WORKSHOP
Making Governance Systems Effective
Tuesday 14 August
09:00-17:00, Folkets Hus, Hall B
Convenor: Stockholm International Water Institute
Co-Convenors: The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)
Even if there are many international and national initiatives to develop systems for cost effective management of water resources, including water use and waste water handling, the water situation in many areas in the world is serious. Governance systems must be more effective to overcome the serious problems of scarcity and degradation.
Effective legislation presume enforcement and social acceptance
An effective and realistic legislation has to take different stakeholder perspectives into account, including upstream and downstream interests and impacts. What are the most important issues which should be covered by legislation for an effective and acceptable management of water? How should the enforcement be organised and compliance motivated?
Stakeholder and societal negotiation process
It is more and more recognized within the development community as well as within the community of water professionals that increased dialogue between business, government and the civil society is needed. How can true participatory dialogue be organized in order to get the best solutions? Which are the five main barriers and how can they be overcome?
Decision support systems that works in practice
DSS must be designed so that the users can apply them in their daily duties or in strategic planning. Many decision support systems exist but few, if any, are good enough to be used and accepted to get proper solutions for water related issues. What are the main obstacles? How can successful DSS be promoted?
Workshop Programme, 09:00-17:00 Folkets Hus, Hall B
Chair: Mr. Joakim Harlin, UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Co-Chair: Dr. Alejandro Iza, Director, IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Germany
Commentator: Mr. Rudolf Cleveringa, Senior Technical Adviser, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Rapporteur: Ms. Ulla-Britta Fallenius, Director, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
09:00 Introduction
09:10 Invited Speaker still to be confirmed
09:40 Governance in the Context of Social, Climatic and Other Change Processes: Responding to Emerging Challenges. Dr. Marcus Moench, Director, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), USA (Invited Speaker)
10:10 Time for Commentator and Discussion
10:40 Coffee Break
11:15 Civil Society Participation in Decentralization – An Increasingly Popular Model for Water Resources Policy. Mr. Jussara Lima Carvalho
11:30 Market-based Water Governance in Transboundary River Basins: The Next Step? Mrs. Aline Bailatt Ballabriga, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Switzerland
11:45 CLEAR WATER: Transparency & Accountability in the Governance of Water. Mr. Anders E. Stenstedt, Morrison & Foerster LLP, USA
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Governance of Public Sector-Nonprofit Sector Coalitions: Social Learning and Negotiated Order Processes. Dr. Bruce Gockerman, Gockerman, Wilson, Saylor & Hesslin, P.C., USA
13:45 Corruption in Municipal Water and Sanitation Services. Dr. M. Sohail, WEDC, UK
14:00 Time for Discussion
14:30 Coffee Break
15:00 The Emergence of a Human Right to Water under International Law Implications for Water Resources Governance. Dr. Owen McIntyre, University College Cork, National University of Ireland
15:15 Final Discussion/Conclusions
17:00 Close of Workshop
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