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GWP Capacity Development Initiatives

GWP Capacity Development Initiatives. Cap-Net Annual Management Meeting 2013. Andrew Takawira , Senior Programme Officer WACDEP Africa Coordination Unit, GWP. GWP Network. Evolving GWP Thematic Areas (Strategy 2014 – 2019).

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GWP Capacity Development Initiatives

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  1. GWP Capacity Development Initiatives Cap-Net Annual Management Meeting 2013 Andrew Takawira, Senior Programme Officer WACDEP Africa Coordination Unit, GWP

  2. GWP Network

  3. Evolving GWP Thematic Areas (Strategy 2014 – 2019) • The Global Water Partnership Strategy is being developed in a participatory and interactive manner • Evolving thematic areas

  4. Training Programme on International Waters Legislation with University of Dundee • The module is aimed at persons working in water resources who wish to acquire specialist knowledge of international water law

  5. Training Programme on International Waters Legislation in Latin America • GWP-University of Dundee’s International Water Law Scholarship Programme adapted • Address the unique linguistic, cultural and legal aspects of trans-boundary water management in Latin America and address specific regional and national water challenges. • This initiative is intended to build synergies amongst GWP partners, • Universidad Externado de Colombia, • Cap-Net, LA-WETnet, • Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, • IUCN, • Universidad Gabriela Mistral (Chile), • Dundee University • National Water Authority of Brazil..

  6. Integrated Urban Water Management • 1 day awareness raising modules that will introduce the concept and principles of IUWM specially tailored to the context of developing countries • a one week training module designed for Urban Water Partnerships and lead them in the definition of IUWM planning and identification of potential investment plans.

  7. Technical Partners in the IUWM • Patel College of Global Sustainability (University of South Florida) • IWA • Former SWITCH Program • Water Resource Commission of South Africa • The Stockholm Environmental Institute is a research institute engaged in environmental sustainable development and that is engaged in innovative urban sanitation initiative. • The UNDP Water Governance Facility (WGF) at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) • 2iE - The International Institute for Water & Environment Engineering based in Burkina Faso • CapNet : CapNet has training programs in Integrated Urban Flood Management, Urban Lake Monitoring and Management, Urban Water Supply and many others.

  8. GWP Water and Climate Programmes 1. WACDEP in Africa & Caribbean 4. Deltas Climate Resilience Programme Thematic Strategy 2. Water and Climate Programmes – Asia, Latin America 3. Global WMO/GWP IDMP and APFM

  9. ONE Results Framework outcome Components Work Packages

  10. ONE Results Framework outcome Components Work Packages

  11. ONE Results Framework outcome Components Work Packages

  12. Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilient Development in Africa

  13. Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilient Development in Africa

  14. Water, Climate Development Programme – Capacity Development in Africa • identify, prioritise and appraise no/low regrets investments options • integrating WS&CR into development planning processes • Contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the National Adaptation Plans process

  15. Target Audience • Primary target audience: government planners across line ministries such as Economic planning, Finance, Water Resources, Agriculture, Environment, Energy, Health and Infrastructures. • Secondary target audience: RECs, RBO, Development Banks, Researchers and practitioners from key planning agencies and institutions, GWP regional and national teams, UNDP LDCF project coordinators,, NGO and others.

  16. Capacity Development at the Transboundary Level • 5 River Basin Organizations: Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), Volta Basin Authority (VBA), Limpopo Water Course Commission (LIMCOM) • 20 RBO with SITWA • Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) and Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC); • Regional Economic Communities: SADC, ECOWAS, ECCAS, EAC and others.

  17. Capacity Development at the National Level • Initially 24 (3X8) National Institutions of 8 Countries • Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tunisia and Zimbabwe; • Additional Countries engaged in NAPs Benin, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Liberia and Zambia

  18. Areas of possible joint initatives with Cap-Net networks in Africa • Support to adapt learning materials to country contexts • Focus is on institutional development – lessons from Catchment Partnership; Water Safety Planning • Mentoring and on the job training

  19. 9 Caribean Water Ministers, including 2 Deputy Prime ministers sign decleration for WACDEP

  20. Water, Climate Development Programme – Capacity Development in the Caribbean • Climate Change and IWRM • Developing a Framework for Integrating Risk Management into development processes • Based on the Framework – a 2 year Capacity Development Programme will be developed

  21. Associated Programme on Flood Management • “to support countries in the integrated management of floods within the overall framework of Integrated Water Resources Management.”

