Monthly Report Global Water Partnership May 2014 Table Of

Monthly Report Global Water Partnership

May 2014

Table of contents

NewsFlow June 2014...... 2 GWP Global ...... 11 GWP Regions ...... 14 CARIBBEAN ...... 14 CENTRAL AFRICA ...... 18 CENTRAL AMERICA ...... 19 CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE ...... 22 CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS ...... 30 CHINA ...... 49 EASTERN AFRICA ...... 50 MEDITERRANEAN ...... 54 SOUTHERN AFRICA ...... 54 SOUTH AMERICA ...... 59 SOUTH ASIA ...... 60 SOUTHEAST ASIA ...... 102 WEST AFRICA ...... 106

NewsFlow June 2014

Presidential Support for Water Goal GWP in Action 2013

“Water security is at the heart of our global development The GWP in Action 2013 Annual challenge,” said GWP’s new Patron, President Ellen Johnson Report for 2013 is now available. Sirleaf of Liberia, in a recorded message at Africa Water Week

2014 (AWW5) in Dakar, Senegal. Read more. (article already Read more. (article already published) published) The Liberian President expressed her support for a dedicated Water Goal in the post-2015 development agenda, stressing that this year is a crucial year to raise the issue of water around the world.

President Sirleaf is co-chairing the joint GWP-OECD Global Dialogue project, which includes worldwide discussions on water. In her speech, the President brought up the recently completed national consultations on water, which were facilitated by GWP. She said the results from these demonstrate a very strong support for a water goal at country level.

President Sirleaf was addressing the Water Ministers of 32 African countries in the opening session of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) General Assembly.

Watch the President’s speech:

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Strengthened Relationship with AMCOW

GWP representatives attended many of the sessions of AWW5 and meetings were held with all five African GWP regions. The event also presented an opportunity to release the National Drought Management Policy Guidelines, which is the first knowledge product of the GWP/WMO Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP). Read more. (article already published)

The main outcome for GWP was a further strengthening of the relationship with AMCOW. GWP has been included as lead partner in 7 out of 9 areas of implementation of AMCOW’s new work programme 2014-2016.

GWP also had an exhibition booth at AWW5, which was well visited by participants for information and materials. GWP West Africa has a report on this.

Promoting Water Security in the Limpopo River Basin

GWP Southern Africa is undertaking work for the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) to package and disseminate research results of the CGIAR Challenge Programme for Water and Food (CPWF) undertaken in the Limpopo River Basin in 2009-2013.

Read more. (article is published on GWP Southern Africa)

Global Water Partnership (GWP), Global Secretariat, Drottninggatan 33, SE-111 51 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 (0)8 1213 8600, Fax: + 46 (0)8 1213 8604, e-mail: [email protected]

The CPWF research in the Limpopo identified some interventions to help promote climate adaptation and water security within the Limpopo basin.

 In attempting to improve the water security challenges faced in Limpopo River Basin, an assessment of the socio-political, economic, institutional and market forces need to be carried out before any technologies aimed at improving agricultural productivity can be implemented.  Providing incentives for the uptake of agricultural technologies.  Livestock rearing is a common practice among small holder farmers but due to dry seasons and frequent droughts, the challenge is for farmers to ensure their livestock have enough feed to survive the drought season. Therefore, farmers are encouraged to grow fodder crops on part of their land. For those farmers who grow maize, they are encouraged to do crop rotation with velvet bean that helps to improve soil fertility and can also be used as livestock feed.  For a new technology to be adopted, awareness and knowledge sharing should be facilitated. CPWF has created platforms that link farmers with input suppliers and value chain actors who can deliberate on challenges and opportunities for agricultural productivity and profitability.  Poverty mapping was also carried out by CPWF to identify and locate poor areas and also provide information on social characteristics that hinder development. This move allows for the appropriate allocation of programs and interventions aimed at alleviating poverty and food insecurity.  For successful intervention to be achieved, regional and national organisations must have a say in identifying research agendas. Aligning existing research agendas and research can allow researchers to use their findings to contribute to outcomes and impact.

CPWF’s recognition of female farmers’ contribution to agricultural production has allowed for the engagement of agricultural extension workers to assist by initiating schemes that ease the domestic work load of women. This in turn gives female farmers ample time to work in their fields and enabling them to contribute to water security through agricultural production.

Currently, GWP SA is strategizing and preparing the dissemination of the CPWF research outputs that were developed over the past 3 years. The knowledge products will be developed for end users and decision makers as a means of fostering regional ownership of project outputs and outcomes through partners national and regional dissemination events.

These dissemination channels will contribute to the solution of improving governance and management of rain water in a bid to raise productivity, reduce poverty and improve livelihood adaptation in the Limpopo.

Read the Summary of the CPWF Research in the Limpopo River Basin over the past three years.

GWP Consultations Reinforce Call for Dedicated Water Goal

The conclusions of a second round of national stakeholder consultations on water urge the global community to include a dedicated water goal within the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.

Read more. (article already published)

The aim of the collaboration between GWP and IWC is to support women water leaders from countries within the GWP network in their postgraduate studies in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). This initiative is part of the GWP gender strategy, in line with the Dublin Principle that women should play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water”.

Successful candidates are expected to assist with implementing GWP’s strategic goal of addressing global, regional and local water challenges around the world. These scholarships are aimed primarily at women who need to acquire specialist knowledge of integrated approaches to managing water resources.

The GWP Strategy emphasizes that knowledge is crucial for empowering individuals to participate meaningfully in achieving a water secure world. In line with GWP’s gender strategy, these scholarships

aim at female professionals already working in the water sector. The goal is to achieve a gender balanced representation especially relating to national policy development across the GWP regions.

Since 2012, the GWP has already supported three women from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Laos to attend the MIWM programme in Australia. Read their stories on the IWC website: (links provided)

For more information about the programme and instructions on how to apply for the scholarships, please visit IWC website: www.watercentre.org/scholarships. Applications close on 1 August 2014.

IWRM as a Tool for Climate Adaptation in Eastern Africa

GWP Eastern Africa, in partnership with GWP Kenya and the Nile IWRM Net, organised a regional training in May. Participants from 8 countries learned about using IWRM as a tool for adaptation to climate change.

Read more. (article yet to be published on GWP Eastern Africa website)

From 19-23 May 2014, the GWPEA in partnership with the Kenya Water Partnership and the Nile IWRM Net organized a regional training workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as a tool for adaptation to climate change. The training aimed to strengthen capacities of the countries in the Nile Basin and regional organizations for understanding climate change impacts and develop and implement adaptation programs.

The training course was attended by a total of 28 participants, mainly young water professionals from national water authorities and other sectors in the Nile basin. Participants were drawn from the Nile basin countries of Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan Uganda and Somalia.

Objectives of the training

 To build capacity of participants to address challenges of climate change on water resources within the framework of Integrated Water Resources Management  To assist participants to identify opportunities for adapting to impacts of climate change by applying IWRM approaches.  To increase knowledge and understanding of the challenges posed by climate change  To provide an opportunity for sharing knowledge, experiences and best practices regarding climate change adaptation using IWRM approach The training covered the following key areas:

• Introduction to IWRM and climate change • Understanding drivers and impacts of climate change • Climate change, water interaction and impacts to produce sectors • Dealing with uncertainties • Techniques for assessing impacts 7

• Climate screening the water sector • Integrating climate change adaptation into water resources development and management • IWRM as an adaptation tool • Field trip/study tour to Thika Dam (Ndakaini dam) • Conclusion and way forward after the training The workshop concluded with the following recommendations:

• The workshop must serve as a TOT’s tool • Participants must be pioneers of IWRM and climate change • Participants must share information and material with others – colleagues, students, workmates, etc… • Participants must make use of the knowledge and lessons learnt in their respective fields and countries • Participants must keep on maintaining networking and information sharing after the workshop • Participants must always share good practices and home-grown initiatives across the net in IWRM and climate resilience

GWP India Participated in Aquatech India – 2014

India Water Partnership (GWP India) participated in and facilitated the event Aquatech India-2014 as a knowledge partner and technical contributor on 6-8 May, 2014. Six experts from GWP India Partner organisations actively contributed in the various technical sessions as key speakers.

Read more. (article published on GWP South Asia)

The event provided a platform to raise awareness on water supply and waste water treatment practices in India.

Aquatech India exhibited high quality water technologies and organised dialogues through panel discussions on Improve Water Services Delivery on Domestic, Irrigation and Industries; Water Quality, Ground Water Management and Water Loss Management, Water Sustainability for All, Water Technologies, Innovations and Economics. The presenters included the National and International experts from Industrial and government sectors, Investors, Project developers and Engineers.

GWP IWRM ToolBox

Latest case study: Kenya: Seeking a sustainable future for Lake Naivasha

GWP Blogs

Water Exports vs. National Heritage in Slovakia

Minerals in Water

Meet our Partners

Zarafshan River Basin Protection in Uzbekistan

GWP in the news

Water Security for Sustainable Growth – pages 60-63 (The G7 Summit)

Sri Lanka offers lessons on how not to manage water (IRIN)

Whither water resources policy in Sri Lanka? (The Sunday Times Sri Lanka)

From national to regional plans – the Integrated Drought Management Programme of the Global Water Partnership for Central and Eastern Europe (Science Direct)

Water under management (Ephemera/gbtimes)

Caribbean Organizations Discuss Cooperation on Water and Wastewater Issues (IISD Reporting Services)

GWP Paper Highlights IWRM in Central Asia (IISD Reporting Services)

GWP Annual Report Highlights Water Security and Post-2015 Work (IISD Reporting Services)

GWP National Consultations Address Post-2015 Water Goal (IISD Reporting Services)

GWP Vacancies

Programme Assistant, deadline for applications: 20 June 2014.

Tender Invitation: External Advisor, deadline for submissions: 8 July 2014.

Coming events

30 June 2014, Free Webinar: Analyzing the Water-Energy Nexus, organised by Applied Solutions

30 June – 2 July, 2014, 2014 Summer Speciality Conference: IWRM From Theory to Application in Reno, Nevada, USA.

14-15 July 2014, ICSWRM 2014 : International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, Stockholm, Sweden

16-18 July 2014, International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management, Oporto, Portugal

31 Aug - 5 Sept 2014, World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden

29-31 Oct 2014, The International Water and Energy Conference, "Preserving the flow of life", Lyon, France

New Resources

IWMI Strategy 2014–2018: Solutions for a water-secure world (IWMI)

Watered Down? A review of social and environmental safeguards for large dam projects (IIED)

China country water resources partnership strategy (2013-2020) (World Bank)

Call to Action for Implementing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (GWSP)

Co-optimizing Solutions: water and energy for food, feed and fiber (WBCSD)

Colombo Declaration on Youth (World Conference on Youth 2014)

Calls

Call for submissions: Flagship Publication on Water Integrity

Call for nominations: The Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. Deadline 15 July 2014.

Call for applications: The International Water Leader Program. Deadline 1 August 2014.

Call for submissions: The 2015 Energy Globe Award. Deadline 22 September 2014.

Water in the News

AfDB meet calls for equity in water use (24 Tanzania)

Nigeria: AMCOW Advocates Autonomy for Water, Sanitation in Post-MDG Agenda (AllAfrica)

Water expert says nexus between agriculture, energy very essential (Daily Independent, Nigeria)

Sri Lanka Waits in Vain for the Rain (Inter Press Service)

Water financing models: the time to sink or swim is now (The Guardian)

Laos Draws Ire of Neighbors With Mekong River Dam Plans (Bloomberg News)

WaterAid welcomes Dakar Declaration to prioritise water, sanitation (Business Day)

Consultative workshop: ‘Water crisis could turn out to be similar to the energy crisis’ (The Express Tribune)

One in four of world’s big cities water-stressed (McGill University)

2014 Stockholm Water Prize for John Briscoe (Peter Brabeck-Letmathe blog)

GLOBAL

Monthly Narrative report Global WACDEP and Deltas (Global and Regional) May 2014 Susanne Skyllerstedt

Global WACDEP

1. Finalising procurement process for GWP-UNICEF Framework The procurement process for consultant services for the development of a GWP-UNICEF Strategic Framework for WASH and Climate Resilient Development was finalised. The winning bid was submitted from HR Wallingford and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) which had put together a competent team with experiences from similar assignments. The work will run from May to end-August 2014 and inlcudes the development of a Strategic Framework for WASH and climate Resilient Development, as well as supporting materials in the form of technical briefs to go in depth on some specific topics in the Framework, intial work for an online tool for the roll out of the framework, as well as a presentation of the key elements of the Framework. In addition to this the consultants will also work to finalise the Water Supplement for the technical guidelines for the National Adaptation Plans (NAP) developed by the UNFCCC LDC Expert Group (LEG).

2. Programme Assistant appointed for a 2 year contract to support the Global WACDEP, with start from 1 July 2014

Deltas Global

3. GWP in discussions with DGIS on potential funding for the Deltas Programme

Deltas Myanmar

4. GWP contribute to Vulnerability Assessment of the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar The agreement for GWP to contribute EUR 20,000 to the Phase II of the Irrawaddy Delta Vulnerability Assessment project was signed in May The project, which will run from June to October 2014, is the second phase of a Vulnerability Assessment of the Myanmar Irrawaddy Delta. In addition to the EUR 20,000 contribution from GWP, a EUR 37,000 contribution will come from the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project and EUR 2,900 from Delta Alliance Partners, Alterra and Deltares. The project was initiated by Delta Alliance and a scooping phase (phase I) was conducted and finalised in 2013, with a GWP contribution of EUR 20,000. The recommendation of the scoping phase was to realise the Phase II consisting of a full assessment of four district regions in the Irrawaddy Delta.

The project objectives are:  To elaborate a full assesment of the vulnerability and resilience of the Irrawaddy delta, including four different zones.  To compile on the basis of these four assessments an overall assessment for the whole delta  To make a comparative analysis related to the other 10 deltas already studied (Comparative Assessment of the Vulnerability and Resilience of 10 deltas**)  To develop technical expertise within Myanmar to underpin the sustainable development of the Irrawaddy delta

The final result will be a high quality report with a comperhensive delta description and vulnerability assessment for each zone as well as for the whole delta, including a brief comparative analysis to the 10 deltas assessment report.

Narrative Report May 2014 IDMP and APFM Compiled by Frederik

1. Co-Lead Africa Water Week Theme “Water and Disaster Risk Management” The 8 sessions organized within the theme “Water and Disaster Risk Management” at the African Water Week were well attended and led to good discussion and visibility of the IDMP and the APFM. This was one of the four themes of the Africa Water Week and the work was highly visible to key partners/ boundary actors. With the help of the rapporteurs I prepared the report of the theme and presented the key messages of the 3 days of session to the 30+ ministers and plenary (attached the draft report and the presentation).

2. National Drought Management Policy Guidelines released WMO/GWP Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) (2014) National Drought Management Policy Guidelines – A Template for Action (D.A. Wilhite). Tools and Guidelines Series 1. WMO, Geneva, Switzerland and GWP, Stockholm, Sweden.

The National Drought Management Policy Guidelines provide a template for action that countries can use in the development of a national drought management policy and drought preparedness/mitigation plans. The process is structured in 10 steps that can be adapted by countries to reflect their institutional, infrastructure, legal, socio-economic and environmental context. It includes case studies from Brazil, Mexico, Morocco and the USA and will be continuously updated based on the experiences gained in the guidelines’ application. The guidelines respond to a need for action oriented drought policies, which Governments articulated at the High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policies.

Available and advertised here: http://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-in-action/News-and- Activities/GWPWMO-Release-Drought-Management-Guidelines/ http://www.droughtmanagement.info/about-idmp/guidelines/

3. IDMP website developed (only basic site before) Substantially developed IDMP website www.droughtmangement.info – containing also a map with all the activities the IDMP is involved in (click on pins for further information)

4. Project Manager of the IDMP HoA started duties on 02 May 2014 to prepare implementation of the IDMP in the Horn of Africa (Note: this should be reported through GWP EnA – please let me know if they do not report it)

GWP Regions

CARIBBEAN

Activities

GWP-C Supports Country-Wide Consultations in Jamaica on Draft Water Policy and Plan

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) in partnership with the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica hosted four (4) country-wide Consultations on the Ministry’s Draft National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan for Jamaica.

The series of National Consultations kicked-off on April 10th, 2014 and were carried out up to April 30th, 2014 throughout Jamaica in the areas of Montego Bay, St. Mary, Mandeville and Kingston. The overall aim of the Consultations was to share the Draft Water Policy and Plan with a wide cross-section of stakeholders/members of the public to get their feedback in helping to improve the management and access to water in Jamaica.

Cross-section of the head table at the National Consultation on the Draft Water Policy and Plan for Jamaica held in Kingston.

Seated at the head table was the Honourable Robert

Pickersgill, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (second from left), Mayor of Kingston, Angela Brown-Burke (left), Mr. Wayne Joseph, Regional Coordinator of the GWP-C (right); among other distinguished representatives.

The Draft Water Policy and Plan for Jamaica emphasises various climate adaptation aspects and presented a good opportunity for the GWP-C to support this policy work under its Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP).

The GWP-C WACDEP aims to support the adaptation of Caribbean countries to climate variability and change through the implementation of better water policies, strategies, programmes and water- related adaptation actions defined in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Plan for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change. Jamaica is one of the WACDEP focal countries in 2014 and the GWP-C is therefore providing support for activities carried out by national agencies and organisations which foster climate resilience in the Jamaican water sector. This includes the development of appropriate legal frameworks, policies, strategies and sectoral plans.

