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1 Joint Solutions for Water Stewardship in Europe SAI, Geneva, 6 th July 2010

2 EWP diversified cooperation Members Strategic Partners Module Partners Institutional partners

3 EWP diversified cooperation Aquawareness Strategic Partners Water Stewardship Partners

4 European Water Partnership Independent and value based non-profit organization structured as an open and inclusive member association The ultimate goal of the EWP is to elaborate strategies and implement concrete actions to achieve the objectives of the Water Vision for Europe.

5 Usual Approach in Water Problems Water Accountancy (LCA, Water Footprinting, etc.) Advantage Starts discussion to reflect water (use) Elucidates potential water risks in production and supply chain Gaps Volume is not appropriate to judge water use impacts Weak methodology for water quality/ water pollution Potential Danger Water benchmarking of products Wrong conclusions for products from green-water systems e.g. from rain-fed farming Masking the real problem: pollution e.g. by pesticides

6 EWP Stewardship Approach ACCOUNTANCY RESPONSE FOOTPRINT, LCA and more... IMPACT STEWARDSHIP

7 What is necessary to achieve Sustainable Water Use? We need to tackle Water Management one step further Volume Impact RESPONSE RESPONSE throughout: Guidance Positive Incentives Fines / Penalties (regulations / pricing / law) Together in the same direction

8 Challenges towards the Sustainable Water Use Geographical Impact Simplify the Communication Harmonization of Sectors Avoid oversimplification but achieve pragmatic implementable approach EWP Water Stewardship Process Involve Social and Economic aspects Global system based on regional / local assessment

9 Role of Water Stewardship Provide a tool to change behavior towards Sustainable Water Management Sustain legal processes Initiate private actions by providing guidance and positive incentives Voluntary scheme for water users Definition of Sustainable Water Management (SWM) Objective scheme to assess the sustainability Communicate the achievements on SWM Application levels Across Sectors Global / Regional (Europe)

10 Benefits of Water Stewardship Secure the natural resource and long-term availability of water Provide guidance to manage and respond to operational water risks Raise the efficiency of water use and the economic benefit Generate public acceptance of production sites and business sectors Create competitive advantage for practical leaders of SWM Assist communication towards investors, for application subsidies, customers and within supply chain Give positive incentives for other operators in the sector

11 Water Vision for Europe guidance to joint actions and project setting Program Part I Communication of Sustainable Water Management Water Awareness activities throughout Europe Water Stewardship voluntary scheme for Sustainable Water Management Program Part II & III - Pilot Testing -Set up of Governance creates basis for Stewardship

12 Deliverables of the Stewardship Program Phase I Development of a guidance / standarddocument Set of Principles / Criteria / Indicators to define and assess SWM Evaluating appropriate assessment and communication tools Phase II Validation of the guidance / standard in pilot studies Technical approval of the draft standard On-site evaluation of referring assessment schemes Outlining suitable branding of SWM Phase III Implementation of the voluntary system Implementation as voluntary, publically available assessment system in agriculture, industry, tourism and urban areas

13 EWP Water Stewardship program Development Part I Validation Part II + Part III Implementation Outreach Working Groups -set up of Water Stewardship standard - strategic planning - raising awareness for SWM Pilot Studies - technical approval of the standard - approval of assessment schemes -branding of SWM Governance Strategy Application as business case May Stewardship Event -> Presentation of: Standard and Guideline Assessment tools Communication proposals -> Introduction of pilots November EWP Conference -> Launch of Standard /Guidance document Ready-to-implement Water Stewardship standard / guideline for water use

14 Project Part I Deliverables Approach for Communication Awarding SWM Internal, External communication, Branding, Award. Industry Checklist / Verification Scheme Assessment of SWM Regional, Transsectoral, Objective, Impact based Standard / Guideline / Checklist Definition of SWM Transparent, Dynamic, Open, Representative, Based on general principles, Including sustainability aspects Urban Areas Agriculture

15 Activity lines in 2010 Program Part I Development Program Part II Piloting Program Part III Governance Jan STW Milestone Event 31 st May Stockholm Water Week Sept STW Event II Nov

16 Aims of Pilot Studies Gain better understanding of the practical impacts of draft standards at an early stage of development Encourage active involvement of water managers, organizations, certification bodies Test the comprehension and applicability of the standard including the referring guideline Receive feedback from future standard-users on the proposed assessment schemes and communication tools

17 Strategy of Piloting Process Standard Development Pilot 2nd round (if needed) On-site kick-off Half-time Info-exchange Closing report Piloting time (estimated 3 months)

18 Thank you for your attention!