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January 2016 Newsletter
Cap-Net UNDP would like to wish everyone a happy new year and all the best for 2016! We are looking forward to a successful year ahead together with all of you. 

Here is a summary of the latest news from us:

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Training on Water Rights, Equity, and Gender Issues for Water Professionals in South Asia  

The training, organised by SaciWATERs, focused on awareness of water rights, equity, and gender issues and was attended by 20 participants from India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The workshop focused on the major challenges faced by government officers when integrating gender in irrigation and agriculture development projects. The workshop provided a platform for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers to share and enhance the knowledge on gender, water rights and equity.

The training was supported by Cap-Net UNDP, CGIAR WLE and SCaN and carried out over two days (16-17 December) in West Bengal, India.
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Training of Trainers on Water Security and Safety Planning
The Training of Trainers (ToT) on Water Security and Safety Planning was held on 8 – 9 December 2015 in Malaysia and was organised by Malaysian Capacity Development Network for Sustainable Water Management (MyCDNet) with the support of Cap-Net UNDP. 40 participants attended the course, including consultants, students and professionals from various governmental and non-governmental organisations.

The one and a half day course started with a definition of water security and an overview of the global water scenario. It gave an in-depth look at Malaysia’s water security issues and defined the objectives and guidelines of water safety planning. The participants also visited Sungai Batu Water Treatment Plant in Selangor, which provided a relevant and hands-on finale to the course.
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Training for Teachers of Higher Educational Institutions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Updated IWRM
This training aimed to improve skills of Central Asian university teachers in IWRM, to provide students with current data in the field of water resources. Participants discussed changes in the field of water resources management over the past several years, and exchanged experience of teaching programs on water disciplines in their universities. 

The training was attended by 50 participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and was held on December 11, 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was organised by the Central Asian Regional Water Network (CAR@WAN) with the support of Cap-Net UNDP and the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty in partnership with the Kazakh-German University.
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Training of Trainers on Sustainable Sanitation and Water


The Training of Trainers (ToT) on Sustainable Sanitation and Water was held from 23rd to 25th November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The course was jointly organized by Malaysian Capacity Development for Sustainable Water Management (MyCDNet) and Indah Water Konsortium (IWK), Malaysia’s national sewerage company, and was the first ToT on Sanitation and Water in Malaysia.
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Course on Water Integrity and Transparency

REMERH held a course on Integrity and Transparency in Water Management in Mexico from 3 - 6 November 2015 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, in partnership with the University of Nueva Leon and LAWETNet, CIA-UANL and CIRA-UAEM. The objective of this training was to develop institutional capacity and prepare for change through greater knowledge and awareness of integrity, transparency, accountability and fighting corruption in the water sector.

For more information, please contact Dr. Carlos Díaz Delgado CIRA at cdiazd@uaemex.mx.

Water Channel Video of the Month: Unleashing the Power of Data for Water Management - Webinar
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A lot of useful data on water, agriculture and food security has been made available in the public domain, through various sources such as the World Bank, United Nations, governments, and NGOs. Open satellite data (such as that available through Google Earth) is another big source.  Thanks to mobile technology and growing connectivity, a larger number of smaller organisations and individuals are being able to collect data and add to this pool too. 
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