This evaluation aims to provide insight in the results of IWRM policy in the period 2017-2025. It will be one of the building blocks for the periodic review of article 2 (Sustainable development, food security, water and climate).  

Water is fundamental to sustainable development, human well-being, and planetary health. Currently, almost 75% of the world’s population lives in countries classified as ‘water-insecure’ or ‘critically water-insecure’. The global water crisis has a multitude of interrelated causes, including climate change, population growth, urbanisation, inadequate investment in water infrastructure, economic activity, and poor governance. Integrated water resource management (IWRM) is an approach that seeks to tackle these challenges in an, as the name suggests, integrated manner. This includes, for example, improving legislation and regulations, consultation to achieve a fair distribution of water (agriculture, industry, households, nature), and protecting water sources for the long term. 

Researchers

Process

IOB is currently working on the Terms of Reference. Once finalized, we will publish them on this page.

This research is in step 1, "Exploration". The other steps are: 1. Exploration, 2. ToR adopted, 4. Report adopted, 5. Drafting policy response, and 6. Report to parliament.