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This document summarizes the work of the OECD Water Programme from 2016-2017, including developing 6 national and 1 regional work programmes with the UNECE, delivering 11 national policy dialogues, and publishing 8 reports and studies on topics like irrigation sector reform, improving policy coherence, and introducing surface water charges. Key highlights included supporting the development of water strategies and regulations in Eastern Partnership countries and addressing long-term water security, transboundary cooperation, and climate change impacts across Central Asia and the Caucasus. The programme also delivered technical meetings and study tours on topics like surface water use charges in Ukraine and Tajikistan.
Water Programme
- 1. Matthew Griffiths OECD/GREEN Action Task Force Secretariat WATER PROGRAMME PROGRESS 2016 – 2017
- 2. The Water Programme Long Term Planning Dialogue and CoherenceEvidence Base
- 5. • EUWI+ signed – 6 national and 1 regional work programme – With UNECE • 11 NPDs – 6 EaP and 5 Central Asia – With UNECE • 8 publications • Delivery of 9 thematic studies • Delivered 6 thematic meetings or workshops • Organised 2 study tours Highlights of reporting period
- 6. • EaP trends noted under EUWI+ – Capacity development – Strategy development – Association Agreements (3 countries) • Whole of region – Long-term water security • Competition, allocation, availability – Link to food and energy sectors and policy coherence – State support – Human and technical capacity – Transboundary cooperation – Impacts of climate change • International obligations • Economic instruments Regional trends noted during period
- 7. • Regulatory and legal frameworks – Water strategy development and implementation – International Obligations – River Basin Management – Transboundary Issues – Capacity Development EUWI+ Work Programmes Developed
- 8. • Support decision making • Evidence base • Raise awareness of issues • Cross-sector discussion • Stakeholder engagement and local ownership • Develop common thinking • Secure international perspective • Reduce risk of political resistance • National and regional Policy Dialogue Impact
- 10. Publications released during period
- 11. Thematic studies delivered or ongoing Study Impacts Irrigation sector reform • Socio-economic development • Water-Food-Energy security • Water use efficiency • Policy coherence • Institutional reform • SDG alignment • Economic instruments • Polluter-pays-principle Improving policy coherence Introducing surface water charges State support to water intensive industries Reform of rural WSS Design and construction norms for small-scale WSS Strengthen irrigation tariff methodology Water security indicators Strengthening role of MPWI
- 12. Technical meetings or workshops delivered during reporting period
- 13. Study tours: Introducing surface water use charges, Q2 2017
- 14. Case studies
- 15. • FinWater WEI II • Irrigation sector reform – Incentives for conservation – Drive efficient use of water – Driver efficient use of energy – Enhance financial sustainability of sector – Increase agricultural and water productivity Tajikistan Case Study
- 16. • Setting Cost-Recovery Goals • Reform programme includes principle of “user pays” • Agricultural value for Tajik society: – Food security, increased employment • Policy decision: long-term cost-recovery goal – Cover all O&M costs, cover O&M + capital costs Guiding principles to promote efficient water use in the irrigation sector of Tajikistan:
- 17. • Definition of tariffs: – differentiated vs. uniform, – consideration of real costs (operational, maintenance, depreciation) – different supply modes: • Gravity • Wells • Pumps Definition of tariffs for bulk water supply
- 18. • Convert from pumped to gravity irrigation – Construct gravity irrigation schemes – Construction of small reservoirs – Limit the level of upper cascade lifts – Reclamation of land under gravity fed areas • Introduction of drip irrigation practices – increase water use efficiency and reduce O&M costs of pumped systems • Improved efficiency of O&M of pumps – upgrading the infrastructure conveying pumped water • Exempt irrigation water supply from taxation Employment of economic instruments
- 19. Net profit of agricultural products in Soghd region and the share of annual irrigation water fee paid by the farmers according to different crops (in %)
- 20. Water productivity current vs. drip irrigation practices according to different crops, TJS/m3
- 21. • Implementation plan – Embed analysis into decision making – Opportunities for irrigation revolving fund – State support and targeted social measures • National level analysis – Wider contribution to managing value of water – Link to River Basin Management Planning Next steps
- 22. Thank you
Editor's Notes
- #19: In Armenia over 45% of reduction of electricity costs – Potential annual saving of 54 mln TJS 130 mln m3 of water storage, or annual saving of 9 mln TJS due reduced pumping costs
- #20: Pilot study conducted in 2011 in Soghd region of the country shows that for many agricultural products the net annual profit composes very little amount, and in many cases would produce a negative marginal value if the electricity subsidies were removed.