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Susta ina b le F unding fo r Wa te rshe d He a lth: Go ve rna nc e a nd No nPro fits No ve mb e r 15, 2017 T a ra L ynne Cla pp, PhD Rura l L e a rning Co mmo ns Po lic y F e llo w Sr Ma na g e r, Co lumb ia Ba sin Wa te rshe d Ne two rk

Wa te rshe d ste wa rdship re q uire s ne two rke d a nd pa rtne re d e ffo rt in de c isio n-ma king a nd funding  Wa te rshe d ste wa rdship re q uire s sig nific a nt inve stme nt in a pub lic , o r c o mmo n g o o d  Give n the re g ula to ry fa ilure s o f the la st two de c a de s, a nd the inc re a sing c o nflic ts a nd pre ssure s o n wa te rshe ds, we ne e d to se e k inno va tive fra me wo rks tha t b ring ne w pa rtne rs a nd a llo w ne w fo rms o f c o lla b o ra tio n to the ta sk o f wa te rshe d ste wa rdship.  Wa te rshe d ste wa rdship a nd wa te r pro te c tio n a g e nda s c a n b e – a nd a re b e ing – c o mb ine d with q ua lity o f life , utility a nd infra struc ture , a nd pub lic he a lth a nd sa fe ty  T he se va lue -b a se d pa rtne rships c a n suppo rt the kind o f inve stme nt a nd e ffo rt tha t a re re q uire d to se c ure he a lthy a nd suffic ie nt wa te r fo r a ll purpo se s

Outline  Pub lic g o o ds: disinve stme nt a nd unde rinve stme nt, a nd la c k o f fa ith in g o ve rnme nt invo lve me nt  E nviro nme nta l pro te c tio n: a re we g e tting e no ug h?  T he impo rta nc e o f the no npro fit se c to r in re pre se nting no n-c a sh va lue s  Susta ina b le funding a nd no n-pro fit ste wa rdship g ro ups: po lic y a nd the third se c to r  Wha t is susta ina b le funding ?  wa te rshe d re sto ra tio n  wa te rshe d func tio n

Wa te rshe ds a nd the ir func tio ns a re typic a lly tre a te d a s a pub lic g o o d  Pub lic g o o d: a g o o d ‘ o wne d b y e ve ryo ne ’ whe re if a ny o ne individua l g a ins une q ua l b e ne fit o r suffe rs une q ua l ha rm, the re is no re c o urse Who pays? How muc h? Be ne fit of ste war dship Pub lic (pro vinc e ) Re duc ing $$ Sma ll a nd/ o r no t a ttrib ute d to wa te rshe d Re so urc e se c to r Sig nific a nt L o w, pa st sha re ho lde r ho rizo n Co mmunity Va rie s Hig h, huma n he a lth a nd sa fe ty wa te rshe d L o c a l g o ve rnme nt I nc re a sing $$ Hig h, ta x b a se , re ve nue s Do wnstre a m T ypic a lly ve ry little Diffuse , va lue -de pe nde nt, lo c a tio n- re side nt de pe nde nt

Pub lic inve stme nts in wa te rshe d ste wa rdship  Wa te r is re g ula te d  As a re so urc e (drinking wa te r, hydro e le c tric wa te r)  As a po llutio n sink (e fflue nt limits to stre a ms)  I n so me c a se s a s a n e nviro nme nta l va lue  Wa te r Susta ina b ility Ac t will se t c rite ria , pro te c t ha b ita ts  BUT mo st re g ula to ry pro te c tio ns re duc e d o r a b a ndo ne d & no t ye t re sto re d  F e de ra l pro te c te d wa te rs, fe de ra l fishe rie s e nfo rc e me nt  Pro vinc ia l mo nito ring re duc tio ns  BC pro vinc ia l re g ula to ry a ppro a c h tha t re q uire s ma na g e me nt b y o b je c tive no t fully imple me nte d  Dire c t pub lic inve stme nts in wa te r re g ula tio n a re re duc e d

Wa te rshe d Ste wa rdship: a re we g e tting e no ug h?  E c o no mists do no t typic a lly like pub lic g o o ds, b e c a use the y do no t pro mo te ‘ so c ia lly e ffic ie nt’ de c isio n ma king  Unde r-inve stme nt in wa te rshe d ste wa rdship  Ove r-inve stme nt in wa ys to priva te ly c a pture the o the rwise ‘ pub lic ’ g o o d  Ove r inve stme nt in re so urc e de ve lo pme nt  So me o f c o sts o f de ve lo pme nt e g to wa te rshe ds o r wa te r q ua lity a re b o rne b y pub lic no t de ve lo pe r  We la c k wa ys to c hoose to pro te c t wa te rshe ds thro ug h ‘ a ma rke t’

Wa te rshe d he a lth  F re shwa te r q ua lity, q ua ntity a nd e c o lo g ic a l he a lth a re no t b e ing susta ine d  I ndic a to rs:  F ish he a lth a nd a b unda nc e lo we r o ve r time  Nutrie nt a nd po llutio n le ve ls hig he r o ve r time  Hydro e le c tric de ve lo pme nt impa c ts … so me unme a sure d, b ut the a sso c ia te d impa c ts c o ntinue to wo rse n a s re duc tio ns to b io dive rsity ta ke pla c e

