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Maron & Ibben Dron Nan Kojbarok Aurok In Dren Maron & Ibben Dron Nan Kojbarok Aurok In Dren Jorelik Tibon, Deputy Chief Secretary Deborah B. Manase, IWRM Task Force Chair

Outline � What are the key governance � Ta aban ko rejlet maron ak issues (‘western’ and eddo ko nan kojbarok dren traditional) affecting water ilo RMI rainin ikkijen manit resources in RMI today? im imenene kein rokaal tok � In particular, how can we nan ailin kein? better harmonize traditional governance with our efforts � Ewi wawen ad maron jimor to improve IWRM in RMI? kokmanmanlok maron ko ad � What are some key questions iumin manit im bareinwot for the breakout group to kien nan kokajurlok kottobar address? ko an IWRM ilo RMI? � Jet kajitok ko raurok nan konono kaki ilo group ko?

What is Governance Water governance addresses Tiljek ilo kakien ko ad ikijien dren among other things: � Bunton ko nan komanman lok � Principles such as equity and efficiency waween ad kojerbal im kojbarok in water resource and services – den ekoba erreo eo an den rej integrated water resource management bedbed ion ad koba maron nan approach bukot mejlan aban kein nan aolep armij in majol � The formulation, establishment and implementation of water policies, � Policy im kakien ko ad im legislation and institutions waween ad kape ki ak kile ra ko rokkar bwe ren bok eddo in � Clarification of the roles of lorlorjaki policy im kakien kein government, civil society and the private sector and their � Kalikar lok eddo ko an kajojo responsibilities regarding ownership, ian ra ko an kien, business ko, management and administration of im jukjuk im ped ko ilo jerbal water resources and services in kojbarok den nan mour im ajmour

Traditional Governance ‐ Issues � Samoa example – water resources ‘collectively owned’ but managed by the state � RMI collectively shared � Traditional sharing and water use � Emerging concepts on land parcels lead to lens water issues � Lack of established traditional water governance systems and connection with modern systems � Modernization, urbanization, changed water requirement and needs

Key questions � Is ‘water’ a common resource (groundwater) � How should our government view the ownership issue, does RMI agree that water is a human right ‐ collectively owned? � What traditional methods of governance were practiced before? � Can they be applied now?

Key Issues Karak ko nan lonaj jerbal in lorlojake Institutions dren � IWRM Task Force has been endorsed � Emoj an ejak juon task force an by Cabinet – membership and terms of dren ilo 2008 , aikuj dredre lok unin reference not yet developed kottobar ko an drodrolul in im won Currently no government entity is � ro rej uuan responsible for water resources management, water quality issues are � Emoj an alikar ke jerbal in lorlorjaki monitored by EPA dren ilo majol ejanin bolemen � There are no formal mechanism in ekkar nan kakien ikkijen kojbarok place for regulating water extraction and commercial, industrial activities im kojerbal dren which impact water quality � Agency im ra ko an kien ekke aer Government agencies currently � make iaer ilo jerbal ko aer, im bwe operating independently so that collaboration on water and sanitation wawen in ekomman an wor likjab issues is minimal and there is limited ikkijen adwoj jiban dron lolorjake community engagement at the kojbarok dren national or local level

Overall objective to safeguard freshwater resources in the RMI Regulatory Local Women Rainfall Water International Governmen and water Data Quality Commitments t ‐ Climate Monitoring ordinances Traditional Change Food Leaders & Security/Agri Outreach Water Utility Community culture Awareness Planning/Stati – Public Laura Lens stics Social Water Supply Conditions Public Infrastructure Laura Lens /Engineering Demonstration Project GEF Projects

Initial Suggestions… � Ejake Kakien ko nan jerbal in � Develop national water and sanitation policy and lolorjake etale im kojbarok medium term action plan aurok in dren im aolep that looks at all aspects of wawen ko ilo ad kojerbal water use and land uses that dren…Kakien kein raikui in impact water sources – Draft bojak nan etali ilo June 2011 by June 2011 � Aikuij in ka ‐ kobaiktok aolep � Involve as stakeholders from ro rokkar im ewor aer melele all levels of government and society in the development ilo jerbal in kojbarok dren jen of this policy and action plan kien im ro ilo jukjukimbed eo � Target endorsement by nan jimor ejaake Kakien kein Government in August 2011 konono kaki… � Kotobar eo bwe jerbal in en dredrelok ilo August 2011

What are some key questions for the breakout group to address? (Kajitok Nan Etali & Konono Kaki Ilo Group Ko) � Ta jerbal ko jet rokkar im IWRM project eo � What other functions can the IWRM emaron in jiban lolorjaki? task force serve? � Which government entity should be � Ra ak drodrolul ta ekkar ilo Kien eo nan an responsible for ensuring lolorjake jerbal im Kakien ko nan kojbarok implementation of water and erreo im ajmur in dren? sanitation policy? � Drolul ak ra to ko jet im rokkar nan aer � What other entities or ministries kobalok ilo IWRM task force eo? should be represented on the IWRM � Ewi wawen ad maron in kobaiktok lomnak task force? ‐ im melele ko rokkar jen Kwajalein im � How do we ensure adequate input jukjukimbed ko kajojo ipelakin ailin kein from Kwajalein and other outer nan IWRM Task force eo? islands into the IWRM task force? ‐ � How do we ensure adequate input � Ewi wawen ad maron in kobaiktok lomnak from traditional leaders? im melele ko rokkar jen ritol ro ad ilo � What are the roles and manit? responsibilities of traditional leaders � Ta jimwe im maron ko an ritol ro ad ilo in ground water resources and how manit ikkijen dren ko im jej bok mour jeni can we harmonize these into national im ewi wawen ad maron in kobaik tok ilo and local level governance structures? jerbal in kakien kein?