vinod tare iitk @ india-eu water partnership june 2016 workshop on river basin management planning...

India-EU Water PartnershipWorkshop on River Basin Management Planning and Governance

14 – 15 June 2016, New Delhi, India

Vinod TareProfessorEnvironmental Engineering and Management ProgrammeDepartment of Civil Engineering IIT Kanpur, UP, India

Welcome India-EU Water PartnershipTuesday, June 14, 2016

India-EU Water PartnershipCapacity-Building Workshop on River Basin

Management Planning and Governance

Capacity-Building Workshop on River Basin Management Planning and Governance

India-EU Water PartnershipTuesday, June 14, 2016

Dr Vinod TareIIT Kanpur

Ganga River Basin Management Plan 2015




GRBMP - 2015 GRBMPlan Document

Mission 1Aviral Dhara

Mission 2Nirmal Dhara

Mission 3Ecological Restoration

Mission 5Geological Safeguarding

Mission 6Basin Protection

Against Disaster

Mission 4Sustainable Agriculture

Mission 8Env. Knowledge Building and

Sensitization

Mission Reports

Thematic Reports

Mission 7River Hazards Management

Main Plan Document




Most Important Starting Point

Vibrant Campaign on Ganga River Conservation and What it takes to Restore Her Health




Industrializa

tionUrbanization

Agriculture & Rural ActivitiesDeforestation/ Denudation

Pollution

OverloadWater U

nder-

Replenishment

Over Use of Natural Resources

River

Mutilation

Geol

ogic

Di

srup

tion

River Basin or Watershed

Life

styl

e C

hang

es

Issues and Concerns of the NRGB Environment

Five Major Types of Degradation Factors

Major Human Activities Affecting the Aquatic Environment of NRGB




VISI

ON

Nirmal Dhara

Aviral Dhara

Ecological Restoration

Sustainable Agriculture

Geological Safeguarding

Basin Protection against Disaster

River Hazard Management M

ISSI

ONS

Geologic

Entity

Nirmal

DharaAviral

Dhara

Ecological Entity

Vision and Implementation

Environmental Knowledge

Building and Sensitization




Scope for Interventions

Industrialization

Urbanization

Lifestyle Changes

Profit Making Activities & Activities of Relatively Effluent Section of the Society

Agriculture and Other Rural Activities

Deforestation & Denudation

Basic Needs and Livelihoodof Relatively Poor or Marginal Sections of Society

Scope for Interventions




Wastes

Point

Non-PointSolid Liquid

Domestic

Irrigation Return Flows

Industrial

CitiesTanneries

Pulp & Paper

Sugar & Distillery

TextileOthers

Villages

Non-Hazardous Hazardous Storm Runoff

Class I

Class II

Class III

Mission Nirmal Dhara or Un-polluted Flow: Various Types of Waste Generated




What is NextGRBMP is a Strategy

Support in ImplementationDetailing and Dynamic Evolution of GRBMP?




Most Sensitive Sectors

Implementation of GRBMP: Challenges




Implementation Challenge

State Government

Local Government

CSO & ActivistsExecuting

AgenciesConsultants, Contractors &

Vendors

Media

Actors and their Interests

De-aligned InterestsCoordination!

Politicians,Bureaucrats &

Technocrats

Residence Time&

Interest

Academicians &

Researchers

Central Government

International Groups & Businesses

Common

Person

Implementation of GRBMP: Challenges




Most Important Starting Point

Vibrant Campaign on Ganga River Conservation and What it takes to Restore Her Health

Grand Challenge

• To convey the message that there is no magic, there are no shortcuts, and will require long term commitment, huge efforts and expenditures.

• Thames, Rhine, Danube, MD Basins or Singpore River:

• Compile and present information on what kind of commitments, efforts and budget allocations were made.

• What kind of Policy, Law, Governance and Economic Instruments were used to improve.

• Additional financial burden $ per person per day.




Loss of Ecosystems Services

Provisioning Services(Food, Freshwater, Fibres, Energy)

Regulating Services(Flood Attenuation, Groundwater Recharge, Prevention of Saltwater Intrusion)

Supporting Services(Nutrient Recycling, Soil Formation, Biodiversity)

Cultural Services(Spiritual Fulfilment, Recreation)

Impact on Humans




Valuing Water

• Water is not only a commodity, but its true value also includes social, cultural, environmental and economic values.

• The value of water embedded, directly or indirectly, in various products and services also needs recognition.

• World over this concept of virtual water now influences production and trade policies, especially in water-stressed areas, enabling the most economic and efficient use of scarce water supplies.




Governance

• Encroachment, Abstraction and Waste Disposal• Licenses, Permits and Policing to Recognizing, Responding,

and Responsibility• Empower through knowledge




Knowledge & Capacity Development

• The lack of data and sound knowledge-based systems, combined with inequitable access to and sharing of scientific, local and indigenous knowledge, comprises the major stumbling block to sound water management. Yet, we have the knowledge and capacity to solve many – and probably most – of our pressing water-related problems if water issues are properly governed.




Knowledge & Capacity Development

• Globally the strategy to improve the overall quality of water resources is based on local level actions. Lessons learned — successes and failures — are invaluable sources of information and, if properly shared, will help us to solve some of our most pressing freshwater-related problems.




Multi Stakeholder Collaboration Framework

• Science and Research• Technology and Innovation• Engineering and Operations• Policy, Governance and Regulation• Finance and Investments• Any Other?




Thank You !

Vinod Tare