The document discusses the development of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International Water Stewardship Standard. It outlines the multi-stakeholder process used to develop the standard including receiving input from regions and sectors. The draft standard includes principles, criteria, and indicators on water governance, water balance, water quality, and important water areas. Sites must complete steps to measure water use and impacts, develop water policies, comply with laws, improve impacts, and disclose water stewardship plans. Feedback on the draft is being incorporated to simplify and clarify the standard before field testing.

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Sostenible del Agua
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Ricardo Monsivais, The
Nature Conservancy,
Coordinador AWS-ALC
(basada en una presentación de
Alexis Morgan
WWF / Alliance for Water
Stewardship)

2. The Landscape of Water
Tools & Efforts
7) Verification of Claims 1) Awareness
(& risk mitigation) to of Water Issues
Stakeholders
2) Measure Direct
& Indirect Water
Use
6) Water Disclosure Water
Stewardship
5) Water Stewardship 3) Measure Basin
Response (actions to Status and Impacts
address impacts/risks)
4) Determine Cumulative
Corporate Water Risks and Enforced
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3. AWS: Providing Coherence for
Water Stewardship
7) Verification of Claims 1) Awareness
(& risk mitigation) to of Water Issues
Stakeholders
2) Measure Direct
6) Water Disclosure & Indirect Water
Use
Water
Stewardship
5) Water Stewardship 3) Measure Basin
Response (actions to Status and Impacts
reduce impacts/risks)
4) Determine Cumulative
Corporate Water Risks and Enforced
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4. Why develop a Standard?
Risk Assessment
• Physical Water Risk
– Water quantity (scarcity
/ flooding) and quality (pollution)
• Regulatory Water Risk Risk Response
– Restrictions on water use by government (+ Opportunity)
- cost savings, brand
(pricing, licenses, rights, etc.) value, attracting staff,
• Reputational Water Risk accessing markets,
innovation & learning,
– Company’s image and the risk it faces etc.
from customer support/rejection
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5. What are the benefits?
• Implementers:
– Risk reduction (physical, reputational, regulatory)
– Improved efficiency / decreased costs
– Access to markets, innovation, staff motivation, etc.
• Public Sector Agencies
– Deliver upon water-related mandates
• Civil Society Organizations:
– Deliver upon their social & environmental missions
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6. How is the Standard
being developed?
• Stakeholder input and
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stakeholder-based
decision-making
• 15-member International
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Standard Development
Committee (ISDC)
• Regions & sectors
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• ISEAL compliant

7. Regions and the AWS
AWS Board Organization Regional Outreach Events Pilots
(completed or planned) (completed or planned)

8. Primer Borrador del IWSS
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9. Essence of the draft
PRINCIPLE 1: Site
STEPS:
WATER
GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP
COMMITMENT
PRINCIPLE 2: MEASUREMENT AWS Platinum
WATER BALANCE Certified
PLANNING AWS Gold
Certified
IMPLEMENTATION
PRINCIPLE 3: AWS Certified
MONITOR &
WATER QUALITY
EVALUATE
PRINCIPLE 4: DISCLOSE BENEFITS
IMPORTANT
WATER AREAS
People Nature Economy
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10. The Draft AWS Standard:
A Site’s Area of Influence
Site & staff
Neighbours
Local community
Watershed
Government Adapted from: UN Global
Compact’s Sphere of
Influence Model
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11. The Draft AWS Standard:
Principles, Criteria & Indicators
Principle 1 Water 12 Criteria n Indicators
Governance
Principle 2 Water 12 Criteria n Indicators
Balance
Principle 3 Water 12 Criteria n Indicators
Quality
Principle 4 Important 12 Criteria n Indicators
Water
Areas
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12. The Draft AWS Standard:
Steps
STEP 1: MAKE A LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT
STEPS 2-6: MEASURE THE DIRECT & INDIRECT USE OF WATER AT
THE SITE AND IN THE AREA OF INFLUENCE, AS WELL AS ITS
IMPACTS & RISKS.
STEP 7-8: DEVELOP A WATER STEWARDSHIP POLICY THAT
INCLUDES PLANS FOR RARE INCIDENTS
STEP 9: COMPLY WITH THE LAW & RESPECT WATER RIGHTS
STEP 10: UNDERTAKE ACTIONS TO IMPROVE IMPACTS
STEP 11: ESTABLISHTHE NECESSARY CAPACITY
STEP 12: DISCLOSE THE SITE’S WATER STEWARDSHIP
PLANS, ACTIONS AND RESULTS

13. The Draft AWS Standard:
3 Levels of Recognition
TBD in
2nd Draft
based on
feedback
1st Draft
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14. Consultation:
Timeline and Phases
Broad NOTE: FEEDBACK IS NOW OPEN AND WELCOME
THROUGH JUNE 15
(www.allianceforwaterstewardship.org)
Versions in:
- English
Specificity of
Standard
- Chinese
- French
PHASE I - Spanish
(1st Draft) - Portuguese
PHASE II
(2nd Draft)
PHASE III
(Final draft)
Specific
Today Time Mid-2013
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15. Consultation: Mechanisms
Mechanism for Mechanism for Mechanism for
stakeholder stakeholder accounting for
engagement feedback to stakeholder feedback
Secretariat
Comments
Official Submission grouped into
Regional
from Meetings categories
Meetings
(any format)
Water
Official submission
Regional Roundtable Grouped comments
from Field Tests
Field Tests Comment responded to by ISDC
(specific format)
Database
Individual /
Online / written
Public Responses
feedback
Review posted online
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16. Summary of Feedback
ISDC
• Simplify and condense
• Clarify ideas and terminology
• Ensure feasibility of the Standard (data/cost)
• Consider differences (sectoral/geographical)
• Reduce the # of indicators
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17. Where Next?
• Modification of Standard
• Field testing and stakeholder outreach
• AWS Governance 2.0
• AWS business plan
– 3rd party certification system
– Stewardship training & outreach
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18. Field Testing Opportunities
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19. Engaging different types of
water stewards
IMPLEMENTERS PROMOTERS
Capacity Typically limited Typically greater
Focus Direct water use Indirect water use
Reach Local Global / Regional
Drives… Actions, outcomes Adoption/ uptake
& impacts
Ability to Users in close proximity / Users in supply chain
influence watershed and watershed
Example e.g., Farmer, electronics e.g., MegaMart Inc.,
plant, etc. Ministry of Water
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20. How to get involved
• Speak with AWS staff
• Explore opportunities to field test the draft
• Provide input to help shape future drafts
• $ support to advance the work in LAC
• Spread the word!
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21. Conclusions
• Water management is not enough
• The AWS Standard = actions to mitigate
risks and improve their impacts on
watersheds.
• Join us!
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22. Conclusions
− The AWS Standard will support water users in
taking appropriate actions to evaluate and
improve their impacts on watersheds.
− The AWS Water Stewardship System is being
developed to support the Standard
− We invite you to help develop the 2nd draft by
implementing phase 1 pilots before August
15th, 2012.
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