IWRM Roamap's 25 Elements - A way to Improve IWRM Process

IWRM Roadmap as explained previously is a way to judge the current status of IWRM in a River Basin. Here the same points are listed again with comments as to how to make improvement against respective element.

IWRM Element	Comments for Improvement
1. River basin organization	Build capacity in new or existing River Basin Organization (RBO), mainly focusing on four dimensions of performance (that is stakeholders, internal business process, learning and growth and financing) under the NARBO (Network of Asian River Basin Organization's service.
2. Stakeholder participation	Institutionalize the stakeholder participation in river basin planning and management process including but not limited to active participation of local governments, civil society organizations (like academia, active NGOs parliamentarians, media), and the private sector and an enabling framework for meaningful stakeholder participation in project specific and planning decisions.
3 River basin planning	Prepare or update comprehensive river basin plan or strategy, with participation and ownership of basin stakeholders and application of IWRM principles and in land use planning process
4. Public awareness	Introduce or expand public awareness programs of their active involvement in IWRM process. This can be done in collaboration with civil society organizations and media. Other possible means may also exist depending upon the locations.
5 Water allocation	Reduce water allocation conflicts among uses and geological areas in the basin with participatory approach and negotiated approach, incorporating indigenous knowledge and practices
6. Water rights	Introduce effective water rights or entitlements administration that respect traditional  customary water use rights of local communities e.g. Farmer and /or farmer organizations
7 Wastewater permits	Introduce or improve waste water discharge permits and effluent charges with respect to level of pollution they are they are adding in their discharges. And implement the polluter pay principal.
8. IWRM financing	Institutionalize models whereby all levels of government contribute budget to IWRM in the basin
9. Economic instruments	Introduce raw water pricing and/or other economic instruments to share in IWRM costs, stimulate water demand management and conservation, protect the environment and pay for environmental services
10. Regulations	Support the development and implementation of a legal and regulatory framework to implement the principles of IWRM and its financing in the basin, including tariffs, charges, quality standards and delivery mechanisms for water services
11. Infrastructure for multiple benefits	Develop and/or manage water resources infrastructure to provide multiple benefits (such as hydro-power, water supply, irrigation, flood management, salinity intrusion, and ecosystems maintenance)
12. Private sector contribution	Introduce a policy and implementation framework for introducing environmental flows and demonstrate its application.
13. Water education	Introduce IWRM into school programs to increase water knowledge and develop leadership among the youth, including responsibility for water monitoring in local water bodies
14.Watershed management	Invest to protect and rehabilitate upper watersheds in collaboration with local communities and civil society organizations
15. Environmental flows	Introduce a policy and implementation frame-work for introducing environmental flows and demonstrate its application
16.Disaster management	Investments in combined structural and non structural interventions to reduce vulnerability against floods, droughts, chemical spills and other disasters in the basin
17. Flood forecasting	Introduce or strengthen effective flood forecasting and warning systems
18. Flood damage rehabilitation	Investments in the rehabilitation of infrastructure after floods
19.Water quality monitoring	Initiate or strengthen basin‐wide water quality monitoring and application of standards
20.Water quality improvement	Invest in structural and non structural interventions that reduce point and non‐point water pollution
21.Wetland conservation	Invest to conserve and improve wetlands as integral part of the river basin ecosystem
22. Fisheries	Introduce measures to protect and improve fisheries in the river
23.Ground water management	Institutionalize and strengthen sustainable groundwater management as part of IWRM Institutionalize and strengthen sustainable groundwater management as part of IWRM
24.Water conservation	Institutionalize a policy and implementation framework to promote efficiency of water use, conservation, and recycling
25. Decision support information	Improve on‐line publicly available river basin information systems to support IWRM policy, planning, and decision‐ making, including dissemination of “toolboxes” and good practices