Financing Integrated Water Resource Management
Financing Integrated Water Resource Management has many features. In order to get Budget Allocation for your IWRM programme there are many hurdles to go through. This is not achieved just simply by putting a paper together and presenting to the Government. Finance can be secured in many ways. A tried and tested model (International Waters Programme) in the Pacific is:
It involves firstly doing the research (Economic analysis e.g. Cost benefit analysis), followed by government submissions (High Level Engagement- more documents on this can be found in the HLE toolkit) and this is followed through with building awareness (engaging with media- more documents on this can be found in the engaging with media toolkit). In the successful cases such as Tuvalu and Kiribati (IWP) the above model was followed. However there wasn’t complete reliance on government funding and outside donors were also approached for the projects.
In this toolkit you can find information on how to finance IWRM, what is involved in Setting Water Tariffs, how to put a value on water and you will find case studies that illustrate how IWRM financing can be achieved.
How to Finance Integrated Water Resource ManagementThis section has resources that will give a detailed explanation on how to Finance an IWRM project. It explores how financing has been achieved in other sectors and this can similarly be applied to IWRM. A Financing strategy has many aspects as mentioned in the introduction and there is no one model that suits everyone or every project. It is good to get a general picture of how this can be achieved and apply it to individual situations as per case basis.
1) Technical Paper No.12 : Water Financing and Governance (GWP)
2) Valuing the environment in small islands. An Environmental Economics Toolkit Joint Nature Conservation Society (7-9)
3) UNDP/GEF Guidelines Developing Integrated Financing Strategies for sustainable Land Management. An Introduction for Least Developed Countries & SID states
4) Making Water a Part of Economic Development. The Economic Benefits of Improved Water Management and Services (SIWI)
5) Flow- Essentials of Environmental Flows
Setting TariffsSetting Tariffs is an important part of Financing and it ties in with Water Use Efficiency planning in terms of Pricing and user pay strategies. The resources put together given an over view of how committees in the water sector have decided on tariffs based on their individual cases, the principles used to determine the tariff rate. (More resources in the case study section)
1) Pay – Establishing payments for watershed services (IUCN)
2) February 2007. Urban Water Charging Stock take. Water Storage & Delivery Charges in Urban Water sector in Australia. (NWI Steering Group on Water Charges)
3) February 2007. Rural Water Charging Stock take. Water Storage & Delivery Charges in the rural water sector in Australia. (NWI Steering Group on Water Charges)
4) Water as an Economic Good & Demand Management. Paradigms with Pitfalls. International Water Resources Association
5) Water is an economic good. How to use prices to promote equity, Efficiency & sustainability. Water policy 4(2002) 1-17
6) National Performance framework. 2006 urban performance reporting Indications & definitions, a handbook for WSAA members Water Services Associations of Australia, NWC & the NWI Parties
7) Pricing of water and water services
Valuating WaterPutting a value on water resources is not an easy task. The documents here showcase how the experts have decided the approach should be taken on valuing water. There are documents that reflect upon the Pacific setting and those that speak generally about global ecosystems. Inspiration can be drawn from both set of documents and applied to individual country needs.
1) Valuing the environment in small islands. An Environmental Economics Toolkit Joint Nature Conservation Society.
2) Valuing the environment in small islands. An Environmental Economics Toolkit Joint Nature Conservation Society. JNCC (4-6)
3) Value – Counting Ecosystems as water Infrastructure (WANI)
4) Environmental Economics Toolkit – UNDP Analysing the Economic costs of Land Degradation & and the benefits of sustainable Land Management. (UNEP)
5) TAC Background Papers No.2 : WATER AS A Social and Economic Good- How to Put the principle into practice (GWP)
6) Money grows on trees. Valuing and sustaining natural resources in Pacific Island Countries. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy, SPREP and the Forum Secretariat.
7) Economics in Sustainable Water Management- Training Manual and Facilitators Guide (Cap- Net 2008)
Case StudiesThee case studies here show some examples of valuation and economic analysis of themes related to IWRM in Pacific Island Countries and other regions. There are also case studies on financing and how cost recovery can be managed. All in all the case studies provide a detailed picture of how the themes talked about in this toolkit can be put into practice.
1) An economic valuation of watershed pollution in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands By Stefan Hajkowicz and Petero Okotai IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 18
2) Economic costs of waste in Tonga By Padma Lal and Lilieta Takau IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 33
3) EU EDF – SOPAC Project Report Reducing Vulnerability of Pacific ACP States Samoa Technical Report – Economic analysis of flood risk reduction measures for the lower Vaisigano Catchment area February 2008
4) Economic cost scenarios for solid waste-related pollution in Palau By Stefan Hajkowicz, Kyonori Tellames and Joseph Aitaro IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 28
5) Economics of liquid waste management in Funafuti, Tuvalu. By Padma Lal, Kalesoma Saloa and Falealili Uili. IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 36
6) Wetland Valuation Issues Paper #1: May 2003 valuing Wetlands in Decision Making: Where are we now? Issue paper a wetland
7) Financing & Cost Recovery (IRC)
It involves firstly doing the research (Economic analysis e.g. Cost benefit analysis), followed by government submissions (High Level Engagement- more documents on this can be found in the HLE toolkit) and this is followed through with building awareness (engaging with media- more documents on this can be found in the engaging with media toolkit). In the successful cases such as Tuvalu and Kiribati (IWP) the above model was followed. However there wasn’t complete reliance on government funding and outside donors were also approached for the projects.
