Presented at the 10th meeting of the Water Governance Initiative, 20 - 21 November 2017, Vienna

1. OECD WATER GOVERNANCE
INDICATORS
Oriana Romano & Aziza Akhmouch, OECD
Water Governance Programme
10th Water Governance Initiative Meeting
20 November 2017, Vienna

2. OECD Principles on Water Governance
TRUST &
ENGAGEMENT
Clear
roles &
responsibilities
Capacity
Policy
coherence
Appropriate
scales within
basin systems
Regulatory
Frameworks
Data &
information
Financing
Innovative
governance
Trade-offs
across users,
rural and urban
areas, and
generations
Integrity &
Transparency
Monitoring
& Evaluation
Stakeholder
engagement
WATER
GOVERNANCE
• Based on thorough evidence
• 12 OECD studies (2010-15)
• Resulting from a bottom-up,
multi-stakeholder process
• Facilitated through the OECD
Water Governance Initiative
(120+ network members)
• Vetted and recognized
internally and externally
• Endorsed during the 2015
OECD Ministerial Council
Meeting
• Included in the 2016 OECD
Council Recommendation on
Water (OECD Act)
• Noted in the G20 Agriculture
Ministers’ Action Plan 2017
• Used by NGOs, academics,
to assess water governance
systems
www.oecd.org/governance/oecd-principles-on-water-governance.htm

3. From Principles to Indicators:
A two-year bottom-up and multi-stakeholder process
• April 2014 : 3rd WGI meeting, Madrid – inception
• April 2015 : Session at the 7th World Water Forum
• October 2015: Inventory of existing indicators
• November 2015: 6th WGI meeting, Paris, Scoping note
• June 2016 : 7th WGI meeting, The Hague – Approach
• Sept-Oct. 2016: 67 suggestions from WGI - Inputs
• December 2016: 1st draft Indicator framework
• January 2017: 8th WGI meeting, Rabat- 1stconsultation
• February – March 2017 : revised indicator framework
• May 2017: 12 Pilot-tests
• June – August 2017 : revised indicator framework
• September – November 2017: 2nd phase pilot-test
• November 2017: 10th WGI meeting, Vienna- discussion

4. Indicators as a means to an end
Water Governance
Indicators
4
 Self-assessment to be tailored
to contexts & places
 To foster multi-stakeholder
dialogue for better policies
 Voluntary participation
 To be used by any city, basin,
region or country
• NO reporting/monitoring mechanism
• NO compulsory data provision
• NO ranking/benchmarking

5. The (proposed) indicator framework
• 36 indicators
• Policy framework, institutions, instruments
• Existence+ level of implementation + expect<
• Level of consnsus among stakeholders
Traffic light
• 100+ questions (yes/no/ in development)
• To stimulate in depth discussion on each principle
Checklist
• Water governance (19)
• Water management ( 10) optional
Key data

6. Pilot testing Institutions
Authority
Selangor Water Authority
Sebou River Basin Agency
WWF Colombia
National Water Authority – Cabo Verde
International Secretariat for Water
AEAS (Spanish Association of water
Supply and Sanitation)
Jucar Hydrographic confederation
Scottish Government
National Water Authority- Peru
Association for Water & Gas
Global Water Partnership
Deltares

7. Pilot testing Institutions and Dates
Authority Scale
Pilot
name
Country
Workshop
dates : 1st
pilot test
Workshop
dates : 2nd
pilot test
Selangor Water Authority Basin Selangor Malaysia 25 May 2017 11 October 2017
Sebou River Basin Agency Basin Sebou Morocco 18 May 2017 10 October 2017
WWF Colombia Basin
Rio Nare in
Antioquia
Colombia 30 May 2017 23 October 2017
National Water Authority National Peru Peru 30 May 2017 12 October 2017
International Secretariat for
Water
Basin Rimac Peru 10 & 17 May 2017 11 October 2017
AEAS (Spanish Association
of water Supply and
Sanitation)
Basin Segura Spain 7 June 2017 03 November 2017
Jucar Hydrographic
confederation
Basin Jucar Spain 1 June 2017 11 October 2017
Scottish Government Regional Scotland Scotland 25 May 2017 03 October 2017
National Water Authority National Cabo Verde Cabo Verde 26 May 2017
Association for Water & Gas National Austria Austria 23 May 2017
12 September and 06
October 2017
Global Water Partnership Local Kinshasa
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
26 September 2017 26 September 2017
Deltares Province
Eindhoven &
Helmond
Netherlands 24 May 2017 11 October 2017