The four (4) Consultations saw the participation of more than 200 members of the general public, as well as, senior government officials and government ministers, specialists from the Water Resources Authority (WRA) of Jamaica, the Rural Water Supply Limited, the National Water Commission (NWC), the Central Water Treatment Company, the National Environment and Planning Agency; among other agencies. All of whom saw the relevance and importance of the events. Furthermore, stakeholders were advised that their inputs on the Draft Water Policy and Plan would be taken into account as the government of Jamaica is committed to improving access to potable water.

Dr. Natalie Boodram, Programme Manager of the GWP-C Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) provided remarks at the launch of the first Consultation on April 10th, 2014 in Montego Bay. In particular, Dr. Boodram applauded the climate change emphasis of the policy.

The final in the series of Consultations took place on April 30th, 2014 in Kingston and saw the participation of the Honourable Robert Pickersgill, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change who delivered the keynote address.

In his address, Minister Pickersgill stressed the importance of stakeholders’ views of the Draft Policy and Plan and that it would contribute to the government of Jamaica working to provide universal access to potable water for all Jamaicans by 2020.

Mr. Wayne Joseph, Regional Coordinator of the GWP- C attended the National Consultation in Kingston and also provided remarks at the opening ceremony. In his address to stakeholders, Mr. Joseph highlighted the involvement of the GWP-C in activities towards assisting Caribbean countries updating their water policies and commended Jamaica in taking the lead in climate change resilience initiatives in the region.

In the Media - The series of National Consultations in Jamaica was highly publicised, receiving a lot of media attention. News of the events was shared by several media houses in Jamaica and was widely covered by Mr. Wayne Joseph, Regional Coordinator of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) for the entire the GWP-C is seen here at the National Consultation in Kingston with the Mayor of period of the four (4) Consultations. Kinston, Angela Brown-Burke.

Below are some of the media links:

 http://jis.gov.jm/water-sector-policy-consultation-kicks-montego-bay/

 http://whatsupcaribbean.com/index.php/general/22500-water-climate-and-development- programme-to-be-implemented-for-the-caribbean

Immediate Outcomes

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica will use the feedback from stakeholders at the National Consultations to help guide them in finalising the country’s Water Policy and Plan.

Follow-up Action

GWP-C, under its Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) will continue to support the Ministry in working towards finalisation and implementation of the Jamaica National Water Policy and Plan.

GWP-C Gains Two New Partners

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) continues to grow, having recently gained two (2) new partners during the month of May. These partners include:

1. Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) Inc. - The Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) Inc. is based in St. Lucia and its main objective is to abstract and process raw water and distribute potable water to meet the needs of the country sustainably. Furthermore in the case of wastewater it works to convey, treat and dispose effluent and sludge in accordance with health standards. One of the company’s current activities involves the development of a strategic/investment plan for improving water quality of rural water systems. Additionally, some of the WASCO’s 2014 objectives include:

- Reducing non-revenue water. - Undertaking a comprehensive meterisation programme. - New supplies and connections island-wide. - Develop a master plan jointly with the government of St. Lucia; among others.

2. NWC New World Consultants - The NWC New World Consultants is a private international organisation that provides advisory services on emerging markets. The organisation has its main offices in Belize, London and Barbados. The organisation works primarily in the environment sector and some of its core competencies include:

 Strategy Formulation and Market Research  Feasibility Studies  Capital Raising  Business Advisory Work  Physical Development Planning  Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation  Operations, Systems and Business Process Design  Environmental Impact Assessment

 Carbon Footprint Estimates  Sustainability Planning

The organisation comprises of experts with detailed knowledge of Caribbean water issues. The organisation has contributed to various projects and activities in the Caribbean related to:

- The development of a system of Protect Areas including locations specifically designated to protect ground water resources. - Protection of rivers from unregulated quarrying. - The development of groundwater quality monitoring programmes and developing policy for pollution control. - Refurbishing and expanding water treatment plants.

Coming Events

GWP-C to Hold 9th Annual General Meeting in Trinidad

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) will be hosting its 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 29th, 2014 in Trinidad at the Radisson Hotel. The AGM is essential to the functioning of the GWP-C as it is the main platform whereby GWP-C Partners are able to provide key inputs to inform the strategic direction of the organisation.

GWP-C to Host 2014 GWP Consulting Partners Meeting in Trinidad

Each year, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) holds an Annual Consulting Partners (CP) Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden home of the global Secretariat. The CP Meeting is a consultative approach in which Partners recommend actions to be taken, which is fundamental to the operation of the GWP network, which spans over 2,900 partner organisations in more than 180 countries.

This year, the 2014 GWP Consulting Partners Meeting will for the first time be held outside of Stockholm and in Trinidad and Tobago on June 27th - 28th, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. The theme of this year´s meeting is "GWP Strategy Towards 2020: Addressing Thematic Issues.” As the Caribbean Regional Water Partnership of the GWP, the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) will be the host of the 2014 Consulting Partners Meeting.

CENTRAL AFRICA

International Environment Day

As a prelude to the International Environment Day "Radio Environment", the Broadcasting house of IUCN in Cameroon, held on June 4 in Yaounde an event whose theme was: "RAISE YOUR VOICE AND NOT THE SEA LEVEL ". The event was divided into several activities, namely: conference-debates, exhibitions, documentary films. Activities related to the International Environment Day were under the patronage of the Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development.

The various topics covered during the day were:

• URBAN SANITATION AND WASTE PLASTICS

• REDD + MECHANISM

• WILDLIFE CRIME

• FOREST CERTIFICATION.

GWP-CAf took part in this day through the animation of a booth. More than 200 people, including the Minister of the Environment, visited the booth. It was an opportunity to present the GWP-CAf through its programs and activities in the region and Cameroon.

CENTRAL AMERICA

MONTHLY REPORT May 2014

1. Towards ensuring local implementation of IWRM

Recognizing the importance of supporting local water leaders, GWP Central America has been working towards providing spaces for the exchange of knowledge and capacity building, especially of those who work at the local level. In 2013, GWP Central America supported the Central American Freshwater Action Networks, in the organization of the II Community Water and Sanitation Fair. And at the end of 2013, GWP Central America published the "Guide to the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at the municipal level".

GWP Central America, together with Alianza por el Agua organized a regional workshop held in San Salvador on March 13, 2014 with the purpose to “train the trainers” of upcoming national workshops

This past month of May, GWP Honduras and GWP Panamá, together with Alianza por el Agua, carried out local training workshops with municipalities, NGO´s and other organizations that work at the local level. The participants learned that by implementing the IWRM approach at the municipal level, they can move towards better management, use and conservation of their water resources. They also gained skills for the development of municipal plans that minimize the negative impacts caused by the community and productive activities at the municipal water resources. 19

GWP Honduras carried out their workshop in Choluteca, Honduras (south of Honduras, part of the Dry Corridor of Central America), May 6 and 7, with the participation of 25 representatives of the Municipal Environmental Units of the basins of the rivers Goascorán, Choluteca, Nacaome and Sampile.

The workshop in Panama was held on May 9th, in the San Carlos district of Panama province. This activity included the participation of the deputy mayor of the district, as well as representatives of other local government entities, civil society and NGOs. They had a total of 21 participants.

Similar workshops will be held soon in the other Central American countries. ***** The guide can be downloaded at: http://www.gwp.org/es/GWP-Centroamerica/NOTICIAS/Guia-GIRH- para-municipalidades/ Alianza por el Agua produced an animated edition of the guide, based on our document, and can be seen at: http://www.gwp.org/es/GWP-Centroamerica/NOTICIAS/Guia-GIRH-para- municipalidades/GIRH-Proceso-para-asegurar-al-agua-de-hoy-y-del-futuro-en-los-municipios/

2. The pilot projects from El Salvador and Nicaragua have begun

As part of the Water, Climate and Development Programme of GWP Central America, six pilot projects have been identified. The projects from El Salvador and Nicaragua, have initiated their action plan in this month of May. The pilot projects, will be carried out throughout this year and will serve as examples of innovative and replicable solutions at the Central American region, considering common problems and varying degrees of vulnerability to climate change exhibited in the region.

The pilot project of El Salvador is entitled “Capacity building in IWRM and risk management in two transboundary watersheds”, this project is being implemented in the Metapán municipality, where seasonal hunger is affected by recurrent droughts, and economic loss when the Angue River and Ostúa

River flood the area, in the rainy season. The project aims to help farmers implement IWRM practices to reduce their vulnerability to drought and train local leaders in disaster management to help cope with floods.

In Nicaragua the project will introduce an ecosystem adaptation approach to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Lake Moyua of Nicaragua. The aim is to implement conservation actions that will ultimately impact the possibilities for ecotourism in the future. The wetland were the project is located (Playitas-Moyua-Tecomapa lake system) is part of the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Save the date! June 13, 2014 3. Virtual launch of the “Manual for journalists and communicators on the coverage and approach of the Integrated Water Resources Management”

This document is a joint effort of GWP Central and South America and its goal is to strengthen the knowledge of environmentalist journalists and media of Latin America, on water issues.

The document includes an explanation of IWRM, which is illustrated with various Latin American experiences, in which the communication processes described include public participation in the implementation of this approach. The guide also includes tips that facilitate communication in stories related to water management issues.

The official launch will be a virtual event with the participation of Steven Downey, head of Communications of GWP, the regional coordinators of Central and South America, as well as the two journalists who contributed to the document.

More information: manualgirh.wordpress.com

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

May 2014

COUNTRY WATER PARTNERSHIPS activities

GWP Lithuania

The second meeting between the Stockholm International Water Institute (Sweden), GWP-Lithuania and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Republic of Belarus on “Management of the Nemunas (Neman) river basin with the accent to water and energy nexus” was held on 14-16 May 2014 in Minsk.

18 participants from GWP Lithuania, Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm Environment Institute and Belarus water and energy institutions continued the discussion on the same topic which was started on 5-6 February in Vilnius, Lithuania. The needs and ways of cooperation in the preparation of joint Nemunas river basin management plans with the focus on water and energy nexus was the main theme of discussions.

During the first day of the meeting the representatives from participating countries (Sweden, Lithuania and Belarus) had nine presentations in which they shared their experience in managing water and energy issues and discussed possibilities of joining this experience together. The importance of political dialogue between the countries was highlighted. The participants also agreed that technical cooperation and search of investment sources is a prerequisite for the future dialogue between the countries.

On the second day there were organised visits to thermal and small hydropower plants located nearby capital city of Minsk.

Photo credit: Bernardas Paukstys

GWP Hungary

 17 May 2014: The finale of the Danube box competition was organized by GWP Hungary with seven teams in both age groups in the Hungarian Geological and Geophysical Institute. The first three teams in both age groups were awarded by a camping stay during the coming summer. The competition was supported by Coca Cola, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Human Resources. Prizes were handed over by Ms Ágnes Kovács Olympic champion (swimming), chairperson of the Hungarian Olympic DAM Hungary, 2014: Water footprint – what should I select? Committee’s Subcommittee on Environmental Protection and

Sustainable Development (see attached pictures).  Entries for the DAM competition were evaluated by the jury.  31 May 2014: The national finale of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize was organized by GWP Hungary in the role of a national organiser. Students of secondary schools from different parts of the country submitted 13 entries in English for the competition, dealing with different topics, like surface water bodies, drinking water issues, groundwater, water in karst areas, industrial pollution, etc. with local and global perspectives.  The jury chaired by Professor László Somlyódy member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences reviewed thoroughly all the projects. Other members of the jury included leading experts of the Hungarian water sector. The jury selected five entries for the national final held on 31 May Millenáris park (the venue of the 2013 Budapest Water Summit). The finalists had to prepare A0 posters displaying the results of their projects. During the final the contestants orally presented their main findings and answered to the jury’s questions. Approximately 15 minutes time per team was allocated. Presentations and interviews were conducted in English.  The jury’s decision about the winner was based on the same judging criteria as used during the international final (Relevance, Creativity, Methodology, Subject Knowledge, Practical Skills, Report and Presentation), considering both the written version of the project and the presentation including the interview.  The SJWP – Hungary 2014 winner is a team of three students of Eötvös József secondary school of Tata city: Claudia Li, Lívia Mayer and Nikolett Sebestyén. The title of their project was “Our water is our future”. It dealt with a topical issue: the water drinking habits of people, rising international awareness to the proper water consumption. Their method applied was creative; the use of web based questionnaires was innovative. It widened the focus towards international level. The paper showed a good planning and precise preparation of an international survey of

twinning European secondary school students. The interpretation of the questionnaires was remarkable. The analysis of the Tata city water quality however did not organically fit into the whole context.  The winner team will represent Hungary in the international final that will take place in the framework of the World Water Week on 31 August-5 September 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden.  All finalists received diplomas and recognition on stage. The assisting teachers of the finalists also received recognition.  21-22 May 2014: International Rainwater Management Conference organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers and Hungarian Hydrological Society and supported by HAURATON. József Gayer delivered the keynote lecture on Trends of Urban Drainage on behalf of GWP Hungary.  A bilingual flyer on GWP Hungary was issued (attached) featuring the main activities of the country water partnership.  The GWP Hungary homepage is being updated regularly.

GWP Slovenia GWP Slovenia organised the annual Danube Art Master 1st place competition again in 2014. The deadline for submission of Knot of cooperation and friendship sculptures was 15 May. The total of 65 sculptures was received. They were created by 165 scholars with the help of 20 mentors from 19 primary schools. The evaluation committee consisting of members from the GWP Slovenia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the National education institute of the Republic of Slovenia and Park Škocjan caves. The selection of the winners was very difficult because of the high quality and creativity of most of the work. At the end, 4 awards were granted (two second places) and 6 praises. GWP Slovenia prepared a leaflet for the schools, where the pupils could find more information about the 2nd place Dragonfly at the water competition as it was in previous years and this year the response was much better than last year, when the contest was attended by 7 schools only. The award ceremony and the final event was organized on 30 May in Ljubljana. Originally it was planned that this event would be organized in cooperation with the Youth parliament in Sava river basin. However, Sava Commission (ISRBC) decided that the budget designed for this year's Youth Parliament will be given to help the 24

people affected by the worst floods in a century or even longer period in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. Some experts are already talking about the millennium floods in this region. The children and mentors were invited to Ljubljana Botanical garden. They also had two workshops, for younger children origami workshop and for older ones microscope observation of small animals and plants. At the end they returned to the center of the city by boat, which was very delightful for them.

GWP Romania

 The works in accordance with the Integrated Drought Management Program project planning continued within the CWP team and together with the National Administration for Meteorology our main partner within the project and also with their associated partners. The works were continued within activity 5.4, then also, for the activity 1.3, for task 2.2 -NCD/ the 2nd planned workshop within the IDMP, to be done in 2014, by CWP- Romania and its partners. Under these packages of activities we will try to respond asap the next steps will be started, all included in the ToDo list and to present our comments to the main outcome of WP2 -activity 2, the Guidelines IDMP CEE activity IDMP developed under the activity 2.1 and also for the other activities. We are interested to get them in accordance with the agreed timing, an also in order to get the necessary information will need and use for the presentation of final draft to our interested stakeholders, and in this way to prepare our comments and recommendations for the second dialogue that we planned to be held in October 2014

 During the May month the GWP- Romania has delivered the finalized narrative reports to the other participants from the institutions that attended to National Consultation Dialogue and also to our Consulting Partners and asking in the same time for their preparation for the second open discussions, in the 2nd NCD - National Consultations.

 After the translation finalization and inclusion in CWP’s site of the GWP Background book volume 17in the months before, in this month the GWP volume 18: “The Economic Value of Moving Toward a More Secure World” was finished, also the language checking and proof-reading, plus their editorial formatting in the pattern of original version, and now is ready available for use by our many partners being available on GWP-Romania’s website.

Next Steps and Outcome: In order to keep our good relations with the partners units involved in the new generation of young specialists education we are keeping them informed with all news related to Water Management and Engineering as part of IWRM training/ implementation, this being one of the first priorities of our association. In this regard we are informing them about all news that we are posting on the sites this being part of the dissemination and awareness campaign about the

GWP/GWPCEE and GWP-Romanian publications and inviting the trainer professors to use them in the learning process.

 As we already informed the partners and contacts about the new GWP Strategy for 2014-2019 period under the theme: “Towards the 2020”, we started the translation in Romanian language of this new important directory documents of GWP. As soon as it is be finalized, it will be posted on our CWP site and partners from the all groups we have contacts will be informed about the new GWP document. About its English version most of partners were informed already during different workshops gatherings we had this part of the year.

Next Steps and Outcome: All these activities helps to the increase of GWP visibility from all levels, global, regional and national. These is achieved through the constant advertising of these publications included in the Romanian CWP site, and we are trying to do that as regularly as possible and the best occasions are the different events/gatherings where GWP- RO and its partners meets and/or in the different sessions, where the partners and/or different potential users meet the GWP association members.  Administrative activities: o Works for the CWP site update, with the new translated documents related to IWRM. o Report links to the site where the presentations and reports can be downloaded after being sent to Secretariat

GWP Ukraine

Awareness raising activities:

Regional Workshop “Plans for approximation of Ukraine’s environmental legislation to EU law in water sector”. On May 16, 2014 the EU-funded Technical Assistance Project “Complementary Support to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine for the Sector Budget Support Implementation” (SBS) held a raising awareness regional seminar in Kyiv “Plans for approximation of Ukraine’s environmental legislation to EU law (sector of “Water quality and water resource management, including marine environment”)". The seminar was opened by Mr. Vasyl Stashuk, Head of the State Water Management Agency of Ukraine. Introductory presentations included an overview of Chapter 6 “Environment” of the EU – Ukraine Association Agreement and the development of the National Approximation Strategy. Fundamental discussion on steps required to implement each of six water sector Directives of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement followed. The participants also had an opportunity to learn Serbia’s experience in the field of institutional structure transformation in the course of EU accession, in particular, in water

sector, and look into peculiarities of public involvement in tackling problems in the area of water management in Ukraine. The presentations were made by experts, guest speakers from Serbia and Belarus, three different authorities and two academic institutions of Ukraine. More than 100 participants represented ministries, state agencies, regional state administrations, local water management authorities, river basin management units, water users associations, science, academia, partner projects, IGOs and NGOs. Anna Tsvietkova, UNENGO “MAMA-86” - GWP -UA was a panelist and presented the issue “Public participation in water resource management: Directives requirements and practice”

International Conference on Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus International Conference on Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus took place in Bonn, Germany on May 19th and 20th 2014. The work of the Conference was organized in the form of Plenary panel discussions as well as discussions in the parallel sessions (see the Program and the statement of the Conference).

