昨日お馴染みCap-Netから情報が入った。各国での活動状況。Cap-Netももう１０年お世話になっている。
水管理の改善という視点では常にフォローしている。
来年度は、いよいよ水管理に対する主張を公にする元年かもしれない。愚鈍のせいで、自己主張は苦手だがいよいよ主観を述べる時期に来ている。５０代もあと４年。
１０年学んだ水管理の集大成の始まりだ。後輩諸氏には負けたくないしね。と云って、ライバル的なコンサルは残念ながら日本のコンサル会社に殆どいないけれど、世界を相手にすればよいのだ。日本のコンサルは日々の仕事で忙しいから愚鈍に１０年お勉強する時間はないかもしれない。明日から直ぐ管理計画なんて到底出来るわけがない。愚鈍が一番かもしれない。
Supporting decentralized water management in Peru
In response to the heavy toll of economic and population growth on water resources especially in the coastal areas, the government of Peru recently started implementing policy changes in water resources management towards an IWRM approach. One of the major changes in the past decade has been to decentralise water management from the Ministry of Agriculture to regional governments as a step towards river basin management. Since the promulgation of a new law supporting basin level institutions, the National Water Authority - ANA, has established 6 basin level Water Boards. Implementation of the reforms is progressing but is in part hamstrung by the capacity constraints of the regional governments and of the new institutions being developed. To accelerate this process, LA-WETnet and partners are involved in capacity building actions in partnership with the government of Peru. The first of these actions was a recent course on IWRM for RBOs, held in October for the Cuso region, for members and participants of the Platform for Integrated Water Resources Management. The course adds on to support from other organisations working with the government such as the Inter American Development Bank and the World Bank who are supporting the development of river basin organisations in the country. It is envisaged that LA-WETnet’s capacity development efforts will contribute to the full implementation of Peru’s new Water Resources Law (2009) which provides for the creation of basin-level institutions, with a full mandate for managing water resources. For more information contact Walter Choquevilca Lira walter@masal.org.pe
New capacity building network in Kenya
WaterCap has just been established as a new Water Capacity Building Network in Kenya. It evolved from a regional network, Nile IWRM-Net. The regional network was established in 2004 and as its membership grew, country chapters evolved and started to plan and implement activities together from mid-2007. The Kenya chapter was one of the most active country chapters and overtime developed sizable capacity and membership. It was formally launched in 2009, with 25 individual and 3 institutional members. Early this year, the membership decided that they could improve their delivery of capacity building services if they were governed as a formal country network. The network has great ambitions to support government water reforms towards an IWRM approach. With a strong membership of water professionals from different sectors, river basin organisations, water services providers, civil society and academia, the network looks poised for great impact. For more information click here or contact Wangai Ndirangu at wangai@batimentltd.com.
