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WCC 2012 Res 089 - Activity Report

Submitted by smithm on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 16:56
General Information
Dams and hydraulic infrastructure
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2015
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( GIZ ) / Germany
International Institute for Environment and Development ( IIED ) / United Kingdom
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
US Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ( OES/ETC ) / United States of America
World Wildlife Fund - US ( WWF - US ) / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
I do not know
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
UNECE, UNESCAP, East West Insitute,
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingIUCN Secretariat led the Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions 2012-2015, which included the review and updating of lessons learned from the development and operations of large dams and hydraulic infrastructure. The dialogue convened governments, civil society and the private sector in regional workshops and a global conference. IUCN PACO has also convened the West Africa regional...
OtherA draft IUCN strategy on dams has been completed to follow up further on the Res 4.089. The next step will be consultations with IUCN Members.
Policy influencing/advocacyIUCN Global Water Programme has joined the environmental chamber of the protocol governance committee of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, working alongside TNC and WWF, with a view to promoting continuous improvement in environmental performance of hydropower.
Scientific/technical activitiesIUCN Global Water Programme is implementing a 4 year scientific assessment of applications of natural infrastructure as nature-based solutions for water storage and infrastructure functions.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The Nexus Dialogue provided a platform for sharing lessons and has resulted in publication of a set of 6 synthesis papers on innovation for water infrastructure from environmental, financing, engineerinig and governance perspectives. The process has also contributed directly to the preparation of new financing strategies for nexus-based design of infrastructure, including nature-based solutions, for example by the EU. The West Africa Dialogue on Dams has been instrumental in shaping regional ECOWAS strategy on hydraulic infrastructure.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Lack of human resources slowed down progress on finalisation of the revised IUCN strategy on dams.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Policy influencing/advocacyApplication of results from scientific studies to new policy development, support for new implementation actions and continued support for convening of platforms to integrate evidence on how to improve the environmental performance of dams into policies, strategies and investments.