Andriy Demydenko, GWP-UA has participated in the Conference on behalf of Country Water Partnerships from Moldova and Ukraine, which collaborate, in particular, within two projects on the transboundary river Dniester that they share. Both projects supported, respectively, by WMO-GWP

EE activity IDMP and IFMP, present, as far as we are concerned, good examples of cooperation within WEF nexus. One project - Upgrading agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting in the Dniester River Basin (presented as a poster), present water-food nexus, another project - Hydrometeorological modeling IDMP C IDMP in the Carpathian region as the basis for water resources adaptation to climate uncertainties (attached is the abstract submitted for WWW in Stockholm), present examples of practical trade-offs between flood protection and hydropower energy production.

OUTCOMES The IDMP and first results of pilots in Moldova and Ukraine were presented as poster presentation by GWP –UA Member at the International Nexus Conference in Bonn. Discussions around poster were rather lively. Common denominator of the discussions was that such modeling exercises of trade-offs within WEF nexus deserve further support as they present real practical instruments for the involvement of stakeholders from different sectors in real decision making in the countries in transition where other mechanisms like River Basin Management Planning in accordance with EU Water Framework Directive are not enforced.

NEWS that increased the visibility or enhanced the reputation of GWP. Poster presentation of IDMP and its pilots contributed into visibility of the IDMP and GWP CEE at the main NEXUS International conference which contribute into global policy making process on the issue. COMING EVENTS that the GWP Network should be aware of.

In June the work will be focused on preparation of the booklet on new agro-climatic zoning of Ukraine territory and completion of the report on EU indexes analysis and application for updating the maps of agro-climatic zoning of Ukraine territory and the Dniester river basin.

IDMP CEE activities

1) IDMP CEE was presented in a poster session at International Conference on Sustainability in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Bonn, Germany from 19-20 May 2014. Andriy Demydenko has participated in the Conference on behalf of Country Water Partnerships from Moldova and Ukraine, which collaborate, in particular, within two projects on the transboundary river Dniester that they share. Both projects supported by WMO-GWP IDMP and IFMP, present good examples of cooperation within WEF nexus. Special focus was put on one of the IDMP CEE demonstration project “Upgrading agricultural drought monitoring and forecasting in the Dniester River Basin” (act. 5.6) for which a special poster was prepared.

More about this event in BTOR.

2) The Programme Manager Sabina Bokal participated at the Interreg IVC thematic capitalisation event “Policy sharing, policy learning” in Brussels on 22 May 2014. Over the last seven years, the INTERREG IVC programme has been enabling institutions all over Europe – over 2000 in total – to learn through cooperation across 204 different interregional projects aimed at improving regional policies. For two years a team of thematic experts have been analysing benchmarking and capitalising on the wealth of the knowledge generated by projects working on similar regional development issues. Focus of the event was on presentation of the policy recommendations and lessons learnt from the analysis of all implemented projects.

More about this event in BTOR.

3) Implementation guide on drought information exchange platform was finalized (act. 1.3). This document provides partners (which were also contributors of the data) with information on already existing platform JRS’s European Drought Observatory, its use and technical details (how to integrate national data into this platform). Primary goal of this activity is to enable countries to participate in exchange of data, relevant for detecting drought onset and analysing its magnitude.

4) The first draft of the Guidelines for preparation of the Drought Management Plans will be prepared till the end of June. This draft will be the main point of the discussion on the 2nd cycle of the National Consultation Dialogues (September, October 2014). Activity leader is also preparing instructions for the 2nd cycle (objectives and further steps) with the template for providing national experiences into the Guidelines.

5) Partners within demonstration project “Natural small water retention measures” (act. 5.3) have developed draft guidelines (first four chapters) which give an overview of the needs and possible ways to improve the landscape capacity for storing water. There is information on technical and non- technical measures which can be sued in order to store the water at its origin. The role of small water retention as well as tools for choosing the best location has been also introduced. Template for collecting best practices has been sent around to all 10 countries to enrich the guidelines with experiences from outer countries.

6) All other demonstration projects are going according to the plan. Most of them will have their “partly” results ready till the end of June.

7) Article “From national to regional plans – the Integrated Drought Management Programme of the Global Water Partnership for Central and Eastern Europe” which was prepared for the last year High- level meeting on national drought policy was published in Weather and Climate Extremes and can be read here.

GWP CEE Secretariat activities

In May GWP CEE Secretariat was dealing mainly with:  The article about the new GWP strategy in the Slovak Water Management Journal (Vodohospodarsky spravodajca) was published.  Ongoing preparations and organisational tasks for Danube Art Master and Danube Day 2014  IDMP CEE video concept preparation and selection of agency.  12-13 May - Regional Coordinator Richard Muller attended a conference on the new European Centre for River Restoration strategy at Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego in Warsaw, Poland. The goal of the meeting was discuss possible cooperation and participation at The 6th edition of the European River Restoration Conference, integrated with the Final event of the SEE River project, will be held from 27 - 29 October in TechGate in Vienna. Photostream on Flickr.  19 May - Regional Coordinator Richard Muller attended the Preview Session of the Kick-off meeting, European Regional Process for World Water Forum 2015. GWP Central and Eastern Europe had a presentation in the introductory part about second round of National Consultations on Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda–phase II. The goal of the meeting was to discuss water challenges in Europe and contributions to World Water Forum - select key topics and events, engage stakeholders

and link up with ongoing European activities. Participants agreed on the following 5 topics for European Regional Process for World Water Forum: 1. Water efficiency 2. Trans-boundary water issues 3. Implementation of European Union directives 4. Climate change 5. Urbanisation and water in cities  26-30 May – GWP Bulgaria Galia Bardarska and Regional Coordinator Richard Muller attended the Istanbul International Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Turkey, and Turkish Water Institute organized three days event in Halic Congress Centre, Istanbul. The third Istanbul International Water Forum was focused on two subjects: “Water Security” and “Legal Aspects of Water”.

CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS

Section 1: Regional Secretariat

1.1. Cooperation with South Korea In accordance with the Protocol of Intentions signed on 20th December 2013 between the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and Korean Institute of Construction Technology (KICT) about development of information system for water sector of Uzbekistan, Regional Secretariat of GWP CACENA arranged a working visit of KICT delegation to Uzbekistan during 11-18 May 2014. The delegation included Dr. Kim Hyun Jun, Director of Department in KICT, Dr. Hong Ilpyo, Project Manager and Mr. Lee Joonseok, IT Expert. http://www.gwp.org/en/CACENA/News/GWP-CACENA-actively-promotes-cooperation-with-South-Korea/

1.2. Regional high-level conference in Almaty On 27-28 May 2014 in Almaty, Kazakhstan there was held the Regional Conference "Prospects of water resources management in Central Asia: From the river basin approach to regional cooperation". This event was summarizing two regional programs: the project "Water management and river basin organizations in Central Asia » (WMBOCA), funded by the European Union, and the second phase of the Programme "Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia", supported by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany. The purpose of the meeting was to share knowledge and experience gained in the implementation of these programs, as well as identify future directions for cooperation on the sustainable management of water resources in Central Asia, in particular in the framework of the proposed third phase (2015-2017) of the program the German Foreign Ministry . At the meeting at the highest level were presented water authorities of Central Asian countries, regional organizations (EC IFAS , ICWC, CAREC) and international partners (GIZ, EU, UNECE, SDC, UN Centre for Preventive Diplomacy, GWP CACENA and others). The conference was attended by Vadim Sokolov, Regional Coordinator GWP CACENA.

On the first day of the meeting there were discussed the lessons from the river basin planning in the countries of Central Asia, with a focus on the Aral-Syrdarya basin in Kazakhstan, the Murghab River Basin in Turkmenistan, 30

Padshaota basin in Uzbekistan and the Isfara river shared by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. In particular, they highlighted details of results on the creation of basin councils and preparation of basin plans. Among the positive aspects of the activities carried out with the support from the German Foreign Ministry and the European Union, noted the following:

 Maximum involvement of local professionals to gain ownership of introducing modifications;  Coordination of the various donors at the basin level, where the main work was carried out, to avoid duplication and distribution of responsibility for the final result ;  The rejection of the introduction of new solutions in favor of the development of specific traditional solutions for river basin by the concerned parties.

Representatives of countries and regional organizations have the opportunity to share their ideas on future directions of cooperation that require support from development partners. In particular, the acting EC IFAS Chairman, Mr. Khamrayev noted the need to support the activities of the executive bodies of IFAS; further strengthening of human resources and improve information support decision-making in the field of water resources management at the national, basin and regional levels; continued work on the safety of hydraulic structures. Chairman of the Committee for Water Resources of Kazakhstan Mr. Abishev identified the following priority areas: the creation of an information system and monitoring of water quality; Development forecasts for future development based on modeling; continued work on regional arrangements; development of long-term vision of water and energy resources in the region. Director General of the Department of Water Resources and Land Reclamation of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Tashtanaliev noted the need to continue work under the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on transboundary rivers. Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan Mr. Rakhimov outlined the following priority areas: strengthening the capacity of regional institutions, including the Secretariat of ICWC; bringing to an agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on transboundary rivers; implementation of national projects for small hydroelectric power stations, as well as feasibility studies for medium and large hydropower plants; support the reform process in the water sector in Tajikistan, including strengthening the capacity of the newly created service safety of hydraulic structures; and the need for investment in infrastructure projects. Head of Department of the Ministry of Water Resources of Turkmenistan Mr. Khanmedov among the priorities for future cooperation called the need for a regional project on water quality monitoring; strengthening of monitoring water-salt regime by examining the European experience; introduction of modern methods of hydrometric and strengthening cooperation on the basis of universally recognized principles of international law.

GWP CACENA Regional Coordinator and Deputy Director of SIC ICWC Dr. Vadim Sokolov encouraged donors, along with the implementation of national and bilateral interstate projects, to pay more attention to the need for regional multilateral projects. The benchmark for such projects could be three documents adopted at the 63d meeting of ICWC in April 2014 - Implementation Plan of ICWC Strengthening, Concept on Development Information Network for Water Management in Central Asia, and Strategy to build educational capacity in integrated management water resources in Central Asia. Dr. Sokolov also noted the need to develop activities of monitoring of the Priaralie zone, creating water users associations for the Priaralye zone. Important direction - establishing a system of knowledge transfer to farmers, which was developed jointly with the SDC in the Fergana Valley - turn it into an extensive system of advisory service over the region.

In a parallel way, on May 27, 2014 at the Kazakh National Technical University named after Satpaev there was held a Scientific-Practical Conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Prof. Nariman Kipshakbaev (CWP- Kazakhstan Coordinator) on "Actual problems of water management and water conservation." GWP CACENA Regional Coordinator Dr. Vadim Sokolov did a presentation to the conference about GWP’s activities in the region and delivered sincerely congratulations to Prof. Kipshakbaev on behalf of all GWP family.

Panel discussion of basin representatives during the Conference

Working moments of the Conference

Members of ICWC delivered sincerely congratulations to Prof. Kipshakbaev with his 80-years anniversary

High level panel at the Conference, representing EC IFAS (Khamraev), UNECE (Vasiliev), UNCPDCA (Yencha), SDC (Umberth) and GWP CACENA (Sokolov)

1.3. Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum: Moving Towards Regional Climate Resilience GWP CACENA representatives took part in the 2nd Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum held on 12-15 May 2014 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The 2nd Annual Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum: Moving Towards Regional Climate Resilience continued to promote knowledge and experience sharing among policy makers and practitioners, international experts and other stakeholders (including research and knowledge institutions), on cooperative solutions for resilience at national and regional levels. The Forum span was across 3 days with the first two days consisting of technical discussions combining regional and international experiences in climate-smart development, integrated water resource management, and disaster-risk management. The last day of the Forum consisted of a high-level discussion on a possible Climate Resilience Program that aims at a concerted, systematic and integrated landscape approach at the national as well as regional scales. The second forum brought together policy- makers and practitioners from Central Asian governments (Ministries of Environment, Economy, and Finance), external experts, national and regional learning institutions, universities, civil society organizations, development partners, organizations as well as other stakeholders interested in climate resilient development.

Section 2: CWP- Armenia

2.1. The Steering Committee meeting on the National Dialogue on IWRM in Armenia On 6 May 2014, CWP-Armenia participated in the Steering Committee meeting on the National Dialogue on IWRM in Armenia that was organized by the Agency on Water Resources Management at the Ministry of Environment Protection of Armenia. The report about the demonstration project "Creation of decentralized system for wastewater treatment in the Parakar village in the Armavir marza in Armenia" within the Water, Climate and Development Programme for Central Asia and Caucasus (WACDEP CACENA) was done by CWP- Armenia.

Applying the wastewater treatment technology used in the Parakar village to other communities in Armenia within international projects was discussed.

The Steering Committee meeting on the National Dialogue on IWRM in Armenia

2.2. The kickoff workshop on the project "Promoting dialogue between the management system and NGOs within implementation of the "Post-Rio +20" process in Armenia"

On 25 May 2014, CWP-Armenia took part in the kickoff workshop on the project "Promoting dialogue between the management system and NGOs within implementation of the "Post-Rio +20" process in Armenia". This project is being implemented by the CWP-Armenia partner - Association "For sustainable human development" within IHP (GEF).

Representative of CWP-Armenia was appointed a member of the inter-departmental commission on coordination of implementing resolutions of the Rio+20 in Armenia (the subcommission "Sustainable water resources management").

Currently Association is preparing the project on water resources that will include all the "hot spots" on water resources management and use (particularly, issues on wastewater treatment plant construction, rehabilitation of Sevan lake, groundwater protection in the Ararat valley etc.).

The kickoff workshop on the project "Promoting dialogue between the management system and NGOs within implementation of the "Post-Rio +20" process in Armenia"

2.3. WACDEP CACENA in Armenia The construction works are going on a full scale. Currently the sedimentation tank of concrete and the sludge bank are being constructed.

the sludge bank construction

control well drainage tubes

2.4. The training tour in Brussels As a member of the "Climate Forum East" project financed by EU, Austria Development Agency, Austria Red Cross and the World Wildlife Fund, CWP-Armenia participated in the training tour held in Brussels on 11-15 May 2014. The training tour was organized for representatives from 6 countries - the project participants (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova). The goal was to make aware of the Red Cross activity in Brussels and Vienna, EU organization structure and Parliament, coordination of East-Europe neighbourhoods, etc.

The regional project on climate change adaptation for 2 years in 6 countries was presented.

Training in Brussels

2.5. Best practice in Armenia According to request of coordinator of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Armenia, CWP-Armenia prepared "Review of implementation effectiveness: best practice in Armenia". The project implemented in Parakar was presented as a best practice on rehabilitation of degraded agricultural lands in rural areas.

Section 3: CWP- Georgia

3.1. Workshop “Counting our gains: Sharing experiences on identifying, assessing and communicating the benefits of transboundary water cooperation”

CWP-Georgia took part in the Workshop on benefits of transboundary water cooperation “counting our gains” held on 22 - 23 May 2014 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

The Workshop was organized under the leadership of the Government of Estonia, funded by Estonia, Switzerland and Luxembourg, with the support of the UNECE secretariat in partnership with UNESCO.

This workshop brought together professionals, from all over the world (more than from 80 countries), working on transboundary water cooperation, to discuss the wide variety of potential benefits of transboundary water cooperation as well as the opportunities for further engaging into cooperation by broadening its scope.

In line with to the holistic approach to cooperation of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the workshop consider the environmental, social, economic and geopolitical dimensions of transboundary water cooperation.

The outcomes of the workshop are contribution to the further elaboration of the Policy Guidance Note. The Note will support Governments and other actors in realizing the potential of transboundary water cooperation by providing an overview of the full set of potential benefits that can be exploited, an introduction to how the specific benefits can be assessed, and guidance on how the assessment of benefits can be integrated into policy processes.

3.2. CWP-Georgia's activity within WACDEP CACENA During April-May 2014 CWP-Georgia jointly with the Greens Movement of Georgia conducted a lot of seminars and meetings within the "Clean Up Georgia" campaign in various provinces of Georgia. The total number of

participants - 300.

3.3. New campaign "Blue Spring"

The "Blue Spring" campaign was initiated by CWP-Georgia during the World Water Day. The aim is to save and clean up water bodies, springs, small rivers by means of broad involving of public. CWP-Georgia jointly with the Greens Movement of Georgia, NGO "Orhis", and NGO "Ecovision" conducted a lot of actions on cleaning up river banks and springs in the various regions in Georgia. The campaign is continuing.

The total number of participants - more than 2000. It was decided to celebrate 17 May as the Alazan River Protection Day. The Alazan river is a biggest tributary of the Kura river and is a transboundary river between Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Section 4: CWP- Kazakhstan

4.1. Scientific-Practical Conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Prof. Nariman Kipshakbaev On May 27, 2014 at the Kazakh National Technical University named after Satpaev there was held a Scientific- Practical Conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Prof. Nariman Kipshakbaev (CWP-Kazakhstan Coordinator) on "Actual problems of water management and water conservation." This conference was organized by CWP-Kazakhstan jointly with the Committee on Water Resources at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh National Technical University named after Satpaev and IFAS.

