Daily updates - 15 November 2013

Amel Azab was the facilitator of the day

How can we use these recommendations to strengthen our networks and overcome our weaknesses.

Group 1:

To increase management effectiveness

Should  have Work plans who actually implementation level

Formal meeting in country level

MELP implementation

Communication is a key thing, have some documents that is in communicable level, manual and modules etc.

Visibility in the government programs

We must have the visibility in the country capacity to raise funding

Group 2

Governance: Have clear governance structure

Be Functional

Refer to cap-net operational guidelines

Allow rotation of leadership of the networ

For communication; functional websites, good  quality trainers

Diversifying funding: Partnership opportunities, and private sector engagement

Group 3

Auditing and accounting procedures should be in place to governece

Reporting and measuring impacts, communication –activity in regional and regular basis, local partners and river basin management level, marketing the network, quality control is entirely on governance,

Partners local level should be informed that and taken inputs for the trainings and materials as well.

Issue of training should be responsive, relevance, with partners, and get involved with partners

Group 4

Enhance the knowledge dissemination as an additional recommendation to the mentioned items. They mentional only the additional points Strategic planning and revised structures for good governance. To empower local partners; plan and make more practical trainings rather than more theoretical. Link with on-going programs, enhanced learning from each other. Partners that can potentially support our training. Make training more demanding, and more appealing.

Group 5

Governance: Leadership, independent Steering committee, clear responsibilities

Reporting and measuring the impact: continue and improve, measuring the impact is needed, emphasis on the reporting and format of reports

Visibility: Netrworks need to be more proactive, QC: part of the strategy, should be discussed on board

Communication:  website update and interactive, communicate through case studies and share thme

Empowering local institutions: focus on local institutions, identify the weaknenses and strengths to better collaborate

End of the session, Themba suggested that network should draft how to address the points mentioned and discussed by the network within next year. Damian suggested the MELP resources and network support can use as resource and it is really important to do.

Nimal suggested that this should be very important to come up with 10-12 pages document on the ways and means that network could address these recommendation. Then next management meeting you can review this and revisit how far you achieved.

Callist commented that it is good to have working group that document on how the network could properly functioned and help needy networks to improve the governance structure and address their weaknesses. Then networks can get help of the working group to address their weak points to improve and develop the network.

Work plan discussion

Damian: Managers in the country networks should be in the steering committee for the regional network. This is very productive way of achieving the goals of regional networks.

Consolidated work plan for Cap-Net 2014 has to be sent out at the end of the month, and Yasmina requested to submit the work plans early next week. It is important to try and stick to our plans.  

Asia Group

There are common issues and responses in the region for activities. New baby is borned for regional cooperation including West Asia as well. Water foot print, Private sector cooperation, MoU between ScAN and Aguajaring as Asian Initiative. 

Themba commented that the workplans needs to be fitted into the strategy and general category of the work plan of Cap-Net (Ex: Capacity development delivery, knowledge management). Joakim gave his final remarks of the meeting: the Cap-Net annual meeting this year has go more online and it is very good to see the serious discussion this year, as a believer of face to face meetings and networking, he is very happy about the outcomes of the meeting. Cap-Net as a very different approach to a normal project, so need to really concern on some of the ways and means of admin and financing things when we go for  implementation of some of the new initiave and recommendations.

Africa Group. 
One common programme on Climate Change Resilience with NBCBN, Joint activity at WaterNet Annual meeting.

NBCBN Journal dissemination – Themba commented that this is good to be stick into the general not much scientific journal level. Wangai replied that this is useful since we are making using an available journal

Share information and opportunities, meeting in March for more planning, suggested in the Africa water week.

Strengthen network delivery: Commitment to raise governance structure, joint delivery, hosting arrangement strengthening, joint visibility strategy,  and joint promotion.

Latin America Region

Regional integration, they have discussed the need of bringing the institutional strength up. Basically a desk study which can be done was suggested. Addressing the challenge of collaboration and anchoring; few universities collaborating right now. Knowledge management Case studies series of LA Wet Net, Communication in broad extent to promote s a network

Themba: There are complementarities than competition in the region which we appreciate very much, and also I encourage all to understand each other region in Cap-Net framework and values

Linking the Agriculture initiative to input to the manual and linking other training manual into the work that network is doing were suggested. Themba commented that yes, it is more open and flat structure that network can take lead and input for this. Water diplomacy, HRBA, Agriculture, water demand management, etc.

