Monthly Report of

the Global Water Partnership

November 2010

Table of contents

NewsFlow November 2010 ................................................................................................................................ 2 GWP Regions ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 CARIBBEAN ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 CENTRAL AFRICA................................................................................................................................................. 13 CENTRALAMERICA .............................................................................................................................................. 15 CENTRALAND EASTERN EUROPE ........................................................................................................................ 16 SOUTH AMERICA .................................................................................................................................................. 19 SOUTH ASIA ......................................................................................................................................................... 20

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NewsFlow November 2010

Climate Change is about Water, but Missing from Agenda

The world’s economic growth and social welfare depend on the sustainable management of

the world’s water resources in the context of climate change, according to a statement issued

by the Global Water Partnership (GWP). The statement was delivered by GWP Chair Dr.

Letita A. Obeng to the high level session of the world climate change conference on Friday,

December 10, 2010, in Cancun, Mexico.

“When world leaders speak about climate, they invariably speak of water – of floods,

droughts and failed harvests – and express their alarm. They are right to do so: because

climate change is primarily about water,” the statement says. The statement calls on the 193

countries that participate in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

to make sustainable water resources management and disaster risk management an integral

part of the global response to climate change.

Read more

http://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-in-action/News-and-Activities/Climate-Change-is-about-

Water-but-Missing-from-Agenda/

The GWP delegation to the UNFCCC COP 16 meeting, headed by GWP Chair Dr Letitia A

Obeng, was involved in various events to advocate for the pivotal role of water in climate

change adaptation.

Reports about GWP participation

http://www.gwp.org/gwp-in-action/Events/GWP-participation-in-the-16th-Conference-of-

the-United-Nations-Framework-Convention-on-Climate-Change-in-Cancun/

GWP and AMCOW Unveil Climate Programme for Africa

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the African Ministers Council on Water

(AMCOW) have unveiled a joint programme to support climate change adaptation in Africa.

On November 24, during a High-Level Segment at the 3rd Africa Water Week in Addis

Ababa, Ethiopia, AMCOW Executive Secretary Mr. Bai Mass Taal presented a framework for

the Water, Climate and Development Programme prepared with GWP.

Read more

http://www.gwp.org/en/gwp-in-action/News-and-Activities/GWP-and-AMCOW-Unveil-

Water-Climate-and-Development-Programme-for-Africa/

IWRM for Sustainable Agriculture

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‘Closing the Knowledge Gap: Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Agriculture’

was the theme of an international seminar in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22-26,

2010, which sought to discuss strategies for developing comprehensive information and

knowledge support systems in integrated water management for productive agriculture in

Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states.

Read more.

Organised by the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) based in

the Netherlands and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and

Coordinating Agency (NPCA), the objectives were to:

share experiences and information on best practices in integrated water management

in the various agro-ecological zones of the ACP countries

identify information and communication needs and requirements and propose

guidelines for the implementation of integrated water management activities and

programme

encourage participating organisations to adopt improved knowledge on integrated

water management communication methods and strategies for reaching out to their

clients

mobilise the stakeholders to advocate for increased public investments for

sustainable water resources management.

Regional input into the seminar was provided by Dr. Leslie Simpson - Natural Resources

Management Specialist of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

(CARDI) and Ms. Avril Alexander - Regional Coordinator of GWP Caribbean who were

both members of the seminar’s Steering Committee which was responsible for developing

the theme and content for the seminar including the selection of papers and presentations.

Ms. Alexander also gave remarks on behalf of the Caribbean at the seminar’s opening

ceremony.

Four working groups were established to discuss different aspects of the main theme,

specifically:

Water scarcity adaptation strategies for vulnerable rural communities

Water storage for climate change adaptation (recovering rainwater)

Water governance and water sector reform

Equitable distribution of water rights and access (water, poverty and gender)

Ms. Alexander and Dr. Simpson served as joint group leaders of the working group on

‚Water governance and water sector reform‛ and were responsible for guiding the group

discussion on the thematic focus and ensuring delivery of the seminar outcomes.

