Stockholm International Water Institute » policy brief http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Policy Brief: Preventing Corruption in the Water Sector http://www.siwi.org/publication/policy-brief-preventing-corruption-in-the-water-sector/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/policy-brief-preventing-corruption-in-the-water-sector/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:56:43 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/policy-brief-preventing-corruption-in-the-water-sector/ The policy brief “Preventing Corruption in the Water Sector”, provides policy makers with concise analysis on how to identify corruption risks in the water sector and offers key recommendations to that can secure political commitments to promote water integrity, transparency and good governance. It is produced jointly by the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI and the Water Integrity Network.

Published in 2012

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/policy-brief-preventing-corruption-in-the-water-sector/feed/ 0 The Human Right to Water and Sanitation http://www.siwi.org/publication/the-human-right-to-water-and-sanitation/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/the-human-right-to-water-and-sanitation/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:48:38 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/the-human-right-to-water-and-sanitation/ Access to water and sanitation as human rights has gained growing attention over the last few years at a global level, increasingly engaging the water sector and the international community in discussions regarding its content and implications. Human rights standards help orient policy-making towards focusing on the poorest and most marginalised groups in society and towards ensuring fair and equal access to water. By establishing a legal framework, defining who is responsible for fulfilling the right, and promoting pro-poor and non-discriminatory service provision, human rights standards can effectively strengthen poverty reduction efforts.

This Policy Brief aims to identify basic challenges in implementing the human right to water and sanitation, and to guide decision-makers in some of the priorities that need to be agreed to secure safe, acceptable and accessible water for domestic purposes for everyone.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/the-human-right-to-water-and-sanitation/feed/ 0 Saving Water: From Field to Fork – Curbing Losses and Wastage in the Food Chain http://www.siwi.org/publication/saving-water-from-field-to-fork-curbing-losses-and-wastage-in-the-food-chain/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/saving-water-from-field-to-fork-curbing-losses-and-wastage-in-the-food-chain/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:39:46 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/saving-water-from-field-to-fork-curbing-losses-and-wastage-in-the-food-chain/ As much as half of all food grown is lost or wasted before and after it reaches the consumer. And this wasted food is wasted water too. To meet the challenge of feeding growing populations and the global hungry, massive reductions in the amount of food wasted after production are needed.

This policy brief calls on governments, businesses, consumers and other important actors in society to reduce by half the amount of food that is wasted by 2025 and outlines concrete steps to achieve this goal.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/saving-water-from-field-to-fork-curbing-losses-and-wastage-in-the-food-chain/feed/ 0 Agriculture, Water and Ecosystems http://www.siwi.org/publication/agriculture-water-and-ecosystems/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/agriculture-water-and-ecosystems/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:37:23 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/agriculture-water-and-ecosystems/ This Policy Brief covers the past agricultural management that has caused wide scale changes in land cover, streamflow, and groundwater systems and what actions that are needed in order to repair damage and lessen future negative impacts of climate change. In the future, agriculture will have to strike a balance between the water required for food and the water needed to keep ecosystems healthy.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/agriculture-water-and-ecosystems/feed/ 0 On the Verge of a New Water Scarcity http://www.siwi.org/publication/on-the-verge-of-a-new-water-scarcity/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/on-the-verge-of-a-new-water-scarcity/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:37:09 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/on-the-verge-of-a-new-water-scarcity/ An unfortunate confusion regarding growing physical water scarcity distorts policy formulation and effective action programmes. The scale and magnitude of the challenge imply that “water scarcity is everybody’s business.” This policy brief offers a set of distinctions and concludes with structured policy suggestions how to cope with and prevent the worsening water scarcity.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/on-the-verge-of-a-new-water-scarcity/feed/ 0 Corruption in the Water Sector: Causes, Consequences and Potential Reform http://www.siwi.org/publication/corruption-in-the-water-sector-causes-consequences-and-potential-reform/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/corruption-in-the-water-sector-causes-consequences-and-potential-reform/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:35:40 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/corruption-in-the-water-sector-causes-consequences-and-potential-reform/ This Policy Brief gives an overview of the diversity and scope of corruption in the water sector and the existing knowledge of available tools to combat it. Particular focus is given to corruption’s links to the creation and alleviation of poverty and “key recommendations” for engaged public, private and non-governmental actors.