Wa te rshe d Ste wa rdship Po lic y a nd No nPro fits  Pub lic se c to r inve stme nts a re re duc e d  Priva te se c to r c o st pre ssure is do wnwa rd  Pub lic / priva te re so urc e de ve lo pme nt pa rtne rships a re we ll e sta b lishe d  T hird se c to r, o r no npro fits  I de ntify wa te r ste wa rdship prio ritie s  Advo c a te fo r pub lic suppo rt fo r inve stme nts a nd ste wa rdship  Offe r a lo we r c o st ste wa rdship a lte rna tive to priva te o r pub lic se c to r ste wa rdship  Cre a te a ‘ c ho ic e ’ – via ma rke t, do na tio n, o r o the r me c ha nism, thro ug h whic h we c a n inve st in wa te rshe ds

Ho w a re no n-pro fit g ro ups funde d ?  Do na tio ns (individua l, so c ia l va lue s)  Gra nts  Go ve rnme nt (thro ug h tra ditio na l po lic y)  Priva te fo unda tio ns (info rma l g o ve rna nc e )  I ndustry se c to r g ro ups (info rma l g o ve rna nc e )  F e e fo r se rvic e / so c ia l e nte rprise  Ho w do no n-pro fit g ro ups de ve lo p a nd ma inta in susta ina b le a nd se c ure funding to a ddre ss lo ng te rm mo nito ring , re sto ra tio n pro je c ts, a nd a c hie ve g o a ls?

Gra nt funde d o rg a niza tio ns  T he g ra nting pro c e ss is whe re no npro fits inte ra c t with fo rma l a nd info rma l g o ve rna nc e … whe re prio ritie s a re se t b y o the rs  I ssue s a nd pitfa lls:  Gra nt funding : prio ritie s o f g ra nting o rg a niza tio ns, ma y no t b e sa me a s lo c a l prio ritie s  Se ldo m fund pro je c ts o f mo re tha n 1 ye a r dura tio n  Hig h de ma nd / hig h le ve ls o f c o mpe titio n  Gra nto rs ma y se e k to distrib ute funds o ve r a re g io n mo re tha n re a c h pe rfo rma nc e g o a ls  I nc re a sing ly, ne e d mo re tha n o ne g ra nt a t a time

Wha t funding is ne e de d fo r g o o d wa te rshe d ste wa rdship?  Wa te rshe d a sse ssme nt, va lue s ide ntific a tio n, ‘ ma pping ’ - invo lve me nt  I de ntifying c o nflic ts b e twe e n pro po se d va lue s a nd o r use s - invo lve me nt  Re se a rc h ne c e ssa ry in risk, mitig a tio n, suppo rt fo r b io dive rsity  Se t pr itie s a nd g a in a g re e me nt with a ll pa rtie s a nd ior pa rtne rs  I nve st in re sto ra tio n, so urc e pro te c tio n, use mitig a tio ns, a nd/ o r  F und wa te rshe d re se rve s whe re ne c e ssa ry

De fining ‘ susta ina b le funding ’  Susta ina b le funding wo uld suppo rt the g o a ls o f wa te rshe d ste wa rdship o ve r a time fra me tha t re fle c te d g o a ls  T e n ye a r minimum inve stme nt (Re e ve , 2005)  Susta ina b le funding wo uld b e inve stme nt in wa te rshe d issue s a t a le ve l tha t  I s a de q ua te to e nsure tha t the q ua lity, q ua ntity, flo w o f wa te r a nd he a lth o f wa te rshe ds do e s no t de g ra de o ve r time  re fle c ts the va lue a nd c o ntrib utio n o f wa te rshe ds to q ua lity o f life , huma n he a lth a nd sa fe ty, a nd pro pe rty va lue a nd the e nviro nme nt

E xa mple : Do na tio ns fo r c o nse rva tio n  So lic it do na tio ns to fund pro te c tio n a nd c o nse rva tio n  T ypic a lly wo rks b e st fo r ‘ c ha risma tic ’ e nviro nme nts a nd spe c ie s with a e sthe tic o r c ultura l a ppe a l  E xa mple s inc lude Jumb o , Va lha lla Wilde rne ss, Gre a t Be a r Ra info re st  An o rg a niza tio n pro vide s a wa y fo r a c o ntrib uto r to pa y to e xpre ss the ir pre fe re nc e fo r pro te c tio n o r c o nse rva tio n

Value Who shar e s this value ? Mar ke t for value Me c hanism: How do gr oups ge t $$ Pro te c tio n / E nviro nme nta lists’ Do na tio n o ppo rtunity to Gra nts, vo lunte e r a e sthe tic / sha re in a dvo c a c y spiritua l Wa te r q ua lity / Drinke rs, fishe rfo lk, Vo lunte e r o ppo rtunity, Gra nts, vo lunte e r a q ua tic he a lth sc ie ntists do na tio n, e ng a g e me nt Qua lity o f life Re side nts Vo te fo r ta x Gra nts Drinking wa te r Wa te r use rs L o we r tre a tme nt c o st, T a x/ fe e , c o ntra c t, pro te c t q ua lity & pro pe rty se rvic e g ra nt va lue F ish a nd wildlife Hunte rs, fishe rfo lk, pe o ple F ish a nd wildlife use r fe e s, F ish a nd wildlife g ra nts tha t like b io dive rsity vo lunte e r, lic e nse s Sa fe ty fro m Citize ns/ I mpro ve me nt He a lth a nd sa fe ty, pro pe rty T a x o r to ll, a g re e me nt flo o d / fire Distric t / L o c a l o r va lue , lo we r insura nc e c o st Pro vinc ia l Go ve rnme nt / (a vo ide d c o sts) I nsure rs Re c re a tio na l use E c o to urism, Cha mb e rs o f Hig he r va lue e xpe rie nc e Use r fe e , ta x o r to ll, Co mme rc e , a c c o mms c o ntrib utio n o r tip