This Task Force promotes multi-countries dialogue and innovative solutions to water scarcity and inequitable distribution exacerbated by climate change and demography.
Freshwater is a limited resource on our planet. Its uneven distribution leaves a significant portion of the population without access to safe water and sanitation. Climate change further exacerbates the problem. In this context, non-conventional water resources emerge as a solution that countries can turn to. A special attention is given to the reuse of treated wastewater and the desalination of seawater and brackish water.
The Task Force work is to study the feasability of the creation of an Observatory for Non-Conventional Water Resources and associated Renewable Energies under the auspices of the World Water Council. It addresses the need to establish dialogue and identify innovative solutions—ranging from micro to macro scale—to tackle water scarcity in specific geographic areas and worldwide. The creation of the Observatory aims to gather and analyze experiences from various stakeholders in integrating non-conventional water resources and their associated energy requirements.
So far, the Task Force has carried out work in the Sahel and Mediterranean regions, where several countries have had to rely on unconventional water resources and renewable energies to meet their needs.
Advocate and support the development of a database on the use of non-conventional water resources to improve water stress management.
Enhance knowledge and develop solutions in the fields of desalination and wastewater plants, recycling and reuse of treated water, rainwater harvesting, artificial groundwater and aquifer recharge, green infrastructure for urban heat mitigation, as well as the “sponge cities” approach for flash-flood mitigation.
Understand and highlight the impacts of climate change and global demographic trends on water availability and biodiversity.
Promote economic efficiency in the production of drinking water and water for irrigation within the framework of the Water-Energy-Food interconnections.
Define all types of “non-conventional water resources”.
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