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Discussions in all working groups were aimed at generating four (4) specific outcomes,

which were to:

1. Identify best practices, innovations and practical experiences and options for scaling

these up and out in order to improve agricultural productivity and growth in the

ACP

2. Identify capacity building needs and requirements

3. Develop practical proposals and ideas for Action-research to bridge knowledge gaps

4. Develop a Community of Practice of experts that will serve as ambassadors and

advocates for IWM for improved agricultural productivity

A summary of the seminar papers and discussions are being compiled and published by the

CTA along with a policy brief based on the recommendations arising out of the seminar.

Further information can be found on the CTA website at www.cta.int.

Climate Dialogue in Sri Lanka

In November 2010, GWP Sri Lanka organised a Climate Change Adaptation National

Dialogue, a joint activity with the Centre for Climate Change Studies of the Department of

Meteorology, the Disaster Management Centre, and the Ministry of Disaster Management.

The Dialogue was a follow up to two earlier activities undertaken with respect to the

Southern and North Central Provinces of Sri Lanka.

Read more.

Over 50 participants attended and a core recommendation of the Dialogue was to establish

strong coordination arrangements to access and share hydrological data and on water and

climate change related issues. While there is an Integrated Water Policy with clear

recommendations on drought and flood management, there has been a lack of political

commitment. While several water-related issues need addressing in an integrated manner,

they are now being addressed through linkages with climate change disasters and negative

environmental impacts.

Raising Awareness Among Media

Media is often a critical link between policymakers and the public. The media focus on

environmental issues is increasing, especially in light of the global interest in climate change.

This is why GWP regularly organizes awareness-raising workshops for journalists. GWP

South America and GWP Caribbean recently organised workshops as a first step to creating

journalist networks for knowledge sharing in water resources management.

Read more.

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GWP Peru organized three courses from different geographical regions of Peru about the

links between the hydrological cycle, climate change, glacier melting and IWRM in the

Andes-Amazon area. The workshops were held in:

- the Andean region, in the city of Cusco, organized by the Centro Guamán Poma de Ayala

(October 22).

- the Amazon region, in the city of Iquitos, organized by the Research Institute of the

Peruvian Amazon - (October 29).

- the coastal region, in the city of Piura, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of

Peru (December 2).

In total 75 media workers were trained and several of them has expressed interest in the

GWP South America journalistic network. An important result of the workshop in Piura was

the commitment of the representative of the newspaper “El Tiempo” to organise a workshop

on IWRM for journalists which is expected to reach a much larger number of media

professionals.

In December, GWP Caribbean partnered with the Caribbean Broadcasting Union to host its

first regional media workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management which took

place in Barbados. Journalists from various Caribbean countries were invited to participate

in the two day training course. The workshop generated some media coverage:

http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=14498

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/environment/-p-Journalists-urged-to-report-more-on-

water---p---_8226443

Drought Programme Under Preparation

GWP, together with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) organised a

Consultation Meeting on the Proposed Integrated Drought Management Programme in

Geneva, Switzerland, 15-16 November 2010. The aim of the Programme is to alleviate

poverty in drought-affected regions of the world through an integrated approach to drought

management, cutting across sectoral, disciplinary, and institutional jurisdictions. The

Programme intends to provide policy and management guidance through the globally

coordinated generation of scientific information, sharing knowledge and best practices for

drought risk management.

Read more.

As stated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report

(IPCC, 2007), the world has become more drought-prone during the past 25 years and

projections for the 21st century show clear increase frequency in drought events. The

overarching approach proposed for the Programme centres around four key principles:

- shift the focus from reactive to proactive measures.

- integrate vertical planning and decision making processes at regional,

national and community levels.

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- promote the evolution of a consistent knowledge base and sharing.

- build capacity of various stakeholders, and support drought management

efforts.

GWP Executive Secretary Dr. Ania Grobicki also attended the Consultation together with

some GWP regional representatives. All together 36 representatives of the European

Commission, FAO, the Secretariat of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction,

Red Cross, ICID, WaterAid-UK, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, UNESCO,

US Department of Agriculture, US National Drought Mitigation Center, WMO and GWP

took part in the meeting.

MoU between GWP and INBO

GWPO and INBO (International Network of Basin Organisations) signed a new

Memorandum of Understanding on November 18, 2010, in Stockholm. Both organizations

cooperate on a regular basis on global, regional, and local levels.

