Participatory Water Governance Water Sustainability at Scale. Bastiaan Mohrmann Head, Water South Asia Sustainable Business Advisory

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1 Participatory Water Governance Water Sustainability at Scale Bastiaan Mohrmann Head, Water South Asia Sustainable Business Advisory Mumbai, October 24, 2013

2 Dietary Water Requirement vs GDP India per capita water requirement currently among lowest globally 2

3 Water Withdrawals and Uses Differ Among Regions India among largest per capita consumers for agriculture, yet dietary water use remains one of lowest 3

4 India Water Cost Curve Agri-Water levers represent majority of demand-side solutions to close supply-demand deficit in India 4

5 Corporate Ambition towards Water Gap Closure Projected 2030 water gap of ~750 billion m 3 will not be closed through CSR alone Water Efficiency/ Savings/ Supply Enhancement (figures in Billion Cubic Meters) WATER DEMAND-SUPPLY DEFICIT 2030 ~750 BCM CSR As Usual Water Gap Closure % Gap Closure Corporate-Led Gap Closure through CSR work ~1,000 corporates adopt water CSR Average reach 10,000 farmers/ 1,000 m 3 per farmer 10 BCM 1% Required Non- Corporate Gap Closure Government schemes/ programs; Civil society action 740 BCM 99% 5

6 Business Case for Water Action Sustainability Vision Business Case for Watershed Sustainability Business case differs by corporate type and size Corporate Types and Sustainability Motivation Multinationals Leading Domestic Corporates Other Progressive Local Corporates Corporates Driven by Regulation years 8-10 years 3-5 years - Demonstrated global leadership Future market access Business continuity Legislation 6

7 Corporate Action for Water Security (CAWS) Sectoral vision aims at facilitating watershed-level action in partnership with other stakeholders Long-Term Horizon National/State Policy Dialogue Industry Associations Local Municipal/ District Bodies Farmers / Community Lead Farmer Alignment with India 2030 WRG on IWRM Watershed-level action plan (farmers, communities, industry, government) Good Practice Dissemination Local Stakeholder Buy-in Demonstration plots Farmer entrepreneurship Community Water Clubs 7

8 CAWS Objectives 4-5 area specific CAWS programs will focus on ensuring long-term water security in respective areas Program Components Sustainable and waterefficient farming practices Financially viable, technically feasible and costeffective solutions Systems for water supply Market access/ storage Rural Infra Local service providers for farm mechanization/ technology Optimal Agronomy Area Water Security Stakeholder Alignment Replication through results dissemination and awareness building Social Equity Social capital through farming community engagements Community values on water Capacity building of local government institutions Engagement with private sector players, government, civil society, academia 8

9 Levels of Engagement Catalyzing private sector stewardship to connect five critical levels of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWMR) -- and drive impact at scale National Level Macro: River Basin Meso: District/ Sub-basin/ Watershed Micro: Community Nano: Farmer Intervention Toolkit Partners Policy Dialogue/ Transformation State/ River Basin Dialogue Stakeholder Coalition Building and Collective Action Community water empowerment and WASH 2 (access/ quality) Demand-side interventions Participatory Water Governance Facility; WRG s National Water Platform Public-Private-Community Dialogue, Water Governance System Stakeholder/ hydro-data mapping, Decision Support System, PPCP, WACC, WFA 1 Village water committees, awareness building, RWH, aquifer recharge, last mile infrastructure, data Access to technology (LL, DSR, ZT, MIS 3 ), finance and practices IFC, HUF, WRG, Planning Commission, other partners (TBD) Government, research institutions, global/ national experts Dominant corporates in district/ corporates with tight supply chain; local government Communities, NGOs/ development partners, Water and Sanitation Program Farmers, agri-extension officers, agri research organizations 1 Public-Private-Community Dialogue; Water Availability Cost Curve; Water Footprint Assessment 9 2 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 3 Laser Leveller, Direct Seeded Rice, Zero Tillage, Micro-Irrigation Systems

10 Participatory Water Governance Participatory watershed management critical to achieve integrated water-food-energylivelihood security Open Communication Integrated Decision- Making Action Orientation Knowledge & Information Systems Corporate Leadership Coordinated Alignment & Democratic Vision Inclusiveness & Transparency 10