Transcript Maarten Blokland UNESCO IHE Intro 6.1.3

Session 6.1.3:
Strengthening the Capacities
of Local Organisations and
People
also known by the media-friendly title:
Get Involved! Whose and what
empowerment will ensure the
provision of sustainable water
services
24 Contributors:
Austrian Development Agency
RASHON (Honduras)
CREPA (Burkina Faso)
RCNN (Nepal)
Dr. Quassem (Bangladesh)
SaciWwaters (India)
Dr. Sutardi (Indonesia)
SAGUAPAC (Bolivia)
IWA (Netherlands)
SNV (Uganda)
IWMI (Ethiopia)
Social and Environmental Sense (Colombia)
JICA (Japan)
TREND (Ghana)
Netafim (Israel)
Tufts University (USA)
NETWAS (Uganda)
Univalle (Colombia)
NetWwater (Sri Lanka)
University of the West Indies (Trinidad &Tobago)
Pacific Institute (Canada)
WaterNet (SADCC region, Africa)
Practica Foundation (Netherlands)
WUR (Netherlands)
Capacity Development:
Capacity development in water management is
about:
• the formal and informal rules of the game
(institutions)
• the water organisations and their governance
systems
• the knowledge base of individuals: water
managers, professionals and community
members
The Importance of Capacity Development:
Present and future challenges facing the water
sector, including climate change, will demand
the mobilisation of huge human and financial
resources.
It is not evident that these resources will in fact
become available, and the shortage of human
and organisational resources may be a larger
problem than the availability of funds.
Context:
Water management is essentially a local
concern to be handled by local organisations
and people.
Developments that are bringing about
important changes in water management:
• decentralisation
• increasing stakeholder participation
Capacity Needs:
Local Mandates/Tasks
Policy development
Regulation
Governance
Service Provision
Support functions
Local Actors
Government
Communities
User organisation
Water provider
Schools
Major groups
CBOs and NGOs
Entrepreneurs
Financiers
Limitations of (present) capacity
development:
• often only training
• often project-related with no follow-up
• often a local activity only with little impact on
sector policy, strategy and national measures
• often supply-driven, i.e. not responsive to the
demand for capacity development
Questions:
What capacity development is necessary to
enhance water management and how do we
ensure that capacity development reflects local
needs?
Should capacity development be done
differently if we want to improve water
management?
Session design
focuses on local issues and ensures active
participation by all:
• Introductions
(10 minutes)
• Discussion groups
(75 minutes)
• Plenary Feedback
(30 minutes)
• Wrap-up and Closing (5 minutes)
Discussion Groups (75 minutes):
6 subjects identified, one for each table:
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Local Partnerships (1)
Local Autonomy and Self-sufficiency (2)
Matching CD Demand and Supply (3)
Knowledge Management and Tools (4)
Gender Mainstreaming (5)
Preparing for Climate Change (6)
Sample Issues identified by Contributors:
• What are the key conditions for effective local
engagement
• What should be the position and mandates of
local Water User Organisations
• How to ensure accessibility and effectiveness of
CD for all local stakeholders
• What is the effectiveness of the various CD tools
and instruments
• How to design CD to promote gender sensitivity
and women friendly water development
• What should be the Modalities for CD in climate
change adaptation
Process at the table:
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5 minutes: get to the table of your choice
5 minutes: Moderator introduces subject and
proposes issues for discussion
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10 minutes: Two Contributors each present a
relevant Case study
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50 minutes: Group discussions resulting in 3
recommendations
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5 minutes: Prioritization of recommendations
Plenary Feedback:
5 minutes: Observation by the Chair
5 minutes: Presentation of outputs for each
subject
20 minutes: Discussion and Validation/
Endorsement of Outputs
Wrap-up and Closing by the Chair:
5 minutes: Outcomes and Next Steps