8. • 1st Pilot Test: reality check & feedback
– Multi-stakeholder workshops
– Data applicability
– Data availability
– Replicability
– Feedback on process and content
• 2nd Pilot test: Data collection
– Multi-stakeholder workshops
– Consensus building
– Data provision
– Report-back on challenges to consensus & data collection
Outcomes of pilot-tests

9. Supplied data by pilot
Authority Pilot name Country Traffic
light Checklist Key data
Action
plan
Sebou River Basin
Agency
Sebou Morocco
x x x x
Jucar Hydrographic
confederation
Jucar Spain
x x x
National Water
Authority
Peru Peru
x x
x
WWF Colombia
Rio Nare in
Antioquia
Colombia
x x x
Selangor Water
Authority
Selangor Malaysia
x x x x
International
Secretariat for Water
Rimac Peru
x x x
Deltares. KRW,
Utrecht University
Eindhoven
& Helmond
Netherlands
x x x
Scottish Government Scotland Scotland x x
Association for Water &
Gas Austria Austria
x x

10. Results from SEBOU RIVER BASIN
COUNTRY: Morocco
SCALE OF PILOT: Basin
FOCAL POINT: Sebou River Basin Agency
WHY SELF-ASSESSING THE WATER GOVERNANCE SYSTEM?
► To support the development of OECD Water Governance Indicators and check
their relevance at basin level
► To evaluate the water governance system of the Sebou basin
WORKSHOP 1ST PHASE
18 May 2017
WORKSHOP 2ND PHASE
20 October 2017
Stakeholders ( 31 first phase; 21 second phase)
 Sebou River Basin Agency
 National, regional and local governments
 Universities
 Association of Citizens
 Association of Science Teachers
 Chamber of Commerce
 Chamber of Agriculture
 Operators

11. Traffic light results (Sebou)

12. Expected improvements (cont’d Sebou)

13. • It is important to make the process as much inclusive
as possible, identifying stakeholders and provide them
with adequate information and guidance
• Different view were shared, but the discussion was
constructive, leading to understanding, knowledge
sharing and consensus, also to possible actions to
be taken
• The second pilot test was an occasion to highlight the
strength and the weaknesses of the water
governance framework in Morocco and in Sebou in
particular. Already gathering people around the same
table was an important achievement!
Lessons learnt by Sebou

14. • Knowledge and understanding of Principles should not be
taken for granted, even within the WGI
• When all stakeholders are not included in the consultation
process, results can be questioned (show “green”)
• The lead institution has a critical role to play to drive the
process, supply the information and convene/engage
• Have in mind why this exercise is carried out and how indicators
and principles will be used
• Engaging a mentor/facilitator knowing the why?how?what?
and preparing a protocol/guide for end users would help
• The exercise takes time and resources : need for clear
incentives to engage in it and use the results
• Once the diagnosis and action plan are agreed, what’s next to
improve water governance ?
Observations from pilots results

15. • If you have not participated as a pilot, does the
indicator framework, process and methodology
seem clear and useful to you?
• Would you use them in your city/basin/country?
– If yes, what would you need?
– If not, why?
• Which framework conditions are needed for
the exercise to deliver its intended goal as a tool
for dialogue and improvement?
• Which incentives can be set to enlarge the base
of potential users?
Questions for discussion

16. THANK YOU