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Green box

Former GWP Executive Secretary Johan Holmberg has been appointed a GWP Ambassador

by Executive Secretary Dr Ania Grobicki.

Read more.

“The GWP is honored to appoint Mr. Holmberg as an ambassador who will support the

organisation with his valuable experience and knowledge”, Dr Grobicki said. GWP

Ambassadors contribute to specific ongoing activities such as fundraising and advocacy

and it is an honorary and voluntary position.

Johan Holmberg has extensive experience in development cooperation. He worked

for SIDA and SAREC, two Swedish aid agencies, for 17 years. He was responsible for Sida’s

work in agriculture, rural development, water resources management, and conservation of

the environment. He lived for extended periods in four African countries for 14 years ,

including as Swedish ambassador to Ethiopia and Chargé d’Affaires in Mozambique. Mr.

Holmberg served as GWP's first Executive Secretary concurrently with being Assistant

Director General at SIDA.

GWP People

Dr. Yusup Kamalov is the new Chair of GWP Central Asia and Caucasus. Trained in civil

engineering, he is the head of the renewable energy department in the Complex Institute of

Natural Sciences of the Karakalpak branch of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. He is

also Chairman of the NGO “Union for Defense of the Aral Sea and Amudarya.”

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Senior Network Officer Dr. Björn Guterstam passed away on December 3, 2010. He worked

since 2000 supporting different GWP regions, the latest assignment in Central Asia and

Caucasus, Central and Eastern Europe, and China. He will be sorely missed by his

colleagues and the GWP family.

Toolbox Case Study of the Month:

Costa Rica: Environmentally Adjusted Levies for Water Use (No. 378), having a positive

experience of the application of Payment for Environmental Services scheme, the Costa

Rican Government took a decision to revise the system of water use levy. GWP regions

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GWP Regions

CARIBBEAN

IWRM Stakeholders Continue Discussions on National Water Policy for Trinidad and

Tobago

Key water stakeholders met at the 5th Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

meeting put on by the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) and the Water Resources

Agency (WRA) of Trinidad and Tobago on November 24th, 2010.

The meeting sought to build on previous discussions and follow-up on actions in working

toward the implementation of a National Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

Policy for Trinidad and Tobago.

One major outcome thus far of the IWRM stakeholders meetings has been the identification

of crucial IWRM issues, recommendations for dealing with these issues, the priority areas

and the stakeholders responsible for addressing each IWRM area. These central IWRM areas

include:

Cross-section of representatives at the 5th

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Stakeholders Meeting in Trinidad on November 24

th,

2010.

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Based on the specific recommendations made under each IWRM area (listed above),

stakeholders which include Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) are to identify

their responsibilities in implementing recommended actions.

In its efforts to operationalise a National IWRM Policy for Trinidad and Tobago that would

facilitate the water and wastewater sectors for the future, the Water and Sewerage Authority

(WASA) requested that stakeholders provide them with their water use requirement plans

for 2011 and a list of all water-related projects.

Since the previous IWRM Meeting held on September 15th, 2010, stakeholders have been

submitting their water efficiency plans which outline the following:

- Their water demand requirements

- A breakdown of their IWRM projects

- Roles of the organisation

- Water consumption in their respective sectors

- Water consumption for major facilities

- Present and projected water demand for various companies

Follow-up Actions:

All outstanding plans are to be submitted to the Water and Sewerage Authority

(WASA) and the Water Resources Agency (WRA).

Information from the water efficiency plans and list of water-related projects being

undertaken by stakeholders will be used to develop an IWRM database.

1. Water Supply 12. Coastal Zone Management

2. Water Re-Use 13. Wastewater Management

3. Water Use In Irrigation 14. Drought

4. Rainwater Harvesting 15. Climate Change

5. Water Abstraction/Allocation 16. Environmental Impact

6. Water Resources Assessment/Monitoring 17. Sanitation

7. Monitoring and Enforcement 18. Wetlands

8. Public Education and Awareness 19. Water Conflict

9. Land-Use Management 20. Water Pricing

10. Drainage and Flooding 21. National Security

11. Watershed Management/Assessment 22. Information Management

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The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will schedule a meeting with the

Permanent Secretaries of various stakeholder Ministries by the end of 2010 about the

implementation of the National IWRM Policy.

