Joint Publication: ‘ Capacity Development for Improved Water Management’ edited by

1. Joint Publication: ‘Capacity Development for Improved Water Management’edited by UNW-DPC M. Hare UNESCO-IHE M. Blockland, G. Alaerts, J. Kaspersma Dr Reza Ardakanian Director UNW-DPC 5th World Water Forum

2. UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) • Hosted by United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn • Funded by the German Federal Government • Overall goal: • UNW-DPC strengthens the coherence and effectiveness of the capacity development activities of the more than two dozen UN-Water members and partners • Accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation • UNW-DPC sees its capacity development work as supporting each stage of the knowledge and capacity development cycle: • Knowledge production • Knowledge management and delivery • Analysis of gaps and needs in the provision of capacity development • Evaluation of what has been done 5th World Water Forum

3. Motivation for this Joint Publication • UNW-DPC has collaborated with many UN-Water members and partners on different capacity development activities • This Joint Publication represents a further rewarding collaboration with UNESCO-IHE in the field of knowledge management and delivery • Offering expert input into the 5th World Water Forum • Companion text for Topic 6.1 • The dissemination of existing expert knowledge on state-of-the-art water-related capacity development issues, tools and applications. 5th World Water Forum

4. Intro & Tools and Techniques • 1. Progress and Challenges in Knowledge and Capacity Development • G. Alaerts, J. Kaspersma • 2. E-learning for Capacity Development • C. Mayfield, V. I. Grover • 3. Learning Systems for Adaptive Water Management • C.Terwisscha van Scheltinga, C. van Bers, M. Hare • 4. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: the Value of Knowledge Networks • J. Luijendijk, W. T. Lincklaen Arriëns • 5. Knowledge Management at the Community Level in Colombia • P. Chaves, M. García • 6. Developing Capacity for Conflict Resolution applied to Water Issues • L. Salame, L. Swatuk, P. van der Zaag • 7. Capacity Change and Performance • ECDPM 5th World Water Forum

5. Areas of Application • 8. Capacity Challenges in the Indonesian Water Resources Sector • K. Schwartz, I. Nursyirwan, A. van Nes, J. Luijendijk • 9. Institutional Capacity Development of Water Resources • Management in Iran • M. Nikravesh, R. Ardakanian, S.H. Alemohammad • 10. Capacity Building and Optimisation of Infrastructure Operations • S. Mugisha • 11. Lessons Learned from Capacity-building Approaches in the UN-Habitat Water for African Cities Programme • G. Alabaster • 12. Water Education: Bridging Divides for Future Generations • J. E. Etgen, T. Tindamanyire, D. L. Nelson, A. C. Fuller • 13. An Overview of Capacity Building on Gender Equity in the Water Sector • P. Khosla • 14. Knowledge and Capacity Development at River Basin Level • D. Valensuela 5th World Water Forum

6. Evaluation and Indicators • 15. The role of Education in Capacity Development • S. Vincent-Lancrin • 16. Capacity Enhancement Indicators – A Review of Literature • Y. Mizrahi 5th World Water Forum

7. UNESCO-IHE UNW-DPC UNU-INWEH World Bank Institute UN-HABITAT UNESCO’s PCCP OECD ECDPM International office for water, paris Asian Development Bank University of Osnabrueck University of Waterloo Wageningen University and Research Centre Sharif University of Technology Universidad del Valle National Water and Sewerage Corporation Project WET Foundation Ministry for Energy, Iran Public Works, Indonesia Water and Environment, Uganda Authors’ organizations 5th World Water Forum

8. The publication includes case studies and field practices from all around the world – from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America 5th World Water Forum

9. Publication will be available in May 2009, published by Taylor and Francis Thanks to all the contributing authors, the editorial team and the publishers 5th World Water Forum