UNESCO Regional Water activities in Asia and the Pacific

Inter‐regional Workshop on South‐south Cooperation for Upscaling Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Ecohydrology as Tools for Achieving Water 

Security in Africa

Rockview Hotel, Plot 194/196 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse II Maitama, Abuja on 24th to 26th January, 2017

Prof Shahbaz Khan, DirectorDr Ai Sugiura, Science Programme SpecialistMs Sharizad Sulaiman, MFIT coordinator

Global context

Water Security and Global context

Life resources

The absolute needs

Condition number 1 for development

Issues to be solved

Global issues

ENABLERS

SDGs Logical Flow, Prof. Kamarulazizi

Ibrahim (USM, Malaysia)

Sustainable Development GoalsThe logical flow

• 169 proposed targets • 304 proposed

indicators

UNESCO Natural Sciences Programmes and Initiatives

International Science Programmes

UNESCO’s initiatives

Sustainability Science

InternationalGeoparksand Geoscience Programme

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UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific's 

activities in water

Regional Science Bureau Science Strategy

UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Scientific Cooperative Programme in Hydrology and Water Resources since

1975The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the only intergovernmentalprogramme of the UN system devoted to water research, water resources management,and education and capacity building.

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UNESCO INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME EIGHT PHASE (2014‐2021)

UNESCO‐IHP‐VIII: “WATER SECURITY Responses to Local, Regional, and Global Challenges”

“Water security is defined as thecapacity of a population tosafeguard access to adequatequantities of water of acceptablequality for sustaining human andecosystem health on a watershedbasis, and to ensure efficientprotection of life and propertyagainst water related hazards --floods, landslides, landsubsidence,) and droughts.“

UNESCO-IHP in the Asia Pacific Region

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• 17 IHP NationalCommittees

• 6 UNESCO Water Centresamong 15 Science Centres

• 6 UNESCO Water Chairsamong 28 Science Chairs inthe Asia Pacific Region.

• Regional SteeringCommittee for SoutheastAsia and the Pacific.

• International FloodInitiative Secretariat

• International DroughtInitiative Secretariat

RESEARCH

RESEARCH

POLICY ADVICEPOLICY ADVICECAPACITY

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CAPACITY BUILDIN

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Ecohydrology

Regulation of biota byaltering hydrology andregulation of hydrologyby shaping biota(Zawleski approach)

IWRM spiral approach

HELP river basins 

Water related disasters Initiatives

UNESCO office Jakarta to contribute case studies in Asia and the Pacific region.

SDGs Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

8 Global targets, and 12 global indicators.

6 Projects in IndonesiaTarget 6.1Equitable access to 

safe and affordable 

drinking Water

Target 6.5 Integrated Water Resources 

Management Implementation, and 

Target 6.b Local Community Participation  Target 6.5 Integrated Water 

Resources Management Implementation

Target 6.b Local Community Participation

Target 6.5 Integrated Water Resources Management Implementation

Target 6.3 Improve Water Quality, and Target 6.6Water‐related Ecosystem

Target 6.b Local Community Participation

Ongoing Indonesia FIT Projects‐ water projects‐

3) Two Urban water projects. water supply for local communities

Medan City : UNESCO Jakarta collaborating with PDAM Tirtanadi conduct a comprehensive study on improving water services towards water security in Medan City to support the clean water supply expansion to reach larger local community.

Jember City : UNESCO Jakarta is going to conduct a study on “The Role of Community Participation in Peri‐Urban Water Management towards Sustainability of Water Supply in Jember City". The activities involve the local communities and stengthen the local stakeholders participation in managing water in respective areas.

4)  Two water quality projectsPari Island :UNESCO Jakarta is going to conduct project on “Community Education to Raise Awareness of Water Security and Water Quality in Small Islands” in Pari Island, Jakarta Special Region. by implementing technology called by SIMBAT and community participation in water management to improve water source quality in Pari Island. The activities involve the local communities and stengthen the local stakeholders participation in managing water in respective areas.Kefamenanu Distric, NTT: UNESCO Jakarta collaborating with University of Timor isconducting a series of training for highschool teachers and establish a demosite for learningsite in East Nusa Tenggara to address sustainable water management including wastemanagement, pollution treatment, river basin management and community involvement.

