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Overview
The global community increasingly understands how water defines growth and contributes to sustainable development. It also realises how water is part of the solution to multiple crises, on climate, biodiversity, inequity, migration, or even peace. It experiences how water risks affect people’s health and well-being, the environment and economies, all over the world. The UN 2023 Water conference is a unique opportunity to make that case and connect water to other global agendas.
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water has a critical role play, recasting water economics and building coalitions for action at multiple scales.The OECD is working to help countries in the Global North and Global South meet the water challenge. With a multi-disciplinary team drawn from across the Organisation, the OECD contributes analyses to improve knowledge, identify good practices, and offer policy guidance.
It provides a forum for exchanging country experiences. OECD work focuses on water economics and governance:How to manage water so that it contributes to sustainable growth and development. How to finance water-related infrastructure and services. How to protect against water-related risks: risks of too much, too little, or too polluted water, and risks to the resilience of freshwater ecosystems.How to enhance effective, efficient and inclusive water governance.
How to manage water across levels of government and scales. How to engage with stakeholders. How to regulate water services. How to strengthen capacity, especially at the subnational level. How to foster integrity and transparency.In addition to analytical work, the OECD works with selected regions and countries to facilitate the reform of water policies. This confirms OECD’s aspiration to make reform happen.
The OECD has enhanced its convening power and capacity to structure discussion among stakeholders on water issues, by setting up the following international initiatives: the Roundtable on Financing Water, the Water Governance Initiative, and the Network of Economic Regulators.
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