Representatives of international, national, industrial, scientific, educational and public organizations attended this conference.

The collection of articles "Actual problems of water resources management and water saving" was issued within the conference. The special issue of the journal "Water management of Kazakhstan" devoted to the 80th anniversary of Prof. Kipshakbaev (CWP-Kazakhstan Chair) as well as the monograph "Management of water use and protection" by Prof. Kipshakbaev were published.

4.2. Seminar "Good drinking water"

Partners of CWP-Kazakhstan took part in the Seminar "Good drinking water for rural areas in Almatinskaya and Akmolinskaya provinces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" organized by the Public Fund "Center on promotion of sustainable development". Mr. Petrakov I. made a presentation "Potable Water Supply Solutions in the National Program on Water Resources Management in Kazakhstan for 2014-2020".

4.3.WACDEP CACENA in Kazakhstan Implementation of the demonstration project "Drought Risk Management: IWRM solutions on water demand regulation in irrigation" is going according to the work plan. Water expert Sagimbaev S.I. and Agronomist Tautenov I. regularly observe the pilot plot (. Specialists of the Research Institute of Rice also make observation on air, wind, humidity etc. The conditioned mid-ripening variety of rice ("Yantar") was sown in the pilot plot. The land reclamation and treatment works were implemented as well fertilizers (ammophos and carbamide - 200 kg/ha) were introduced.

Rice variety "Yantar" was sown on the land area of 18 hectares belonging to the Limited Partnership "Shagan- Jer" (seeding rate - 270 kg/ha; total: 5000 kg). Sowing date: 22 - 23 May 2014. The paddy field was flooded on 23 May 2014 with water rate 6,5 thousand m3/ha: soil temperature - 19o C; air temperature - 33 oC; air humidity - 25%.

Section 5: CWP- Tajikistan

5.1. National training (first stage) "Integrated Water Resources Management" On 17 April 2014, CWP-Tajikistan jointly with the Hydro Land Reclaiming Department of the Tajik Agrarian University named after Shotemura conducted the National training on IWRM for students, masters of science and PhD students, applicants for PhD, and teachers. The aim was to increase knowledge and awareness in the IWRM field as well as to develop joint actions on IWRM implementation in Tajikistan.

5.2. The workshop "Third National Report of the Republic of Tajikistan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change" On 30 April 2014, CWP-Tajikistan jointly with TajikHYDROMET under support of UNDP organized the workshop "Third National Report of the Republic of Tajikistan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change" for decision-makers, organizations working on climate change problems (total: 20 participants). The aim was to analyze progress and completion of the final version of the Third National Report of the Republic of Tajikistan on Climate Change.

5.3. Publication "Water, Climate and Development in Tajikistan"

Publication "Water, Climate and Development in Tajikistan" was issued in the framework of the International Conference "Modern problems of water management and communication systems and ecology" held on 14-15 April 20145 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mr. Pulatov Ya., CWP-Tajikistan Chair, is a co-author.

5.4. WACDEP CACENA in Tajikistan The field seminar "Testing and evaluation of demonstration sites within the Water, Climate and Development Programme was held by CWP-Tajikistan on 28 April 2014 in "Ziroatkor" farm (Gissarsky province). This seminar was organized for project executors and farmers (total: 14 people) in order to test demonstration sites and evaluate and analyze the project work plan.

5.5. Practical seminar on monitoring and assessment of main indicators of the Climate Investment Fund CWP-Tajikistan participated in the practical seminar on monitoring and assessment of main indicators of the Climate Investment Fund held on 6 May 2014 in the Ismailitsky Centre in Dushanbe. This seminar was organized by the Environment Protection Committee at the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan within ADB project (TA 8090 TAJ). The aim: capacity building for climate change adaptation; further steps on monitoring and assessment of main characteristics and key indicators for national planning. This seminar was intended for the planning organizations, departments on investment, donors supporting projects on climate change.

5.6. The organizing committee meeting On 7 May 2014 CWP-Tajikistan participated in the organizing committee meeting on preparing and conducting the International Conference "Transboundary cooperation on decreasing anthropogenic impact on the environment: problems and ways to solve" organized by the Environment Protection Committee at the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The aim: preliminary discussion of the draft conference program.

5.7. WACDEP CACENA in Tajikistan The field seminar "Progress on implementation and assessment of the demonstration project within WACDEP CACENA in Tajikistan" was held by CWP-Tajikistan on 11 May 2014 in the demonstration plot n1 of the "TajikNIIGIM" (Rudaki province) and the demonstration plot n2 ( "Ziroatkor" farm, Gissarsky province). Aim: Analysis of progress on implementation and assessment of the demonstration project within WACDEP CACENA 45

in Tajikistan, and considering the calendar plan. This field seminar was intended for specialists working on demonstration projects, in production sphere, as well for students and representatives of mass media and advertising of innovation technologies (total: 16 participants).

5.8. The round table "Green development in the water sector of Tajikistan" The round table "Green development in the water sector of Tajikistan" organized by the Institute of water problems, hydropower and ecology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, CWP-Tajikistan, "Green Climate Fund", Germany Development Bank, GIZ, was held on 13 May 2014 in Dushanbe. Aim: Developing cooperation on climate change; preparing proposals to the Green Climate Fund; capacity building on climate change adaptation. This round table was intended for researchers, project planners, experts and other stakeholders.

5.9. The round table "President's message to the Parliament of Tajikistan: development outlook" The round table "President's message to the Parliament of Tajikistan: development outlook" organized by the Institute of water problems, hydropower and ecology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, CWP-Tajikistan, "Chuyankaron" djamoat, was held on 14 May 2014 in "Chuyankaron" djamoat (Vakhdatsky province). Aim: Discussing the President's message, and analysis of vital problems and their solutions. This round table was intended for people living in the "Chuyankaron" djamoat (Vakhdatsky province), administration, specialists in social sphere etc.

5.10. Exhibition "Science and Practice" The Institute of water problems, hydropower and ecology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan jointly with CWP-Tajikistan organized the Exhibition "Science and Practice"that was held on 21 May 2014 in "Kokhi Vakhdat", Dushanbe. Aim: demonstration of achievements of science and industry in the field of water, hydropower, agriculture and ecology. Contracts for implementation of innovative technologies for water saving in production. More than 100 people visited this exhibition.

5.11. 6th meeting of the Steering Committee on Water Policy Dialogue in IWRM sphere in Tajikistan within the EU Water Initiative CWP-Tajikistan participated in 6th meeting of the Steering Committee on Water Policy Dialogue in IWRM sphere in Tajikistan within the EU Water Initiative, held on 23 May 2014 in the Dushanbe-Plaza. Organizers: the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan; Agency of Land Reclamation and Irrigation at the Government of Tajikistan, EU, UNECE. Aim: Analysis, evaluation and coordination of further joint action on water sector reforming and implementation of IWRM principles in Tajikistan. This meeting was intended for managers of water, agriculture, environment, energy sectors of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as representatives of international organizations.

Section 6: CWP- Turkmenistan

6.1. Pilot training for Water Managers in Turkmenistan was approved UNECE approved financial support to CWP-Turkmenistan for the pilot training for water managers in Turkmenistan (ECE/GC/2014/04/012). During the pilot training implementation the interactive training modules on IWRM will be tested for specialists who are serving the interfarm irrigation systems.

6.2. WACDEP CACENA in Turkmenistan Implementation of administrative and technical measures (mounting of irrigation system, land treatment, tillage, land grading, preplant watering, cotton sowing), collecting and processing of analytical materials.

Field works at the pilot plot

6.3. Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum: Moving Towards Regional Climate Resilience CWP-Turkmenistan took part in the Second Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum: Moving Towards Regional Climate Resilience, which convened in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 13-15 May 2014.

Section 7: CWP-Mongolia

7.1. Agreement with National Television

CWP-Mongolia together with the Parliament of Mongolia and the Magazine "Economy" agreed with Ulaanbaatar National Television about yearly program "Water & Development". The agreement will be officially signed early June 2014. This program will go to the air on 10 times per 20 minutes as discussion of water related problems in Mongolia.

7.2. Visiting the IFAT in Munich

CWP-Mongolia visited the IFAT in Munich (Germany) on 5-9 May 2014. IFAT 2014 is the largest trade fair for the environmental solutions in the world. With growing pressures on European countries to reverse years of environmental damage and to find more integrated pollution control techniques, the potential is limitless. IFAT provides a unique exhibiting venue, providing a single access point to the entire European environmental market. The visit aim was to introduce advanced wastewater treatment technology for Mongolian partners.

7.3. Meeting with partners

CWP-Mongolia together with the Tuul Basin Council organized the meeting with its partners (21 organisations) on 15 May 2014 at the Ministry of Environment and Green Development. The aim was to provide questionnaire for improving institutional capacity of RBO. The expected output is a training program for stakeholders from RBO.

7.4. Steering Committee Meeting

Members of MWP Steering Committee (17 persons) have met on 19 May 2014 in the Government building to discuss preparation to the GWP CACENA meeting in Ulaanbaatar in July this year. There was considered a celebration of the World Environment Day and the Championship for stopping pollution of rivers too.

7.5. “Green HUB Korea-2014”

On 20-23 May 2014 CWP-Mongolia attended the conference "Global Green HUB Korea-2014" held in Seoul, Korea. More than 40 countries attended this event. CWP-Mongolia has done a presentation "Water projects in Mongolia", and had a number of meetings about financing water projects in Mongolia by developing partnerships with Japan, Korea, Germany, USA, and China.

CHINA

GWP China Highlight of May

News: May 28, 2014

At the invitation of Mr. Wouter Arriens, GWP TEC Member and Senior Advisor of the Asia-Pacific Center of Water Security (APCWS), Mr. Zheng Rugang and Ms. Ma Yilin visited APCWS in Tsinghua University on May 28, 2014.

The APCWS was established by Tsinghua University in April 2010 in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and with support from the Ministry of Finance of China. The Center promotes research on water security in the context of water resources evaluation, water security strategy and climate change. Its main goal is to closely monitor the water security status of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region and promote experiences and lessons sharing to handle water crisis.

After hearing the introduction of the APCWS, Mr. Zheng informed the current activates and plans of GWP China. GWP China is going to carry out more research projects with more members involved in, it will also be a good opportunity to promote the cooperation with APCWS.

Based on the same key word “water security” shared by both GWP China and APCWS, there would be more cooperative opportunities through a variety of ways. The establishment of good relationship with other countries would be benefited if

successful experiences in water security in China could be shared by these countries. Therefore, GWP China and APCWS may work together to make things better.

According to discussion, both parties will jointly compile the “the Third Edition of Asia-Pacific Water Development Outlook” and organize other events related to the 7th World Water Forum next year.

EASTERN AFRICA

GWPEA COMMUNICATION REPORT FOR MAY 2014

GWPEA Conducted the second Regional Workshop on IWRM as a tool for Climate Adaptation, Nairobi, 19-23 May 2014

From 19-23 May 2014, the GWPEA in partnership with the Kenya Water Partnership and the Nile IWRM Net1 organized a regional training workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as a tool for adaptation to climate change. The training aimed to strengthen capacities of the countries in the Nile Basin and regional organizations for understanding climate change impacts and develop and implement adaptation programs.

The training course was attended by a total of 28 participants, mainly young water professionals from national water authorities and other sectors in the Nile basin. Participants

Figure 1: Group photo of participants in IWRM Training

1 Nile IWRM Net is a Nile Basin capacity building network for Integrated Water Resources Management founded in March 2005 as a Cap-Net affiliated regional network. Its objective is to scale up IWRM knowledge, and strengthen regional cooperation in capacity building for sustainable water resources management in the Nile Basin countries. Nile IWRM-Net currently has 138 members (individuals & institutions) from its 9 country chapters and 1 regional Secretariat each with a Coordinator. The current host of the regional secretariat is the Agency for International Development (AFID) in Uganda.

were drawn from the Nile basin countries of Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan Uganda and Somalia.

Objectives of the training

• To build capacity of participants to address challenges of climate change on water resources within the framework of Integrated Water Resources Management • To assist participants to identify opportunities for adapting to impacts of climate change by applying IWRM approaches. • To increase knowledge and understanding of the challenges posed by climate change • To provide an opportunity for sharing knowledge, experiences and best practices regarding climate change adaptation using IWRM approach

The training covered the following key areas:

 Introduction to IWRM and climate change  Understanding drivers and impacts of climate change  Climate change, water interaction and impacts to produce sectors  Dealing with uncertainities  Techniques for assessing impacts  Climate screening the water sector  Integrating climate change adaptation into water resources development and management

 IWRM as an adaptation tool Figure 2: On a study tour to Thika Dam  Field trip/study tour to Thika Dam (Ndakaini dam)  Conclusion and way forward after the training

The workshop concluded with the following recommendations:  The workshop must serve as a TOT’s tool  Participants must be pioneers of IWRM and climate change

 Participants must share information and material with others – colleagues, students, workmates, etc…  Participants must make use of the knowledge and lessons learnt in their respective fields and countries  Participants must keep on maintaining networking and information sharing after the workshop  Participants must always share good practices and home-grown initiatives across the net in IWRM and climate resilience

WACDEP Progress Report and Results of Uganda and Kenya National Consultations on water presented during 5th African Water Week Dakar, 26-31 May 2014

From 26-31 May 2014, the GWPEA team attended the Africa Water Week (AWW) convened in Dakar by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission and other development partners. The team participated in various sessions, especially those related to GWP mandate. The RC, Patrick Safari, gave a briefing on the results of national stakeholder consultations for post 2015 development agenda that were conducted in Uganda and Kenya.

The Regional Program Manager, Kidanemariam Jembere, presented the progress of the Water, Climate and Development Program (WACDEP) from its inception and throughout its implementation. The joint program of African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW) and the Global Water partnership (GWP) aims to support African countries to climate resilience through improved water management. In Eastern Africa region the program is supporting Burundi and Rwanda to implement the pilot project in Bugesera trans-boundary catchment focusing on the water-food-energy nexus.

Figure 3: Participants follow presentations at AWW meeting 52

The presentation provided the background information and described the process of identifying challenges and prioritizing interventions through a detailed and participatory situation analysis. The presentation highlighted the WACDEP’s role in supporting the demonstration of interventions for water security and climate resilience at community level, as well as the lessons learnt, such as the imperative to fully involve the local community and link interventions to national priorities and policies.

Stakeholders Hail the Role of WACDEP in Promoting Water Security and Climate Resilience in Burundi Bujumbura, 30 May 2014

The monthly meeting on water, sanitation and environment was convened by the Ministry of Water and Environment and gathered its local and international partners. The meeting specifically focused on sectorial projects and programs implementation. The chair of Burundi Water Partnership, Eng. Nkurikiye Anicet, presented the WACDEP demonstration project and its achievements. The program has already contributed to the rehabilitation of the buffer zone of Lake Cohoha, in Gaturanda and Kigina cells, Bugabira commune in Kirundo Northern Province of Burundi. Thanks to WACDEP, more than 90% of the buffer zone has already been rehabilitated through a tree planting process. Sectorial partners acknowledged WACDEP contribution to water security and climate resilience in Burundi. “My ministry and other line ministries are aware of the WACDEP program and its activities on Cohoha Lake. We appreciate the fact that it involves local communities; we urge you to do more and help Burundi with the integration of climate resilience in national development plans” said the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Environment, Remy Ndagijimana.

Figure 4: Discussions on projects and their implementation

MEDITERRANEAN

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SOUTHERN AFRICA

May 2014 Communications and Monitoring Report

1.0 Promoting Water Security through CPWF Research in the Limpopo River Basin

As a way of adding value to the CGIAR Challenge Programme for Water and Food (CPWF) research for development in the Limpopo River basin, GWP SA is collaborating with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) to package and target outputs of small scale infrastructure research undertaken in the Limpopo River basin between 2009 -2013. The collaboration will develop knowledge products for 54

specific end users and decision makers as a means of fostering regional ownership of project outputs and outcomes through national and regional dissemination events. These dissemination channels will contribute to improving governance and management of rain water in a bid to raise productivity, reduce poverty and improve livelihood adaptation in the Limpopo. The collaboration with the ARC which began in April 2014 will continue through the end of 2014.

The problem in the Limpopo

The Limpopo River Basin that is home to about 14 million people, with half living in rural areas, is prone to seasonal floods and droughts that challenge agricultural production. The Limpopo River Basin receives annual rainfall that varies between 200 and 1500mm; in dry years the upper part of the Basin flows for 40 days or less. In the more productive parts of the basin, demand does not meet the supply of the water that is available.

With many depending on rain- fed agriculture for food and income, there is a growing need to come up with strategies that support water security and promote climate resilience. It is in this regard, that the CPWF set out to improve governance and management of rain water in a bid to raise productivity, reduce poverty and improve livelihood adaptation.

The solution

In 2009, the (CPWF set out to improve governance and management of rainwater and small water infrastructure in the Limpopo basin to raise productivity, reduce poverty, and improve livelihoods resilience. Over the following four years, CPWF, led by the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and partners, coordinated five inter-connected research for development projects in the basin. The program was embedded within partnerships and networks that possessed regional legitimacy and could leverage change in this rapidly developing region.

Interventions

The following interventions were among those recommended by CPWF to help promote climate adaptation and water security within the Limpopo basin;

 To address the water security challenges faced in Limpopo River Basin, an assessment of the socio-political, economic, institutional and market forces must be carried out before any technologies aimed at improving agricultural productivity can be implemented.  Understand incentive structures for farmers to uptake specific agricultural technologies.  Given the importance of livestock in smallholder systems, farmers are encouraged to grow high nutrition fodder crops on part of their land—some of which can improve soil fertility for other crops.  Engagement of a wide range of stakeholders is critical for reaching outcomes and impact. CPWF has created platforms that link farmers with input suppliers and value chain actors who deliberate on challenges and opportunities for agricultural productivity and profitability.  Poverty mapping identified and located poor areas and provided information on social characteristics that may hinder development. This allows for much better targeting of interventions aimed at alleviating poverty and food insecurity.

