Regional Coordination ofScience & Technology on Water
Prof Shahbaz Khan
Director UNESCO Regional Science Bureau
GEOSS AWCI, 12 January 2017

Global Context

Global Space for Action

Current UNESCO Water Actions
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Scientific Cooperative
Programme in Hydrology and Water Resources since 1975
UNESCO INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME EIGHT PHASE (2014-2021)
UNESCO-IHP-VIII: “WATER SECURITY Responses to Local, Regional, and Global Challenges”•••••

Risk management as adaptation to global changes
Understanding coupled human and natural processes
Benefiting from global and local earth observation systems
Addressing uncertainty and improving its communication
Improving the scientific basis to extreme hydrological events
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Fostering Synergies Between UNESCO
Natural Sciences Programmes• Man and Biosphere programme:– Biosphere Reserves• International Geoparks and Geosciences Programme:– Geopark : territorial entity focusing on•
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Natural Resources
Geological Hazards
Climate Change
Education
ScienceCulture
Women
Sustainable Development
Local and indigenous Knowledge
Geoconservation

Fostering Regional Cooperation

Regional Science Bureau ScienceStrategy

Framework Agreement for Cooperation
between UNESCO and ASEAN
Priority areas•Education,•Science technology and innovation;•Disaster risk education;•Environmental sustainability (Climate change and itsimpacts, water security);•Social and human sciences;•Culture;•Communication and information.

Regional Science Bureau ScienceStrategy

Regional workshop of UNESCO NaturalSciences Centres and Chairs in Asia and thePacific•

Mapping and Networking of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences related
Category 2 Centers and Chairs to support the Post-2015 Development
Agenda in Asia and the Pacific

UNESCO-IHP in the Asia Pacific Region• 17IHP
NationalCommittees• 6 UNESCO Water Centresamong 15 Science Centres• 6 UNESCO Water Chairs
among 28 Science Chairs inthe Asia Pacific Region.
• RegionalSteering
Committee for Southeast
Asia and the Pacific.
• InternationalFlood
Initiative Secretariat• InternationalDrought
Initiative Secretariat

Ecohydrology
IWRM spiralapproach

Regulation of biota byaltering hydrology andregulation of hydrology
byshaping
biota(Zawleski approach)RESEARCH

POLICY ADVICECAPACITYBUILDING

HELP river basins

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SDGs Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all
Target 6.5
Integrated Water
Resources
Management
Implementation

Target 6.1
Equitable access tosafe andaffordable
drinking Water

8 Global targets, and12 global indicators.
6 Projects in Indonesia

Target 6.b Local
Community Participation

Target 6.5 Integrated
Water Resources
Management
Implementation, andTarget 6.b Local
Community Participation

Target 6.3 Improve Water
Quality, and Target 6.6
Water-related Ecosystem
Target 6.5 Integrated Water
Resources Management
Implementation

Target 6.b Local
Community Participation

Ongoing JICA funded project

Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning andManagement Capacity of Pakistan- Phase 2
64% of theterritory flooded
1/9 of the pop(20million)
affected

http://alevelrivers.
weebly.com/

Introduction of Mr Aziz Aimaq, director
ANDMA and Mr Farhad Nayyer, Modeller
MEW Afghanistan to Mr Riaz, ChiefMeteorologist, FFD in presence of ICHARM(Mr Iwami, Dr Tsuda) , 22 April 2016

A. Establishment of the technical foundation for sustainablecapacity development on the flood management,forecasting, early warning and flood hazard analysis inPakistan agencies

B. Technical studies to promote strengthening of cooperation
with Indus river basin countries for transboundary floodmanagement and transboundary data sharing

C. Capacity building and education to community on flood
management for proper utilization of flood hazard
information and tools

Water related disasters
Initiatives

UNESCO office Jakarta to contribute case studies
in Asia and the Pacific region.

DRR Programme and Activity
2016-2017
Now

Next

Training Modules on(Tsunami) Risk
Reduction and Exercises

Strengthening
Science Based Hazard
and Risk Assessment

School Based Disaster
Preparedness(Indonesia)

Comprehensive Safe
Schools

Disaster Risk Reduction
Education

Youth in Disaster Risk
Reduction

Jakarta Tsunami
Information Centre(ADDRESS Programme)

Indian Ocean Tsunami
Information CentreHow••

Scientific study on data andhistorical information on hazard
Advocating, capacity building onHazard and Risk Assessment

Safe Schools Tools for ASEAN• VISUS (Structure tools)• School Preparedness Assessment
Tools• Tools and methodology for youthin DRR• Advocacy and capacity buildingon the role of youth in DRR••

Capacity Building on Tsunami Risk
assessment, Early Warning and Emergency
Response and Mitigation SystemIO Tsunami education Information andRecordsWho• University• ResearchCentres• DMOs• MoEC• INGO• ESD• DMOs• MOE• MOY• INGO• DMOs• ICG/ IOTWS• NTWC• DMOsThank you very much!
s.khan@unesco.org