Time for a new Public Debate about the Future of Water
30 March 2005 - 30 March 2005
Water as a commons, water management as a public cause
As water is vital for life and shapes economic development, water has always been a focus of public concern and public action. However, changing ideas on governance of water, changing pressures on supplies and new debates about the crises linked with water also make this an important time for new public debate.,This presentation will discuss how the perspective of water as a commons is shaping and changing water provision from perspectives of consumers and managers, particularly for the 'services' of water supply and irrigation. It will also look at emerging global questions on water management, and the challenges for public agencies and consumers to ensure water provision as planned by the Millennium Development Goals and other international conventions affecting water. The potential synergies, paradoxes and conflicts between these different proposed transformations for the consumer will also be debated. Linden Vincent
Investing in Water Industry
World wide turnover in the water and wastewater sector in 2004 was estimated at US$ 400 bln, with an expected* increase of 50% to US$ 605 bln in 2009. The United Nations** stipulates that per year additional investments of EUR 100 bln are needed to catch up with the growing demand. Apart from these massive investments, the quest for fresh water will result in privatisations of public organizations and the implementation of new breakthrough water technologies worldwide.
Engendered or endangered: what is the future of water resources management?
The achievement of the MDGs is setting up the rhythm of the international development agenda. Water as a cross cutting issue of development is an obvious starting point for various interventions around the world. While traditional perspectives of water developers and managers could tend to favour increased coverage, sustainability requires policies and practical interventions that promote efficiency, effectiveness and equity as basis for the transformation. ,The presentation will highlight that while water resources are developed and managed by humans for humans, the relationships of power, access, use and control are so different and diverse that often well-intended efforts may have negative impacts on the most vulnerable risking the same development goals they are supposed to fulfill. The challenge of moving from theory to practice will also be discussed.
The speakers are:,Linden Vincent, Irrigation and Water Engineering Group (WUR): Water as a commons, water management as a public cause;,Daco Enthoven, MaxxFountain Water Investments: Investing in Water Industry;,Maria Arce, IRC - International Water and Sanitation Centre: Engendered or endangered: what is the future of water resources management?,The evening is moderated by Homme Heida, Promedia.
For details, please visit:,http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=407&catid=85
As water is vital for life and shapes economic development, water has always been a focus of public concern and public action. However, changing ideas on governance of water, changing pressures on supplies and new debates about the crises linked with water also make this an important time for new public debate.,This presentation will discuss how the perspective of water as a commons is shaping and changing water provision from perspectives of consumers and managers, particularly for the 'services' of water supply and irrigation. It will also look at emerging global questions on water management, and the challenges for public agencies and consumers to ensure water provision as planned by the Millennium Development Goals and other international conventions affecting water. The potential synergies, paradoxes and conflicts between these different proposed transformations for the consumer will also be debated. Linden Vincent
Investing in Water Industry
World wide turnover in the water and wastewater sector in 2004 was estimated at US$ 400 bln, with an expected* increase of 50% to US$ 605 bln in 2009. The United Nations** stipulates that per year additional investments of EUR 100 bln are needed to catch up with the growing demand. Apart from these massive investments, the quest for fresh water will result in privatisations of public organizations and the implementation of new breakthrough water technologies worldwide.
Engendered or endangered: what is the future of water resources management?
The achievement of the MDGs is setting up the rhythm of the international development agenda. Water as a cross cutting issue of development is an obvious starting point for various interventions around the world. While traditional perspectives of water developers and managers could tend to favour increased coverage, sustainability requires policies and practical interventions that promote efficiency, effectiveness and equity as basis for the transformation. ,The presentation will highlight that while water resources are developed and managed by humans for humans, the relationships of power, access, use and control are so different and diverse that often well-intended efforts may have negative impacts on the most vulnerable risking the same development goals they are supposed to fulfill. The challenge of moving from theory to practice will also be discussed.
The speakers are:,Linden Vincent, Irrigation and Water Engineering Group (WUR): Water as a commons, water management as a public cause;,Daco Enthoven, MaxxFountain Water Investments: Investing in Water Industry;,Maria Arce, IRC - International Water and Sanitation Centre: Engendered or endangered: what is the future of water resources management?,The evening is moderated by Homme Heida, Promedia.
For details, please visit:,http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=407&catid=85
Keywords
Water