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Water Day Bonn 2 June, 2010 Water, Energy and Climate Henk van Schaik CPWC Started 2001 after Third Assessment Report of IPCC. 2001 – 2005: Building awareness – International events: WWF, WWW, IWA – Documentation: books and films – Local dialogues Since 2005: Towards operational responses – International events: WWF, WWW, COP, IWA, WASH, Mediterranean – Information and expertise: website, tools development – Adaptation programmes: Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Bangladesh IWA International Water Association Global network for water professionals Over 10,000 members from 130 countries Focus on urban water solutions Since 2004 Specialist Group on Water and Climate, and Task Group on Mitigation and Energy Climate change: Political positions Good 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 UNFCCC While disappointing to some, Copenhagen was nonetheless a crucial event in the negotiating process… Copenhagen reached consensus on $30 billion for 20102012 for adaptation and mitigation and $100 billion by 2020 per annum. Water and Energy nexus Water management and water services need energy for transportation and treatment Water 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 World Mainly discussing and working on adaptation at global level Utilities (IWA members) are working hard on energy reduction. It saves costs Pumping water for agriculture in India consumes one third of all power. Pumping groundwater in arid areas Mitigation measures utilities Direct utility measures Reduction targets for GHGs, e.g. from fossil energy to green energy More energy efficiency in particular in LDC country utilities Fuel switch and even fuel production (anaerobic WWTPs) Indirect measures utilities as vehicle e.g. manufacturers and clients Raw materials e.g. for treatment Household level awareness raising Examples Europe – – – – 30 % GHG reduction target 20 % saving on energy target on 2008 levels 20 % contribution renewable energy Introduction climate footprints to monitor progress. other utilities Australia mandatory reporting dury on GHGs USA mandatory reporting duty on GHGs Latin America no stated reduction goals Asia major investments but no reporting on GHGs IFC manor investment in energy reductions African water conference (March 2010) did not attend to mitigation Messages to negotiators Linkages water, energy and climate YES Water services Class A emitter of GHGs Northern utilities are working on energy reduction Southern utilities are investing in development, buit have no mitigation targets Mitigation and energy saving is about cash UNFCCC should encourage southern utilities to adopt emission and energy reduction targets. Where twinning arrangements between utilities, GHG reduction should be included. www.waterandclimate.org Thank You