The Pacific IWRM ProgrammeThe Pacific IWRM Programme

Component 1: Component 1: Demonstration, Capture and Demonstration, Capture and Transfer of Best Practices in IWRM and WUE Transfer of Best Practices in IWRM and WUE

Component 2:Component 2: IWRM and WUE Regional Indicator IWRM and WUE Regional Indicator FrameworkFramework

Component 3:Component 3: Policy, Legislative and Institutional Policy, Legislative and Institutional Reform for Integrated Water Resources Reform for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Water Use Efficiency Management (IWRM) and Water Use Efficiency (WUE)(WUE)

Component 4:Component 4: Regional and National Capacity Regional and National Capacity Building and Sustainability Programme for Building and Sustainability Programme for IWRM and WUE, including Knowledge Exchange IWRM and WUE, including Knowledge Exchange and Learning and Replicationand Learning and Replication

The Integrated Water Resources Management The Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) National Planning Programme(IWRM) National Planning Programme   

• Funded by the European Union Water Facility from 2008 Funded by the European Union Water Facility from 2008 to 2010 to 2010

• Support to Support to Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

• Executed byExecuted by SOPACSOPAC specifically supported by three specifically supported by three project advisers: Rhonda Bower (project advisers: Rhonda Bower (bower@sopac.orgbower@sopac.org), ), James Dalton (James Dalton (jamesd@sopac.orgjamesd@sopac.org), and Ulrika Gunnartz ), and Ulrika Gunnartz ((ulrika@sopac.orgulrika@sopac.org))

• Links closely to and will Links closely to and will provide an enabling provide an enabling environment for on-the-ground activitiesenvironment for on-the-ground activities (initiatives, (initiatives, projects, etc.) to improve the management of water projects, etc.) to improve the management of water resources resources

What are we expecting to What are we expecting to achieve by the end of the IWRM achieve by the end of the IWRM programme?programme?

National National IWRM plansIWRM plans and and WUE strategiesWUE strategies

• developed and endorsed by governments developed and endorsed by governments

• approaches implementation agreedapproaches implementation agreed across national, across national, community and regional organisationscommunity and regional organisations

• appropriate resources allocated for implementation appropriate resources allocated for implementation and monitoring and and monitoring and national budgeting and financial national budgeting and financial planning for cross-sectoral IWRM approachesplanning for cross-sectoral IWRM approaches included included within Treasuries/Financial Ministrieswithin Treasuries/Financial Ministries

• linked to an integrated into NSDS and related sectoral linked to an integrated into NSDS and related sectoral national strategies and action plans national strategies and action plans

• including institutional and technical interventions including institutional and technical interventions required for required for scaling-up demonstration projects (GEF)scaling-up demonstration projects (GEF)

Strengthened and sustainable APEX water bodiesStrengthened and sustainable APEX water bodies (national (national water committees) water committees)

• endorsed and appointed by government to support endorsed and appointed by government to support implementation, monitoring and adaptation of national implementation, monitoring and adaptation of national IWRM and WUE plans and coordination of IWRM IWRM and WUE plans and coordination of IWRM activitiesactivities

• meeting regularlymeeting regularly

• Wide membership from all relevant sectors with Wide membership from all relevant sectors with mechanisms for consultation and participation of non-mechanisms for consultation and participation of non-governmental actorsgovernmental actors

Raised awareness and understanding of IWRMRaised awareness and understanding of IWRM across civil across civil society, government, education systems and the private society, government, education systems and the private sector, with IWRM mainstreamed into national working sector, with IWRM mainstreamed into national working practices (including e.g. national school curricula)practices (including e.g. national school curricula)

What are we expecting to What are we expecting to achieve by the end of the IWRM achieve by the end of the IWRM programme?programme?

To complement existing processes and initiativesTo complement existing processes and initiatives

Adapted to the specific situation and needs of Adapted to the specific situation and needs of each country each country

In the form of, for example:In the form of, for example:

technical advise (resource centre, experts)technical advise (resource centre, experts)

regional exchange and linkages (meetings and regional exchange and linkages (meetings and networking)networking)

communications and information management communications and information management (national resource base)(national resource base)

staff support (to IWRM planning process and water staff support (to IWRM planning process and water committees)committees)

So how can the IWRM Planning Programme So how can the IWRM Planning Programme help?help?

Implementation arrangementsImplementation arrangements

National Water Committees

Cabinet/Parliament

Info/proposals/reporting Endorsement/support

SOPAC IWRM National planning programme

EU Water Facility

IWRM FP

Support staff

High level champion

GEF funded IWRM project/demos

HYCOS

Other externally funded projects

Related nationally funded

initiatives and policy

processes