In this toolkit you can find information on how to finance IWRM, what is involved in Setting Water Tariffs, how to put a value on water and you will find case studies that illustrate how IWRM financing can be achieved.
How to Finance Integrated Water Resource ManagementThis section has resources that will give a detailed explanation on how to Finance an IWRM project. It explores how financing has been achieved in other sectors and this can similarly be applied to IWRM. A Financing strategy has many aspects as mentioned in the introduction and there is no one model that suits everyone or every project. It is good to get a general picture of how this can be achieved and apply it to individual situations as per case basis.
1) Technical Paper No.12 : Water Financing and Governance (GWP)
2) Valuing the environment in small islands. An Environmental Economics Toolkit Joint Nature Conservation Society (7-9)
3) UNDP/GEF Guidelines Developing Integrated Financing Strategies for sustainable Land Management. An Introduction for Least Developed Countries & SID states
4) Making Water a Part of Economic Development. The Economic Benefits of Improved Water Management and Services (SIWI)
5) Flow- Essentials of Environmental Flows
Setting TariffsSetting Tariffs is an important part of Financing and it ties in with Water Use Efficiency planning in terms of Pricing and user pay strategies. The resources put together given an over view of how committees in the water sector have decided on tariffs based on their individual cases, the principles used to determine the tariff rate. (More resources in the case study section)
1) Pay – Establishing payments for watershed services (IUCN)
2) February 2007. Urban Water Charging Stock take. Water Storage & Delivery Charges in Urban Water sector in Australia. (NWI Steering Group on Water Charges)
3) February 2007. Rural Water Charging Stock take. Water Storage & Delivery Charges in the rural water sector in Australia. (NWI Steering Group on Water Charges)
4) Water as an Economic Good & Demand Management. Paradigms with Pitfalls. International Water Resources Association
5) Water is an economic good. How to use prices to promote equity, Efficiency & sustainability. Water policy 4(2002) 1-17
6) National Performance framework. 2006 urban performance reporting Indications & definitions, a handbook for WSAA members Water Services Associations of Australia, NWC & the NWI Parties
7) Pricing of water and water services
Valuating WaterPutting a value on water resources is not an easy task. The documents here showcase how the experts have decided the approach should be taken on valuing water. There are documents that reflect upon the Pacific setting and those that speak generally about global ecosystems. Inspiration can be drawn from both set of documents and applied to individual country needs.
1) Valuing the environment in small islands. An Environmental Economics Toolkit Joint Nature Conservation Society.
2) Valuing the environment in small islands. An Environmental Economics Toolkit Joint Nature Conservation Society. JNCC (4-6)
3) Value – Counting Ecosystems as water Infrastructure (WANI)
4) Environmental Economics Toolkit – UNDP Analysing the Economic costs of Land Degradation & and the benefits of sustainable Land Management. (UNEP)
5) TAC Background Papers No.2 : WATER AS A Social and Economic Good- How to Put the principle into practice (GWP)
6) Money grows on trees. Valuing and sustaining natural resources in Pacific Island Countries. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy, SPREP and the Forum Secretariat.
7) Economics in Sustainable Water Management- Training Manual and Facilitators Guide (Cap- Net 2008)
Case StudiesThee case studies here show some examples of valuation and economic analysis of themes related to IWRM in Pacific Island Countries and other regions. There are also case studies on financing and how cost recovery can be managed. All in all the case studies provide a detailed picture of how the themes talked about in this toolkit can be put into practice.
1) An economic valuation of watershed pollution in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands By Stefan Hajkowicz and Petero Okotai IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 18
2) Economic costs of waste in Tonga By Padma Lal and Lilieta Takau IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 33
3) EU EDF – SOPAC Project Report Reducing Vulnerability of Pacific ACP States Samoa Technical Report – Economic analysis of flood risk reduction measures for the lower Vaisigano Catchment area February 2008
4) Economic cost scenarios for solid waste-related pollution in Palau By Stefan Hajkowicz, Kyonori Tellames and Joseph Aitaro IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 28
5) Economics of liquid waste management in Funafuti, Tuvalu. By Padma Lal, Kalesoma Saloa and Falealili Uili. IWP-Pacific Technical Report (International Waters Project) no. 36
6) Wetland Valuation Issues Paper #1: May 2003 valuing Wetlands in Decision Making: Where are we now? Issue paper a wetland
7) Financing & Cost Recovery (IRC)