Few were asked in person about some things mentioned below (just to ensure not  loosing the points came up): Pollution training manual, Integrated Lake management training material for Asia, and Urban water management.

Recap of the meeting by Wangai

Low Kwai Sim facilitated electing members event – Beurocratic process.

Wangai was elected with 10 votes and Low Kwai Sim elected as alternate member with 5 votes.

Suggestion was came-up to elect one member from a region to keep the balance of representation from regions. Themba suggested that we should not really divide and make us with in a boundary, based on geographic and other criteria. Golam, Wangai and Damian, Lilliana commented that  there is no need of competition because elected members represent the Cap-Net global family.

“Election is not a process democratic. It is highly corrupted” Said by Tamiru. Finally it was came up with a good understanding and comments on the way that we should represent and open our mind to map the aerial lines among the members, partners, networks and with the global secretariat.

Closure

Themba talked about the democracy and working as a global family of Cap-Net. We have achieved our theme “strengthening networks and partnerships” during the meeting. It was a good experience that everything (outcome of the meeting) came online and shared by the midnight of each day, and all enjoyed the Bali, and with well organization of CK net team.   

 

Daily Updates - 14 November 2013

Report of the Day 4

Joakim Harlin:

Explained the process of SDG consultation and why SDG required. There is a positive correlation among Enabling environmental policies and low and the water resources management actions. So it shows the main need of having enabling environment. Improving water quality and waste water management probably expand the sustainable management. Three aspect of aspirations for sustainable sanitation for all: Universal access to safe water supply and sanitation and hygiene, Sustainable use and development of water resources, Improved water quality and wastewater management. Under three aspect, the targets has been formulated to achieve by 2030. Cross cutting Area of water related disaster apart from that. SDG paper further discussion, and finalizing is planned, and also decided to launch in New York.

Cap-Net is specially mentioned in some other background reports to be involved in capacity development aspects. BUDAPEST summit concluded that there is a urgent consensus for dedicated water goal and also need the looking at climate change and disaster cross cutting areas together with IWRM. It is important to work on how to work on indicators and capacity development within the Cap-Net perspective. Damian suggested that it is good if it can be defined what role and how Cap-Net can be involved in this process, and information passing mechanism on what going on, then as networks they can involve.

National consultation is planned already and GWP is involved. Linking up water people at the national level; and statistical department at the national level is important for Cap-Net. There is a need to be built the capacity in reporting of some of the target areas mentioned in the SDG framework. Some kind of inter-governmental mechanism in regular basis should be established in order to take the monitoring and reporting forward like IPCC.

Neena presentation on How can this be taken into Cap-Net area of work.  Questions were given to discuss in group. Potential areas of interest are;

Questions

1) What is being done in your region?

2) What can your network can do?

3) What can Cap-Net do collectively?

Asia Group

Cap-Net can work with GWP in their region and country offices. Cap-Net has to identify country level needs. Work on all the areas that

Africa Group

Sanitation and sustainable goals, improved water quality are the areas mainly that can be focused. Strong focus on groundwater resources, sustainability. Sanitation in terms of capacity development in SDG, is a strong focus. Issue of determination of outreach has not be addressed. Try work jointly in Africa network level.

Latin America

Working in the relevant thematic areas of the networks and involving in developing indicators

Discussion:

To make formal link, Joakim commented that we have to looking to the ways and means that Cap-Net cooperate while in the process and the cooperation with GWP as mandatory in partnership in consultation process.

Neena suggested the need of formal interactions between GWP and Cap-Net networks to be involved in national and regional level in consultation workshops etc,  If Specifically states in the SDG document, the role of Cap-Net that would help to work in regional and national level.

Themba Gumbo Cap-Net Director presentation on 2014-2017 Cap-Net strategy

Content wise, WOGP and obvereaching UNDP strategy. Concise document provide strategic directions. Details in annual work plan, focus is on network strengthening rather than the delivery, communication framework. Themed as “water knowledge for all” with three strategic goals within the water and ocean governance framework within the UNDP.

Thematic areas included the coastal management strategy as a new theme, and cross cutting areas gender, HRBA, integrity and leadership and diplomacy). Primary and secondary educational programs incorporation is paid attention. 2014-2017 USD14M is allocated excluding the leverage funding.

