Green growth and water allocation

170 Pages·2013·3.37 MB·English

Green growth
and water allocation
Green growth and water allocation

Green growth and water allocation

Papers presented at a workshop
held on 22–23 November 2012 in Wageningen, the Netherlands
Editing
Sophie Primot, Michael R. van der Valk and Penelope Keenan

Design
Michael R. van der Valk | CrossVision

 2013 by the authors and editors

This publication is a contribution of the Netherlands to the
International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of UNESCO

International
Hydrological
Programme
Contents

Foreword
Blanca Elena Jiménez Cisneros

Preface 1
Robert Zeldenrust

Water allocation and green growth
– Summary of the meeting 11
Marguerite de Chaisemartin, Karin Thomas,
Sophie Primot and Michael van der Valk

Position paper for the international workshop on Water
Allocation and Green Growth 21
Petra Hellegers

ABCDE – A framework for thinking about water
resources management 29
Chris Perry

Reallocating water for the environment in the Murray-
Darling Basin of Australia – Current concerns, practices
and remaining questions 37
Brian Davidson and Hector Malano

Implications of international water law for water
allocations and transboundary agreements 63
Annukka Lipponen

Allocating scarce water – Why traditional approaches
need to evolve 67
Daniel Zimmer
IMAGE – A tool for exploring the effects of water-
allocation and green growth strategies 71
Willem Ligtvoet, Hester Biemans, Elke Stehfest, Tom Kram,
Lex Bouwman, Arno Bouwman, Johan Brons

Water and green growth in Republic of Korea 81
Tae-Sun, Shin

Preparing for an uncertain future through option
analysis – The case of the Roode Vaart 85
C.G. van Rhee

Water allocation in 2050 – Tools and examples 101
Peter Droogers, Walter W. Immerzeel, Wilco Terink,
Johannes E. Hunink and Godert W.J. van Lynden

The test of time – Finding resilience across climate 119
boundaries
John Matthews

Economists owe ecology an apology 131
David Zetland

Things heard in Wageningen 153
Xavier Leflaive
Foreword

When looking at today’s news headlines, one might think that eco-
nomics is at the centre of our existence. What has been proven over
and over again – and is now well known – is that economic
development heavily impacts nature. It sometimes causes serious
mismanagement of water, and can contribute to pollution, climate
change and ecological disasters. This is why one of the authors of
this publication pertinently write that ‘economists owe ecology an
apology’.

UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the
only intergovernmental water programme of the United Nations.
Over the past 10 years, the Netherlands – through the effective
Secretariat of its National IHP Committee – has been one of the
most active countries worldwide contributing to the Programme.

IHP operates in accordance with the needs of its Member States
and thrives thanks to their support and contributions. Through its
commitment to IHP, the Netherlands has delivered high-quality
scientific contributions and has successfully advocated and dis-
seminated the Programme’s work worldwide. The Secretariat of
the Netherlands’ IHP National Committee has also been instru-
mental in supporting many water professionals from developing
countries and countries in transition.

This publication is an example of the invaluable contribution that
the Netherlands has made so far to IHP. It is part of a wider series
of publications based on several international meetings held in the
Netherlands addressing key water issues and challenges. This
series reflects the rich expertise of participants from various geo-
graphical and disciplinary backgrounds, and thus the true spirit of
water cooperation.

It is indeed in this spirit, and in the framework of the UN Interna-
tional Year of Water Cooperation, that economics should underpin
effective water management. Water has to be explicitly incorpo-