한승수 국무총리, 세계물포럼 개회식 및 국가수반회의 참석

1. 한승수 국무총리는 ‘09.3.16(월) 개최된 제5차 세계물포럼(World Water Forum) 개회식과 국가수반회의에 참석하였다. 

2. 오전에 개최된 개회식에서는 세계물포럼 사무총장과 세계물위원회(World Water Council) 의장이 축사를 하였고, 일본 왕세자, 네덜란드 왕세자, 모로코 총리, 터키 대통령과 수상, UN 경제‧사회담당 사무차장 등이 기조연설을 하였다. 

3. 한 총리는 오후에 개최된 국가수반회의에 참석하여, 물 관련 재해 대응 강화를 위한 국제사회 협력 제고의 필요성을 주장하는 한편, 우리정부의 신국가비전인 저탄소 녹색성장정책과 우리의 지속가능 수자원정책을 소개하였다. 아울러 제7차 세계물포럼(2015년)의 한국 유치 의사를 표명하였다. 

동 국가수반회의에는 약 15개국 국가수반과 국제기구 대표가 초청되어 전 세계적인 물 문제 해결을 위해 논의하였으며, 회의에 참석한 모든 국가원수/정부수반이 수용할 수 있는 물 관련 호소문(Appeal)을 채택하였다. 

별첨 : 1. 국무총리 국가수반회의 기조연설

2. 국가수반회의 채택 호소문.  끝.

ㅇ 금번 회의의 효율적인 조직을 위한 터키정부와 세계물위원회의 노고를 치하하며 금번 물포럼이 세계 물 아젠다 진전의 새로운 초석이 될 것으로 기대함. 

ㅇ 물은 더 이상 무상으로 사용할 수 있는 무한자원이 아닌 희소재로 되어가고 있으며 극명한 물 부족 현상은 물 분쟁 가능성을 증대할 것임. 현재 아프리카와 아시아 일부 지역은 안전한 식수 확보의 어려움을 겪고 있는 상황임.

ㅇ 이러한 문제는 우리의 즉각적인 관심과 신속한 대처를 요구하고 있음. OECD 전망에 따르면 2030년에는 세계 인구 절반 이상이 물 공급 부족 지역에 살게 됨. 물은 ‘Blue Gold’ 로 고가로 거래되는 상품이 되어가고 있음.  인간에게 물이 생존의 필수요소라는 것을 감안할 때, 물 쇼크는 70년대의 오일 쇼크보다 더욱 극심한 문제를 초래하게 될 것임. 이제 우리는 이 Blue Gold를 어떻게 보전하고 공유해나갈지 고민해야 함.

ㅇ 물문제를 더욱 어렵게 하는 문제는 장기적인 기후변화 문제이며 단기적으로는 전세계적인 경제침체를 해결하는 과제임. 

ㅇ 기후변화는 오늘날 세계가 직면하고 있는 가장 심각한 문제 중 하나로서 홍수, 태풍, 허리케인, 가뭄 등 물관련 재해의 강도 및 빈도를 높이는 원인이 되고 있음.

ㅇ 따라서 두 가지 문제에 동시에 대처하기 위한 노력이 신속하게 요청됨.

ㅇ 이러한 상황과 관련 한국의 정책 이니셔티브에 주목하는 것도 의미가 있음. 한국은 지난 8월, 저탄소 녹색성장을 신국가 비전으로 채택하고 이를 달성키 위해 올해 1월 초 녹색 뉴딜 정책을 발표하였음. 녹색 뉴딜은  녹색성장을 통해 신성장동력을 확충하는 장기 정책 및 단기적으로 고용창출과 경제활성화를 위한 정책으로 구성되어 있음. 정부는 향후 4년간 50조원을 투자하여 약 96만개의 일자리를 창출할 계획임. 

ㅇ 한국의 녹색 뉴딜은 깨끗한 수자원 공급시설의 구축도 포함하며 생활의 질을 향상시키고 안정적인 수자원 공급 및 주요 4대강 살리기 사업을 포함함.

ㅇ 4대강 살리기는 수해를 예방하고 수질개선, 충분한 수자원확보 및 생태계 보전을 위한 수변구역 녹색화 등의 사업을 위해 14조원을 투자하는 다목적 프로젝트로서 28만여 개의 일자리 창출효과를 가져올 것으로 기대됨.

ㅇ 내일(3.17) 개최될 ｢물과 재해｣고위급 전문가 회의에 대해 간략히 언급하고자 함. 본인은 UN사무총장 물과 위생 자문위원회의 ｢하시모토 플랜｣ 이행의 일환으로 설립된『물과 재해』고위급 전문가 패널 설립 의장을 역임하였음.

ㅇ ｢물과 재해｣ 고위급 전문가 패널은 그동안 5차례 회의를 통해 작성한 ｢물과 재해 행동 계획｣을 내일 발표할 것임. 동 행동 계획은 국제사회의 물관련 재해 대처 능력을 제고시키는데 상당한 기여를 할 것으로 판단하며 그 실행은 일국가 차원에서만 달성되어질 수 없는 바, 국제공동체 일원들 모두의 충실한 이행 협력이 필요함. 세계물포럼은 인류의 안전한 미래를 확보하는데 중요한 역할을 할 것임. 