Discussion: There is a much overlapping of each thematic areas and missing of the specific areas like water supply and sanitation. Since climate change adaptation is presecenecin different themes that can be taken as one theme and subthemes likes disaster risk all, included, and the missing themes needs to be taken in. Question was raised whether we need to look at water energy and nexus.

Water energy food nexus is already we address as IWRM, transboundary issues etc. It also can be look at under Agriculture and water management thematic area.

Group 1: Risk Analysis and Mitigation

• ·      Legitimacy and the relevance of networks required
• ·      Poor communication is a threat to network
• ·      Governance issues
• ·      Funding, governance structure improvement, leadership can address this issues. Network sharing and learning from each other governance mechanisms. (need of resources for sharing among networks)

Group 2: Communication and Results Framework

• ·      Have to be define who are the target group and communication means that should fit to bring the Cap-Net brand in dev elopement agenda and process of its implementation.
• ·      Updated websites.
• ·      Evaluating what happened in the past and how to take the lessons from those.
• ·      Videos production and posting them, sharing.
• ·      Improved communication skills internally and to the outside audience

Group 3: Results and Framework

• ·      Based on outcomes and impacts, rethink the framework, track accomplishment of each theme,
• ·      Dissemination of own forums and in the outline forums,
• ·      Rethink about the MELP – comment was from Lilliana “this is a something new and challenging”.

Group 4: Strengthening networks and fostering partnership

• ·      Funding strategy
• ·      More efficient fund releases
• ·      Key staff and resources for the particular networks for efficient delivery

Working Group presentation

-          Discussions after the 2012 meeting, and meetings continued, and ready for the comments from the networks

-          Core support : specific cost of their own management, improve network visibility, cover meetings, 2500 MELP, network to attend regional or country event,

-          Support for delivery going as it is.

-          Cap-Net strategy allocating Core support is helps to give ownership and increased collaboration.

Recommendation: 

15% is recommended as a core support to the networks. So this should be requested at the end of previous year, for the next year, and also should ensure the deliverables from the network at least 4-5 activities. This 15% remain the same in fluctuation of the total budget. 20% of the total network strengthening is allocated in the strategy to cover the other activities for network strengthening. Network will have their own way of allocating the core-support based on what they going to do.

Comments aroused that there should be some flexibility on 50% percentage for delivery, sometimes it is difficult to provide the leverage funding, so there should be a flexibility. Tamiru has also confirmed the same point that there should be a flexibility of addressing these limitation in getting funding for deliverables.

Damian commented that we have to get work this, because it is the rasing funds for the network, since we are not a funding organization or program, but we are a network. Kees mentioned that we have to show the leverage funding for the funding agent/ donors

Joakim mentioned that there is a real need to show demand driven and sustainable strategy in terms of getting Cap-Net funded and to ensure the local ownership is established.

Callist commented that it sometimes end up in over costing some items to leverage the required funding to get the course done.  Wangai suggested the situation we are having now is acceptable because we manage and demanding from the partners to collaborate.

Engagement with the Private Sector

-          Private sector as recipient of Capacity development

-          Private sector as a  financing partner

-          As a partner for capacity development

-          Private sector as a driver of demand for capacity development

Discussion

Neena commented that there are private sector companies that engage in water sector works, which has the capacity to do training and support  at local level in terms of organizing and financing the courses.

Incentives in the country level for companies to contribute these social works (reduced tax for these social investments) is working to motivate of private sector.  There are some guidelines in UNDP to engaged with private sector.

Low Kwai Sim commented that “I am from the private sector. Big multilateral companies has their part of CSR that use for some other activities, motivate them and negotiation but they might expect many return back to the company indirectly.”

As Cap-Net we need a national legal framework and guidelines to engage in the private sector. And also we should identify as a two level of collaboration, private sector with network and private sector with cap-net

Tandiwe presented on the SSWM toolbox and its use for capacity development in sustainable sanitation and water management . SSWM for prtugeese, and french speaking countries and a development of Beta version. Optimizing business model to incorporate water integrity aspects.

Happy to partner up, create your own SSWM STEP, and own training.

