Benefit sharing in transboundary waters Presentation of the

Benefit sharing in transboundary waters Presentation of the training session 3 rd Targeted Regional Workshop for GEF IW projects in east Europe and Asia-Pacific May 1 st, 2018 – Bangkok, Thailand

Introducing our team • Dr Isabelle Fauconnier, Water Policy and Sustainability Advisor, IUCN Global Water Programme • Mr Vishwaranjan Sinha, Water and Wetland, Programme officer, IUCN Asia • Mr Raphaël Glémet, Senior Programme Officer, Water and Wetlands, IUCN Asia • Mr Jérôme Koundouno, Project officer, IUCN Global Water Programme 2

Vision and mission Our vision • A just world that values and conserves nature Our mission • Influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

A powerful Union IUCN Members • State and government agencies • Non-governmental organisations • Indigenous peoples’ organisations IUCN Commissions • Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) • Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) • World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) • Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) • Species Survival Commission (SSC) • World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Secretariat • Coordinates and collaborates with IUCN Members and Commissions to implement the IUCN Programme INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Helping achieve global targets 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

How we contribute Provide implementation support and lessons from project experience DATA ACTION Provide a neutral forum for multi-stakeholder agreements Generate data and scientific information to guide conservation action and policy ANALYSIS CONVENE Data analysis and recommendations for policy makers and conservationists INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Benefit sharing in transboundary waters Multiple dimensions • Sustainable water resource management • Contribution to conflict resolution and diplomatic processes • Agreements negotiated through consensus building • Involvement of all relevant stakeholders from different levels and sectors. • Based on the principle of equity • Implementation and dispute resolution mechanisms 7

Building River Dialogue and Governance programme (BRIDGE) 8

Making linkages between freshwater, marine and source-to-sea contexts Transboundary river basin as a basis, as a framework of reflection on the ways of doing and approaches on benefit sharing among different stakeholders Relevant to the all GEF IW projects (TDA/SAP) • Focus on stakeholder identification, benefit identification • Dialogue and negotiation process to develop multi-stakeholder & -scale agreements • Agreement implementation, governance and sustainability issues 9

Agenda of today • • • Technical presentations and practical exercises 4 sessions Session 1: Introduction and road map to benefit sharing in transboundary waters Session 2: Joint identification of benefit enhancing water management scenarios Session 3: Negotiating a benefit sharing agreement Session 4: Implementing a benefit sharing agreement – case studies and lessons learnt Interactive session – Let’s share and let’s benefit from our experiences, ideas, lessons… 10

Thank you 11