In this issue:
- Revised Gender and IWRM Tutorial.
- Release of OECD Reports on Water Governance in Jordan and Tunisia.
- Report on the Asia Pacific Water Safety Plan: Network Participants’ Symposium – 4 to 5 June, 2014, Singapore.
- IWRM ToolBox training for MSc in IWRM and Water Resources Engineering and Management Students – 15 to 17 June 2014, Kariba-Zimbabwe.
- Promoting Integrity and Accountability in the Water Sector for Anti-Corruption Commission Regional Training Workshop - 30 June to 4 July 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Regional Knowledge Exchange Workshop: The GWP Toolbox and Other Strategic Aspects GWPSA - WaterNet Collaboration. 12-13 July 2014, Durban- South Africa.
- Training Programme on Water and Environmental Education - 31 July to 2 August, Mendoza, Argentina.
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Programme (MELP) for the participants of 'Workshop on Drought Risk Management for Stakeholders in Kandy District' – 11 August 2014, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
- 9th Brazilian Symposium on Rainwater Harvesting and Management – 12 to 15 August 2014, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
- Call for Papers: Water Professional Day Symposium – 1 October, 2014, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
- AWARENET Training Course on "Water Footprint Awareness Raising for GCC and Arab Countries" – 19 October, Muscat, Oman.
- New Cap-Net UNDP Poster/Flyer Available for Download.
- Water Video of the Month.
1) Revised Gender and IWRM Tutorial.
We are pleased to announce the release of the newly revised Gender and IWRM tutorial! Seven years ago, Cap-Net UNDP and GWA produced a self-learning tutorial aimed at water professionals that would demonstrate the benefits of including gender considerations in water management planning and practices. It intended to show how addressing gender would improve efficiency of water use and environmental sustainability.
This new edition contains new developments, new insights and recently developed processes. In this version, the ‘how’ question is addressed more thoroughly, as it includes various tools, case studies, and references to useful websites and literature on promising practices, as well as examples of evidence of impact. There is also a Quick Guide at the beginning of the tutorial.
GWA and Cap-Net UNDP guarantee its suitability for technical water managers, who aim for their work to benefit people of different backgrounds: poor and better off; rural and urban; majorities and minorities; differently abled and vulnerable women, children and men.
You can download the revised popular version of Gender and IWRM tutorial
here.
The full resource document will be available on our website soon.
For further information, please contact
Yasmina Rais El Fenni.
2) Release of OECD Reports on Water Governance in Jordan and Tunisia.
The OECD has launched two reports which can be downloaded for free on the
OECD I-Library. (Username: gov2014oecd; Password: oecd2014ilibrary)
Both reports were discussed at the
3rd meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative held in Madrid, Spain on 28-29 April 2014.
The reports are:
“Water Governance in Jordan: Overcoming the Challenges to Private Sector Participation” which was launched in Amman, Jordan, on 9 June 2014; and
“La Gouvernance des Services de l’Eau en Tunisie: Surmonter les défis de la participation du secteur privé” which was Launched in Tunis, Tunisia, on 4 June 2014
3) Report on the Asia Pacific Water Safety Plan: Network Participants’ Symposium – 4 to 5 June, 2014, Singapore.
The Asia Pacific Water Safety Plan Network Participants’ Symposium took place from 4 to 5 June, 2014 at the Public Utility Board, Waterhub, Singapore. The purpose of this symposium was to update participants and the general public on progress made in WSP development and implementation in the AP region. Feedbacks on improving ongoing and future WSPs were also collected. The event also created an opportunity for advocacy. A total of 40 participants from various private and public organisations attended this symposium.
The objectives of the AP WSP Network Symposium held in Singapore on 4th and 5th June 2014, were to:
a) Share and learn from experiences in implementing WSPs in various countries in the region;
b) Showcase water safety managerial procedures from PUB’s experience; and
c) Present the AP WSP Network’s activities and advocate for new members to join
The full report can be downloaded
here.
4) IWRM ToolBox training for MSc in IWRM and Water Resources Engineering and Management Students – 15 to 17 June 2014, Kariba-Zimbabwe.