Comments from LA, it is important to have some adaptation to the local level, when we plan the training to be relevant to the local. In Sri Lanka, Galagedara has extensively used this for training and teaching. Water safety plan is also implementing separately, so how this relevance to the water safety plan implementation and use of toolbox for it. The business model is a strong tool for that.

Discussion moderator Kees

We have to think working Group suggestions to incorporate into the work plans and strategy. Continuation of the working group members and if there are new members to be taken, it was asked form the all audience. All agreed to remain to the same working groups. 

Themba suggested that there should be a process of affiliation and disaffiliation. 

Valeria suggested the need of working group for reviewing material and organizing ToTs. Another addition to that was for quality controlling, peer reviewing and all.   Accreditation needs to be done with quality control, before issuing Cap-Net certified certificates for the courses. 

We cannot really reach it within a year, but needs to have the ToR first and to see how we going to do it. Then it was agreed to have a group to initiate it Golam, Jean Marrie, Valeria, 

Dato Lim and Carlos.

Suggestion for a group for Publication/ editorial board, peer review of papers/ etc. Joakim suggested an alternate to hire a consultant to do it, but then Kees suggested even though we hire a person there should be someone engaged in that from the networks to keep the relevance. Amel suggested there is a room to collect and publish a book for case studies on the themes concerning. And also it is possible and useful to support the trainings. Then Low Kwai Sim commented that we should have a virtual library as well. Dora, Low Kwai Sim, Martin

Daily updates - 13 November 2013

Discussion of the Advocacy and Leadership session from Yesterday

Innovative program for leadership, but not to be function as coachers

Martin Eduvie, introduced himself

Discussion

For every where it is leadership.  Any particular courses, there are unique modules for them, that cannot be applied to the water sector leadership blindly, So we should have some dedicated water leadership course that could support to the on-going capacity development work. It is not necessary to everyone to become manager or higher position, but what leadership means that everyone should have the capacity to manage resource and all other aspects to get done his/her job well. Are we going for the long term programs like few months? This needs  to be discussed.

Neena: Cap-Net has one week training program structure. It is important to see whether we really need such long term programs.  It will be helpful to have some long term programs specially for the areas which has trans-boundary issues.

Callist: This is a cross cutting area. It is more important how people read, so having many modules in a long term program it gives sense for well-coordinated and harmonized programs.

Dora: who are the target group for this? Youth? Some people have water resource management skills and knowledge but not the leadership skills to get the things done effectively.

Damian:  Private sector involved in the picture could be important.

Going forward we have to engage in different kinds of partners and institutional strengthening. Developing a module with UNESCO IHE, and looking into more long term and water diplomacy perspective.

Is there a need to innovate? What would it mean in practice?Which pending? 

New Initiative  Programs developed in the past year – Facilitator Damian Indij

Carribean WaterNet running the Climate change program in Gyuana. Can we use this webi

AGW Network focused primarily regarding to groundwater. Since 2011 we did needs assessment and raised profile for trans-boundary issues. We concern on practical application in river basin level, So we are really improving ourselves to reach it in broad view with the theme of groundwater

Cap-Net Lanka, Urban Lake Management workshop, is replicable to address urban pollution issues.

Aguajaring – Need assessment is necessary to make your pathway correctly. Water foot print as a new initiative.

Damian pointed out that we need the demand assessment together with monitoring of impacts. 

Kees: Meta Meta cooperation and Virtual campus for courses. Once this is developed it will be available to use by the networks. For ToT, when you have more people from other network in the region, the impact are bigger than the usual.

Callist: Are we using the Assessment to change ourselves and make decisions. Some repition is also important.

WaterNet (Jaen Marrie) have put together an long term strategy for get involved all the networks as a regional network. So it should be strengthen with the plans of the networks to keep the relevance.

Lilliana commented the innovations done to alligned with MDG indicators

Raising funds throughout the region (Africa) to implement IWRM on the ground taking examples from Latin America.

South East Asia, we have many lakes, Integrated Lake Management, there is a need to develop and document the knowledge on Integrated Lake Management and develop the capacity on the ground.

Amel Azab – Ecosystems, EO tools link these topics together because these topics as a cross-cutting issue. We are not repeating ourselves. Leadership training is also a support for more outreach.

There is a ground to collaborate among networks for more outreach.

