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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
Water and Green Growth for Sustainable Development
Ganesh Pangare Head, Water and Wetlands Programme
Head, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group,IUCN, Asia Regional Office
Bangkok
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About nature.
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• nature not the problem – but a source of solutions
• complement nature with built infrastructure, don’t replace it
• build the values of nature into economic development
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Livelihood for all :
These pictures are of fishermen
from Bangladesh and Japan
Their livelihood is dependent on fishing, for which healthy rivers with abundant fish is necessary.
The issues of livelihood, clean water to maintain ecosystems and life are the same, be it Japan or Bangladesh.
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CENTURYASIANECONOMYBOOMING
CITIESBUZZINGPEOPLEUPBEATWATERWEALTH?
Can this current boom be sustained?
Yes it can, if we can manage one of the basic pillars supporting this growth i.e. water
Asia Regional Office, Bangkok
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• China PRC today is the world’s second largest economy.
Taihu Basin contributes more than 20 per cent of the GDP of the country.
Shanghai is located in the TaihuBasin. Lake Taihu in 2007 had a major
algae problem due to heavy pollution which threatened the
water supply to Wushi and other towns.
This was awake up call, highlightingthe need that if the economy has to be sustained then the health of the
people and the basin also has to be maintained.
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flood regulationwater purification
water provisionwater storage
C sequestrationcoastal defence
water conveyancecultural services
fisheries provision
coastal defence
Ecosystems are infrastructure –
part of the “stock of facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a society and economy.”
Facility Built Natural
Storage • reservoir • upland soils• lakes• aquifers
Conveyance • canals • rivers
Flood regulation • levees• dams
• wetlands• floodplains
Water filtration • filtration plant • wetland
Coastal protection • sea walls• breakwaters
• mangroves & reefs• barrier islands
Nature as Water Infrastructure
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Values of Natural Infrastructure
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Miyun watershed, People’s Republic of China
Protected watershed on the periphery of Beijing that meets 75% of the city’s water demand. Miyun watershed services: $1.87 billion annually
Asia Regional Office, Bangkok
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Nakivubo wetlands, Uganda
Sewage treatment and nutrient retention for 33,000 residents: $1.75 million per year(Emerton 2003)
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Green Economy/ Growth
• future growth should reduce poverty, increase social equity, in a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy, while sustaining ecosystems and preventing biodiversity loss
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Green Economy/Water – Emerging Success Factors
natural
built
WaterInfrastructure
Economic
Cross-cuttingSocial
Environmental
• efficiency• subsidies• enterprise• optimisation• multipliers
• ecosystems• pollution• wastewater• allocation
• access & equity• livelihoods• jobs• learning• empowerment
• good governance• coherence• adaptive mgt.• incentives• metrics
Value natural infrastructure by investing...
... to secure, im
prove and restore the considerable multi-functional
value of biodiversity and ecosystems to provide food and energy,
conserve water, sustain livelihoods and contribute to a green
economy while strengthening th
e basic role that nature plays in
supporting life, well-being and cultures.
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Investing in natural infrastructure means investing in people, their capacities and in good governance, including participation
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Asia Regional Office, Bangkok
The Green Growth policy aims to effectively implement climate change adaptation strategies nationally and internationally,and thereby contributing to green growth and climate change adaptation in developing countries.
Many international organizations have shown their keen interests in green growth which is a highly effectivestrategy for pursuing environmental protection and economic growth at the same time.
Kwon, Do-YoupMinister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs09 March 2012
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Thank you
for your attention
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