GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR WATER SECURITY IN THE 21st CENTURY Alan Hurdus - USAID Brief Chronology Major Elements Associated Programs
CHRONOLOGY - GLOBAL WATER ALLIANCE World Water Forum in the Hague in March –Side Meeting with Donors to Broach the Subject Secretary of State’s Earth Day Speech Follow-up Donor Meeting in Washington Development of Regional Action Plans Second Follow-up Donor Meeting in Germany
MAJOR ALLIANCE ELEMENTS Coordinated Transboundary River Basin Approach Development and Political Sides Working Together Strong Donor Coordination/Collaboration Riparian-led Interventions
ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS UNDP’s Transboundary River Basin Initiative State’s Environmental Diplomacy Fund USAID’s Transboundary River Basin Work
UNDP TRIB INITIATIVE To provide policy and instutional support to riparian countries in their efforts to achieve the effective and equitable management of their transboundary river basins –Nile$500,000 –Niger$175,000 –San Juan$180,000 –Central Asia$350,000 –Upper Paraguay$200,000 –Mekong$150,000 –Okavango$ 75,000
USAID’S TRANSBOUNDARY WATER INITIATIVES Caucasus (Araks and Kura) Central Asia (Amu and Syr Darya) Southern Africa (Limpopo and Okavango) Middle East/Africa (Nile) Europe (Danube)