Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS

Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS Achieving the MDGs of Water and Sanitation in Sub ... - UNU-IAS

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Developing Water Infrastructure(2) • Without water infrastructure development, the MDGs will be an empty dream. Financing water represent an investment in economic growth for effective poverty reduction. - Adopt sector-wide approaches and adequate national water plans to target funds - Effective public-private i partnership (EPPP) - Effective partnership of the many African-led initiatives with donor organizations for funding water infrastructure - To make this efficient, water infrastructure development should take into account Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) Albert Djemetio Water Seminar, UNU-IAS, March 10, 2009 28

Address Capacity Constraints for Effective Stakeholders Participation in Management Approaches(3) • Water brings many actors together with different experience and expertise - Need of a stakeholder dialogue and effective participation pat in the management age e process. - Effective networking and partnership of water practitioners and professionals for know-how transfer and exchange of experience as outlined by the WOP of the UN-Habitat - Develop and encourage a greater involvement of the civil il society with emphasis on the vulnerable groups and disadvantaged communities - Taking into account existing rights and practices, which might be considerable assets when it comes to resulting water-related conflicts and disputes Albert Djemetio Water Seminar, UNU-IAS, March 10, 2009 29

Develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Water</strong> Infrastructure(2)<br />

• Without water <strong>in</strong>frastructure development, <strong>the</strong> <strong>MDGs</strong> will<br />

be an empty dream. F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g water represent an <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />

<strong>in</strong> economic growth for effective poverty reduction.<br />

- Adopt sector-wide approaches <strong>and</strong> adequate national water<br />

plans to target funds<br />

- Effective public-private i partnership (EPPP)<br />

- Effective partnership <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> many African-led <strong>in</strong>itiatives with<br />

donor organizations for fund<strong>in</strong>g water <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />

- To make this efficient, water <strong>in</strong>frastructure development<br />

should take <strong>in</strong>to account Environmental Impact Assessments<br />

(EIA) <strong>and</strong> Environmental Management Plans (EMPs)<br />

Albert Djemetio <strong>Water</strong> Sem<strong>in</strong>ar, <strong>UNU</strong>-<strong>IAS</strong>, March 10, 2009<br />

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