In addition to the WASA and WRA, other stakeholders present at the 5th IWRM Meeting

included representatives from Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C); the Ministry

of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources; the Ministry of Agriculture - Forestry Division;

the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries; the Ministry of Public Utilities; the Ministry

of Health; the Ministry of Local Government; the Ministry of Planning, Housing and the

Environment; Town and Country Planning; the Ministry of Tourism; the Office of Disaster

Preparedness and Management (ODPM); the Institute of Marine Affairs; the Trinidad and

Tobago Meteorological Service; the Ministry of Works and Transport - Environmental

Health

and Safety Unit; the Environmental Management Authority (EMA); the Regulated Industries

Commission (RIC); The University of the West Indies (UWI); the Trinidad and Tobago

Bureau of Standards (TTBS); AECOM; the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association

(CWWA); the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (WASA); Water

Resources Agency (WRA); and the Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management

Company (SWMCOL).

Follow-up actions will be addressed at a preliminary meeting amongst inter-sectoral

stakeholder sub-groups on January 24th, 2011 and all stakeholders will convene for the 6th

IWRM Stakeholders meeting to be held on March 16th, 2011.

Closing the Knowledge Gap: Integrated Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture

‘Closing the Knowledge Gap: Integrated Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture’ was the

theme of the international seminar held in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 22nd-

26th, 2010 which sought to critically discuss strategies for developing comprehensive

information and knowledge support systems in integrated water management for

productive agriculture in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states.

The seminar which attracted many experts in integrated water management, policy makers,

agricultural water experts, policy analyst, media, civil society, development partners and

other specialists in related fields, was put on by the Technical Centre for Agriculture and

Rural Co-operation (CTA) based in the Netherlands and the New Partnership for Africa’s

Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA).

Regional input into the seminar was provided by Dr. Leslie Simpson - Natural Resources

Management Specialist of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

(CARDI) and Ms. Avril Alexander - Regional Coordinator of the Global Water Partnership-

Caribbean (GWP-C) who were both members of the seminar’s Steering Committee which

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was responsible for developing the theme and content for the seminar including the

selection of papers and presentations. Ms. Alexander also gave remarks on behalf of the

Caribbean at the seminar’s opening ceremony.

The objectives of the seminar were to share experiences and information on best practices in

integrated water management in the various agro-ecological zones of the ACP countries;

identify information and communication needs and requirements and propose guidelines

for the implementation of integrated water management activities and programmes;

encourage participating organisations to adopt improved knowledge on integrated water

management communication methods and strategies for reaching out to their clients; and to

mobilise the stakeholders to advocate for increased public investments for sustainable water

resources management.

Four working groups were established to discuss different aspects of the main theme,

specifically:

Water scarcity adaptation strategies for vulnerable rural communities

Water storage for climate change adaptation (recovering rainwater)

Water governance and water sector reform

Equitable distribution of water rights and access (water, poverty and gender)

Ms. Alexander and Dr. Simpson served as joint group leaders of the working group on

‚Water governance and water sector reform‛ and were responsible for guiding the group

discussion on the thematic focus and ensuring delivery of the seminar outcomes.

Discussions in all working groups were aimed at generating four (4) specific outcomes,

which were to:

Ms. Avril Alexander, GWP-C Regional Coordinator is seen here giving remarks on behalf of the Caribbean at the opening ceremony of the seminar.

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5. Identify best practices, innovations and practical experiences and options for scaling

these up and out in order to improve agricultural productivity and growth in the

ACP

6. Identify capacity building needs and requirements

7. Develop practical proposals and ideas for Action-research to bridge knowledge gaps

8. Develop a Community of Practice of experts that will serve as ambassadors and

advocates for IWM for improved agricultural productivity

Regional experiences from the Caribbean were shared through presentations from CARDI

and the Trinidad and Tobago Agri-Business Association (TTBA). Dr. Simpson gave a

climate-change perspective in his presentation on “Managing scarce water resources and climate

change for sustainable agricultural production in the Caribbean‛, while Mr. Ramgopaul Roop of

the TTBA shared his experiences on “Sustainable soil and water management for smallholder

farms‛.

