Transcript Working Groups - Danish Water Forum

SECTION
POINTS
Relevance
1. How relevant to the needs and constraints of the target country(ies) or region
is the proposal? (5)
2. How appropriately are the problems and the needs identified? (5)
3. How clearly defined and strategically chosen are those involved (final
beneficiaries, target groups)? (5)
4. How relevant is the proposal to the objectives and guiding principles of the
call for proposals? (5)
5. Does the proposed action have an added value by reference to other
interventions? (5)
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Methodology and sustainability
1. Are the activities proposed appropriate, practical, and consistent with the
objectives and expected results? (5)
2. Is the partners' level of involvement and participation in the action
satisfactory? (5)
3. Are the expected results of the action likely to have a sustainable impact on
the target groups? Will it have multiplier effects? (5)
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Operational capacity and expertise
1. Does the applicant have sufficient experience in project management?
(5)
2. Do the applicant and partners have sufficient technical expertise (notably
a knowledge of the questions to be addressed)? (5)
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TOTAL
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IDRC EVALUATION OF CONCEPT NOTES
SUGGESTED WORKING GROUPS
1. Climate change science including hydrology
2. Socio-economic impacts
3. Water-Health-Food
4. Water-Food-Land
•Join any of the 4 groups
•Each group must have at least
5 inividuals
Analyzing the problem by identifying factors
and their interactions with the problem
Factor
Problem
Factor
Simplified problem diagram
Poor
supply
of spares
Poor
conditions
of vehicles
High incidence of
Road accidents
Use of
cellphones
Poor
driver
judgement
Poorly
trained
drivers
Alcohol
abuse
Poor
conditions
of roads
Corrupt
licensing
system
Organize related factors into larger
categories
• Socio-cultural
– Alcohol abuse
– Corrupt licensing system
– Cellphone use
• Service related
– Corrupt licensing system
– Poor supply of spares
• Infrastructure
– Poor road network
– Poorly serviced vehicles
Use of
Unsterilised
equipments
Blood
transfusion
Practice of
Unprotected
sex
HIV INFECTION
AMONG YOUTHS
IN KHARTOUM
STATE, SUDAN
Vertical
transmission
Circumcision
Hot
cuts
Sharing
sharp
instruments
Poverty
Peer
pressure
Drug abuse
Lack of
awareness
Traditional
healers
Factors contributing to the problem
Service Related Factors :
– Blood transfusion.
– Lack of Youth Programs regarding HIV and
AIDS .
Sociocultural & Economic Factors :
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Poverty.
Unprotected sex .
Sharing sharp instruments.
Vertical transmission.
Sociocultural & Economic Factors
– Polygamy.
– Peer pressure.
– Media influence.
Practice related Factors :
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Traditional healers.
Hot cuts
Circumcision
Blood transfusion
Lack of
pasture
Lack of
Biodivers.
drought
Rainfall
fluctuations
Surface
Runoff
Key:
Overgrazing
Shifting
cultivation
Land
degradation
Overcutting
Env,. Factors
Corruption
Pol. Factors
Poverty
Absence
Of rotation
Mismanagement
Weak agric.
policy
Carrying
capacity
Lack of
extension
Lack of
finance
Soci.-Econ. Fact.
Eco-health Community Environment
Group
Land use conflicts
Poor Human
health
LOW HECTRAGE
LO
Labour
shortage
Shortage of
suitable land
Social
commitment
Lack of
commitment
Draught
power
Youth
participation
llolo
LOW PRODUCTION
Poor market
Pests
Seed
availability
Weeds
Unfavourabble
weather
condtions
Flood
variations
Ineffective
research
Climate
change
Change of
flow
variability
Gover
nment
policy
Tourism
Urbanisation
of the delta
Invasive
plant
species
Illegal
hunting
Unsastainable
utilization of
resources
THREATS TO THE
DELTA
Biodiversit
y loss
Pollutionnoise,che
mical
Fires
Habitat
fragme
ntation
High
Elephant
populations
salinization
Multiple
stakeholder
Conflicts
Mother
literacy
Spacing
Weaning
Psychological
Poor Diet
Breast
Feeding
Migrant parents
Traditional
Believes
Health
Education
Income
Poverty
MALNUTRITION
Vaccination
Sanitation
Housing
conditions
Wars
Disasters
[Natural]
Infections
Health Service
Delivery
Child
congenital
anomalies
1/ Socioeconomic Factors:
 Poverty (↓ income)
 Migrant parents.
