SESSION OUTCOME DOCUMENT

Session No: 2.4.3

Session Title: Multiple-use services for more MDGs per drop; how to make it happen?

The Session Outcome Document provides background and a detailed record of the issues discussed during the session in Istanbul. The objective of the Session Outcome is to complement the session situation document and in particular to:

1) Verify that the information provided in the session situation documents (name of panelists, speakers, etc.) is still valid and update last minute changes,

2) Revise the list of major issues discussed and indicate on which points there is agreement or disagreement among stakeholders/regions etc,

3) List key messages and outcomes identified to tackle the issues.

1) Updated List of Session Conveners, Speakers and Panelists:

Please list below the name of the session conveners, speakers and panelists.

Convener Daniel Renault

Session Chair: Mr Paul van Koppen

Panelits:

Mr. Bommai, Minister of Water Resources Karnataka India

Mr. Pasquale Steduto, Chair of UN WATER

M. Arriens Asian Development Bank

M. Gérard Payen Président Aquafed

2) Main Issues Discussed in the Session:

Please summarize below the main issues addressed during the session or indicate whether the initial text of the session situation document remains valid. If applicable, indicate the new issues or ideas that emerged from the discussions that were not anticipated. Also please mention the issues on which disagreement was expressed during the sessions according to the following list below:

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Key Themes and Topics Discussed

The two first sessions of the topic have looked into an analysis of what multiple-use services and functions of water are about, and how these can be governed. The objective of this wrap up session was to take these findings to the political level, by looking at what is needed at policy and programme level to adopt a multiple-use approach and how this can be scaled up.

Questions were:

- How can MUFS be financed? and what would be needed to get such financing mechanisms in place?

- What policy changes would be needed to enable MUFS? or, what are current policy limitations that would need to be overcome?

- How can MUFS be included in water programmes? what would be needed for that?

- what would be needed to start monitoring and mapping the extent to which MUFS services are provided and their performance?

- What additional tasks need to be undertaken to raising global awareness on MUFS, and what are the capacity development needs associated with that?

 Political Consequences

The widely practice of MUSF by people and community must be genuinely recognized by and received support from the political level.

Policies must be adjusted to promote and accommodate MUSF.

A strong political will is needed to overcome the sectoral barriers to develop and manage water multiservice projects.

 Economical Considerations

On the basis of one single system MUSF provides several key intermediate levels of services to people at a lower cost than that of resulting of sectoral approaches. The financial cost/benefit ratio of MUSF is high.

 Social Factors

 Technologies Involved

Specific technical adaptation to cater MUSF is needed but they are not complex, the seize of infrastructure to be adjusted, the quality of water to be managed. Technical features necessary to provide safe basic access to water services have to been constructed along the

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infrastructure.

 Environmental Factors

The environmental dimension is central in a MUSF approach, environmental use is often one significant benefit of multiples uses and functions benefiting to the local people as well as to the society at large.

 Legal Implications Responsibility of providing water services must be adjusted and enlarged to allow a service provider going beyond its mandate.

3) Outcomes of the Session*:

For those discussions where the majority of the issues have been agreed upon, and the discussion is focused on identifying solutions, the following list provides a framework for classifying the solutions into four categories. These outcomes can take different forms and solutions may range from less concrete (recommendations) to more concrete (initiatives).

 Key messages expressing a general agreement from the participants: Multiple Use and Functions of water services is a fact of life in rural and urban contexts and is here to stay. Building on the benefits of Multiple Use and Functions of water services is a cost effective way to accelerate the reaching of several MDGs. The critical (or problematic) level for developing and financing projects on Multiple Use and Functions of water services is the intermediate level of water distribution systems development.

The other ends of the spectrum are usually well addressed the basin level through IWRM, and or Multipurpose large projects or through the community level by livelihood and poverty reduction programs. The initial funding of MUSF is usually less of a problem than covering the management and operation costs. Governance and operation of these MUSF systems should be improved through appropriate multi users platforms.

 Recommendations (generic, not easy to implement) 1. Acknowledge the wide spread practice of multiple uses in water systems. Awareness on MUSF advantages should be raised among the water

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community. 2. Recognize the high value of multiple low cost services for the most vulnerable users. MUSF cost-benefits analysis should be further established.

3. Recognise the interrelationship between multiple uses and functions of water services and integrated water resources management. Capitalise on the sustainability of multi-services water management.

4. Monitoring of the potential of MUSF with respects to MDGS should be comprehensive carried out.

 Proposals (specific and concrete)

Develop country visions and strategies. Country strategies for MUSF should be proposed and financially encouraged by external support in case of the developing world.

 Commitments (from certain participants/organizations)

 Initiatives (launched or announced) Strengthening the MUS Group Network: The members of the consortium set for the WWF5 has agreed to strengthen the MUS Group Network in order to address more effectively the objectives set in terms of assessment in the countries and advocacy at global level. A MUSF Report capitalizing on the Forum itself and the preparatory meetings should be edited and widely circulated to spread widely the outcomes of the WWF5, as part of technical series of UN FAO.

*PLEASE PROVIDE AS MANY DETAILS AS YOU CAN SINCE THIS PART WILL BE FULLY INCLUDED IN THE FINAL REPORT.

Please provide your name and contact information in case we need to clarify some of the information you have provided.

Name: Daniel Renault

Institution: UN FAO

Phone number: 00 39 06 570 54 713 00 39 340 16 13 200

E-Mail Address: [email protected]

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