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Social Equity: The Need for an Integrated Approach |
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Social equity, economic efficiency, and environmental sustainability constitute the three pillars of Integrated Water Resources Management. As one of the goals of public water policies, equity features frequently in arguments that promote, or object to, reforms in the water sector. It also features high on the agenda in the fight against poverty. The Policy Brief provides an analytical framework that policy-makers can use to understand the relationship between water management and social equity – including causes, dynamics, consequences, and possible solutions. |
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Published 2012 read pdf: english |
| No. 10 (2009) |
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Managing the other side of the water cycle: Making wastewater an asset
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This policy brief makes the case for an integrated approach to managing the other side of the water cycle – municipal and industrial wastewater and storm drainage. It outlines some of the key economic, policy and institutional aspects of such an approach and provides guidance on policies and institutions needed to support water reuse. It gives a short outline of what can be the policies and institutions to support water reuse. |
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No. 10 (2009) read pdf: english |
| No. 9 (2009) |
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Lessons from IWRM in Practice
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This brief summarizes lessons from the book IWRM in Practice (Earthscan, 2009). It seeks to help development policy makers and practitioners in different sectors to understand the principles and practice of the IWRM approach. Examples from the book using case studies at local, basin, national and trans-national levels to present in practical terms how better water management, embodying key principles of IWRM, has made a positive contribution in areas as diverse as agriculture, urban water supply, transport, energy, industry, job creation, and environmental protection. |
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No. 9 (2009) read pdf: english
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| No. 8 (2009) |
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Triggering change in water policies
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This Policy Brief discusses key questions to ask when crafting a strategy for change. It suggests the following basic stages: laying the groundwork for change; creating or taking advantage of conducive environment for change; generating demand for change; designing the content of change; and ensuring implementation and impact. A smart strategy for change reduces transaction costs, counters political opposition, and exploits synergies both within and outside water institutions. This brief intends to give examples of changes that reveal the common elements among the successes and the failures. |
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No. 8 (2009) read pdf: english russian  |
| No. 7 (2009) |
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Investing in infrastructure: The value of an IWRM approach |
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This Policy Brief highlights the three E´s of IWRM when planning for water infrastructure investments (social equity, environment sustainability and economic efficiency). Taking an integrated approach to water development and management can help countries attract financing for infrastructure, get the most benefit from those investments, and ensure their sustainability. It may also reduce the need for additional infrastructure by improving water efficiency. |
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No. 7 (2009) read pdf: english russian  |
| No. 6 (2008) |
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How to integrate IWRM and national development plans and strategies and why this needs to be done in the era of aid effectiveness
Comment intégrer la GIRE, les plans et stratégies de développement nationaux? Et pourquoi le faire à l’ère de l'efficacité de l'assistance?
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Too often, the contribution of water to broad development goals is not well understood at the political level outside the water sector, and, as a result, actions needed unlock this contribution are not identified and prioritised. To rectify this, the contribution of water to various sectors of economic and social life needs to be recognised and good water management needs to be given the appropriate priority by those sectors. In order for this to occur, water sector practitioners need to be drawn in the process of national and local development planning processes.
Trop souvent, la contribution de l’eau aux objectifs globaux de développement n’est pas bien comprise au niveau politique en dehors du secteur de l’eau, et, par conséquent, les actions nécessaires pour valoriser cette contribution ne sont pas identifiées ni définies comme des priorités. Pour remédier à cette situation, la contribution de l'eau à différents secteurs de la vie sociale et économique doit être reconnue et une gestion judicieuse de l’eau doit figurer en bonne place parmi les priorités de ces secteurs. Pour ce faire, les acteurs du secteur de l’eau doivent avoir un rôle à jouer dans le processus de planification du développement national et local.
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No. 6 (2008) read pdf: english french
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| No. 5 (2007) |
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Climate Change Adaptation and IWRM - An Initial Overview
Adaptation au changement climatique et gestion intégrée des ressources en eau – Aperçu initial |
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This brief suggests that the IWRM approach provides a framework for action, indeed that the best approach to manage the impact of climate change on water is the one guided by the philosophy and methodology of Integrated Water Resources Management. A further message is thus that water is the primary medium through which Climate Change will impact people, ecosystems and economies. The way we use and manage our water today will make it easier to address the challenges of tomorrow. The strategies adopted will have to use a combination of “hard,” infrastructural, and “soft,” institutional, measures and to go well beyond what is normally considered as “water business”.
Cette note politique suggère que l’approche de la GIRE fournit un cadre d’action ainsi qu’une meilleure démarche pour gérer l'impact du changement climatique sur l'eau c’est-à-dire celle guidée par la philosophie et la méthodologie de la GIRE. Un autre message promu par ce document est que l’eau est le premier intermédiaire au travers duquel le changement climatique influencera les gens, les écosystèmes et les économies. La façon dont nous utilisons et gérons nos ressources en eau aujourd’hui rendra, demain, plus facile la façon de faire face aux défis climatiques. Les stratégies qui seront adoptées devront utiliser une combinaison de mesures institutionnelles dites « dures » et « douces », devant d’aller au-delà de ce que l’on considère normalement comme «les problèmes hydriques ».
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No. 5 (2007) read pdf: english french russian  |
| No. 3 (2006) |
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Gender mainstreaming: An essential component of sustainable water management |
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This brief shows the evidence that involvement of women in water resources development and management can help make projects more sustainable. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water efficiency strategies and plans are an opportunity to enhance the equal participation, representation, and rights of women in the water sector. This includes creating policies and laws that institutionalize the equitable participation of men and women, fostering the development of institutions and organizations that are gender-sensitive and that have sufficient expertise in gender analysis and mainstreaming. |
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No. 3 (2006) read pdf: english |
| No. 2 (2006) |
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Water and sustainable development: Lessons from Chile |
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Chile incorporated water issues into its strategies for economic growth offering valuable lessons to all policy makers involved in national development planning, not just those responsible for water. While the initial focus was on water for economic growth, provisions were later made to protect the environment and provide affordable water for the poor, demonstrating the iterative nature of IWRM in practice. |
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No. 2 (2006) read pdf: english russian |
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