OECD work on water
Overview of OECD work on water The global community increasingly understands how water defines growth and contributes to sustainable development. It also experiences how water risks can affect people’s health and wellbeing, the environment and economies.
Contents Overview of OECD work on water
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OECD Council Recommendation on Water
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1. Water for sustainable growth
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2. Water quantity management
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3. Water quality management
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4. Managing water-related disasters 12 5. Water governance
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6. Financing water resources and water services 18 7. Water and agriculture
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8. Water and cities
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9. Making water reform happen: National Policy Dialogues on Water 27
The OECD is working to help developed and developing countries meet the water challenge. With a multi-disciplinary team drawn from across the Organisation, the OECD contributes analyses to improve the information base, identifies good practices, and provides a forum for exchanging country experiences. OECD work focuses on water economics and governance: How to manage water so that it contributes to sustainable growth and development. How to finance water-related infrastructure and services. How to protect against waterrelated risks: risks of too much, too little, or too polluted water, and risks to the resilience of freshwater ecosystems. How to enhance effective, efficient and inclusive water governance. How to manage water across levels of government and scales. How to engage with stakeholders. How to regulate water services. How to strengthen capacity, especially at the subnational level. How to foster integrity and transparency. In addition to analytical work, the OECD works with selected regions and countries to facilitate the reform of water policies. This confirms OECD’s aspiration to make reform happen. The OECD has enhanced its convening power and capacity to structure discussion among stakeholders on water issues, by setting up the following international initiatives: the Roundtable on Financing Water, the Water Governance Initiative, and the Network of Economic Regulators.
“OECD work on water” presents an overview of OECD analysis underway to provide governments and stakeholders with new approaches to water management, investment planning and financing that ensure our societies, our economies and our environment are robust and resilient to waterrelated risks, now and in the future.
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OECD WORK ON WATER