  22. WMO/GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management • From reactive to pro-activeapproaches; • From Ad-hoc to Integrated Flood Management • Towards a culture of preventionby managing flood risk & living with floods; • Balancing flood riskand achieving sustainable development needs; • Change in decision making processesto include risk management approaches.

  23. WMO/GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management • Currently in its 12th year of activity • Joint Initiative • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) • Global Water Partnership (GWP) • Operations • Technical Support Unit (TSU) embedded in the WMO Hydrology and Water Resources Branch (6 (part-time) staff) • Trust Fund contributors: USAID and Switzerland • In-kind contributors: Germany, Italy • Support Based Partners

  24. APFM Support Based Partners

  25. Capacity Building in the Associated Programme on Flood Management • Vocational training (short trainings and workshops for different target groups) • Integrated Flood Management • Urban Flood Management • Community approach to flood management • E-learning platform for flood managers • Outreach for teachers and students • Reference Centre Database

  26. Possible Joint Activities with the APFM • Revision of the IFM training manual, started in 2008, particularly including the feedback and lessons learnt on capacity building cumulated over the years. • Continue co-organizing training courses (like APFM and CapNet have done in Kenya, Ethiopia, Brasil, etc. until 2011). • Identify, based also on the requests received through the HelpDesk, which other opportunites of cooperation with CapNet may be on training courses.

  27. www.floodmanagement.info

  28. WMO/GWP IDMP Aims and Objective • Objective: “To support stakeholders at all levels by providing policy and management guidance and by sharing scientific information, knowledge and best practices for Integrated Drought Management” • Aims: • Building climate resilience; • Reducing economic and social losses; • Cutting across sectoral, disciplinary, and institutional boundaries; • Responding to specific regional and national needs and requirements • Alleviating poverty in drought-affected regions

  29. Structure of the IDMP • Joint Initiative • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) • Global Water Partnership (GWP) • Operations • Technical Support Unit (TSU) embedded in the WMO Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch • Partners • Launched March 2013 at the High Level Meeting on National Drought Policies

  30. WMO/GWP IDMP Areas of Work • Development of Tools • Capacity Building • Responding to Regional and National Needs • Demonstration Projects • Development of a HelpDesk ...and raindancing

  31. Development of Tools • Tools and guidelines to support the integrated management of droughts • Currently development of National Drought Management Policy Guidelines • Early Warning Systems and Drought Indicators envisioned

  32. Capacity Building • - Training on the use of the tools • - Tailor made trainings

  33. Possible Joint Initiatives IDMP and Cap-Net • Development of National Drought Management Policy Guidelines and develop a 2-day training course on how to use the policy guidelines and develop a drought policy • Hold the CapNet drought management training course in cooperation with IDMP (demand driven)

  34. HelpDesk • Modelled on APFM HelpDesk • Entry point to contact IDMP • Get information on Integrated Drought Management • Request support on Integrated Drought Management • To be launched at World Water Week 2014

  35. Enabling Delta Life Initiative: • A Joint Global Program of Action on Deltas

  36. Joint initiative with Delta Alliance Network Involved deltas • Bangladesh: Ganges- Brahmaputra Delta • Benin: Ouémé Delta • Cambodia and Vietnam: Mekong Delta • China: Pearl River Delta • Egypt: Nile Delta • Indonesia: diverse Delta systems • Thailand Chao Praya Delta • Added later: • Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Delta Other deltas?

  37. GWP Contact Details

  38. Andrew Takawira a.takawira@cgiar.org www.gwp.org www.gwp.org/wacdep www.droughtmanagement.info www.floodmanagement.info

  39. GWP Network

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