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:
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Transboundary
issues (water sharing and cooperation
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Socio-economic,
political, and IWRM approach
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Multi stakeholder
engagement
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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:
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Special scholarships
for women
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Training 60 water
leaders
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Creating a cadre
of trained water leaders – not just professionals
Group
Discussion:
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Focus on young
leaders as they are the generation to make change: start at school level
through different levels of training forces
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Need trainings
that address internal conflicts within countries as well as transboundary from
decision makers level to end user
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Need to develop
understanding of legal framework and technical aspects internationally and
nationally levels
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Strengthen capacity
of journalists to ensure awareness through media – new stakeholder attention
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Need to focus on
a training with a multi-stakeholder approach
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Need to establish
a more tailored one-day module which could be used flexibly and individually or
in the context of other modules
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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
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Diplomats are the
water professionals – and not just those at higher levels
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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
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Develop a simple
video on water integrity with LA-WET Net
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Showcase
experiences on IWRM through to showcase REDICA fieldtrip successes
WaterLex
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Emerging need for
water law in Malaysia (Aguajaring)
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Human right to
human right and sanitation in Congo and having a French version of the toolkit (CB-Hyrdo
Net)
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Cap-Net Arg for
supporting database which completes legal frameworks by countries
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Measuring water
quality with Cap-Mex to ensure increased access to information by country
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Water-Net Zim
training and education for training in mater’s degree for core modules with
human rights approach
GWP
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CB-Hydro Net
trainings in Congo region
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AGWNet for AMCOW
initiatives towards delivering policy brief
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WaterNet - address communication issues to move
forward
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WANET – number of
initiatives to link up with groundwater and climate resilience
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RAIN foundation:
demonstration of climate resilience
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Developing a
network in West Asia
UNESCO DHI
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CK-Net: interested
in tailoring it in Indonesian
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WANet Nigeria
want support
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CB-Hydro: ongoing
national water policy implementation – current ly in the area
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NBCBN: tailored
version for the region
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Mexico: :
tailored version for the region
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Cap-Net Pak:
present game and meeting in Pakistan
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Bangladesh:
Coastal zone planning with regional focus
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Phil Cap-Net:
will present game in two events shortly
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WaterNet: pilot
game in Zimbabwe
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Cap-Net Lanka:
climate change toolkit (influence and contribute)
WGF
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Related to
integrity trainings and ways forward for developing or continuing current
involvement
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Developing new
areas in governance reforms and legislation
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Indigenous
knowledge in relation to climate change mitigation and impacts
RAIN
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Large interest in
rainwater harvesting technology – link with GWP who have policy level
experience and to incorporate technology and on the ground experience
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Aquifer recharge:
AGWNet
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Nile IWRM: strong
interest at ministry level for rainwater harvesting technology
Additional Note:
ReplyDeleteQuestion for discussion
1. Cap-Net Network of Networks offers opportunities to provide a platform to address such issues
2. What are the Transboundary issues in your region where “Water Diplomacy” may be required?
3. What can Cap-Net do?
Group 6 by Amel
Identify 6 types of leadership and certain type need the course about leadership and water diplomacy. Cap-Net could explore to create course on water diplomacy for decision makers and for the river basin level
Group 5 by Natalia
The issues at global is to increase use of ICT to address the issues. At country level is depends on the needs and more than laws. More knowledge disseminate on water knowledge from legal aspect include technique to solve the problem. This includes raising the awareness to get people on board especially journalist. Cap-Net could gather researchers by using i.e. leadership program, working on attitude and skills for actors involved.
Group 4 by Liliana
There is a need to address Transboundary issues as this is a sensitive topic. For Cap-Net, as complementary to other program, there is courses can be developed that consist of various aspect i.e. water education, water diplomacy, etc include from other than non-water professionals
Group 3 by Jonas
Diplomacy between water users doesn’t have to be at national level as there is potential conflict at all level due many aspects. Regarding water diplomacy for diplomats, as national interest now become international issues. There is a need for soft skills to solve problem and moving forward otherwise may stuck. The capacity building is needed at all levels. Diplomacy is needed to solve problem at all level. For Cap-Net, to make diplomacy module that can be added to other exist courses and flexibility to attach. This is apply also for Cap-Net peer to peer review. it is expensive to invest in leadership training but the outcomes is positive. There is a need to engaged non-water sector professionals to reach and to share and also bring fresh perspectives. Focus on best practices and problem can be solved.
Group 2 by Calist
All stakeholders need to work together to address the issue as the different interest. Water diplomacy is for all of us that use and manage water. Those involved in water area need leadership and diplomacy skills to improve diplomacy level in addressing the issue.
Group 1 by Lenneke
Some people born with the leadership but some other doesn’t and this Cap-Net can play a role. Many things can be done by Cap-Net i.e. strengthening networks, engaging private sector, provide training, etc.
There are a lot of interesting topics to discuss and it is emerging issues. Need further discussion and clearly Cap-Net has the capability to address the issues.