The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Projects and Initiatives within the Fields of Integrated and

Sustainable Water Ressource Management

The Water Think Tank

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The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

HE Bernard FautrierVice President & CEO

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BiodiversityBiodiversity

Climate Change & Climate Change & EnergyEnergy

Water & Water & DesertificationDesertification

3 Key Concerns

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The Polar RegionsThe Polar Regions

The Mediterranean The Mediterranean BasinBasin

The Least Developed The Least Developed CountriesCountries

3 Priority Areas

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Partnerships and projects• 82 projects chosen from over 700 submitted proposals • Projects selected based on assessment by an international panel of experts on a

Scientific and Technical Committee• A partnership approach

• To date 13 million euros have been allocated

• Average duration : 3 years

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The Priority Fields(in % of total funding)

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Where do we act ?(in % of total funding)

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Water : a threatened resource

World population growth Climate change Industrial and agriculture water

use …

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Water experiences

Acces to drinking water

Knowledge management

And Experiences sharing

Sustainable water management

Video

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The Water Think TankMr Lucien Chabason

PresidentPlan Bleu

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An Innovative Multi Partners InitiativeHE Bernard Fautrier

The Prince Albert II of Monaco FoundationMr Jocelyn Fenard

UNITARMr Lucien Chabason

Plan BleuMr Dominique Héron

Veolia

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Expression

Mr. Ramiro Martinez CostaCoordinator

MEditerranean Network of Basin Organisation (MENBO)

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Red Mediterránea de Organismos de Cuenca (REMOC) Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO)

Réseau Méditerranéen des Organismes de Bassin (REMOB)

Ramiro Martínez

OBJECTIFSOBJECTIFS

Le Réseau Méditerranéen des Organismes de Bassin a été crée en 2003

comme Réseau régional du RIOB pour promouvoir la collaboration entre

toutes les agences de bassin de la région Méditerranéenne.

- Promouvoir la GIRE au niveau de bassin comme outil essentiel pour un développement durable

- Renforcer les liens entre les agences de bassin de la Méditerranée.- Intégrer agences de bassin de tous les pays méditerranéens.

(Actuellement compte sur 31 membres de 14 pays différents).- Organiser activités d’intérêt régional.- Supporter projets sur la GIRE et disséminer information et outils associés.

Objectifs

Gouvernance Générale de l’Eau

Usages de l’Eau

Allocation

Environnemental

Irrigation

Industrie

Hydroélectrique

Récréatif

Gouvernement

Ministères Gouvernements Regionaux

Industrie/Mines Environnement Foresterie Agriculture Territoire

Agences de BassinPlanification

GouvernanceGestion

Public Général

ONGsAssociations

d’usagers

Universités

Secteur Privé

Instituts de recherche

31 miembros – 14 países31 miembros – 14 países

PRINCIPALES ACTIVIDAES

• Conférence ministérielle euro-méditerranéenne sur l'eau. Ammán, Dec 2008.

PRÓXIMAS ACTIVIDAES

Secretariado Técnico Permanente REMOC

Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 48-5ª

46010 Valencia

España

Tel. +34 96 3938942

Fax + 34 96 1125750

Email: remoc1@remoc.org

UBICACIÓNUBICACIÓN

Otros sitios web: www.inbo.org, www.chj.mma.es, www.mma.es

www.remoc.org

5th World Water Forum – Istanbul 2009Side event organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation:

Cooperation among public and private stakeholdersfor a sustainable management of water resources

A case study from Latin America:

THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CITY OF GUAYAQUIL - ECUADOR

César RodríguezHigh representative of the Mayor of Guayaquil

Josep FernandezManager of Interagua

I.- General background (1/2): I.- General background (1/2): Local water resources under constraintLocal water resources under constraint

Ecuador Province of Guayas City of Guayaquil

• Population: 2,5 million inhabitants

• Rapidly expanding every year…

• Rapid development of the main economic and industrial pole in Ecuador

• High pressure on water resources

• Need for : Infrastructures Funding Technical solutions

BUT…

Río Daule BasinCEDEGE area Río Guayas Basin

Abundant resources :

-Río Guayas Basin 13% of national territory

-Río Daule Basin 5% of national territory

2000: insufficient access to services

POTABLE WATER: 63%• South central district (50% of users)• Discontinuous supply: 10 hours / day• Water losses > 80% on the network

WASTEWATER: 45%• Insufficient maintenance of the

system

I.- General background (2/2): I.- General background (2/2): Abundant resources BUT many challenges for water supplyAbundant resources BUT many challenges for water supply

ECAPAG InteraguaConcession

contract

Protection of the users’ rights with key principles of objectivity, transparency, equity, efficiency.

Commitments: balanced and sustainable management of services, affordable tariffs, follow-up investment …

Regulation and control mechanisms

Public service delegation (30-year concession)

Public ownership of the infrastructure

Commercial risk taken by the private sector

Mandatory investment plan (infrastructures…)

Progressive tariff structure (reviewed every 5 year)

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II.- Strategy chosen by public authorities: II.- Strategy chosen by public authorities: A tailor-made management modelA tailor-made management model

Access to potable water:

63% 90% (2009) 95% (2011)

Access to wastewater:

45% 80% (2009) 90% (2011)

Other results:

Tariffs: 24% decrease

Protection of the environment:- Consumption: +80% with no extra pressure on raw water resources- Reduction of water losses- Educational program for a responsible use of the resources

III.- Results: III.- Results: Improvement of the access to water and sanitationImprovement of the access to water and sanitation

Main local commitments:

Better services for the city: 100% coverage

Ability to face complex changes (urban growth, climate change, scarcity…)

Reinforce the governance

Foster enhanced risk management

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IV.- Perspectives: IV.- Perspectives: The Istanbul Pact: a shared commitmentThe Istanbul Pact: a shared commitment

Main international commitments:

Share our experience of resource management (international think tanks…)

Contribute to decentralized cooperation processes

Learn from other best practices launched in other parts of the world

Reinforce the global water governance

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Thank you

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