Water, Energy and Climate

Henk van SchaikWater DayBonn2 June, 2010

CPWCStarted 2001 after Third Assessment Report of IPCC. 2001 2005: Building awarenessInternational events: WWF, WWW, IWADocumentation: books and filmsLocal dialogues

Since 2005: Towards operational responsesInternational events: WWF, WWW, COP, IWA, WASH, MediterraneanInformation and expertise: website, tools developmentAdaptation programmes: Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Bangladesh

IWAInternational Water AssociationGlobal network for water professionalsOver 10,000 members from 130 countriesFocus on urban water solutionsSince 2004 Specialist Group on Water and Climate, and Task Group on Mitigation and Energy

Climate change: Political positionsGood news last week: UK Conservative Liberal Government announced its target to reduce global GHG emissions with 30 % by 2020.

Climate change became top priority in less than 10 years and will continue as top priority

Assessment Yvo de Boer, SG of UNFCCCWhile disappointing to some, Copenhagen was nonetheless a crucial event in the negotiating process Copenhagen reached consensus on $30 billion for 2010-2012 for adaptation and mitigation and $100 billion by 2020 per annum.

Water and Energy nexusWater management and water services need energy for transportation and treatmentWater utilities contrubute approximately 4 % to global GHGs (equal to air traffic)Water utilities are class A energy consumer in cities (up to 60 %)Water utilities have enormous outreach to customers. Irrigation water pumping (groundwater equals to one third of total power consumption in India.Energy generation needs water for exploration, cooling and production of bio fuels

Water WorldMainly discussing and working on adaptation at global levelUtilities (IWA members) are working hard on energy reduction. It saves costsPumping water for agriculture in India consumes one third of all power.Pumping groundwater in arid areas

Mitigation measures utilitiesDirect utility measuresReduction targets for GHGs, e.g. from fossil energy to green energyMore energy efficiency in particular in LDC country utilitiesFuel switch and even fuel production (anaerobic WWTPs)Indirect measures utilities as vehicle e.g. manufacturers and clientsRaw materials e.g. for treatmentHousehold level awareness raising

ExamplesEurope30 % GHG reduction target20 % saving on energy target on 2008 levels20 % contribution renewable energy Introduction climate footprints to monitor progress.

other utilitiesAustralia mandatory reporting dury on GHGsUSA mandatory reporting duty on GHGsLatin America no stated reduction goalsAsia major investments but no reporting on GHGsIFC manor investment in energy reductionsAfrican water conference (March 2010) did not attend to mitigation

Messages to negotiatorsLinkages water, energy and climate YES Water services Class A emitter of GHGsNorthern utilities are working on energy reductionSouthern utilities are investing in development, buit have no mitigation targets Mitigation and energy saving is about cashUNFCCC should encourage southern utilities to adopt emission and energy reduction targets.Where twinning arrangements between utilities, GHG reduction should be included.

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