 For successful interventions to achieve impact, regional and national organisations must have a say in research agendas. Aligning existing research agendas and research helps researchers contribute to outcomes and impact. To help fight poverty and adapt to climate change in the Basin, CPWF has promoted two interventions:

 Investing in water capturing and storage includes rain water harvesting technologies from roof-top to field level rain water harvesting.  Increasing water use efficiency enabling farmers to use every drop they receive by carefully managing water and soil for optimal crop nutrition. Projects implemented in the basin between 2010 and 2013

Targeting and scaling out led by Stockholm Environment Institute- helped policy makers, investors and other stakeholders to target scaling out of agriculture water management interventions to improve productivity and resilience of small farmer holders.

Small scale water infrastructure led by Agricultural Research Council- came up with solutions for improving sustainable access to water for rural populations.

Farm systems and risk management led by ICRISAT- improved water management, crop and livestock system management and agro ecosystem management.

Water governance led by WaterNet- addressed issues on water governance, water management and water rights.

Learning for innovative and adaptive management led by FANFPAN- facilitated engagement of researchers and key decision makers in the Limpopo River Basin for strengthened integrated management of water in the basin.

Beyond CPWF

A number of key organizations, such as the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) strongly supported CPWF’s approach in the Limpopo River basin, and both institutions are planning to incorporate CPWF findings into ongoing work. GWP SA will further engage with SADC, Waternet and NEPAD CoE as well as other strategic R4D partners (such as CCARDESA) on taking Research for Development forward in the region. Currently, GWP SA is strategizing and preparing the dissemination of the CPWF research outputs that were developed over the past 3 years. The knowledge products will be developed for end users and decision makers as a means of fostering regional ownership of project outputs and outcomes through partners national and regional dissemination events.

The Summary of the CPWF Research in the Limpopo River Basin may be downloaded on: http://www.gwp.org/GWP-SouthernAfrica/GWP-SA-IN-ACTION/News/Promoting-Water-Security- through-CPWF-Research-in-the-Limpopo-River-Basin-/

More information may be found on: www.waterandfood.org ; www.cgiar.org

2.0 Harnessing knowledge on increased investment in the development and management of shared watercourses

GWP SA is due to produce a number of knowledge products aimed at promoting investments in transboundary water resources management and development for water security and climate resilience. The package of knowledge products comprise a range of national and regional messages derived from the 52 regional and national studies for the SADC Transboundary Water Resources Management Programme. The messages will be packaged and disseminated in the form of media packs, information briefs, case study booklets, animated slideshows and infographics.

The messages and products will focus on the following issues: · Enhancing climate change in the region through Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (LIKSPs). The messages should provide social arguments aimed at increasing the mainstreaming of LIKSP into Climate Change adaptation. · Motivating policy harmonisation and regional cooperation through country experiences on the implementation of the SADC Regional Water Policy; · Deepening the understanding of how water resource management and development are currently being financed in the region. Promoting economic argument towards increasing investments in Water Resource Management & Development (WRM&D).

These short mix media and information products will be used to support cross-sectoral multi-stakeholder engagement in the SADC National Water Weeks. Beyond the SADC National Water Weeks, development partners shall utilize these products in various engagement processes to attract new partnerships and support in the management and development of shared watercourses. The products will be reproduced and will also be accessible online for different development partners working at different levels.

A number of limitations are often cited as hindering SADC countries endeavour to achieve an integrated approach to water resources development. The constraints and recommendations are aptly explained in the studies.

Inconsistent and inaccurate information and data on water resources are common in SADC countries and these materials will aim to resolve that problem by making accurate information and statistics readily available for decision makers. The products will therefore target academics, policy and decision makers, the media, donors and development practitioners.

A great deal of planning and implementation on IWRM has been undertaken in the SADC region. Policy dialogues have strengthened the water sector in terms of information-sharing, strategies for managing shared water courses and the development of a common water vision. A number of concerns calling for more investment in the water sector have been brought to the fore in the research papers. Although deliberate moves have been made to rationalize the use of shared watercourses in the region, concerted efforts have to be made through more dialogues, such as the upcoming SADC Water Weeks to ensure that these ideas and developments are fully implemented. 57

3.0 Regional Training of Trainers on IWRM Approach to Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures

A Training of Trainers on IWRM Approach to Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation was held on the 12- 16 May 2014 in Kinshasa. The training was organised by Cap-Net, CB-HYDRONET, WATERNET, GWP Central Africa and GWP Southern Africa, UNDP/DRC and the University of Kinshasa. The training targeted participants approximately 36 participants from the Congo Basin, lake Chad Basin and the SADC regions comprising the following It will target the following categories of professionals: Water and Natural Resource Managers at the basin level; Educators, Trainers and Lecturers looking for clear and concise tools for IWRM; implementation; Policy and Decision Makers; River Basin Organisations, Non-Government Organisations and Water User Association Groups.

The training introduced the concept of integrated water resource management, the development of integrated water resource management frameworks and conceptual models, barriers and enablers to these integrated water resource management approaches, planning and management tools and the analysis and understanding of assumptions and perspectives that underpin different models of decision making.

Discussion progressed over the days on topics such as governance to improve cross-sectoral collaboration, co-ordination and policy integration, and community and industry education and participation in integrated water resource management.

This initiative was held in an effort to support the implementation of climate change commitments in the 2008 African Union Heads of State Sharm el Sheikh Declaration on water and sanitation and supports implementation of the Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) implemented by African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) and GWP. The overall objective of the training was to develop capacity of stakeholders towards a better appreciation of climate change impacts in water resources and the ability to use IWRM approach as a tool for climate change adaptation.

GWP SA participates in Discussion on Climate, Water, Energy and Human Security in Africa

A meeting focusing on security implications of environmental change in Africa took place in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 27-29th May 2014. The workshop themed “climate, water, energy and human security in Africa” was represented by Pegasys, a partner of GWP SA, who represented key aspects of the Africa Water Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP). Pegasys is involved in the implementation of WACDEP’s work package 4, by providing support to African governments (institutions) to enhance efficiency in project preparation in order to leverage funding from traditional sources of water financing and climate funds.

As climate poses significant risks to human security across Africa, ranging from increased risks of flooding, reduced water availability, population displacement, destruction to infrastructure and diminished livelihoods, the dialogue focused on innovative strategies to address these risks, as well as applied solutions to achieve and maintain resilience.

Distinguished practitioners and internationally-renowned scholars from leading African institutions such as South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), African Climate Policy Center (ACPC), Institute for Security Studies in Ethiopia (ISS), Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) and the University of Alexandria, Egypt, among others, shared lessons and analysed recent research on climate change and human security. Through the many discussions, the workshop was able to meet its key objectives, which involved:  Identifying key stakeholders and definition of climate security, resiliency, water security and human security.  Connecting security and stability to resiliency to climate, environmental, and human threats.  Identifying various methodologies to begin achieving more resilient and robust solutions.  Creating foundation for management strategies to mitigate threats.

As a result, the key output of the workshop was a full consensus among the participants on the need to help African countries build capacity and respond to threats in ways that promote civil-military cooperation, respect democratic values and safeguard human rights.

The workshop was facilitated by Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS).

SOUTH AMERICA

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SOUTH ASIA

Part 1: GWP SAS Regional Office

1.1 Skype conference held on 19 May at SACEP Director Generals’ office on proposed regional workshop under Water and Climate Resilience Programme (WACREP)

Mr Anura Jayatilake; Director General, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), Mr Iswer Onta; Regional Chair, GWP SAS, Ms Angela Klauschen; Senior Network Officer – South Asia and China, GWP, Sweden, Mr Alex Simalabwi; Global Coordinator, WACREP, GWP, Sweden, Ms Priyanka Dissanayake; Regional Coordinator, GWP SAS, Sri Lanka, Mr W. K. Rathnadeera; Senior Programme Officer, South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), Mr K. L. Induruwage; Programme Manager, WACREP, South Asia Regional Office, Sri Lanka attended the meeting.

The objectives of the meeting were, 1. To discuss the possibility of linking SACEP/GWP SAS regional workshop with NAP-GSP Workshop (UNDP/ADAPT Asia-Pacific Capacity Building Programme) which will be held in Pataya as a "follow up” and widen the participation beyond the Ministry of Environment - consider inviting Ministries of Finance and Planning, Agriculture and Energy etc., with the support of UNDP. 2. To ensure the coordination among partners in organising the scheduled regional workshop in 5 and 6 August 2014.

The discussion was concluded with identifying the below action points;  Request UNDP to revisit the Concept Note and Agenda on how to incorporate the NAP GSP programme  Prepare the list of invitees  Identify the resource persons  Discuss with UNDP on the modality of how to accommodate additional invitees to the scheduled workshop

Part 2: Bangladesh Water Partnership (BWP)

Core activity report 1.1 Training of Trainers (ToT) Course on “Concept and Practice of Integrated Water Resources Management”

Photo 1: Field visit to the Rupganj North Water Conservancy Project in Narayanganj District

Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) organised a Training of Trainers (ToT) Course on “Concept and Practice of Integrated Water Resources Management” from 25 to 29 May 2014 with the financial support of BWP as part of its regular activities. The main objective of this training was to enhance the knowledge and experience of water resources professionals on IWRM principles and practices (photo 1).

Honorable Secretary Ministry of Water Resources, Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan as the Chief Guest and Dr K. Azharul Haq as the Special Guest were present at the inaugural of the training. The training was targeted towards mid-level professionals of different N/GOs and a total of 22 participants from different disciplines attended the training. The training programme consisted of two sessions - first session was a four days formal lecture session on IWRM and its Practices and the second session was a one day field visit to gather practical experience on IWRM application. At the training, 26 lectures were delivered by renowned resource persons

from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), CEGIS, Department of Environment (DoE), BWP, BRAC University and different government organizations.

During the field visit, the trainees were taken to Rupganj North Water Conservancy Project in Narayanganj District on 28 May and the visit helped to enlighten their knowledge about water management and to make coordination between theory and practice. The trainees were divided into three groups and each group was provided with individual assignments on project status, social and institutional conflicts in the project and status of flora and fauna of the project. Later the participants gave brief presentations on their assignments.

The president of BWP, Mr Md. Shahidul Hassan and Executive Director of CEGIS were present in the closing ceremony and distributed certificates among the trainees on 29 May.

The detailed report on the training will be submitted with the bi-annual narrative report.

Output: CEGIS has developed an e-list on the IWRM participants – the alliance was designed to build the capacity of water resources professionals about IWRM principles and practices for its implementation. It can be found in; https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/iwrm_alliance

1.2 The 45th Executive Committee (EC) meeting of BWP

The 45th Executive Committee (EC) meeting and the 2nd for the year 2014 was held on 5 May. The meeting was chaired by the President of BWP and 10 out of 19 Executive Committee Members were present on the day.

The EC was informed about the implementation status of the Work Plan 2014 under core budget and update on WACREP activities. Six out of 13 planned activities for this year under core have already been completed the rest are on schedule. The detailed report on the National Consultation on SDG on Water in the post-2015 development agenda Phrase-II which was held on 15 March was also presented to the EC as an additional task. Under WACREP, BWP has completed two activities out of six and the rest are in progress.

The committee also discussed about scheduling the next AGM. Though there was a request to hold the AGM in the middle of the year, the EC decided to continue to hold the AGM towards the end with the availability of new budgets and workplans.

The committee was informed about the current status of Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) with WMO. Dr Haq mentioned that the BWP restarted the negotiations with Dr Paul, who recently joined APFM as the new Chief of Programme. EC members expressed their satisfaction on the progress made by BWP against the workplan.

Part 3: Bhutan Water Partnership (BhWP)

Core activity report 1.1 Out of the four small scale water projects funded by BhWP, one has been completed above 90 percent whereas the other three projects have completed 70 percent of their activities. The BhWP Programme Officer continue in following up with the implementers to ensure timely completion of the project activities.

1.2 BhWP has identified two districts for IWRM sensitization workshops and have communicated with the district administration for arrangements. The workshops are being targeted towards the local leaders expecting proper management and planning of water resources in their areas in the future.

WACREP activities report 2.1 WACREP Activity No: 2.5.1 The irrigation project at Wangdue phodrang is in progress. A team from BhWP, Ministry of Agriculture and the local community visited the project and made the below observations (photo 3 and 5); - Foundation to the main storage tank at the head is being laid and the main tank is yet to be completed (photo 4). - The collection and distribution tank at the end is yet to be constructed. However, all the required materials are present. - The HDP water pipes have been ordered and are yet to receive. - The trenches at two different points were almost complete by the local communities as their contribution towards the project (photo 2). - Overall, 70 percent of the work has been completed and it is expected that the whole project will be completed within June.

Photo 2: Trench dug by local community

Photo 3: The intake structure Photo 4: Foundation of outlet structure

Photo 5: The monitoring team

Part 4: India Water Partnership (IWP)

Core activity report

1.1 Study for Reviewing and Examining the State Level Regulatory and Institutional Framework of State Water Policy of Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Karnataka to Operationalize the National Water Policy- 2012

IWP is supporting Indian Environment Law Offices (IELO) to review and examine the state level regulatory and institutional framework of state water policy of Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Karnataka to operationalise the National Water Policy- 2012 (NWP-2012). In the month of April, the IELO finalised common assessment framework for carrying out the study which has been prepared based on the thematic areas covered under NWP-2012. In the preceding month, the IELO also completed the review of Maharashtra State Water Policy.

In May, the IELO study team took up the review of the State Water Policy of Meghalaya. Following are the salient observations of the review;  Meghalaya has a water policy which is still in a draft stage. Latest version is the draft of 2013.  Meghalaya State Water Policy emphasizes on an integrated and sustainable management of State’s water resources by applying an IWRM approach.  The policy recognises that access to safe and adequate water to meet basic human needs is a fundamental right of all people. Therefore supply of drinking water must be given the highest priority.  The draft policy recognises that water has both social and economic value; meeting social needs is the priority.  Equitable allocation of water resources is recommended in the draft policy.  The draft water policy recognises that minimum ecological water needs must be given higher priority than other uses, except drinking water. The policy however does not discuss about the need for a scientific study for determining the ecological needs.  The State of Meghalaya is running a Water Mission under IWRM Programme which is a part of Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion (IBDLP) Programme. The vision of the water mission is to promote IWRM in the State of Meghalaya and to conserve and use the water judiciously.  The State neither has ground water law nor there any authority to manage and conserve groundwater. 65

The review of the draft State Water Policy of Meghalaya under all the 16 broad thematic areas as per NWP-2012 is in progress and outcome of the complete review will be presented in successive months.

1.2 Reviewing the State Water Polices of Bihar and Gujarat in line with National Water Policy -2012 in the context of climate change

IWP with the support of Institute for Resource Management and Economic Development (IRMED) is reviewing the state water polices of Bihar and Gujarat in line with the National Water Policy, 2012 with regard to climate change. In April, the study team conducted meetings with senior officials of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA), State Water Resource Department and Department of Planning and Development, Bihar. Outcome of these meetings was that a group under the leadership of Professor J. N. Singh of Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Patna was constituted to prepare draft of the new State Water Policy. In May Prof Kamta Prasad; Project Director, IRMED requested Dr Veena Khanduri; Executive Secretary, IWP to write to Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Government of India for facilitating IRMED study team to interact with officials of State Water Resources Department of Bihar for collecting relevant information/data for smooth completion of the study. On the request of Dr Khanduri, the MoWR issued a letter to Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department and government of Bihar to cooperate with IRMED team to carry out the study.

Thereafter, the team conducted meetings at district, block, and panchayat level of Samastipur District, which is a flood prone district of North Bihar. Following are outcomes of the meeting: a) The study team interacted with Executive Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Bihar Government, who had been nominated as the Liaison Officer by State Government to render help and cooperation to the study team. Liaison Officer introduced the study team to concerned department heads at the district and block levels. b) The study team also interacted with the officials of other departments including Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), District Agriculture and Horticulture Department, District Fisheries Department, State Tube Well Department and Irrigation and Flood Control Department. c) To carry out a detailed study to check the understanding of local residents of Samastipur District on state water policy and impacts of climate change. The team selected two gram panchayats i.e, Wajitpur and Jitwarpur Chauth. The team visited both of gram panchayats on 66

4, 5 and 8 May 2014 and interactive sessions and focus group discussion were held with villagers. Total 96 male and female villagers were interacted and the Mukhiya (Elected Heads) of the both the panchayats are females. Information collected during the interactions in both the gram panchayats is being processed. d) The team also interacted with the Scientists of Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), Samastipur and experts of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK). The study team discussed the contribution of the experts towards development of coping strategies for mitigating adverse effect of climate change on agriculture. It was observed that the scientists of RAU and KVK, have done a number of field testing exercises on climate resilient agriculture which includes inter-cropping, direct sowing of paddy through zero tillage, application of drip irrigation with plastic mulching of 25 micron thick in fruit and vegetable crops, introduction of short duration crops requiring less water and also propagating cultivation of soya beans and millets which were not being cultivated in Bihar earlier. Outcome: The study team observed lack of awareness on national and state water policies among the local officials as well as the general public. Only scientists of the RAU, KVK and a few agricultural officers were aware about the National Water Policy-2012. It was also observed that there is very little awareness about climate change and its effects on water resources among the people of Samastipur District.