JanYap, CK Net: Leaders are the one who gives directions, so this is very important area to address.  Identifying the organizations leading the sector and topics, and try to find out what kind of knowledge and attitude they need to do their job and derive the training based on that is a key thing to do.

There is a need to identify the different target group and tailor the material and training courses accordingly.

Virtual campus is planned to run the first course in Sep-Oct. Sharing and coordinate the networks already happening. Foot ball, we stop the ball and see what’s going on before kick the ball. This is a time to stop and see for the next planning.

Presentation by GEF IWRM project

-       Geo node tool ,  publications these tools linking to science and policy,

-       Case studies 

-       Community to Cabinet approach

How you learn from the project – when we work with the stakeholders all the lessons are incorporated into the publications case studies and publications.

Take advantages of some of the experiences to our programs.

Are country level networks and organizations aware on the specific things happening to cooperate for the project? To reach an effective collaboration, it would be difficult to at small scale level because the projects are huge and the practically how to collaborate for this for regions or country?

Kees commented that “not a structural collaboration now we have with GEF project, but the incidental few collaborative programs”.  Joakim was interested on how we could fit this into the Cap-Net ongoing program.  Tamiru commented that GEF involved in Africa in trans-boundary level. In network perspectives, we consider lots of potentials to collaborate to resolve capacity gaps in trans-boundary level. Callist commented that to be clear what role we could play it is important to lead from the secretariat for more planned collaborations in Africa.

Outcomes of the Delft Symposium

The objective is to mainstream outcomes of the Delft events into our work plans.

Element of leader ships, Collaboration among stakeholders in all level.  Awareness, Leadership, Partnership and Networking, Training.  Tailoring the training modules, sustainability of water and sanitation. Leadership in all different level of stakeholders like media, youth, etc.. Network Management tools training and Water Integrity Forum outcomes discussed in brief and how that can be linked to our programs and planning?

Themba and Damian suggested the papers to read in Delft symposium “Water Policy” special issue and get the important things out for the related themes and area of work of the network to improve the impacts on the ground.

Discussion on Outcome of the Symposium

Group 1 mentioned that Relevance of various tools related to IWRM and M&E partnership ways and means are very good to adapted and replicate. Need assessment and information dissemination required. Legal framework, good governance need for overcoming corruptions in the water sector. Media coverage and media capacity development is also important.

Group 2 mentioned that establishing and managing database is very important in managing the network plans. Each of water related institutions have training centers for their own training. These training centers should be capacitating with new thematic areas. This should be concerned in implementing network plans by each network. Scientific evidence based case studies should be developed and feedback into the system to improve. Tacit knowledge capturing and documenting should be also focused. MRV Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable information should be produced in reporting.

Group 3: Training manual developed and program developed on new themes dealt from the ground is also help us to continue these programs. Among the networks partnerships and case sharing. Journal on special issue on capacity development, use media for communication.

Group 4: education training, Different communication strategy for different groups, collaboration between networks and sharing joint program among the networks need to be developed through Cap-Net.  Virtual learning, face to face to community methods and Case study publication.

Group Latin Power : Strengthening capacity and Awareness, Collaboration among networks, Seminar using Aqua Republica,  Corruption is a disvalue so work with School children.

Case studies should be coming from network. There are money allocated for that. This year we have received 13 case studies, so this trend should be continued. And what should we do with this case studies, this is also important to look at. It should be available to everyone. Lenneke pointed out that the case studies should be well captured in short and digestable way that can be taken the cream out to feed into the on-going programs.

Presentation by Lenneke

Lenneke Discussion:

How can network increase their visibility?

How can learn from and communicate each other?

-          Simple and user friendly intra net with access to all networks

-          Mobile Apps – Really needed? We should think what should be in Apps  rather than the website?

-          Teamwork knowledge sharing platform can be used as a intranet. Sharing and tracking information tools required.

-          Malasia water projects with schools is a good example. 

Is there any need to continue award as an incentive  mechanism for towards capacity building ?  question was raised by Kees.

To related to visibility approach they award a prize every year to participate to the SWW.

Aguajaring commented that some one needs to initiate communication and sharing activities among the networks. Lilliana commented that put together the related inputs from the network and start working on it.

Themba commented that Cap-Net as a flat structured organization it can also be initiated by the networks itself.

Presentation by Hong on website development and update.