ㅇ 이러한 맥락에서 “Bridging Divides for Water"를 주제로 진행되는 제5차 세계물포럼은 민‧관‧사‧학 모든 이해당사자의 통합 및 공동연대 형성을 통해 전 지구적  물문제 해결을 모색하는 의미있는 場이라 할 수 있음. 이를 통해 선진국과 개도국간 협력을 통해 물 문제로 고통받는 사람들을 해방시킬 수 있는 방안을 마련토록 해야 할 것임.

ㅇ 본인은 금번 세계물포럼이 연약한 지구의 모든 구성원들에게 안전하고 충분한 수자원 환경을 조성하여 지속가능 발전 방향을 마련하기를 진심으로 희망함.

ㅇ 이에 한국의 4대강 살리기 사업이 완료되었을 2015년에 7차 세계물포럼을 한국에서 유치하여 우리의 저탄소 녹색 성장과 관련한 수자원정책 경험을 전세계와 공유할 수 있기를 희망함.

제5차 세계물포럼에 참석한 국가원수/정부수반/국제기구대표들은 2009년 3월 16일 “Bridging Divides for Water(물을 위해 분열의 극복)”을 주제로 함께 모여, 물자원을 지속가능한 방식으로 이용 및 개발하고 안전한 물과 위생시설에의 접근을 만인에게 보장하기 위한 공동의 비전을 채택하였다.

물은 인간생활과 환경을 유지하며, 모든 경제 및 사회발전, 식량안보, 부패 및 기아 퇴치 등 천년개발목표(MDGs) 달성에 긴요하다.

급속한 경제성장, 대량이주, 도시화, 토지사용 변화, 경제발전, 무역형태 변화, 기후변화등으로 인해 수자원의 양과 질이 위협을 받고 있다.  최근 경제 및 금융위기가 수자원 관리에 끼치는 영향도 긴급히 되짚어볼 필요가 있다. 

물은 홍수, 허리케인, 가뭄등을 통해 생명과 재산을 파괴하는 힘이 있으며 기후변화로 인해 이러한 재해들은 더욱 파괴적이 될 것으로 우려된다. 

수자원은 충분한 능력 및 적절히 고안되고 유지되는 기간구조없이 관리하기 어려우므로 수자원 관리 분야 투자가 최우선시 되어야 한다. 

정부가 취하는 조치들의 많은 부분이 물에 영향을 끼치고, 다른 한편 물에 의존하고 있으나 이러한 연관관계는 제대로 평가받거나 적절히 고려되지 못하고 있다. 

그러므로 우리는 새로운 정책, 적응전략, 조직 개혁, 국제적 약속, 추가적인 재정기제, 기술 및 혁신을 통해 전지구적 물문제에 대처하고 물관리 전략을 전지구적 변화에 맞춰 변모시킬 것을 촉구한다. 

우리는 연대, 안보, 적응이 성공의 3대 주요 요소임에 유념하여 신속한 행동을 취하고자 하는 정치적 의지를 확인한다.  참여적이고  분야간 연계적이며 다학제적인(participatory, inter- sectoral and multi- disciplinary) 접근방법을 통해 세계는 물의 혜택을 공유하여 더욱 풍요를 누리고 안정을 증대할 수 있을 것이다. 

이에 모든 나라들이 세계 물문제에 대처하기 위한 전지구적 차원의 방안을 발전시키고 그 이행을 위해 협력할 것을 요청한다. 

우리는 더욱 지속가능한 세계, 물안전의 세계를 만들기 위한 도전에 모든 이들이 동참할 것을 호소한다. 

5th World Water Forum

Heads of State Appeal

We, the undersigned Heads of States, Governments and International Organizations, gathered in Istanbul on 16 March 2009 on the occasion of the 5th World Water Forum, under the theme "Bridging Divides for Water", appeal to all national governments, international organizations and other stakeholders to generate a common vision and framework to develop and manage water resources in a sustainable manner and to secure access to safe water and sanitation for all.

Water sustains human life and the environment; it connects people, cultures and economies. Water is indispensable for all economic and social development, food security, and ending poverty and hunger. It is also essential to achieve the millennium Development Goals and internationally agreed- upon targets.

The world is facing major global changes, such as rapid population growth, migration, urbanization, land- use changes, economic expansion, changes in trade patterns, climate change, which have a direct impact on water resources. These global changes are seriously threatening water availability and quality and encourage over- extraction. The recent economic and financial crises also must be acknowledged and their consequences on water resources management and services urgently need to be evaluated.

Water also has a power to destroy lives and livelihoods as has been experienced through floods, hurricanes and droughts, and climate change is expected to exacerbate these already disastrous events.

Water resources cannot be managed without appropriate capacity and properly designed and maintained infrastructure. Thus, investment in these areas should be given the highest priority.

Many decisions taken at all levels of government both influence and depend significantly on water. Yet the link is rarely recognized and much less acted upon.

Therefore, we urgently need new policies, adaptation strategies, institutional reforms, international commitments, additional financial mechanisms, technology and innovation in order to address global water issues and adapt water management strategies to the global changes.

We affirm our political will to take rapid action bearing in mind the three key elements of success: solidarity, security and adaptability. Working together with a participatory, inter- sectoral and multi- disciplinary approach to manage water resources, the world can and will attain greater prosperity and increased stability through the sharing of the many benefits of water.

To achieve this, we call on all nations to join efforts in order to develop a global framework for addressing the world's water issues and to implement tools that will help us accomplish solidarity, security and adaptability.

We, the heads of States, Governments and International Organizations gathered in Istanbul, pledge to create a more sustainable and water safe world and, in this context, appeal to everyone to join us in meeting this challenge.