1.3 Development of participatory decision support tool for water resources assessment in 15 quality affected villages of Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh

The Safe Water Network India (SWNI) with the support of IWP is undertaking the above activity in water quality affected villages of Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh. This activity has two broad objectives;  Map the water resources through application of GIS by adopting micro-watershed approach and estimate water balance in the 15 selected project villages of Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh;  Develop simplified Information Education and Communication (IEC) tools for raising awareness among users on water scarcity. In April the study team carried out watershed delineation of the study area and prepared the report on agricultural practices for all the 15 villages.

In May, 2014, focus of study was to analyze the data collected on cropping pattern of each village. Along with this, the amount of chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in different crops were also estimated based on the data collected during focus group discussion from

each village. This analysis gives an indication about the quantity of chemicals used in the project villages. The outcome of this exercise will help in comparing the quantity of chemicals used in the area and quantity of chemicals disposed as reject water after the Reverse Osmosis (RO) treatment of raw water. Table 1 below indicates the major crops cultivated in project villages and quantity of chemical fertilizer applied, and Table-2 gives details of volume of chemicals disposed through reject water after treatment.

Table 1: Major crops cultivated in project villages and quantity of chemical fertilizer applied

Crops Total area (acre) Average Fertilizer Total use of fertilizer use tons/acre Tons/year Cotton 17,350 0.9 15,042 Paddy 11,650 0.3 3,042 Chilly 2,380 0.4 833 Banana 500 0.7 330 Maize 8,210 0.5 4,105

It is estimated that average application of fertilizers in the area is 0.56 tons per acre for the total area.

Table 2: Volume of Chemicals disposed through reject water after treatment

S. No Village Average Volume of Reject water TDS mg/l Tons /annum reject water Qty in Chemical water (assumed 50 KL/annum disposed in withdrawn in % of raw Reject Water L water as / annum reject) L 1 Nizampally 1,104,427 2,208,853 2,209 646 1.4 2 Pochampally 876,647 1,753,293 1,753 812 1.4 3 Katrapalle 658,560 1,317,120 1,317 534 0.7 4 Gangirenigudem 776,063 1,552,127 1,552 1,700 2.6 5 Pathipaka 1,318,570 2,637,140 2,637 2,975 7.8 6 Gorikothapally 1,052,980 2,105,960 2,106 1,480 3.1 7 Rangapuram 982,700 1,965,400 1,965 710 1.4 8 Pasargonda 777,227 1,554,453 1,554 1,810 2.8 9 Jookal 1,297,511 2,595,021 2,595 2,224 5.8 10 Parkal 1,589,449 3,178,899 3,179 2,660 8.5 11 Vellampally 909,830 1,819,660 1,820 1,184 2.2 12 Shayampet 1,357,040 2,714,080 2,714 1,050 2.8

13 Wadlakonda 498,387 996,773 997 740 0.7 14 Rajavaram 452,720 905,440 905 2,465 2.2 15 Kothapally 793,187 1,586,373 1,586 1,200 1.9 Total 45.5

Working out the total quantity of chemical contaminants disposed through reject water in the area is based on the volume of raw water treated by RO and its chemical concentration. On an average 50 percent of the raw water disposed as reject. As a thumb rule the chemical concentration of reject water is normally double to the raw water. The table above present average volume of water treated annually and estimated chemical quantity disposed in the area. The quantity is around 0.19 percent of the chemicals used in agriculture activities. The data presented in table 2 indicates the chemical released to the local environment from agriculture inputs. Based on the above calculation, it can be comprehended that there is no serious risk from the reject water if managed carefully, by adopting natural dilution process before reusing for other purpose.

Activity planned for June, 2014

In June, 2014 the study team will carry out assessment of surface water storage, utilization patterns and other related parameters to conduct water balance of the study area.

1.4. Awareness generation and water quality testing by rural women for using safe drinking water in Kommaragiri Village, Kakinda District, Andhra Pradesh

As a part of the above activity, All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) with the assistance of India Water Partnership undertook the following two activities in May. a) On 12 May the team of AIWC Kakinada branch organised a small gathering in a temple premises of Komaragiri village of Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh as a part of awareness generation. Smt. Kalpakam Yechury; Coordinator of the Project, spoke about the importance of water conservation and protecting the natural water bodies in the village from encroachment. Dr P. Chiranjeevini Kumari; Branch Treasurer of AIWC, Kakinada advised the youth of the village to form a team and bring out common issues pertaining to village which can be resolved with the help of AIWC. During the interactive session, the participants discussed about the worsening condition of a hundred year old drinking water well which was serving the entire village prior to the supply of protected water in 2010. The participants

discussed the need of renovating the well to avoid seepage from the nearby sewers. The AIWC team ensured the participants that the team will look into the matter.

In the end of the Programme, a recorded speech on NEERU MEERU (Water and You) by Vachaspathi Brahmasri Shri Chaganti Kotesewara Rao was aired (photo 6).

Photo 6: Participants attended the training

In his speech Shri Chaganti Kotesewara Rao, a well-known speaker of Andhra Pradesh, talked about the significance of water in life and explained the water cycle using simple local language. He also talked about the problem of water scarcity and gave examples of how nowadays the younger generation is wasting water with the change in lifestyle.

While highly appreciating the Programme participants wanted copies of NEERU MEERU for them to share with their families and friends. b) The AIWC team with the assistance of IWP organised a one day workshop on 29 May on Water Quality Testing at Komaragiri village of Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh. Ms L. Sesha Kumari; Branch Secretary, AIWC Kakinada, welcomed the participants. Smt. Kalpakam Yechury; Coordinator of the project discussed about the different practices of water conservation with the participants. After which Shri S.V.Vijaya Kumar; Senior Scientist, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee gave a demonstration on the usage of water testing kit and treatment of contaminated/ poor quality water at home. After the demonstration, the chief guest of the event Srimati Neetu Prasad I.A.S; Collector and District Magistrate, East Godavari District donated the water test kits to Panchayat President, representative of a local School, Women’s Self Help Groups and Komaragiri Youth Association.

In her message, the chief guest congratulated AIWC and IWP for the valuable work insisted the participants to use the water testing kits and to take proper preventive action against water borne diseases. Around 150 people attended the workshop.

1.5 One Day Workshop on cultivation of Kharif crop (summer crop) by Shivana Area Water Partnership

The Shivana Area Water Partnership headquarters at Mandsaur District, Madhya Pradesh with the support of IWP is engaged in rejuvenating the Shivana River which gets dried up during summer season. The river Shivana has also being suffering from heavy pollution in the past. Apart from attempting to rehabilitation and making the river pollution free, Shivana Area Water Partnership is also providing training very oftenly to the farmers by organising workshops and training programmes on better crop production.

Photo 7: Dr V. S. Gupta, Scientist & Horticulture Expert, Mandsaur addressing the Participants

On 25 May the Shivana Area Water Partnership organised a workshop in Jalara village of Mandsaur District, Madhya Pradesh on better water and crop management. The meeting was chaired by Mr Narendra Sipani; President of Shivana Area Water Partnership who is also a well-known Agricultural Scientist. Mr Sipani told the farmers to adopt better agricultural practices for growing kharif crops. He told the use of right quantity of manure and pesticides would help in getting better harvest. Jalara village is situated at the confluence of Shivana and Chambal rivers. Mr Sipani emphasized that the most common practice of flood irrigation of fields and gardens in the area does not suit as it also affects the soil quality. He advised the farmers to adopt drip irrigation for better water management. He also taught the farmers

about the different ways of soil testing, seed treatment and removal of weeds. The other resource persons who addressed the farmers were: Shri Vikram Vidyarthi; Secretary (Shivana AWP), Er. Sunil Vyas; Special Project Coordinator, Mandsaur District Panchayat, Shri Rao Vijay Singh; Treasurer (Shivana AWP), Mr Yogesh Gupta; Vice-President (Shivana AWP), Dr V S Gupta; Scientist and Horticulture Expert, Mandsaur (photo7).

1.6 Participation in Meetings/Seminars, etc. a) India Water Partnership supported Aquatech –India-2014 as Technical and Knowledge Partner

Aquatech India 2014 was held from 6 to 8 May at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi under the auspices of Amsterdam RAI and Inter Ads-Brooks Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd. (photo 8) IWP supported Aquatech 2014 as a technical contributor and knowledge partner. This event provided a platform to raise awareness on water supply and wastewater treatment in India.

During the event, the Aquatech India exhibited high quality water technologies and organised conferences through different sessions viz. panel discussion to; Improve Water Services Delivery on Domestic, Irrigation and Industries; session on Water Quality, Ground Water Management and Water Loss Management, Water Sustainability for All, Water Technologies, Innovations and Economics and had speakers from the Industry, Government, Investors, Project developers and Engineers. Dr Veena Khanduri; Executive Secretary, IWP provided technical support for planning the sessions. Key speakers from IWP for the technical sessions were, Mr D K Manavalan; I.A.S. (Retd.) and Vice-President, IWP, Mr S. C. Jain; Regional Council Member, GWP South Asia and former Joint Secretary, IWP, Mr Ravindra Sewak; India Country Director, Safe Water Network India and Representative of IWP. Senior officials of IWP partner organisations namely, Mr D. B. Panse and Mr T. Venkataraju from Indian Water Works Association and Dr D. N. Kulkarni from Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. also conducted their presentations. Trust in IWP as a key supporter to Aquatech India 2014 is based on the participation of IWP in supporting Aquatech India held at New Delhi in 2013.

Photo 8: View of the Inaugural Session

Photo 9: Display of GWP and India Water Partnership documents at the Exhibition Stall

Putting GWP into limelight, IWP exhibited documents, newslines, the IWP brochure, GWP Strategy – Towards 2020, GWP-South Asia WACREP brochure in the exhibition. The exhibition stall was managed by the IWP team, by Mr Anas Asif, Ms Pritha Bhattacharya and Mr Mangla Rai. The stall was visited by more than 300 national and international participants (photo 9). b) Advocacy workshop on climate change organised by All India Women Conference, New Delhi

Ms Pritha Bhattacharya; Research Associate, IWP attended an advocacy workshop on climate change organised by All India Women Conference (AIWC) at New Delhi on 23 May. The workshop was organised to build the capacity of the members of AIWC representing different zones of the country with respect to climate change and its impacts. Ms Pritha spoke on the work by IWP on climate change under WACREP and showed a documentary film on “Water Harvesting for Climate Resilience-The Maharashtra Story” prepared under WACREP. The participants appreciated the documentary film and requested for a copy of the film.

WACREP activity report

2.1 WACREP Activity No: 1.3.1 Knowledge and technical support made available for further development of specific investments (Compiling a set of no/low regret investment options)

The State of Maharashtra is a hotspot of climate change, with drought being a recurring calamity, particularly in Marathwada region. There were droughts in 2012 and 2013 consecutively, and people had to depend on tank water for drinking purposes and wells were dried up causing severe damage to crops. Reportedly drought in 2013 was even worse than the drought in 1972 (one of the deadliest famines in India). The grassroots NGOs have initiated social mobilisation and development of low cost technology. A very low/no regret technology of arresting flow of water from seasonal streams and storing to be utilised in water scarce months and to help ground water recharge is one of the example (photo 10). With this background, IWP under WACREP is supporting Institute for Development Initiatives (IDI) to document case studies/success stories of low/no regret investment options and opportunities for water harvesting and water security in Maharashtra.

IDI has documented seven case studies of no/low regret investments and also prepared a documentary film on “Water Harvesting for Climate Resilience-The Maharashtra Story”. The film has been uploaded in YOUTUBE and in the website of IWP. Documenting such successful experiences would enable IWP’s network partners to design similar or other appropriate structures for withstanding drought and climate change in their respective areas of operation.

Photo 10: The low cost water storage devises

2.2 WACREP Activity No: 3.7.1 C Assessment of vulnerability to climate change on water resources, commons, agriculture system and animal husbandry in Sinhar watershed in Bhinder Block in Udaipur District of Rajasthan 74

IWP’s partner organisation, Action for Food Production (AFPRO) completed the following activities in May:

1. Village level monthly meetings: Nine village level meetings were organised with core group members in Dhawadiya, Nangaliya, Kheda Fala, Rayla, Veripura, Fusriya, Bhopa Kheda, Gajpura, and Kapdiyon ka Kheda. The meetings involved selected cluster core group members of respective villages. The discussions focussed on the following issues;  How to protect pastureland, livestock, crop, as well as water resources due to climatic variance like high temperature, unpredictable rainfall and humidity.  How to improve the water bodies, forest, land and animal for human livelihood enhancement.  A farmers’ club was formed with the help of 12 active farmers in Patiya village. The members have decided to conduct regular monthly meetings on a predetermined date on immediate issues concerning to agriculture and livestock.

2. One day cluster meeting was organised with the selected participants from all respective project villages at Bhavyadhara Training Centre, Rayla. During the meeting, the following issues were discussed;  Demarcation of village level water resource (wells, hand pumps and ponds) with the help of village level workers.  Accessing the 100 days’ work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Under the MGNREGS, reference communities can undertake construction and renovation of water resources, land development, pastureland development as well as agriculture production in their respective villages and earn their wages.  Discussions to access Government agricultural and horticultural schemes and subsidies with concerned Government line Departments.  Discussion on PRA meetings with regard to understanding of climatic resilience.  Orientation meeting of cluster level women core group on WACREP.

3. Physical work demonstrated on selected private pasture and commons The physical works like fencing and Continuous Contour Trenches (CCT) have been initiated on 28 May where almost 15 people will be directly benefitted from the physical structures in Kamaliya and Chuna ka kheda villages. One common and two private pasture land sites were selected with the assistance of the reference communities in the operational villages as demonstration plots. All legal documents related to area and ownership of land were provided 75

to the reference community members including land revenue map collected from Revenue Department which was cross checked and verified. After a detailed discussion with the core group members, village elders, leaders and the land owners for undertaking pasture development activities in Kamaliya and Chuna ka kheda villages, it was decided to conduct a Participatory Technology Development Approach (PTDA) and topographical survey for planning and designing the activities that can be undertaken in the respective pasture lands. The PTDA and survey was conducted on 16 May. The summary of PTDA is as follows;  During the survey the activities are being identified as per the site situation which are CCT, Thawala -small water harvesting structures, Gradonis -water harvesting structures across the slopes, box trench, bolder gully plug, plantations and grass seeding.  In addition to above, the PTDA emphasised the need for stone fencing, Thor (Cactus) fencing along the boundary, gate with bamboo material are proposed for the protection and development of the pasture lands.  It was decided that the reference community members will contribute 50 percent of the activities for all the proposed physical activities.

4. Training and orientation programme for field level staff A training programme was organised for data collection at village level i.e. Baseline socio- economic data of all households, hand pumps, water bodies and well inventory.

5. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise was conducted in Patiya village. The participants prepared Ranking of Hazard Severity Chart (photo 11).

Ranking of Hazard Severity

Dry Period5 5

Heavy 4 Cloud bursts snowfall 3 2 2 1 1 0 Scanty 3 3 Hailstorm snowfall 2

Floods Landslide 5 After classifying the main environmental periods and hazards in reference to human livelihood activities using seasonal calendars, the facilitator asked the community to identify the hazards that have the greatest impact on their livelihood. This was done through a simple ranking exercise using a radar chart. For example shown below, 1 for negligible impact and 5 for severe impact in the livelihood of the community. The participants receive an indicator (a stone) for each identified hazard and have to agree on where to place them on the radar chart. In the example illustrated in the figure the participants identified flood and dry period as the two hazards that have the strongest influence on their livelihood where as heavy snowfall was having the least impact.

Photo 11: Hazard severity ranking chart of Patiya village, Bhinder Block, Udaipur District

6. Training of cultural team and village leaders: Folk artists and singers from the local area were selected and trained for developing scripts and performing cultural programmes for the mass awareness. The cultural team performed skits and cultural programmes in local language highlighting the climate change scenario and climate change issues in two villages on 28 and 31 May.

7. Analysis and compilation PRA data: The analysis of PRA data collected from all the villages are in progress for preparing the consolidated PRA report and village-wise climate hazard map. 8. Compilation of secondary local weather data in comparison to primary data for developing vulnerability matrix is in progress. 77

Activities planned for June 2014:

 Compilation of PRA report and FGD exercises which was organised in April.  Preparation of Vulnerability Assessment report.  Continue monitoring of ongoing physical work at private pastureland at Dhawdiya and Khera fala villages by team of Action for Food Production.  Organise another village level meeting with core group members for planning the demonstration activities.  Continue the ongoing seven days Padyatra (village foot march) in project villages as mass awareness programme (last week of May to first week of June) which will end on 5 June on World Environment Day.  Access the information related to area coverage, ownership rights of reference community members in operational villages and initiate technical survey of selected remaining common pastureland using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.  Technical survey of selected common pasture for preparation of plan, designs and estimation and initiation of agreed activities.  Orientation of Farmers’ club members at Farmers’ Field Schools (FFS) on goat rearing and climatic impacts on crop cultivation. Impacts on crops like Maize and Mal (small millet). 2.3 WACREP Activity No: 3.6.3 Climate Adaptive Planning, Capacity building and training programmes in Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh

Development Alternatives with the support of IWP undertook the following activities in May:

 Prepared the draft Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment report for Datia District.  Organised a two days capacity building programme for elected Panchayat Representatives and core group members of WACREP on “Integrating Climate Adaptive Planning in Village Development Planning”. This was a participatory sensitization workshop and model climate adaptive plans were developed by the participants from Nauner and Pathari panchayats.  Drafted a Training Module -in Hindi on “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning” for the training of elected Panchayat Representatives and Core Group members of WACREP.  A meeting was conducted with the new Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) of Datia District on 21 May and shared the WACREP initiative rolled out in Datia. He appreciated the concept of climate adaptive planning at sub-national level and provided some valuable suggestions for

improvement. He agreed on work jointly with WACREP and organise district level stakeholder consultation on climate change.  Meeting was conducted with District Planning Officer of Datia District on 21 May. He discussed the training and capacity needs for climate adaptive planning in the district and shared the status of current district plans.  Under WACREP, the Development Alternatives organised a Bundelkhand Knowledge Platform (BKP), Knowledge sharing workshop on 22 May in TARA gram, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh with the support of IWP. The workshop was organized on "Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning". During this workshop, WACREP's experiences on climate adaptive planning in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh were shared with BKP partners. The participants also shared various water management practices and sustainable agriculture solutions for better climate resilience and adaptation to climate variability. This workshop was a successful attempt to identify community based adaptation solutions for ensuring food-water- livelihood security in the region (photo 12).