Also contributing to discussions in plenary and working groups were other members of the

Caribbean delegation which included: Ms. Wendy Diaz, Coordinator of the Toco

Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago; Dr. David Dolly, Senior Lecturer in the Department of

Agricultural Economics of the University of the West Indies (UWI); Mr. Stanley Rampair,

Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission Limited of Jamaica; Mr.

Rawle Titus, President of the Media Workers Association of Grenada; and Ms. Adelle Zaira

Roopchand, Journalist - Association of Caribbean Media Workers.

Some of the Caribbean representatives at the international seminar on Water and Sustainable Agriculture, held in South Africa from November 22

nd-26

th, 2010.

From Left-Right: Ms. Avril Alexander (Regional Coordinator, GWP-C); Dr. Leslie Simpson (Natural Resources Management Specialist, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI); and Mr. Stanley Rampair (Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigation Commission Limited of Jamaica).

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A summary of the seminar papers and discussions are being compiled and published by the

CTA along with a policy brief based on the recommendations arising out of the seminar.

Further information on the seminar can be found on the CTA website at www.cta.int.

New GWP-C Partners

Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) welcomes two (2) new partner organisations:

1. The Ministry of Works, Physical Development and Public Utilities of Grenada -

The main objective of the Ministry is to protect and enhance Grenada’s investment

and infrastructure and ensure the regulation of public utilities so as to promote and

maintain high quality services at affordable prices to consumers. Additionally the

Ministry has the responsibility for the oversight and direction of three (3) major

statutory bodies which include the National Water and Sewerage Authority

(NAWASA); the Grenada Postal Corporation; and the Gravel, Concrete and

Emulsion Production Corporation.

2. The Rural Water Supply Limited - Is a public water services agency in Jamaica that

designs and implements water supply systems island wide using various modalities.

Rural Water Supply Limited is positioning itself to being the leading Public Sector

Agency in Jamaica as the driver for rural development and community-based

management of resources. One of their main goals is to provide potable water for

water-scarce areas in Jamaica.

GWP-C’s Caribbean Media Workshop on IWRM

Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) partnered with the Caribbean Broadcasting

Union (CBU) to host its first regional media workshop on Integrated Water Resources

Management (IWRM) which took place in Barbados on December 9th and 10th, 2010.

Journalists from various Caribbean countries including Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados;

Cuba; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and

the Grenadines; Suriname; and Trinidad and Tobago were invited to participate in the two

day training course. By having the workshop, GWP-C aimed to provide media practitioners

with relevant information and training on IWMR so that they are better informed on key

water issues and can effectively communicate this information to the general public.

CENTRAL AFRICA

GWP-CAf service excellence recognized in Cameroon

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As part of its program of economic and infrastructures development, Cameroon has decided to build

a deep water port in the coastal zone of Kribi (south Cameroon). The project is led by a steering

committee created by the Government and placed under the Ministry of Economy, Planning and

Land Management.

The deep water port of Kribi project is called structuring, which is to say, good growth prospects,

selected as part of the development of new port infrastructure. This project is a complex that will

include not only the port facilities that can accommodate large vessels, but also and especially large

rail infrastructure, roads, airports, energy, telecommunications and associated social and industrial

facilities and urban areas.

For the sake of ensuring the sustainability of vital ecosystems of the area in which human and

industrial activity will be great pressure, GWP-Caf has been chosen for conducting a study on

hydraulics, hydrology and hydrogeology of the area affected by the construction of the deep water

port of Kribi.

The overall objective of this study is to provide the developer a tool for decision support to guide the

planning of land use, development activities and ensure monitoring environmental parameters in the

future.

More specifically, it will be for the GWP-CAf:

Make an inventory of the current occupation of space;

Understand the dynamics of surface runoff and groundwater;

Map the factors influencing the spatial and temporal variability of hydrological processes and the

availability of water resources;

Characterize the quantity and quality of water resources;

Develop a database of GIS (Geographic Information System);

Develop a monitoring device of environmental parameters in the future.

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To achieve these objectives, the activities of GWP-CAf will be organized around seven major

components:

The status and diagnosis;

The hydraulic study;

The hydrological study;

The hydrogeological study;

The development of the watercourse;

The protection and management of water resources;

The development of a database.