 Illiteracy (mother, father,
community)
 Traditional believes
 Poor housing condition
 Wars & natural disasters
 Poor sanitary conditions.
3/ Child Related Factors:
 Congenital Abnormalities
 Infections
 Psychological
2/ Maternal Factors:
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Mother’s knowledge and behavior..
Mother age (too young, too old)
Poor dietary habits (food taboos).
Breast feeding.
Weaning age.
Psychological factors
4/ Health Service
Problems:
 Health Education (Community/
Mother).
 Vaccination
 Antenatal Services.
 Inaccessibility to health
services (↓ utilization)
 Poor child follow up
Dynamics of Molapo
Farming
Hydroclimate
Poor access to
government
subsidy
Environment/Bio
diversity issues
Land
clearing
Use of
Fertilizers &
Pesticides
Land use
policy
Loss of
biodiversity
Water
contact
Policy issues
No Title
deeds
No Government
subsidy &
compensation
Channel
shifting
Rainfall
variability
Vector
habitats
Water and
sanitation
Draught
power
Dry land
farming
Land tenure
Poor Land use
governance and
practice
Health issues
Floods
variability
Challenges fo
sustaining
Molapo farming
Erosion
Unfavour
able
Hydroclimate
No
technical
support
Livelihoods
diversification
Hydroclimate
Floods
variability
Wild
animals
Poor Pest
management
Food security
issues
Lack of Rural
Development
Chemical
contamin
ation
Frequent
breakdown
of
machinery
Lack of
technical
skills
Unreliable
maintenance
of water
systems
Water
salinit
y
Prohibitiv
e
Cultural
beliefs
Lack of
knowledg
e on
technolog
y
Low uptake of
Technology in
water and
sanitation
Low
Social
Status
Low
uptake of
new
technolo
gy
Low
education
users
Lack of
sustainabilit
y of
technology
Rights to
ownership
to
technology
Low
uptake of
Technology
new
Unreliabletechnolog
Frequent
maintenan y
breakdo
Lack of
ce of
wn of
knowledg
water
machiner
e on
systems
y
Lack of
technolog
sustainabi
y
Lack of
lity of
technical
technolog
skills
y
Low uptake of
Rights to
ownership
Technology in
to
water and
technolog
y
sanitation
Chemical
contaminan
ts
Water
Salinity
environmental
Floods /
Drought
No
provision
for
Vulnerable
groups
Socioeconomic
Low
education
users
Prohibitiv
e
Cultural
beliefs
Inappropriat
e/
fragmented
policies
Gender
imbalance
s
Low
Social
Status
inequitabl
e
distributio
n of
resources
policy
Environmental
factors
Loss of
vegetation
Unfavorable
Soil type
Socioeconomic
Health
Lack of
Poor
awareness
sanitation
Poor
Disability
hygiene
practices
Pollution
Unfavorable
Climate
conditions
Poor water
quality
Poor access to
safe drinking water
and sanitation
Poor
infrastructure
Technology
Lack of skilled
personnel
Inappropriate
technology
Political
Poverty
instability
Unfavorable
Cultural
practices
lack of
financial
resources
Unfavorable
Land use
practices
Fragmented
Duplicated
policies
policies
Inadequate
policy
Lack of policy
implementation
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Policy
Formulating the problem statement
Why?
– It is foundation for further development of
proposal
– It makes it easier to find relevant information
for development of proposal
– It justifies the proposed research
Formulating the problem statement
• What to include
– Socio-demographic data, including
developmental aspects
– Nature of problem, highlighting discrepancy
– Possible factors influencing problem
– What has been done to address the problem
– Expected outcome and its usefulness
– Define crucial concepts
Instructions for individual work
1. Identify a research topic
2. Make a problem analysis diagram
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Rearrange factors into broader categories
3. Prepare a 1 page statement of the problem for
your proposed project highlighting the
following:
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Nature of problem, highlighting discrepancy
Possible factors influencing problem
What has been done to address problem
Expected outcome and its usefulness