９９１：水と文化的多様性（続報）

ＵＮＥＳＣＯの「水と文化的多様性」を担当するある日系人からケニアでセミナーが開催されることを聞いていたが、その概要が今日入った。今後の動向を来年もフォローしよう。

Experts working group meeting: "Mainstreaming cultural diversity in Integrated Water Resources Management in Africa" held in Nairobi, Kenya, 15-18 November

On 15-18 November 2010, a meeting of experts working group titled "Mainstreaming cultural diversity in Integrated Water Resources Management in Sub-Saharan Africa" was held in Nairobi, Kenya. Fifteen participants from ten countries in the sub-Saharan Africa attended the meeting, which included representatives of the UNESCO National Commission (Kenya), Ministry of Water and Irrigation (Kenya), the four sub-regional Global Water Partnership offices, different networks on IWRM such as WaterNet, WaNet and regional cultural centres such as Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) and Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA), as well as universities.

The members of the working group discussed how best to mainstream cultural diversity in IWRM in Africa and produced a draft policy brief for the region, which will be further refined. The draft policy brief will then be sent to national water partnerships and national IHP committees for review, and will be launched at the World Water Day in 2011. The policy brief is expected to go through further review, involving a wider range of stakeholders, including AMCOW and the REC Water Units, and will be put into implementation through venues such as a community of practice (CoP) and a database on water and cultural diversity, for the Africa region.