CENTRALAMERICA

GWP Honduras promotes the interchange of information

On November 25, GWP Honduras organized an event

having as goal to promote the interchange of information

and experiences among the partners.

Near 20 people participated and presentations from

different organizations showed the work they are doing

to promote the sustainable used of water resources.

The activity also gave the opportunity to the Chair of

GWP Honduras, Mr. Sergio Núñez, to present the ideas

of the work plan for next year and a new structure of

work that intends to impel the active participation of the partners.

Knowing better the certification processes for the responsible use of water

On November 11 and 12, the First Forum of the

Regional Initiative of the Alliance for Water

Participants of the meeting organized by GWP

Honduras. Mr. Sergio Núñez, Chair of GWP

Honduras, was giving a presentation.

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Stewarship for Latin America and the Caribbean (AWSLAC), was held in San Jose, Costa Rica.

More than 60 participants from different organizations from the public and private sector and coming

from different countries of the region participated in the discussions, among them the representatives

from GWP Central America and GWP Costa Rica.

The representatives of AWSLAC explained the

process is open and that its objective is the

responsible use of water with social benefits, sustainable with the environment and with economic

advantages.

The event represented the beginning of work for AWS in Latin America and the Caribbean, and

helped to obtain valuable opinions and

recommendations by the participants, that will be

important to contribute to the global and regional

processes of elaboration of the standards that will be

used in the process of certification. In the LAC

region two pilot exercises are going to be

implemented during next year, one in Mexico and the

other one in Chile, this will give the opportunity to

comment on the standards that are going to be

developed at global level and shows the

importance of working together to build and implement them.

This Event was organized by AWS, Centro del

Agua para América Latina y el Caribe, Fundación

Chile, FEMSA, and Global Water Partnership Central America and Costa Rica.

CENTRALAND EASTERN EUROPE

GWP Bulgaria co-organized training of municipal regional administration on alternative wastewater

and waste treatment technologies with a special emphasis on climate change scenarios in 2021 and

2035 in Bulgaria at Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in Veliko Tarnovo town on 10

November.

Working groups. Picture provided by: AWS

Opening table. Speaking Ms. Maureen Ballestero,

Chair of GWP Costa Rica. Picture provided by: AWS

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Stara Zagora on November 19: Opening of World Veliko Tarnovo on November 10: Lecture on sustainable

Toilette Day celebration conference by Stara sanitation regarding climate change scenarios in 2021 and Zagora

Governor 2035 in Bulgaria by Galia Bardarska

Galia Bardarska, GWP Bulgaria gave a lecture on sustainable sanitation at World Toilette Day

celebration in Stara Zagora town on 19 November. Both events raised awareness of mayors in small

settlements below 2000 people that there exist other simpler and effective methods of waste water

treatment other than conventional anaerobic treatment.

GWP Romania participated at the workshop “The improvement of transboundary tourism in the

Danube Delta” on 11-13 November 2010 in Tulcea town which is an entrance to the Danube Delta in

Romania. Danube Delta is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta. In 1991, the

Romanian part of the Danube Delta became part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Around

2,733 km² of the delta are strictly protected areas. In 1998, under UNESCO Programme on Man and

the Biosphere, the 6264.03 km² of Danube Delta were established as Biosphere Reserve shared by

Romania and Ukraine. Participants included tour operators, tourism agencies, hotel and guest

facilities owners, guides specialized in nature protection and eco-tourism plus water and

environment management authorities. GWP Romania explained issues related to management of

water resources and natural heritage and advocated for sustainable tourism. This is the first time

when GWP Romania made contacts with tourist industry. In the future, sustainable tourism can

improve well-being of local communities living in special protected areas like the Danube Delta

which on the other hand, will have an incentive to wisely use and protect their water resources and

wetlands ecosystems.

In frame of “Survey of the river basin governance and IWRM performance in the CEE Region‛, GWP

Romania completed the survey for Romania. The survey puts a light on progress of IWRM

implementation in countries of Central and Eastern Europe in harmonized and homogenous way.

