Download - REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE WATER NETWORK
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE WATER NETWORK
Regional Knowledge Network on Systemic Approaches to Water Resources Management
2013 – 2015
Funded by
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AGENDA
1. INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PROJECT1. OBJECTIVE
2. EXPECTED RESULTS
3. RWKN DEVELOPMENT
4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Objective
• The use of Systemic Approaches to Integrated Water Resources Management throughout the region among local authorities, other decision-makers, researchers, experts, practitioners and other stakeholders has improved
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Expected Results
The project is adequately managed and administered The Regional Water Knowledge Network (RWKN) has been established Lessons learned of successful demo projects applying systemic
approaches to water management are collected and distributed over the Network
Knowledge, insights and awareness on systemic approaches to sustainable water resource management has been increased, shared and disseminated
Guiding papers on systemic approaches that could be applied to Natural Resources Management have been developed and distributed
The capacity of local authorities to use systemic approaches has been strengthened
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RWKN DEVELOPMENT
The Regional Water Knowledge Network (RWKN) is an organized interaction between institutions who have a common interest and who are looking to increase the effectiveness of their work.
The aim of the RWKN is to foster capacity building, shared learning, networking and exchange of experience between the major actors in the water sector to promote systemic approaches to IWRM.
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RWKN DEVELOPMENT– Promoting systemic approaches to IWRM.– Mutual learning and networking to support each
other with each others’ specific knowledge and excellence;
– Encouraging cooperation between institutions in the Arab region and connecting RKWN nodes with other global and regional water initiatives and institutions.
– Documenting what is learned and capitalizing on know-how in existing institutions in the region.
– Organizing around specific water resource systems relevant for the region with demonstration projects as learning ground.
– Joint development of new ideas, activities and projects
– Embarking on multi-stakeholder platforms at different levels (watershed, national, regional).
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• To be of value, these sub-networks must improve the effectiveness of all the members participating in it and will contribute to:
– Encouraging mentoring relationships between the more established member organizations and the less experienced ones.
– Avoiding duplication of efforts by sharing knowledge.– Ensuring efforts complement each other. – Enhancing opportunities for collaboration on projects.– Allowing understanding of common issues. – Increasing possibilities for mutual learning experiences.– Improving access to knowledge.– Benefiting from common fund raising and use of resources.– Boosting the effectiveness of lobbying and advocacy.– Mobilizing additional staff and financial resources, and making better use of
existing resources.
RWKN DEVELOPMENT
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Subnetworks
GWD ACSAD
EMWIS CEDARE
ESCWA AWC
INWRDAM UNESCO
Arab League
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Sub- Network
RWKN
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Knowledge node/Center
Sub-network around one of the thematic
areas / water resource systems
Network Member
Network Support Member(Global and regional Org.s)
Regional KN onSystemic
Approaches to IWRM
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Subnetwork structure
Figure 1: Structure of the WESCANA RWK sub-networks at different levels
Organization Facilitating the process
National level Network
Watershed level Network
Country B, C, D
Country A
Sub-network Other Sub-networks
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Partnership
The Partnership is facilitated by the following partners: - Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe
(CEDARE) in Egypt.- Arab Women Organization in Jordan- Palestine Hydrological Group (PHG) in Ramallah, Palestine- Society for the Protection on Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) in Lebanon.- Abdelmalek Essaadi / Tetouan University in Morocco.- IUCN Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA) in Jordan.
With support from - IUCN Global Water Programme in Switzerland.- EMWIS (Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the
Water sector)
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Management Structure
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Thank you
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