National Development Strategy
Water Management Infrastructure – Status, Challenges and Development Needs
The Water Management Infrastructure (WMI) term encompasses many structural measures that enable societies to:
- Address the natural unevenness in water availability
- Reduce pollution through collection and treatment of (waste)waters
- Mitigate water-related risks.
The competences over WMI are shared among many institutions at national and local levels, as provided by the complex set of regulations and policies.
Overview of the thematic sub-areas
The WMI categorization to be used for the needs of the NDS is aligned with the concept and the components of Water Security (UN Water, 2013):
|
Water Security components |
Thematic sub-areas |
| 1. |
Drinking water and human well-being |
1.1. Water supply
1.2. Sanitation and hygiene |
| 2. |
Economic activities and development |
2.1. Food production
2.2. Electricity production
2.3. Industrial production |
| 3. |
Water-related hazards |
3.1. Flood protection
3.2. Drought protection |
| 4. |
Ecosystem integrity |
4.1. Reduction of ecosystem degradation
4.2. Use of nature-based solutions |
Each sub-area is related to one or more of the other thematic areas and/or cross-cutting issues.
Importance and contribution of the WMI thematic area
NDS provides a unique opportunity for a paradigm shift in water management as a foundation for improving the operation of WMI. WMI can be better integrated in the broader context and can work to support economic development, enhance community and ecosystem integrity and resilience.
Thematic analysis / diagnostics
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