Liviu Nicolae Popescu, GWP Romania Chair participated at the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol

on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses

and International Lakes on 23-25 November in Bucharest, Parliament Palace. Goal of the meeting was

to discuss the progress regarding water and health in the pan-European region. At present, nearly 140

million people – 16 % of Europe's population – still live in homes that are not connected to a drinking-

water supply and about 85 million people do not have access to adequate sanitation. According to the

best estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 13,000 children under the age of

14 die every year from water-related diarrhea, mostly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The

UNECE/ WHO-EURO Protocol on Water and Health is the first international legal agreement

adopted specifically to protect human health through the prevention, control and reduction of water-

related disease, the improvement of water management and the protection of ecosystems. It aims to

attain access to safe drinking water and provision of sanitation for everyone. In 2010, GWP Romania

was one of the main partners together with Women in Europe for a Common Future in UNECE

events dedicated to ‚public involvement‛ which was acknowledged in discussions. A future

cooperation was offered and agreed among GWP, its network and UNECE bodies.

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Meeting of the Parties and display of GWP publications. Credit: GWP Romania/Popescu

After language proofreading, GWP Romania will post translated publications on their website. These

include ‚Handbook for Integrated Water Resources Management in Basins‚, “GWP Strategy for 2009-2013‛,

TEC 14 “Water Management, Water Security and Climate Change Adaptation: Early Impacts and Essential

Responses‛ and ICPDR brochures dedicated to “The Danube River basin Management Plan 2009-2013”

and “Addressing flooding in the Danube Region‛. GWP Romania also submitted 4 case studies for GWP

ToolBox.

Martina Zupan GWP Slovenia prepared an article on GWP activities on global, regional and local

level for final conference "Water in International Relations" report. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Slovenia and Environmental Academic Network organized the event on the occasion of World

Wetland Day 2010 on 3 February 2010. ‚Twelve recommendations‛ for a comprehensive approach to

water have been accepted by the participants and delivered to Minister of Foreign Affairs for

development of proposals on the global level. The article and details of the conference can be found

on the following website: http://micelij.net/OAM/voda/

On the request of GWP Chair of Chairs, GWP CEE Chair Liviu Nicolae Popescu prepared a

comprehensive summary report with most significant activities of the region. The document was a

part of regions package presented by the Chair of Chairs at the GWP Steering Committee meeting.

In frame of GWP CEE ToolBox project ‚Tools for better transboundary cooperation: Experience from

Central and Eastern Europe‛ three tools were revised and two new proposed from transboundary

water issues perspective. Several recommendations were made for new tools including root cause

analysis, policy options analysis tools for information exchange and data sharing, adaptive

management, internet-based decision support systems (DSS), modular modeling systems (STELLA)

and others. In the future, climate change and transboundary water management nexus can be

addressed in more detail.

On behalf of GWPO, Milan Matuska, Regional Coordinator participated in 17th Session of UNECE

Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP) in Geneva on 2-3 November. Participants of the high level

meeting agreed major issues of the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference taking

place in Astana in September 2011. A separate document has been prepared for each session

specifying details of the Conference. Personal involvement of GWPO/GWP CEE/GWP CACENA

should be negotiated between GWPO and Environment for Europe Secretariat in the period up to

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May 2011 when Committee on Environmental Policy eighteenth session takes place. The report on the

seventeenth CEP session is available on the UNECE/CEP website.

Prof. Janusz Kindler, GWP CEE Senior Advisor represented GWP CEE at the Consultation Meeting

on the Proposed Integrated Drought Management Programme in Geneva on 15- 16 November. He

presented situation report on draughts in CEE, prepared in cooperation with Regional Council

members. According to different climate change scenarios, draughts will effects majority of CEE

countries. All together 36 representatives of European Commission, FAO, Pakistan, Secretariat of the

UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Red Cross, ICID, WaterAid from UK, UN

Convention to Combat Desertification, UNESCO, US Department of Agriculture, US National

Drought Mitigation Center, WMO and GWPO took part in the meeting.

SOUTH AMERICA

Journalists learn about IWRM and Climate Change in Peru

GWP Peru organized three courses with the aim of contributing to the awareness and involvement of

journalists and media workers from different geographical regions of Peru, through the dissemination

of current knowledge about the link between the hydrological cycle, climate change, glacier melting

and IWRM in the Andes-Amazon area.

