Aziza Akhmouch & Delphine Clavreul (OECD) - 6th WGI Meeting (2-3 November 2015, Paris)

1. WGI’s Strategic Programme
2016-2018
Aziza Akhmouch, Head, OECD Water Governance Programme
Delphine Clavreul, Policy Analyst, OECD

2. • Where do we come from?
• Who did we work with?
– How ?
– Which results?
• What have we learned from the first 2.5 years?
• Where should we be heading?
• How to get there?
– Structure
– Funding
– Timeline
Key questions

3. • Satisfaction Survey of WGI (May 2015)
– 71% response rate (82 Members)
• Preliminary discussions at WGI#5
• SWOT Analysis
• 1-day brainstorming of Steering Committee
• Draft Strategic Paper
• Written comments (3 weeks)
• Discussion at WGI#6 and RDPC#34
Methodology

4. • Close to 99% of satisfaction with the overall network
• WGI should pursue its activities (100% of resp.)
• WGI is a unique forum that brings value
• WGI : a success story of bottom-up
• WGI delivered on all fronts
– National Policy dialogues
– Peer-review of analytical work (SE, Cities, regulators)
– Contribution to the Principles on Water Governance
– Global Water Agenda (esp. 7th World Water Forum)
– International Forum for Best Practice
Key message 1 : we can be proud !

5. • Membership gaps
– Irrigation, municipalities, property developers, financiers...
• Working Groups
– Varying degrees of performance & satisfaction
– Accountability, political debates, tangible outputs
• Engagement with non-OECD countries
• Role of the steering committee
• More interaction, less formal discussions
• WGI and its members : a two-way process
• Need for more pragmatic, action-oriented tools
Key message 2 : we can still do better !

6. • Core Priorities for 2016-2018
– Implementation of the Principles
• Disseminating & communicating beyond usual suspects
• Understanding the role of each group of stakeholders
• Learning from what works and what does not work
• Building a common assessment framework
– Link to the Global Agenda
• Water-related SDGs
• 8th World Water Forum
• How
– 2 Working Groups : Indicators & Best Practice
– Proactive communication & Outreach Strategy
– A clearing house / Observatory
– An indicator framework
Key message 3 : let’s do it!

7. • Keep up the good spirit, energy & enthusiasm
• Show flexibility to adjust where need be
– Firm objectives
– Flexible means
– Innovative methods
• Make the most of complementarities, synergies
• Implementation means
– Champions
– In-kind contributions
– Financial resources
• All on board
– Membership renewal
Key message 4 : what do we need?

8. Thank you
Aziza.Akhmouch@oecd.org
Delphine.Clavreul@oecd.org