The IWRM ToolBox training which took place in Kariba, Zimbabwe from 15 to 17 of June 2014, was a collaboration between Global Water Partnership-Southern Africa (GWPSA) based in Pretoria (South Africa) and WaterNet based in Harare (Zimbabwe). The training was an outcome of GWP-SA and WaterNet’s shared strategic goal to develop capacity in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region aimed to expose Masters students of the IWRM and Water Resources Engineering and Management (WREM) programmes to the IWRM ToolBox. It is expected that the students will further familiarise themselves with the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) ToolBox and utilise it in their daily work, and share their experiences with other professionals involved in water resources management by submitting case studies and references. The training was attended by 17 students from five SADC countries: Malawi (3), Namibia (1), The United Republic of Tanzania (1), Zambia and Zimbabwe (12).
5) Promoting Integrity and Accountability in the Water Sector for Anti-Corruption Commission Regional Training Workshop - 30 June to 4 July 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Water Integrity training for Anti-Corruption Agencies in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region on promoting integrity and accountability in the water sector was held between the 30th of June and the 4th of July 2014 in South Africa. The training was attended by 23 participants drawn from 9 Southern African countries. This course was one of a series rolled out until June 2015, targeting water sector stakeholders at regional and national levels. The course was implemented by SADC Water Division with funding from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) with Cap-Net UNDP and WaterNet being the executing agencies. The aim of the training was to create awareness and to familiarise participants with the Water Integrity Training Manual, its tools, mechanisms and approaches to strengthen integrity, accountability and transparency in the water sector.
Dr. Kenneth Msibi the Water Policy & Strategy Expert at SADC Secretariat officially opened the training workshop. In his remarks, Dr. Msibi expressed the SADC region commitment towards water integrity and thanked anti-corruption agencies in the region for participating in the training.
The seven topics in the manual that were presented and discussed were as follows;
a) Introduction to Water Governance and Institutions
b) Corruption in the Water Sector
c) Identifying Corruption Risks
d) Anti-corruption Laws, Institutions and Instruments
e) Transparency and Access to Information
f) Accountability in the Water Sector
g) Integrity in Integrated Water Resources Management
The workshop was closed by Dr Jean-Marie Kileshye-Onema, the WaterNet Manager who also awarded certificates to the participants.
6) Regional Knowledge Exchange Workshop: The GWP Toolbox and Other Strategic Aspects GWPSA - WaterNet Collaboration. 12-13 July 2014, Durban- South Africa.
WaterNet actively took part in Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) organised in Durban, South Africa between the 12th and 13th July 2014. The workshop theme was "Regional Knowledge Exchange Workshop: The GWP ToolBox and Other Strategic Aspects GWPSA - WaterNet Collaboration".
The objectives of the workshop were:
a) To provide an overview of GWP’s Knowledge Management strategic thrust and seek input from participants on the GWP IWRM ToolBox (use, value, improvements, institutionalisation/uptake and local case study contributions);
b) To strengthen the GWPSA-WaterNet partnership on ‘Research for Development’ – at all levels; and
c) To strengthen the GWPSA-WaterNet partnership on Professional Capacity development (in particular – decision makers at local, national, transboundary and regional levels).
The workshop was attended by GWPSA partners and WaterNet members. Both Ms. Ruth Beukman of GWPSA and Dr. Jean-Marie Kileshye-Onema of WaterNet highlighted the need for continuous coordinated efforts by GWPSA and WaterNet in Southern Africa in the area of IWRM as working in isolation does not result in addressing water related challenges.
For more information, please contact Dr. Jean-marie Kileshye Onema at jmkileshye-onema@waternetonline.org.
7) Training Programme on Water and Environmental Education - 31 July to 2 August, Mendoza, Argentina.
In the framework of the "Education and Awareness in Integrated Water Resources Management", a training programme on Water and Environmental Education took place from 31 July to 2 August in Mendoza, Argentina. A workshop course on "Teachers’ training in water and environmental education with emphasis on agricultural use" was held. The aim was to raise awareness and introduce teachers and higher secondary level in the field of IWRM and water and environmental problems associated. The course was attended by 45 participants and was organized by the Centre for Economics, Law and Water Management (CELA) and the Andean Regional Center (ARC) of the National Water Institute (INA). The programme was supported by the Directorate General of Schools of Mendoza Province (DGE) and sponsored by the Municipality of Tupungato, Arg Cap-Net, IES Rosario Vera Penaloza 9-010, 9-009 IES, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento School and Extension Agency INTA-Tupungato, in the context of a series of training activities that these institutions carry on.
