MULTI-LEVEL

GOVERNANCE IN WATER MANAGEMENT

Jeroen Rijke, MSc

Building Resilience Workshop III, New Orleans, 15 17 March 2012

MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE

CENTRALISED VS DECENTRALISED GOVERNANCE

FORMAL INSTITUTIONS VS INFORMAL NETWORKS

FIT FOR PURPOSE GOVERNANCE

Perceived strengths Centralised governance - - - PotenDal of relaDvely rapid decision making EecDve coordinaDon of resources and acDviDes and synergies Centralised regulaDon potenDally provides a boKom line and a fair playing eld Involvement of mulDple actors and disciplines: access to larger knowledge base Binding and irreversible Building trust Exploring problems and soluDons IncubaDon of innovaDve ideas High adapDve capacity High degrees of tacit knowledge Perceived weaknesses - - - Low capacity to solve complex problems Risk of illegiDmate and unfair outcomes Causes others to walk away from responsibiliDes IneecDve use of resources (knowledge, capital, Re) Risk of limited knowledge sharing Silo mentality Low adapDve capacity FluctuaDng levels of interacDon Vulnerable to losing knowledge DiculDes to tap from informal networks

Decentralised governance

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Formal insDtuDons Informal networks

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Rijke et al, forthcoming

URBAN WATER GOVERNANCE IN AUSTRALIA

2000-2009 Drought (Melbourne Water, 2011)

GOVERNANCE OF CHANGE
Cumulative Socio-Political Drivers
Water supply access & security Public health protection Flood protection Social amenity, environmental protection Limits on natural resources Intergenerational equity, resilience to climate change

Water Supply City

Sewered City

Drained City

Waterways City

Water Cycle City

Water Sensitive City

Supply hydraulics

Separate sewerage schemes

Drainage, channelisation

Point & diffuse source pollution management

Diverse, fit-forpurpose sources & conservation, promoting waterway protection

Adaptive, multifunctional infrastructure & urban design reinforcing water sensitive behaviours

Service Delivery Functions

WATER SENSITIVE CITY - DIVERSIFICATION OF WATER RESOURCES

WATER SENSITIVE CITY WATERWAY HEALTH

Lynbrook Estate, Melbourne, VIC

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WATER SENSITIVE CITY WATERWAY HEALTH

Lynbrook Estate, Melbourne, VIC

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WATERWAY HEALTH / REUSE

Melbourne Docklands, Melbourne, VIC

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WATER SENSITIVE CITY REUSE/HEALTH/FLOODING

Aurora Estate, Melbourne, VIC

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adopDon

adopDon

Adelaide

Dme Growth/ exploitaDon (r) ConservaDo n (K) Growth/ exploitaDon (r)

Dme ConservaDo n (K) Growth/ exploitaDon (r)

adopDon

Melbourne

Sydney

Dme ConservaDo n (K)

Re- organisaDo n/ renewal ()

Collapse/ release ()

Re- organisaDo n/ renewal ()

Collapse/ release ()

Re- organisaDo n/ renewal ()

Collapse/ release ()

centralised

centralised

centralised

formal

informal

formal

informal

formal

informal

decentralised

decentralised

decentralised

Rijke et al, 2012

WATER GOVERNANCE IN NL (ROOM FOR THE RIVER)

WATER GOVERNANCE IN NL (ROOM FOR THE RIVER)

Policy Memorandum Room for the River (PKB) Point of reference Vision and ambiDon documented DirecDons for designs/soluDons Roles and responsibiliDes

WATER GOVERNANCE IN NL (ROOM FOR THE RIVER)

Monitoring Monitoring

Project teams

FacilitaDon

Room for the River Program oce

FacilitaDon

Dutch Parliament

JusDcaDon

JusDcaDon

Rijke et al, submiKed

KEY MESSAGES Avoid blueprint soluDons

EecDveness depends on purpose and context

AdapDve capacity through jusDcaDon cycle

Requires reference point, monitoring, jusDcaDon and facilitaDon

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

www.oodresiliencegroup.org/frg Jeroen Rijke, MSc j.rijke@unesco-ihe.org +31 6 150 86 275

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