Photo 12: Participants of the Bundelkhand Knowledge Platform Workshop

Activities planned for June 2014

 Finalization of Adaptation Guide.  Finalization of training modules for Capacity Building Training of elected Panchayat Representatives and core group members of WACREP on “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning.”  Village strategy meeting to analyse previous developmental plans and identify entry points for climate adaptive planning.

 District level stakeholder consultation on “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation in District Planning -Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Datia District, Madhya Pradesh”.  Organising two farmers’ training for 150 farmers on “farming practices to sustainably increase incomes”.

2.4 WACREP Activity No: 2.5.2 Rehabilitation of water storage tanks with the aim of promoting the technology on a larger scale - augmenting water security and food security of small farmers in the Gundar Basin by rehabilitating or constructing water harvesting tanks

With the support of IWP, DHAN Foundation implemented three major focus activities as a climate resilience programme in May.

 Completed desilting of feeder channel at Mugavur village in Virudhunagar District situated within Gundar sub-basin after evicting the encroachments made by some farmers to more than 1.4 km length (photo 13).

Photo 13: Renovated feeder channel in Mugavoor village

 Renovation of one tank out of five was completed. Identification of farmers' willingness to renovate the rest of the four tanks have been taken up by project staff by visiting operational villages and seeding concept for renovation in their respective villages, making contributions for physical construction of soil and water harvesting structure and sustainability issues.  Two out of three Ooranies (drinking water tanks), Kadamankulam and Rani Sethupuram in Ramanathapurm District were completed. From the untimely summer rains received during first week of May, the Ooranies got filled reducing the drinking water problems. People made cash contributions for these Ooranies besides the grant released under the WACREP funding.

The villagers have expressed their interest to take up additional works in the inlet and mobilised contributions (photo 14).

Photo 14: View of the Kadamangalam village Oorani  The IWP monitoring team comprising of Mr Ravi Shankar Behera and Ms Pritha Bhattacharya did a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) visit from 19 to 22 May. They have visited the project sites, put up the sign boards and held discussions with reference communities regarding their engagement and usefulness of the project support in terms of climate risk adaptation and mitigation.  11 out of 25 farm ponds have been constructed in individual farmer fields in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra) and Kolar and Bijapur Districts of Karnataka. These districts are highly drought prone and climate change threats are experienced by individual rain-fed farmers. The farm ponds which were dug out in the respective fields that harvest rainwater and provide life-saving irrigation to the standing crops in case of long dry spells of monsoon. The Dhan Foundation team at Chittoor District is in the process of identifying farmers for construction of new farm ponds during June and July 2014 with the funds received from GWP SAS.  On the Policy influencing area, DHAN Foundation has prepared a policy brief on the outcomes of dialogue held on inland farming during May 2013. The draft version was shared with experts and advisors of the DHAN water programme. One among them was Dr R. Sakthi Vadivel; Former Scientist of IWMI. Lessons learnt;

The Ooranis and feeder channel were constructed at the correct time - during summer months. Rain water received in first week of May was harvested in all the newly constructed small water harvesting structures supported by WACREP. Thus, all the Ooranis had water in peak summer month of May. Water was also available in the feeder channels. As per the estimation, the water available in Ooranis is sufficient to cater the drinking water needs of local community for a period of six months. This has significantly reduced the drinking water 81

shortage and increased the availability of irrigation water in the project villages. The livestock in the area also benefitted from these water storages.

2.5 WACREP Activity No: 3.6.1 Enhancing the knowledge and capacity of GWP-South Asia Country Water Partnerships and the Regional Water Partnership to promote climate resilient development in the water sector

Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development with the support of IWP undertook the following activities in May;

1. Celebration of World Fish Migration Day on 24 May at Navegaonbandh National Park.

2. Meeting of with leaders of fishing community for finalising proposed changes in the Government Resolution on 25 May at Tadgaon.

1. Celebration of World Fish Migration Day - 24 May at Navegaonbandh

The World Fish Migration Day was celebrated for the first time to discuss the need for conservation of freshwater fishes and raise awareness on fish migration. The programme to be held annual and this years’ celebration was held at Nawegaon bandh in the Wainganga Basin. This was jointly organised by Bhandara Nisarga Va Sanskruti Abhyas Mandal, Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development and Wildlife Department division of Gondia District.

A total of 46 persons participated in the programme including the members of fishing cooperative societies from Gondia and Bhandara Districts. The President of Gondia District Fishermen’s Cooperative Federation and Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Group, Mr Ghusaji Meshram, Vice-president of the group Mr Patiram Tumsare, Range Forest Officer of Nawegaon Bandh, Associate Professor of Fishery Science College, Mr Swapnil Ghatge, Mr Ravi Shankar Behera and Mr Mangla Rai from IWP, Prof Vijay Paranjpye, Mr Manish Rajankar and staff members of Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development also participated for the programme.

Mr Manish Rajankar welcomed all the participants and Prof Vijay Paranjpye, gave a brief introductory on organising the event. Mr Swapnil Ghatge made a detailed presentation on reverse migration of fish species in the context of river Wainganga and its linkages with the tanks and reservoir fishery, and finally the impact of climate changes on the migration pattern of fish, and on the livelihood of fishing community. 82

During the afternoon session there was a group discussion on inland fish migration. The issues for discussion were about assessing the status of fish migration in the water bodies in the area and threats to the migration path. Suggestions from the participants were taken regarding the corrective measures. Further a strong demand was made for providing fish ladders, mechanical devices for translocating fish from the downstream section of the river into the reservoir of the dam. Technical and administrative problems related to such procedures were discussed.

2. Meeting the leaders of fishing community for finalising the proposed changes in Government Resolution on 25 May at Tadgaon village, Gonida District, Maharashtra

The discussions took place at Tadgaon village between the fishing community, their leaders and the team of Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development for possible amendments in the Government Resolution which needs to be amended towards the interest of the fishing community. The participants gave their suggestions for amendments which were noted down by Mr Manish Rajankar. The M & E team of IWP was also present at the discussion and after the team visited a nearby pond where the villages doing community fishing. As a custom the community fishing takes place when there is a marriage in any family of the village, and part of the fish collected is being given to the family for the function (Photo 13).

Photo 13: Community fishing taking place in Tadgaon Village

Activities planned for June 2014

1. Meeting with Executive Engineer, Balaghat is planned for second week of June to collect data on Reservoir Operation Schedule (ROS) of Sanjay Sarovar and Gosikhurd Dams.

2. Preparation and signing of a Demand Note from 15 Fishing Societies for the proposed change in Government Resolution and sending it to the Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the relevant Departments.

3. Initiate climate resilience work to counter freak phenomena such as, hail storms in five villages near Arjuni Morgaon, Gondia and Gadchiroli Tehsils.

2.6 WACREP Activity No: 4.8.1 M&E activities by IWP under WACREP during May

Two M&E visits of IWP to implementing partners in May;

1 Visit to Project area of Dhan Foundation

DHAN Foundation was visited by Mr Ravi Shankar Behera and Ms Pritha Bhattacharya from 19 to 22 May. Three types of project interventions were designed to be implemented under the project – small village tanks for life saving irrigation and ground water recharge, Ooranis and policy briefs on climate change issues for advocacy with Government. 33 project activities in three states – Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka were planned and the M&E team visited three operational villages in Tamil Nadu. The sites visited were the feeder channel connecting the village tank with the agricultural field and two Ooranis. As per the technical specifications of the Ooranis and the feeder channels, the quality of work facilitated by the team is of high. The benefit of such small water harvesting structures and water management interventions are of immense use both to the community and for the ground water recharge in the area. The committed efforts of the DHAN team were appreciated.

Conclusion:

 DHAN Foundation has dedicated project staff working at the grassroots level and based in the field close to the reference communities and operational villages. The Field Offices are responsible for project implementation in close collaboration with the people’s organizations and federations with technical inputs from DHAN Foundation.

 DHAN Foundation has implemented the WACREP project as per the project design and deliverables. All the project activities were completed as per the work plan. The quality of the structures constructed is of high quality based on local traditional knowledge systems with appropriate external technical support from DHAN Foundation.

 Transparency and accountability is ensured at all levels and among all stakeholders. Financial management of the organization is in place in the Head Office at Madurai and also decentralized at the field offices at the Block level. 2 Visit to project area of Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development

Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development was visited by Mr Ravi Shankar Behera and Mr Mangla Rai from 23 to 25 May. The following WACREP compliance and deliverables were discussed with Prof Vijay Paranjpye;

 Deliverables as per the Agreement was discussed. Prof Vijay Paranjpye said that documentation of cropping pattern study is completed, ROS Data collection is almost complete, report of practices for conjunctive use of water is in draft stage and the same will be shared with IWP soon. Wainganga River basin data has already been collected and stored in compact discs (CDs). Where information includes the details on climate and irrigation water. The data has been obtained from the Central Water Commission (CWC), Government of India.  Agreement signed for accessing pre-monsoonal and post monsoonal data on 120 wells in five districts of Maharashtra including Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia. List of tanks close to the wells in the region have been documented. Tank water is used during Kharif (South-West Monsoons) for life saving irrigation of crops especially during the critical phases of crop growth such as flowering stage. Conclusion:

 The Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development work supported under the WACREP is a unique project on Climate Change adaptation and mitigation by local communities and civil society organizations. It has all the aspects of IWRM and addresses the natural resource management issues at Wainganga river basin level and is in synchronization with the aims and objectives of the Area Water partnerships.  The focused work on the Government Resolution (GR) with the local fisher folk associations is a part of the climate resilience work. This encompasses rights issues, management issues and good governance issues relating to sustainable natural resource management by local communities and their preparedness and response to climate variability, natural shock and natural and manmade disasters.  Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development and the local fisher folk associations in Gondia District are regularly interacting with the relevant government authorities for amending the GR and suggesting practical solutions to the government to ensure transparency and equity aspects in the whole tendering process and in the modification of the design of the tanks and reservoirs to the Government. A Charter of 85

Demand has been prepared by the Gondia Fisheries Association which covers nine local issues impacting the fish and fisher folk communities. This will be submitted to all the relevant government departments in June.  Undertaking Action research, grassroots mobilization, knowledge creation and outreach and people-centred policy and advocacy continues to be the key areas of work of Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development. Activities planned for June 2014 under M & E

 A visit to Sinhar watershed in Bhinder Block in Udaipur District of Rajasthan in collaboration with Action for Food Production from 13 and 14 June.

 Participating for the district level stakeholders’ consultation on “Integrating Climate Change Adaptation in District Planning -Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Datia District, Madhya Pradesh” at Datia, Madhya Pradesh organised by Development Alternatives on 11 June. 3 Sharing of M & E Report with the implementing partners

The M & E Report have been shared with DHAN Foundation and Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development for their information and necessary action.

Part 5: GWP Nepal/ JVS

Core activity report

1. Contract Signed

1.1 GWP Nepal/JVS signed a contract with a Consultant for "Stock taking Report on Climate Vulnerability on Water Resources sector for NAP Process" as it intends to document climate vulnerability on water resources sector and assess gaps and needs to support the formulation of NAP Process.

WACREP activity report

2.1 WACREP Activity No. 1.2.3 C: Consultative workshop on Vulnerability and Gap Assessment of Flood and Drought in Lower Part of Rapti River in Banke District

JVS had conducted a field survey of eight vulnerable VDCs in the district of Fattepur, Gangapur, Matehiya, Binauna, Betahani, Kachanapur and Holiya VDCs of Banke District. The consultative workshop was with stakeholders on the study findings, soliciting suggestions and major concerns that need to be addressed by the concerned bodies. The programme was held on 4 Mayat Hotel Batika, Nepalgunj. There were participants from various governmental organizations, I/NGOs such as Red Cross Society, Rural Reconstruction Nepal, Food-first Information and Action Network (FIAN) - Nepal, representatives from different political parties, affected people and media personnel.

Mr Som Nath Poudel; Vice President of GWP Nepal/JVS introduced the organisation and briefly talked about its vision and aims (photo 14). He also acquainted the participants with the research done by the organisation on Rapti River and objectives of the workshop at his welcome speech. Mr Shital Babu Regmee; Member of GWP Nepal/JVS and Team Leader for the project made a presentation on Mitigation Plan on Flood and Drought for Lower Part of Rapti River in Banke along with the major findings of the study and requested the audience to actively participate in the discussion session with their comments, queries and suggestions (photo 15).

The participants from affected VDCs were eager to narrate their sufferings while those from I/NGOs working in the area were interested to know about the outcome of the workshop and the research itself. Mr Poudel facilitated the session and both Mr Poudel and Mr Regmee answer the queries that arose during the session. After the discussion, Mr Buddhi Khatri; Planning Officer from District Development Committee (DDC), Banke gave his remarks on the existing problem of flood and drought in Banke. He also briefed about the government initiated programmes to mitigate the problem and financial constraints for effective implementation (photos 16, 17, 18 and 19).

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Photo 16: Mr Krishna Bista, Senior Overseer, Photo 17: Mr Salik Ram Dangi, stakeholder from Baijapur Sikta Irrigation Project with his comments during VDC narrating the suffering due to flood of Rapti discussion session

Photo 18: Participants during discussion Photo 19: Mr Buddhi Khatri, Planning session Officer, DDC Banke with his remarks

2.2 WACREP Activity No. 3.6.2.B: Training for Farmers on irrigation and agriculture conducted

Under the activity 'Preparation of training material/manual for farmers on conserving and promoting sustainable use of water resources with focus on agriculture and irrigation', a training was held at Khokana VDC in Lalitpur District to enhance awareness and build capacity

of the local farmers for the conservation and sustainable use of water resources on agriculture and irrigation sectors (Photo 20).

The trainees participated for training very actively and shared their issues related to agriculture and experiences of changing climate. They also talked about the inefficiency of the existing irrigation canals and associated conflicts. While acknowledging the training they requested organization for such trainings in the future to develop their capacity to be dealt with the emerging problems due to climate change.

Photo 20: Mr Kamal Raj Gautam, Agro-economist during the training

Part 6: Pakistan Water Partnership (PWP)

WACREP activity report 1.1 WACREP Activity: 1.1.1 WACREP Work Package 1: Regional and Transboundary cooperation

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-Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, was planned in Dubai for 3 May 2014. However, due to unavoidable circumstances the meeting had to postpone and the new date is being suggested for the third week of June.

1.2 WACREP Activity No: 1.2.1.C WACREP Work Package 2: National Development

Flood and drought related data collected from Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Indus River System Authority (IRSA), Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Provincial Irrigation Departments and Provincial Agriculture Departments jointly by PWP, National Defence University (NDU) and Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) are being processed and validated. NDU provided two water and climate experts for data collection. The first set of printed copies will be available in mid-June for dissemination among the targeted beneficiaries including farmers and water user associations.

1.3 WACREP Activity No: 1.3.1.B WACREP Work Package 3: Development of Area Specific Investments

The comprehensive mission report on Tharparkar Drought was finalized by Sardar Muhammad Tariq; Executive Director/CEO, PWP was being submitted to the Government of Pakistan on 12 May (Annex 1) (photo 21).

The report outlined the mission’s set approach to develop a realistic appraisal of the situation by planning field work around the core impacted Talukas of Tharparkar that included Diplo, Mithi, Chachro, Nagarparkar and pockets adjoining Umerkot. The prime purpose of the Mission was to gather primary data on the drought situation by taking visual observations of water conditions, making visits to small dam sites, sampling water, assessing livestock (their health and nutrition), state of the vegetation, livelihood opportunities and viewpoints of direct affected communities, government officials, rangers, NGOs and relief agencies. The mission’s conclusions and recommendations for government’s follow-up are given below:

Photo 21: Tharparker Drought Mission right to left: Sardar Muhammad Tariq (Mission Leader and Water Management Expert), Dr Pervaiz Amir; (Agri Economist/Ariculture and Livestock expert), Major Ghulam Rasul Shakir (Forward Area Logistics Support) and Mr Karmat Ali (Secretariat Services at Diplo, Tharparkar

Conclusions The mission feels that the situation in Thar is much less alarming than portrayed by certain circles. However, the plight of the people is more related to lack of infrastructure, less investments and general neglect of population for geo political reasons which needs to be corrected urgently. A good example would be the Indhira Canal model on the other side of the border.

Thar has a vast collection of resources and these needs to be put in correct management and governance structure. The marketing systems need to be integrated with Agribusiness as a focal thrust of new development strategy. Creating necessary economic incentives and working within traditional cultures would be a way to overcome many of the development constraints. A mega project, such as a new canal supplemented by rain water harvesting and creation of water ponds/tanks by constructing embankments, introducing arid fodder variety would provide a sustainable future for Tharparkar. Gaining consensus, identifying resources and looking into benefit sharing from water would provide us a new way of thinking inline with aspirations of the people of Tharparkar and to generate sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Recommendations - Conceptualizing a Master Plan: Based on the situation analysis it was identified that Thar is traditionally prone to drought of varying degree. The desert receives highly variable rainfall, from100 to 700mm. Some of its areas are within the monsoon zone and directly benefited from the precipitation. Though the desert is sandy there is little evidence of shifting sand dunes as in the case of Cholistan or Thal. Thar houses a large population of goats, cattle and camel that are being reared through traditional grazing with poorly managed. It was evidenced that there is a potential to increase the productivity of such livestock by improving nutrition through introducing multiple tree species, new forages, scrubs and utilization of the small dam water fed agriculture in some areas. The Thar coal project design is a witness to the massive amounts of gypsum reserves, marble reserves, coal exists in the area. The biodiversity and potential for medicinal spices is vast, eg. India produces very large amounts of high value crops like Zeera along the border.

