switch training kit: pilot training entebbe, 28/29 july 2010 managing water demand in the city of...
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SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
Managing water demand inthe City of the Future
Striving for Sustainability in Urban Water Management
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
Definition of sustainable development
“development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
(World Commission on the Environment and Development, 1983)
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
Dimensions of sustainability
Sustainability
Economics
Natural Environment
Society
Natural capital/ biodiversity/ ecology
Society’s demands:- nutrition
- health
- safety
- education
- recreation
- culture
- energy
Financial capital
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
No shifting of issues in terms of
• Time: now - future• Place: here - elsewhere• Sectors: this sector - other sectors
Dimensions of sustainability
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
Sustainability in urban water management - aspirations
Sustainability
Economics
Natural Environment
Society
To ensure the necessary financing for managing the water resources and for meeting society’s needs
To meet society’s needs for water in a fair way … and protect it from risks caused by water
To preserve / restore the water resources and their biodiversity/ecosystems
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
• Time: now - future• Place: here - catchment, river basin• Sectors: this sector - energy, planning, ...
Sustainability in urban water management - aspirations
Sustainability
Economics
Environment Society
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
Assessing the sustainability ofurban water management options
Dimensions Environment Society Economics
Contributionto aspirationin general
Time X
Place X N/A
Sectors
SWITCH Training Kit: Pilot Training Entebbe, 28/29 July 2010
Group work:
• Assess options for water supply management by considering matrix
• Decide on ‘level of sustainability’ by ticking scale: (1) individually - (2) as a group
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Assessing water supply management options for their contribution to sustainability