He presented about the weaknesses had and recent development proposed, and the information from recent survey of the website and applications in plan.

E-Learning process is successful for youngsters like undergraduate. Easy browsing of information is required.

Website in French demanding, and website update who is going to do this when its done in French? We don’t have the capacity at the secretariat, but Network can take it over.

Link to the stakeholders and the development of website as innovative way, NBCBN commented that they are interested to support.

Method for quickly searching of information is required. Simple things like what’s cap-net doing in their region or country so on. Dora commented that Apps will be tedious process for networks but the website is more important to easily locating the information.

Internal Review - Peer Review of Networks Presentation

The key rule is not to pin point personal or sensitive things, but to learn from each other. (don’t shoot the messenger).

Total 22 reports received so far. The results are the evaluation presented by Prof. Nimal Gunawardana. Considerable Increasing of review exercise taken over from 2008 to 2013.

Strengths of the networks are interest of the meber ship, quality relevance and experience of delivering training, communication with members, recognition of the networks, other network characteristics like competence of steering committee, ability to deal ……

Weaknesses are financial constraints of networks and dependence of cap-net funding, poor communication, less number of capacity development activities, none or poor implementation of rate of annual work plan., Insufficient human resource at network secretariat etc.

Opportunities are Increasing need for capacity development, recognition and credibility behind them, political will of many government for water sector reports, need for community level interventions, network with established track record with potential donors for them.

Threats are Unavailability of continuous funding from CapNet, (diversifying funding sources is required), lack of understanding and appreciation, conflicts within networks, lack of good governance, political and financial instability.

Collaboration with Global partners

Benefits to global partners: provided access, sharing the resources, increased visibility, access to network of global partners, etc. Cap-Net also has benefitted by working with the partners in technical as well as financial support.

Strengths

Extended and international professional networks, reputation, extensive outreach, etc.. (refer to the report for detail)

Weakness ; no clear tangible results, potential limited by passive members, Cap-Net is network and network that open with no hidden agenda, and also there is a danger that Cap-Net rely on their affiliated network that rely on success and failure.

Opportunities

Link up to the exsisting content providers are link to the convening power to more impact.( For more details on each points refer to the reports).

Threats

Lack of feedback on the results, we need to really look in to the details how it can be improved etc.. Compared to 2008 many of the networks has good governance structure.

Workload of the secretariat ends up with insufficient inputs from the secretariat.

Recommendation to Networks

Enhance the effectiveness of network management. Increased visibility of networks, leverage additional funding from government, Better to diversify funding sources,

Recommendation to Cap-Net

Follow international dev elopement agenda,Synthesize reports would come end of January and there was a request to make it available for comments for the networks.

It was contradictory suggestions on the time of finalizing reports but the it was suggested to keep the deadline to publish at end of the year while keeping the opportunity to continue the peer review for learning purposes of the networks who still to be reviewed.

Damian suggested that it should not be end up as a report but really used to enrich the Cap-Net strategy concerning the needy areas to be addressed. The report will not be the same as individual reports but will reflects the follow-up actions. And Lilliana commented that some of the findings should not end up in the reports but need to taken the actions really by secretariat to make sure we are in the right path.

It would be really important to make networks work plan based on the discussion of reports with their steering committees, and secretariat would make the plan also based on the recommendations.

Networks has different characteristics, so we can’t put the blanket recommendations for all the networks, this should be addressed.

There was a question that ministries and political people engagement ways and means in network works. It can be done in partnership approach.

Jaen –Marrie ; Some networks which are not having a good governance structure, Cap-Net should help and act as a catalyzer . 

Themba: Cap-Net is not supposed to do the hierarchical advisor job. We don’t have a weight in network decisions.  That point supported by three other networks.

Few were commenting that the review process was very very useful for them to learn and also understand the weaknesses and strengths in their own networks.

Review was much easy when it has a good governanace structure

Daily updates - 12 November 2013

Interaction – Partners & Networks; Leadership Training & Water Diplomacy

Cap-Net & Water Leadership Training – Joakim Harlin

Based on Delft outcomes,

Water leadership training is needed – water resources are critical, and the management is at the core of sustainable development.

Leadership is the key to make changes happen – need to respond to demands and increasing pressures on finite resources.

There is a greater need to collaborate across sectors.

