UNFCCC – Working Groups

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Kyoto Protocol (AWG KP)

Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action (AWG LCA)

– Mitigation, Adaptation, Technology Transfer and Finance

GPPN – Water and Climate Change Adaptation

GPPN Activities Consultation – multi-stakeholder

Key Messages – report outlining priorities

Text Amendments – direct response to draft negotiating text

Workshops – outlining key issues, building support

Side Events – generating discussion and debate

Informal Government Group – Building relationships with negotiators

Key Messages• Integrated Land and Water Resources Management

• Ecosystem-based adaptation

• Regional and transboundary considerations

• Sector-orientated adaptation, cross-sectoral considerations

• Enhanced communication between climate information providers and climate information users

• Increased engagement of water sector in Nairobi Work Programme

• Enhance capacity for sectoral actors to develop and report on NAPAs.

Development of the AWG LCA Text• No mentions of water in ANY of outcome documents from COP13 and

COP14• One mention of water in draft negotiating text in April 2009• Increase to 11 direct mentions of water in the whole AWG LCA text during the

session in June 2009, 7 under Adaptation. Also many ‘indirect references’.– Integrated Land and Water Resources Management– Cross-sectoral focus– Managing regional resources

N.B As a result the text increased from 53 to 200 pages

Current Status of Negotiating TextAugust 2009 – Text reduced considerably, many direct references to water lost, and indirect references diluted.

(iii) Applying climatic information in sectoral planning as well as in cross-sectoralplanning such as integrated water resources management; [Take into account [the dynamics of natural systems] [natural systems and theirdynamics] [the composition, resilience and productivity of natural and managedecosystems, and the support they provide to adaptation];] (h) [Verb missing] Impact assessment of actions undertaken in the context of shared and trans-boundary resources;

Way Forward

• Call for existing references to remain in the text

• Call for stronger messages - Regional Adaptation Plans of Action (RAPAs)

• Clearer message on the need for international institutional arrangements to bring water and climate communities together and enhance capacity for adaptive water management

• Look outside the ‘water box’. Engage with political processes. Bridge agendas

• Engage with ‘Water Day’ at the Barcelona in November

Beyond COP15?Act anyway – start building institutional capacity to respond to climate change and the provisions of COP15

Identify appropriate international institutional mechanisms, under UNFCCC, to build capacity on water and climate change adaptation.

Enhance sectoral engagement with Nairobi Work Programme

 

Thank you!

Hannah StoddartGPPN Secretariat

hstoddart@stakeholderforum.org

http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org