Climate Change adaptation, Mexico
A general conclusion shared by climate change prediction models for Mexico is that despite regional differences, the country will be generally drier and hotter. Two key areas of concern are the resulting water shortages and the impacts on the coastal region of the Gulf, seen as most vulnerable to the combined impacts of climate change. The Mexican Network of Water Resources (REMERH) is playing its part to reduce the vulnerability of water users and communities, through a series of training workshops to improve knowledge on climate change and water resources by trainers and water managers. Two courses were held this year in partnership with LA- WETnet, the first in Monterrey from 17-20 May and the other in Villahermosa from 23 -26 August. Climate change and water related disasters are of special significance to the residents of the two cities that hosted the courses. Villahermosa is less than 3m above sea level and has experienced extensive flooding in 1999 and 2007. The Monterrey Metropolitan Area, has also experienced recurrent flooding associated with hurricanes, the most recent being hurricane Alex in June this year. Participants from the course have already started dissemination work to get water users in their regions to start thinking of ways to adapt to climate change. For more information contact Dr. Víctor Hugo Guerra Cobián at cobian64@hotmail.com
Addressing gender in Sudan, Nile IWRM-Net
Dr Fatma Osman Ibnouf is from the Development Studies and Research Institute, a member of Nile IWRM Net. She has carried out some studies that suggest that in rural Sudan, women have better capacity than men to use and allocate water for agriculture and domestic purposes. For example, in the traditional rain-fed sector which is practiced by 90% of the rural population, women are the decision makers of key on-farm production operations. The implication for water management would be that women are a key target group for capacity building, to improve water productivity and ensure food security for a growing population. Convinced that the lack of technical knowledge about gender issues limits the effectiveness of water management in Sudan, Fatma led the organisation of a country level training course on Gender Mainstreaming and Budgeting in Integrated Water Resources Management from 18 – 21 October in Khartoum. The course was well attended with 48 participants most of whom work for NGOs across the country. One of the participants, Ms. Lena Ahmed Hassan shared her thoughts on the course. In her experience in camps in Dafur, it is almost always women who have to fetch water, practice hygiene at the distribution points, and ensure the water needs of families. After attending the course, she became motivated to influence local water regulations to take into account the experiences of women. Many other action plans were developed by participants. For more information contact Dr Fatma Osman Ibnouf at fatma_ibnouf@hotmail.com
Online toolbox linking sanitation and water management
The Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) Toolbox was launched online on 1 November. It boasts to be the most comprehensive collection of tools and approaches to improve water resources management and sanitation at a local level. The toolbox explains how sanitation, water management and agriculture are linked and why it is necessary to consider them jointly. It also helps in finding an answer to the following core question: With what kind of processes, measures or tools can I optimize my local sanitation and water management system and make it more sustainable? While many well established approaches and good practice examples exist, searching for a special case or tool to optimise water and wastewater can be long and boring, and it is easy to lose oversight and get lost in details. This is where the SSWM Toolbox comes into play because it allows users to find all relevant information and to plan using their own approaches, while keeping a holistic approach in mind. It combines process and planning tools, software and technological approaches and links them with publications, articles and weblinks, case studies, training material and presentations using a fresh and exciting interface. The toolbox was developed by Seecon with support from Cap-Net and many other partners. Click here to get started.
Basin management monitoring and evaluation, Argentina
ArgCap-Net recently kick started the process of basin management monitoring and evaluation by holding a workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina to design and implement a strategic information system for decision making in the context of IWRM in Argentina. The audience was a mix of researchers, academics, officials and operators from water management agencies in Latin America. Through facilitated group discussions they: defined criteria for designing basin management indicators for basin monitoring; assessed the data availability and accessibility to develop indicators; and defined research needs to further improve the design of basin management indicators. Following the meeting, guidelines for developing basin management indicators have been developed for river basin organisations and provincial governments in the country. For more information contact Valeria Mendoza secretaria@argcapnet.org.ar
Network managers plan for a new Cap-Net phase
From 6-9 December managers from 19 capacity building networks met in Buenos Aires for the Cap-Net Network Managers Meeting. Besides the usual business of work plan peer review and identification of areas of collaboration, two key issues were addressed: developing strategic actions for the new phase of the programme; and, recommending options for Cap-Net institutional arrangements in the future. The meeting was a huge success with wide agreement on reinforcing Cap-Net as a network of networks operating either as a strengthened project or programme within the UNDP. In order to address new strategies, the group first identified the global networks’ strengths in the past 4 years. One of these was the catalytic effect of the programme that led to the scaling up and scaling out of capacity building actions addressing many topics. The delivery of capacity building surpassed the set targets, almost doubling the target number of participants reached through education and training programmes. One of the key strategic actions to be pursued in the future will be the development of communities of practice to address specific regional priorities and to bring on board more partners so as to be more effective on the ground and to achieve financial viability of the networks. Many thanks go to LA-WETnet who organised and hosted the meeting. For more information contact Nick Tandi nick.tandi@cap-net.org
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