Ongoing Indonesia FIT Projects‐ water projects‐

5) Three ecohydrology based projectsSaguling Reservoir, Citarum River Basin and Ex Mega Rice Project ecohydrologydemonstration sites: Establishing the ecohydrology demosites in these two area, UNESCO Jakarta in collaboration with Asia Pacific Centre of Ecohydrology, UNESCO Category II Water Centre. In Ex‐Mega Rice Project Ecohydrology approach is used to avoid deforestation in peatland and to conserve the Peatland. In Saguling Reservoar ecohydrology approach is used to improve water quality and water‐related ecosystem with also involve local community participation.Yogyakarta City and Borobudur Surround Area Project: UNESCO Jakarta collaborating withInstitut Pertanian Bogor conduct a study on "Sustainable Water Management in YogyakartaCity and Borobudur Surrounding Areas" by using Ecohydrology approach to improve watermanagement in Yogyakarta City and Borobudur DistrictEcological and Eco‐hydrological Solutions for Sustainable Management in Indonesia and Asia Pacific RegionObjective:The project aims to: Contributing at strengthening scientific research in Ecohydrology to attain water security in Indonesia and building regional capacity of leading ecohydrology centre in the regionPartners: Asia Pacific Centre for Ecohydrology (APCE), LIPI RC for Limnology, Erasmus MundusConsortium in Ecohydrology, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), PDAM Tirtanadi.

Ongoing Malaysia FIT Projects

1. Upscaling water security to meet local, regional, and global challengesObjective: (brief): The project is aimed to provide solutions to the current global waterchallenges require upscaling of existing local approaches and knowledge of the interrelationsbetween environment conditions and the state of waters. (demo site Putrajaya)

Partners: Humid Tropics Center Kuala Lumpur (HTCKL), Institut Alam Sekitar danPembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Perbadanan Putrajaya,Malaysian Water Partnership (MyWP), UNESCO IHP National Committee, Malaysia

2. Science Harnessed for ASEAN Regional Policy – SHARPObjective: (brief): This project aims to support demonstration and synthesis ofenvironmental sustainability best practices to underpin sustainable development policiesacross the ASEAN Member States. It is aligned with the ASEAN‐UNESCO FrameworkAgreement of Cooperation (FAC) and associated Indicative Joint Programme of Action (2014‐2018) and UNESCO Regional Bureau's Science Support Strategy.Partners: ASEAN Secretariat (Environment Division and Environment Division), HELP DavaoNetwork (Philippines); Ministry of Education Malaysia, Institut Alam Sekitar danPembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), International ScienceTechnology and Innovation Centre for South‐South Cooperation (ISTIC), Humid TropicsCentre, Kuala Lumpur (HTCKL), University of Technology Malaysia (UTM).

Ongoing JFIT Projects

1. IHP‐WISER in AP International Hydrological Programme Water Informatics forSustainability and Enhanced Resilience in Asia and the Pacific

Objective: (brief): Strengthen capacity building for water‐related disaster mitigation andpolicy recommendations by strengthening the availability, accessibility and dissemination ofhydro‐informatics tools and concepts for sustainable, enhanced resilience to flood anddroughts and climate change in general in the Asia and the Pacific region.

Partners: ASPAC Region IHP National Committees, IHP Regional Steering Committee forSoutheast Asia and the Pacific (RSC‐SEAP), UNESCO Water Centres (ICHARM, HTC‐KL,RCTUW‐Tehran in particular), International Flood Initiative (IFI), International DroughtInitiative (IDI), Network of Asian River Basin Organization (NARBO), DPRI Kyoto University,Nagoya University, Kobe University, Okayama University, UNESCO Field Offices (Tehran,Almaty, Islamabad, New Delhi, Phnom Penh, Hanoi and Beijing), Asia Pacific Water Forum(APWF)

Ongoing JICA funded project Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan‐ Phase 2

http://alevelrivers.weebly.com/

64% of the territory flooded1/9 of the pop 

(20million) affected

Introduction of Mr Aziz Aimaq, director ANDMA and Mr Farhad Nayyer, Modeller

MEW Afghanistan to Mr Riaz, Chief Meteorologist, FFD in presence of ICHARM

(Mr Iwami, Dr Tsuda) , 22 April 2016

A. Establishment of the technical foundation for sustainable capacity development on the flood management, forecasting, early warning and flood hazard analysis in Pakistan agencies

B. Technical studies to promote strengthening of cooperation with Indus river basin countries for transboundary flood management and transboundary data sharing

C. Capacity building and education to community on flood management for proper utilization of flood hazard information and tools

UNESCO Office, Jakarta

Jakarta Office Staff Retreat, Lombok, Dec 2016

Thank you very much,s.khan@uneso.orga.sugiura@unesco.orgs.sulaiman@unesco.org