For more information please contact
Ms. Valeria Mendoza
8) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Programme (MELP) for the participants of 'Workshop on Drought Risk Management for Stakeholders in Kandy District' – 11 August 2014, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
MELP for the participants of Workshop on Drought Risk Management for Stakeholders in Kandy District took place on the 11 August 2014 at the Wisal Mahanuwara Water Treatment Unit, National Water Supply & Drainage Board, Kandy, Sri Lanka. The programme was coordinated by Professor MIM Mowjood of Department of Agriculture and Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. For more information please contact
Professor Mowjood.
9) 9th Brazilian Symposium on Rainwater Harvesting and Management – 12 to 15 August 2014, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
Programme Associate, Ms. Sonia Luz represented Cap-Net UNDP in the 9th Brazilian Symposium on Rainwater Harvesting and Management which took place from 12 to 15 of August 2014 in Feira de Santana, Bahia.The Symposium started with different crash courses throughout the day which were conducted in Brazilian Portuguese. There were oral presentations on university projects and coursework development by university students. Ms. Sonia actively participated in the discussions sessions during the crash course in "Rain Water harvesting and capitation in urban areas". She suggested that it would be great if Cap-Net were to involve in future projects and activities in Brazil.
Further information can be acquired at the following websites:
http://www.acquacon.com.br/9sbcmac/programa/
http://www.acquacon.com.br/9sbcmac/
or please contact
Ms. Sonia Luz.
10) Call for Papers: Water Professional Day Symposium – 1 October, 2014, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
The Water Professional Day Symposium will take place on the 1st of October 2014 at the Professor R.R. Appaturai Auditorium of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Challenges for Sustainable Water Management through improved Water Productivity in Agricultural Systems. This symposium is jointly organised by Cap-Net Lanka and Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture & Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL).”
The deadline for paper acceptance is on 10th of September 2014. Please
download the brochure for guidelines on paper submission.
For more information, please contact the coordinator, Dr. (Ms.) N.D.K. Dayawansa, dammid@pdn.ac.lk or ndkdayawansa@yahoo.com
11) AWARENET Training Course on "Water Footprint Awareness Raising for GCC and Arab Countries" – 19 October, Muscat, Oman.
AWARENET in partnership with the Oman Water Society (OWS), the Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA), Cap-Net UNDP, the Ministry of Municipalities and Water Resources (MRMWR), Oman and the Public Authority for Electricity & Water (PAEW), are offering a Training Course “Water Footprint Awareness Raising for GCC and Arab Countries”. This course is designed for professionals in the water and environmental sectors in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab countries who interested to learn about water footprint assessments for their daily practice. The training/awareness raising activity will be held at the margins of the 11th Gulf Water Conference (GWC) organized by the Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA).
The training will be facilitated by Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Research Fellow, Environment Program, Gulf Research Centre (GRC) and AWARENET member who has participated in various activities related to Water Footprint assessments. Dr. Abdel Raouf was also among the five AWARENET members who attended a Training-of-Trainers that was provided by the Water Footprint Network in collaboration with Cap-Net UNDP in October 2013.
The training course in principle also opens to non-members of AWARENET. Please download the
brochure and
“Expression of Interest” (EoI) form for more information.
Limited financial support can be made available to some participants to partially contribute to costs of participation. A need for financial support must be clearly explained in the “Expression of Interest (EoI)” form and will be evaluated and approved by AWARENET.
Further information on the 11th Gulf Water Conference (GWC): http://wstagcc.org/en/gwc2014
For any enquiries please feel free to send an email to Dr. Ralf Klingbiel at awarenet-escwa@un.org .
12) New Cap-Net UNDP Poster/Flyer Available for Download.
The new Cap-Net UNDP poster/flyer is available for download. The new version includes the latest map of Cap-Net network members, international partners, global thematic Networks, supporting organisation and funding organisations.