Water Resource development in Thar can be grouped into 3 categories: i) Immediate The immediate need is acceptable quality drinking water which can be fulfilled by cleaning the wells which were contaminated with brakish water. Every drop of water should be harvested

for drinking and livestock purposes. Though numerous technologies exist, massive efforts are needed to demonstrate the suitable technology. Internationally, even 50mm of annual rainfall is being effectively harvested and prudently utilized. Worldwide 95 percent rainfall is harvested whereas in Pakistan it is less than 20 percent and still much less in Thar Desert. To understand this phenomenon one has to understand that 10mm of rainfall over on hectare of land produces 100,000 litres of water. ii) Medium Term The second area is water security. The mission observed numerous natural depressions on the ground that when protected and linked can be filled up easily with water. Conserving such water bodies would require modern technology - cheap and efficient using Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC). These ponds should be created along natural livestock routes and monitored through satellite regularly. This medium term effort should be started immediately. Provision of tractor based machinery that can create bunds, build ponds along water streams will assist in creating the medium term sustainable solutions.

iii) A Long Term Solution The concept of long term solution is based on the premise that flood water which is over and above the requirements of the people is being wasted into the sea, losing the environmental flow for river diversity and coastal protection. So far, the country has wasted such water where the monitory value exceeds US$ 174 billion. Therefore this flood water needs to be diverted to the Thar Desert to recharge the ground water and to fill up the constructed tanks and ponds. This long term solution would require a canal that runs across the Tharparkar desert similar to the Indian Rajasthan Canal (Indira Canal). Ultimately this proposed canal will draw water that is surplus and flows to the sea - average 31 Million Acre Feet (MAF). The surplus water especially during floods will be diverted through this canal which will be linked with all the strategic ponds. At the times of emergencies, water allocations to be conducted which help to raise the underground water level, dilute the salty water and make it fit for agriculture and to fill the strategic ponds through direct pipeline connections. The water for this canal does not undermine any provincial rights according to the apportionment accord of 1991. This project would provide sufficient water for development of industries, allow agriculture and livestock rearing that would directly benefit over 1.5 million of the population and almost 5 million livestock. It would create opportunities to address the economic disparity with the bordering Rajasthan and Gujarat. A comprehensive sketch should be undertaken for the proposed canal based on the three possible purposes mentioned below. If this canal further 92

to be linked with other two deserts in Pakistan (Cholistan and Thal), it would greatly alleviate the poverty and serve as a climate change adaptation strategy to address the plight of most marginalised people in the province.

Various schemes that can be considered for further detailed studies are;

 Extension of Rainee Canal to Tharparkar Area The ongoing 174km Rainee Canal construction is in the left bank of Indus River offtakes water from Guddu Barrage (Pond Level 255.5 ft. AMSL). The canal would carry 5,155 cusecs of water during flood season (July-September) to irrigate CCA of 412,400 acres along the eastern fringe of Ghotki Feeder Command. Pakistan’s G. T. sheets (39/H-11, 39/H-15, 39/H-16, 39/H-1, 39/H- 12, etc.) indicates that some areas of Tharparkar which are currently lying barren, can be brought under the Guddu Barrage. The flow data of Indus River indicate that part of the water which flows unutilised into sea can be diverted to the Tharparkar, Islamkot desert (Elev. 238 ft. AMSL) by extending the Rainee Canal by 345 km. Though the canal needs to cross high mounts of sand desert, as the sand dunes are not shifting type with some degree of vegetation it will not be a barrier and it also can be used to further improve the stability of sand dunes.

 Extension of Thar Coal Field Water Scheme The other option is to merge the schemes which provide water to Thar Coal Field and Thar Desert. Various options considered for Thar Coal field are to get water; - from Cholistan Reservoir - from LBOD Spinal Drain (RD 362) by constructing reservoir and installing reverse osmosis plants - from DPOD. All the above options consider the fact that flood water can be brought to the Thar Desert to bring greenery to the desert similarly to the project in India in Rajasthan Desert across the border.

PWP had a comprehensive meeting with Muslim Aid, Pakistan Office on 14 May as a follow up to Tharparkar Desert visit. The focus was to provide cost-effective and locally produced water purification units to people in Tharparkar area to provide clean drinking water and to sustain the supply. Nadi Filter plant introduced by Muslim Aid was selected as the best solution and further modifications were proposed to manufacture it locally at highly reduced price. A

model unit of the filter was placed in the Executive Director/CEO, PWP’s office for demonstration on 26 May whereas the working unit with indigenous materials will be replicated to be used in the Tharparkar Areas.

Water sample of a well of Kot Najibullah, Haripur was tested by the Water Clinic and a demonstration unit being constructed in Executive Director/CEO PWP’s office on trial (photo 22). Report of the water test is enclosed (Annex 2) and the water quality was not within the permissible limit. This water has been put in the working unit to remove total Coliform and E Coli. After giving sufficient time, the sample would be again tested in the lab to determine the degree of purification and its safe use for human consumption.

Photo 22: Model of the filter

1.4 WACREP Activity No: 2.5.3 WACREP Work Package 5: Demonstration Project

Piloting a biogas plant as an alternate farm energy technology is planned in collaboration with a GWP partner Eco-Conservation Initiatives (ECI). A PWP mission comprising of Dr Pervaiz Amir; Leader, Mr Karamat Ali, Mr Muhammad Awais and Mr Amraiz Buzdar visited two potential sites in Salt Range area of Potohar region for installing the biogas plant on 31 May (photo 23). The first site is in Dandhot Road, Khewra besides Dandhot Cement Factory’s Residential Colony and the second site is namely Sohal in-between the salt mountains. It was

decided to design area specific biogas plants by the mission and the installation process to be commenced in June.

Photo 23: Mission members with the villages

1.5 Launch of Area Water Partnership in Gilgit-Baltistan

PWP is planning to establish an Area Water Partnership in Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan -the watershed of all the major rivers in Pakistan. Potential partner organisations and stakeholders are being identified from Skardu area. The preparations for launch in June are ongoing.

Outcomes

WACREP trainings have impacted farmers positively and they have started installing the rainwater harvesting structures over their rooftops to collect rainwater for their agricultural and domestic uses, as reported by three AWPs namely Nara Canal AWP, Loralai AWP and Gomal-Damaan AWP. Outcomes for rest of the activities are yet to be seen and expected in the near future.

NEWS i) Sardar Muhammad Tariq; Executive Director/CEO, PWP appointed as a Member of the Pakhtunkhwa Hydel Development Organisation (PHYDO) and Chairman of its Technical Committee for advising the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government for hydro power development in the Province. ii) 1st Board of Directors meeting of Pak Everbright Development Organization (PEDO) held on 19 May in PEDO House, Hayatabad, Peshawar attended by Sardar Muhammad Tariq; Executive Director/CEO PWP. iii) Dr Pervaiz Amir served as panellist of the roundtable and as a mentor for the Pakistan Delegation for Community Based Adaptation-8 (CBA-8) held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 22 April to 1 May. iv) Dr Pervaiz Amir, Director of PWP participation for the Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) on “Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the Context of Urbanization” at Changsha, Hunan, P.R.CHINA on 22 and 23 May. v) PWP website with a new outlook can be accessed at www.pwp.org.pk.

Up Coming events

 AWP launch in Gilgit-Baltistan is scheduled for 12 June at Skardu.  WACREP Package-5: Installation of Biogas Plant in Potohar Region (Khewra) is tentatively scheduled for 17 June.  WACREP Package-1: First Track-II Diplomacy meeting on Climate Change Data Sharing rescheduled in Dubai, UAE for 21 June.

Part 7: Sri Lanka Water Partnership (SLWP)

Core Programme

1.1 “Drought and Preparation for Drought” programme held at the University of Ruhuna on 13 May organised by SLWP in collaboration with Department of Agriculture of University of Ruhuna, Nilawala AWP and Net Water (photo 24). The objective of the programme was to raise awareness amongst government officers on the above, to disseminate the knowledge on proper usage of water in drought and to encourage communities to ensure quality of

water. The target audience for the progarmme was Grama Niladhari Officers, Environmental Officers and Public Health Inspectors and 38 participants were attended the programme.

At the inauguration speech the Head of Department of Agriculture explained the main objectives and of the programme. The Chief Guest, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna explained the current status of droughts and how it affects the agriculture in the country. Three presentations were conducted by the experts for University of Ruhuna and Medical Health office Kamburupitiya.

Photo 24: Drought and Preparation for Drought

1.2 SLWP Chair participated for the Disaster Management Coordination Committee Meeting on 22 May at the Ministry of Disaster Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1.3 SLWP’s 5th Programme Committee Meeting was held on 23 May at SLWP Office.

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sanitation advocosy in Sri Lanka, SLWP and Net Water have partnered with Brandix Lanka and National Development Bank (NDB) CSR porjects with the support of education authorities to improve the school health through sustainable sanitation. A Programme on “MHM for Schools” was held in Girgama Training Center in Kandy on 26 May for school counselors commemorating the World Menstrual Day 2014. The programme also highlighted the need for a MHM programme to improve the adolescence health of girls and to reduce the low attndence rates in schools among girls. 61 school counselors and 9 other resource persons attended the activity (photo 25).

Photo 25: Programme on “MHM for Schools”

 Catchment Management Programmes for school children were held in two schools - Rambukpitiya Maha Vidyalaya and Muslim Vidyalaya Balantota, on 29 May (Photo 26). A senior sociologist, senior chemist, an Engineer and a Geologist from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board were among the resource persons. The discussions were on the 98

importance of IWRM and school sanitation along with the importance of preservation of catchments. 205 students participated for the programmes.

Photo 26: Catchment Management Programme for school children

WACREP activities

1.1 WACREP Activity No: 1.2.1BOfficer / Farmer Organization Leader Awareness Programme on CCA Three CCA Farmer Training Programmes were held in Rajangana, Mahavilachchiya and Polonnaruwa on 19, 29 and 30 May respectively. 90 farmers participated in the Rajangana programme with a total of 107 participants including resource persons, 96 farmers participated in Mahavilachchiya programme with a total of 103 including resource persons and other participants while 58 farmers participated in Polonnaruwa programme with a total of 65 with resource persons and other participants. District/Regional offices of Irrigation Department, Department of Agriculture and University of Rajarata supported the programme organised by SLWP and the Irrigation Management Division of Ministry of Irrigation through the respective Project Managers.

1.2 WACREP Activity No: 1.2.1.B Training of Trainers programme A two and a half day TOT programme for field officers of water agencies scheduled for August/September at the In-service Training Centre of Department of Agriculture in Peradeniya, Kandy for approximately 45 trainers.

1.3 WACREP Activity No: 1.3.1 D Farmer Resilience Survey Questionnaire designed by HARTI for the planned survey is being finalised and the field testing to be done on 1 June in the Hakwatuna Oya major scheme in North Western Province (NWP) of Sri Lanka. University of Rajarata will undertake the survey in North Central Province while Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture in the NWP - Kurunegala District. The Open University will conduct the survey in Puttalam District covering the Tamil community.

1.4 WACREP Activity No: 3.6.1.B CCA Programme for Drinking Water CBO One day CBO awareness raising programmes were held on 29 May at Haliela Pradeshiya District Secretariat, Haliela and 30 May at Ella Pradeshiya Secretariat. The workshops were organized collaboratively with SLWP, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) and the National Community Water Trust. 88 participants in Ella, 100 in Haliela and office bearers of CBOs were attended the programme (Photo 27).

Photo 27: CBO awareness raising programmes

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

GWP – SEA May Monthly Report

2014 WORLD WATER DAY IN INDONESIA

Indonesia Water Partnership again this year was one of the organizers of world water day 2014 in Indonesia. This year celebration was mainly focused on 4 activities: campaign, society movement, workshop and exhibition.

The campaign itself has been conducted on 23 March 2014 in central Jakarta. 400 people from the ministry of public work, university and stakeholders of water resources gathered to campaign about the needs of water in life through brochure and flyers to be given directly to the people in Bundaran HI Jakarta. At the same day, the interactive dialogue about water has been conducted also in local TV.

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The young generation through universities was engaged in the celebrations, they were given the knowledge about mangrove planting and the useful mangrove for community. Drawing competition on how the junior high school student imagine about their beautiful environment with water has been successful with the winner of student who drew the imaginative house with water and energy inside.

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This society movement was also educate women to grow their own vegetables at home through Hydroponic system plant which can save water and energy on 14 May 2014 in the Ministry of Public Work building.

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On the 8th May 2014, the World Water Day Workshop was participated with almost 300 people from the Ministry of Public Work, Universities, NGOs, Media, and Mining companies, during the workshop the participants can also visited the exhibition. The exhibition aims to collect opinions, disseminate information, to understand the situation of water, to explore problems in the field of water, irrigation and water resources. Stakeholders included institutions, NGOs, professional organizations, academics, entrepreneurs / entrepreneurs, Observer, and the Individuals with an interest in the field of water.

GWP-SEA activities to contribute to WWF7

GWP-SEA was invited to participate in the 1st pre-meeting of the Asian Water High Level Round Table, Asia-pacific regional kick-off Meeting for the 7th WWF and the 15th Governing Council Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum on 3-6 June 2014 in Singapore. The main purpose of these meetings is preparing for the 7th WWF and other APWF (Asia Pacific Water Forum) activities.

The Asia Pacific regional priority issues consist of: Water and Cities, Water and Green Growth, Water and Food Security, Water and Related Disasters, IWRM, Rural Water and Sanitation, Regional Synthesis

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The objectives of the Meetings meeting was:  Asian Water High Level Round Table . To provide mutual comprehension of the issues and solutions related to water security; . A sustainable network for cooperation in water security; . Global consensus on the issues of WWF 7;  Kick off meeting and 15th governing Council Meeting . Define Regional/ sub regional themes for the Asia-pacific region for the 7th WWF; . Set up regional Design group, regional Session groups and Sub-regional Coordinators; . Confirm the Asia-Pacific regional process for the 7th WWF

It was recognized that the role and the voice of GWP regions are important to highlight region issues to the WWF7. The issues should be developed bottom-up, creating ownership and ensuring multi- stakeholder participation. GWP – SEA will prepare a contribution to the WWF through message, paper and case studies.

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WEST AFRICA

Monthly May report

GWP’s booth at AWW5

GWP took part in the fith Africa Water Week held in Dakar from 26 to 31 May 2014. There were four sub themes (1. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene : Partnerships, Innovations, and Investements- Post- 2015 ; 2. Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development ; 3 : Waste water Management and Water quality ; 4 : Water and Disaster Risk Management) and GWP was one of the lead conveners in Sub themes 2 and 3 and co-conveners in sub theme 4.

In addition to all presentations made, GWP had an exhibition booth which was well visited by participants for documentation. Many GWP Africa regions brought some documentation to add to Global documentation.

The Strengthening Institutions of Transboudary Water in Africa (SITWA), a GWP/ANBO programme hosted by OMVS also invited its partner RBOs who brought some documentation exhibited at GWP booth. http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-West-Africa/Le-GWP-AO-en-Action/News--Events/GWP-booth-at- AWW5/

WACDEP supports VBA on two relevant studies

The Minister of Water, Hydraulic equipment and Sanitation of Burkina Faso, Ms. Mamounata BELEM / OUEDRAOGO, presided over the official ceremony of the validation workshop of two studies on June 3, 2014 at the Palm Beach Hotel in Ouagadougou.

This workshop organized by the Volta Basin Authority within the scope of its MOU with GWP West Africa for the implementation of the Water Climate and Development Programme in Africa (WACDEP). The development of the two studies with the financial and technical support from WACDEP are focused on the "Assessment of the current state of water management and climate change in the Volta Basin as part of the establishment of an observatory for water resources and related ecosystems" and "Outlines and principles for sustainable development of the Volta Basin Master Plan”.

The validation of these two important studies "for the planning of the VBA" were submitted to the review of experts and partners of the Authority for validation. Two presentations were made on the Water Climate and Development Programme in Africa and the Volta Basin Authority respectively by the WACDEP Program Officer Mahamoudou TIEMTORE and the Director of the VBA, Dr. Charles BINEY.

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The consultant then presented each study separately for consideration by the participants. Experts from each of the six Basin countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo) in addition to partner institutions such as IUCN, WASCAL, etc. had a critical look at these studies. They unanimously noted the great work done by the consultant and noted the limits of his approach and suggested measures to address them.

After two days of discussions, some recommendations were addressed to the VBA so that the institution develops a strategy for mitigation and adaptation to climate change and undertakes corporate communication actions in the country and involves CWPs in the outreach activities. The institution should also focus on the exploitation of groundwater resources and the monitoring of water quality in the basin.

It was asked from GWP to extend projects and pilot activities undertaken by WACDEP to all six riparian countries of the Volta Basin, the program is currently focused on Ghana and Burkina Faso.

For the Chairman of GWP / WA, Prof. Abel AFOUDA, taking into account the suggestions and amendments will have documents relevant to the evolution of the ABV. http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-West-Africa/Le-GWP-AO-en-Action/Water-Climate-and-Development- --WACDEP/News-Activities/WACDEP-supports-VBA-on-two-relevant-studies/

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