Investment in leadership development as an incentive for career and partnership development, to ensure human resources in the water sector.

Leadership goes beyond management, where resources need to be controlled, maximized, and optimized, where leadership is a process of influence – need to influence motivation and change.

There have been 3 shifts in leadership:

1.       Expansion of leadership (vertical to horizontal) across boundaries and organizations

2.       Emergence of non-executive younger leaders to influence collectively through networks

3.       Leadership development beyond the classroom – through on-the-job training and learning

Leadership taking a new shape: stakeholders, youths, chiefs, donors, policy makers and media

5 capacity building dimensions:

1.       Individuals

2.       Organizations

3.       Partnerships

4.       Communities

5.       Enabling environment

Water Diplomacy – Neena Roa

Water diplomacy is a logical progression of Water Leadership, where the trend is to expand leadership capacity away from vertical hierarchies to reach horizontally across boundaries of organizations, functions, disciplines, expertise, stakeholders, cultures and geographical areas.

IWRM and leadership are two factors which need to be embedded in education and training.

Need for water diplomacy:

-          Transboundary issues (water sharing and cooperation

-          Socio-economic, political, and IWRM approach

-          Multi stakeholder engagement

-          Need to sensitize diplomats and policy makers

Water diplomacy in order to establish novel solutions based on scientific knowledge and sensitivity towards societal and ecosystem needs.

SAWA Fellowship Programme:

-          Special scholarships for women

-          Training 60 water leaders

-          Creating a cadre of trained water leaders – not just professionals

Group Discussion:

-          Focus on young leaders as they are the generation to make change: start at school level through different levels of training forces

-          Need trainings that address internal conflicts within countries as well as transboundary from decision makers level to end user

-          Need to develop understanding of legal framework and technical aspects internationally and nationally levels

-          Strengthen capacity of journalists to ensure awareness through media – new stakeholder attention

-          Need to focus on a training with a multi-stakeholder approach

-          Need to establish a more tailored one-day module which could be used flexibly and individually or in the context of other modules

-          Transboundary, regional, river basin and local levels have different needs so trainings need to reflect the different situations and challenges – need for a tailored leadership training module

-          Diplomats are the water professionals – and not just those at higher levels

-          Need to address benefit and cost-sharing trainings to ensure sustainable management of water

Partners & Network Market Place – Kees

Partners to present ideas and objectives, so network managers can seek to establish common ground to develop collaborative programmes

METAMETA

-          Develop a simple video on water integrity with LA-WET Net

-          Showcase experiences on IWRM through to showcase REDICA fieldtrip successes

WaterLex

-          Emerging need for water law in Malaysia (Aguajaring)

-          Human right to human right and sanitation in Congo and having a French version of the toolkit (CB-Hyrdo Net)

-          Cap-Net Arg for supporting database which completes legal frameworks by countries

-          Measuring water quality with Cap-Mex to ensure increased access to information by country

-          Water-Net Zim training and education for training in mater’s degree for core modules with human rights approach

GWP

-          CB-Hydro Net trainings in Congo region

-          AGWNet for AMCOW initiatives towards delivering policy brief

-          WaterNet  - address communication issues to move forward

-          WANET – number of initiatives to link up with groundwater and climate resilience

-          RAIN foundation: demonstration of climate resilience

-          Developing a network in West Asia

UNESCO DHI

-          CK-Net: interested in tailoring it in Indonesian

-          WANet Nigeria want support

-          CB-Hydro: ongoing national water policy implementation – current ly in the area

-          NBCBN: tailored version for the region

-          Mexico: : tailored version for the region

-          Cap-Net Pak: present game and meeting in Pakistan

-          Bangladesh: Coastal zone planning with regional focus

-          Phil Cap-Net: will present game in two events shortly

-          WaterNet: pilot game in Zimbabwe

-          Cap-Net Lanka: climate change toolkit (influence and contribute)

WGF

-          Related to integrity trainings and ways forward for developing or continuing current involvement

-          Developing new areas in governance reforms and legislation

-          Indigenous knowledge in relation to climate change mitigation and impacts

RAIN

-          Large interest in rainwater harvesting technology – link with GWP who have policy level experience and to incorporate technology and on the ground experience

-          Aquifer recharge: AGWNet

-          Nile IWRM: strong interest at ministry level for rainwater harvesting technology