Click here to read the Policy Brief in Spanish.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/corruption-in-the-water-sector-causes-consequences-and-potential-reform/feed/ 0 Future Dams – Recommendations to Swedish Stakeholders on Implementing ”Dams and Development – A New Framework for Decision Making” http://www.siwi.org/publication/future-dams-recommendations-to-swedish-stakeholders-on-implementing-%c2%94dams-and-development-%c2%96-a-new-framework-for-decision-making%c2%94/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/future-dams-recommendations-to-swedish-stakeholders-on-implementing-%c2%94dams-and-development-%c2%96-a-new-framework-for-decision-making%c2%94/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:35:09 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/future-dams-recommendations-to-swedish-stakeholders-on-implementing-%c2%94dams-and-development-%c2%96-a-new-framework-for-decision-making%c2%94/ This Policy Brief contains recommendations for Swedish actors implementation of “Dams and Development, A New Framework for Decision-Making” which was launched by the World Commission on Dams (WCD) in November 2000. The recommendations are made by the Swedish Committee for Water and Dam Issues (SKVD) and their main purpose is to help ensure that dams and other water infrastructure projects with Swedish involvement are ecologically, economically and socially sustainable.

Click here to read the Policy Brief in Swedish.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/future-dams-recommendations-to-swedish-stakeholders-on-implementing-%c2%94dams-and-development-%c2%96-a-new-framework-for-decision-making%c2%94/feed/ 0 Let it Reign: The New Water Paradigm for Global Food Security http://www.siwi.org/publication/let-it-reign-the-new-water-paradigm-for-global-food-security/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/let-it-reign-the-new-water-paradigm-for-global-food-security/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:34:12 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/let-it-reign-the-new-water-paradigm-for-global-food-security/ Let it Reign highlights key facts, conditions and trends regarding water aspects of food production, consumption and ecological sustainability. It presents policy recommendations within governance, capacity building/awareness raising and financing in order to improve water productivity and increase the possibility to produce the food needed, improve diets, and raise consumer awareness – all in an equitable and ecologically sustainable manner.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/let-it-reign-the-new-water-paradigm-for-global-food-security/feed/ 0 Rain: The Neglected Resource http://www.siwi.org/publication/rain-the-neglected-resource/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/rain-the-neglected-resource/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:34:08 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/rain-the-neglected-resource/ The water necessary to produce the food required for an expanding human population is usually discussed only as an issue of blue water for irrigation (the water we use from rivers and aquifers). This neglects the fact that most food production is from rain fed farming which is critical in hunger and poverty stricken areas with rapid population growth.

This Policy Brief highlight the need to change how we view the world’s water resources. A shift in water thinking which considers soil moisture is essential in order to find realistic and sustainable options to feed the world of tomorrow.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/rain-the-neglected-resource/feed/ 0 Resilience: Going from Conventional to Adaptive Freshwater Management for Human and Ecosystem Compatibility http://www.siwi.org/publication/resilience-going-from-conventional-to-adaptive-freshwater-management-for-human-and-ecosystem-compatibility/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/resilience-going-from-conventional-to-adaptive-freshwater-management-for-human-and-ecosystem-compatibility/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:34:06 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/resilience-going-from-conventional-to-adaptive-freshwater-management-for-human-and-ecosystem-compatibility/ This Policy Brief highlights the need for water management to incorporate complexity and uncertainty and introduces the concepts of “resilience” and “adaptive co-management.” It emphasises the need to go from conventional to ecosystem-oriented adaptive freshwater management.

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