Joint Publication Capacity Development for Improved Water Management

Joint Publication: ‘Capacity Development for Improved Water Management’ edited by UNESCO-IHE M. Blockland, G. Alaerts, J. Kaspersma Dr Reza Ardakanian Director UNW-DPC 5 th World Water Forum UNW-DPC M. Hare

UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) Hosted by United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn Funded by the German Federal Government Overall goal: ü UNW-DPC strengthens the coherence and effectiveness of the capacity development activities of the more than two dozen UN-Water members and partners ü Accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation UNW-DPC sees its capacity development work as supporting each stage of the knowledge and capacity development cycle: ü Knowledge production ü Knowledge management and delivery ü Analysis of gaps and needs in the provision of capacity development ü Evaluation of what has been done 5 th World Water Forum

Motivation for this Joint Publication UNW-DPC has collaborated with many UN-Water members and partners on different capacity development activities This Joint Publication represents a further rewarding collaboration with UNESCO-IHE in the field of knowledge management and delivery Offering expert input into the 5 th World Water Forum Companion text for Topic 6. 1 The dissemination of existing expert knowledge on state-of-the-art water-related capacity development issues, tools and applications. 5 th World Water Forum

Intro & Tools and Techniques 1. Progress and Challenges in Knowledge and Capacity Development ü G. Alaerts, J. Kaspersma 2. E-learning for Capacity Development ü C. Mayfield, V. I. Grover 3. Learning Systems for Adaptive Water Management ü C. Terwisscha van Scheltinga, C. van Bers, M. Hare 4. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: the Value of Knowledge Networks ü J. Luijendijk, W. T. Lincklaen Arriëns 5. Knowledge Management at the Community Level in Colombia ü P. Chaves, M. García 6. Developing Capacity for Conflict Resolution applied to Water Issues ü L. Salame, L. Swatuk, P. van der Zaag 7. Capacity Change and Performance ü ECDPM 5 th World Water Forum

Areas of Application 8. Capacity Challenges in the Indonesian Water Resources Sector ü K. Schwartz, I. Nursyirwan, A. van Nes, J. Luijendijk 9. Institutional Capacity Development of Water Resources Management in Iran ü M. Nikravesh, R. Ardakanian, S. H. Alemohammad 10. Capacity Building and Optimisation of Infrastructure Operations ü S. Mugisha 11. Lessons Learned from Capacity-building Approaches in the UN-Habitat Water for African Cities Programme ü G. Alabaster 12. Water Education: Bridging Divides for Future Generations ü J. E. Etgen, T. Tindamanyire, D. L. Nelson, A. C. Fuller 13. An Overview of Capacity Building on Gender Equity in the Water Sector ü P. Khosla 14. Knowledge and Capacity Development at River Basin Level ü D. Valensuela 5 th World Water Forum

Evaluation and Indicators 15. The role of Education in Capacity Development ü S. Vincent-Lancrin 16. Capacity Enhancement Indicators – A Review of Literature ü Y. Mizrahi 5 th World Water Forum

Authors’ organizations UNESCO-IHE UNW-DPC UNU-INWEH World Bank Institute UN-HABITAT UNESCO’s PCCP OECD ECDPM International office for water, paris Asian Development Bank 5 th World Water Forum University of Osnabrueck University of Waterloo Wageningen University and Research Centre Sharif University of Technology Universidad del Valle National Water and Sewerage Corporation Project WET Foundation Ministry for ü Energy, Iran ü Public Works, Indonesia ü Water and Environment, Uganda

The publication includes case studies and field practices from all around the world – from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America 5 th World Water Forum

Publication will be available in May 2009, published by Taylor and Francis Thanks to all the contributing authors, the editorial team and the publishers 5 th World Water Forum