Regional technology cooperation for sustainable water management to achieve SDG-6 in the Asia-Pacific

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1 International Workshop on Science, Technology, Innovation and Management for Water Sustainability April 2017, New Delhi, India Regional technology cooperation for sustainable water management to achieve SDG-6 in the Asia-Pacific Satyabrata Sahu, Ph.D. Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology

2 Outline 1. Sustainable Development Goals 2. SDG 6 and targets 3. Research and innovation themes for water sustainability 4. New and emerging water technologies 5. Key challenges for Asia-Pacific 6. Need for regional cooperation 7. Role of APCTT 8. Conclusions

3 Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 Targets To eliminate poverty and hunger and provide a life of dignity to all while addressing the effects of climate change

4 SDG - 6, 9 and 17 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

5 SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 8 Targets to achieve by 2030 (7 targets predominantly focus on WATER ) Focus of SDG 6 targets: Safe and affordable drinking water Water quality improvement by reducing pollution Recycling and safe reuse Water-use efficiency Integrated water resources management Protect and restore water-related ecosystems International cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water-related activities and programmes Participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

6 STI and Management for water sustainability Focus areas Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation Water-Related Hazards & Climate Change Water Ecosystems Quality Water Management & Governance Water, Food & Energy Security Information & Knowledge Systems UNESCO IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands

7 New and emerging water technologies Nanotechnology in water filtration Membrane chemistry for water treatment Seawater desalination, with reverse osmosis technology Smart monitoring technologies to prevent leakage in water supply and distribution networks Intelligent irrigation by deploying precision irrigation systems, computer algorithms and modelling Wastewater processing, like modular hybrid activated sludge digesters to remove nutrients to be used as fertilizers Mobile water treatment and recycling facilities

8 Low cost and affordable water purification Nanotech-based solution in the Philippines Developed by Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) of Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Philippines Ceramic water filter made of red clay coated with an anti-microbial agent that can substitute the chlorination process for purifying water Low cost, affordable, widely deployed, especially in the far flung areas

9 APCTT s Key Capacity challenges Building for Asia-Pacific Activities Over 80% of the world s wastewater and over 95% in some least developed countries is released to the environment without treatment. 16 Capacity Building events, covering 12 member states, with 22 partner institutions (2017 UN World Water Development Report, Wastewater: The Untapped Resource, UNESCO) Nearly 1.7 billion people in the Asia-Pacific do not have 1. Bangladesh access to improved drinking water and sanitation. 2. Bhutan 3. India The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 90 per cent of total 4. Indonesia global of water-related disaster deaths, claiming more than 17,000 lives in Islamic alone. Republic of Iran 6. Lao PDR 7. Malaysia By 2050, 3.4 billion people could be living in water-stressed 8. Nepal areas in the Asia-Pacific while water demand will increase by 55%. 9. Pakistan 10. Philippines 11. Thailand 12. Sri Lanka (World Water Development Report 2015, UNESCAP-UNESCO) (Asian Water Development Outlook 2016, ADB)

10 APCTT s Investment Capacity in water Building sector Activities is the key 16 Capacity Building events, covering 12 member states, with 22 partner institutions The UN report, Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water 2017: 1. Bangladesh 2. Bhutan 3. India 4. Indonesia 5. Islamic Republic of Iran 6. Lao PDR 7. Malaysia 8. Nepal 9. Pakistan 10. Philippines 11. Thailand 12. Sri Lanka While countries have increased their budgets for water, sanitation and hygiene at an average annual rate of about 4.9 per cent over the last three years, 80 % of countries have reported that the increase is still insufficient to meet nationally-defined targets for those services. To meet the SDG targets, countries need to use financial resources more efficiently as well as increase efforts to identify new sources of funding.

11 Need for regional cooperation APCTT s Capacity Building Activities Addressing data gaps Evidence-based policy making Robust links between scientific research and policymaking 16 Capacity Building events, covering 12 member states, with 22 partner institutions 1. Bangladesh 2. Bhutan 3. India 4. Indonesia 5. Islamic Republic of Iran 6. Lao PDR 7. Malaysia 8. Nepal 9. Pakistan 10. Philippines 11. Thailand 12. Sri Lanka Capacity development in research, innovation and management for water sustainability Exchange of knowledge, and a common framework to manage our dwindling water resources Forum for dialogue, mutual learning, and cooperative problem-solving Promote trans-boundary governance mechanisms to address the issues of water security

12 APCTT promotes regional cooperation in 1. Science Technology and Innovation Development and adoption of sound STI policies and support mechanisms by member countries for fostering technology innovation, technology-based entrepreneurship and competitiveness of SMEs. 2. Technology Transfer Institutional capacity building to identify, acquire and adopt technologies and provide IT-enabled mechanisms to facilitate technology transfer and related intermediary services. 3. Technology Intelligence Provide IT-enabled access to technology information services to technology stakeholders and undertake normative and analytical studies.

13 Strengthening National Innovation Systems (NIS) Build national capacity to develop policy frameworks and institutions to foster technology-based inclusive and sustainable development Strengthen sectoral innovation systems Renewable energy, Nanotechnology, Sustainable Agriculture, Biotechnology, Water Promote Grassroots Innovation in member countries

14 APCTT s online technology transfer support mechanism Technology4SME Database ( Free, Web-based Regional Technology Transfer Market Service for SMEs in the Asia -Pacific and beyond The technology database has more than 1000 technology offers and requests User-driven mechanism Facilitates tech transfer as well as partnerships between SMEs, R&D institutions, entrepreneurs and business intermediaries

15 Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor journal ( Flagship publication Since 1983, Quarterly Jul-Sep 2017 Special issue focusing on Innovation, technology transfer and management for safe and sustainable water

16 Conclusions SDGs 6, 9 and 17 are interdependent and mutually reinforcing The SDG 6 targets provide explicit details of the areas and themes to focus for research, innovation and management New and emerging water technologies should offer low cost and affordable water solutions The Asia-Pacific region faces critical challenges in access to improved drinking water and sanitation, wastewater treatment, water-related disaster deaths, water availability and investment Regional cooperation is the key to achieve SDG 6 through: (a) sharing of knowledge and experience, (b) capacity building, (c) R&D collaboration, (d) technology transfer, and (e) promoting trans-boundary governance mechanisms to address the issues of water security

17 Thank You ww.apctt.org facebook.com/unapctt twitter.com/unapctt