The workshops were held during the last quarter of 2010 in the following regions:

- Mountain region in the city of Cusco, organized by the Centro Guaman Poma de Ayala (October 22).

- Forest region in the city of Iquitos, organized by the Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon -

IIAP (October 29).

- Coast region, in the city of Piura, organized by the Peruvian Catholic University - PUCP as entities

responsible members of the business (December 2).

In these courses 75 journalists and media workers were trained, while it was discussed the need to

organize a national network of journalists around the IWRM subject, to interact with the existing

Communicators Network for IWRM, and join efforts to disseminate accurate information as well as

public awareness regarding water issues in Peru, according to the GWP Peru’s WorkPlan for 2010.

New Directory for GWP Peru

On December 3rd, the General Annual Assembly of GWP Peru renewed its board and elected as new

President for the 2011-2012 period, the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru -

SENAMHI, headed by its CEO, Mr. Wilar Gamarra Molina. The elected Board members, according to

geographic and public/private balance, are the following organisations and institutions:

• The National Water Authority - ANA

• The National Association of Sanitation Service Providers from Peru-ANEPSSA,

• The Specialized Association for Sustainable Development - AEDES

• Social Studies Center – “CES Solidaridad”

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For its part, SENAMHI and the Ministry of Agriculture – MINAG, will continue working from the

previous period.

At the same time, Ms. Nicole Bernex was elected as Honorary President of GWP Peru, by unanimous

voting of all Assembly members, in recognition of her commitment and identification, since the

establishment of the Country Water Partnership. Finally, the General Assembly approved the

economic balance and the 2010 Work Plan evaluation report, as well as the 2011 Work Plan and other

previously elaborated documents and information, following the GWP South America’s Outcome

Mapping methodology.

Invitation: Regional Journalist Workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay

GWP South America is inviting to attend the II Journalists and Communicators Workshop for Water

“AGUACOM”, to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 16 -17 December.

As integrated water management is of vital importance to the region, journalists training is the

vehicle for achieving a great presence of these issues in the media.

More information is available at www.gwpsudamerica.org/en_construccion.asp

SOUTH ASIA

Regional Activities.

GWP SAS held its 16th Regional Council Meeting on 12th and 13th November in Karachi Pakistan. The

Meeting was attended by CWP Chair/Representative and one RC Member/ Coordinator from each

CWP. Discussions were held and decisions taken with respect to several important issues, among

them Amendments to the GWP SAS Working Guidelines, Holding of the Next South Asia Water

Forum in October 2011, Collaborating in the GWP TEC Regional Workshop on Climate Change, Food

and Water Security to be held in February in Sri Lanka and developing on the Draft Communication

and Funding Strategies outlined . GWP Chair Dr Letitia Obeng on her first visit to the region

participated in the sessions on day one. She was in Karachi in connection with events of the Karachi

Water Partnership held on 10th and 11th November,

GWP Chair with Chair SAS and Chair

PWP

RC Meeting in

progress

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Country Reports.

Bhutan.

Bhutan reported the participation of its Country Coordinator and Chairs Representative Mr GK

Chhopel (prospective RC Member) at the 16th RC Meeting in Karachi. Regards field level activities it

has reported continuing progress in the Lake Restoration Project and Rain Water Harvesting

Programme of BhWP. Community participation in Lake Project has been very encouraging and task

now nearing completion. Photos will be sent with next report.

Bangladesh

A six day training program titled as Training of Trainers (ToT) on IWRM concept and Its Practices was

carried out by CEGIS with the financial assistance and coordination of Bangladesh Water Partnership

(BWP) and Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) from 27th November – 2nd December,

2010 with the aim to develop a group of trainers in IWRM from the public and the private sectors

who would impart training on IWRM in Bangladesh. The main objective of the training was to enable

the participants to organize and conduct training courses on IWRM.

About 25 number of participant were attended the training program from various GOs, NGOs and

universities. The participants were considered based on diverse educational background which will

create scope of inter-disciplinary activities. The detail of the participants has been given below-

Organization No of

Participants

BARI 1

BRRI 1

BWDB 2

DAE 1

DoE 1

DoF 1

Dhaka WASA 1

LGED 1

WARPO 1

CEGIS 4

SWAIWRPMP 1

UTTARAN 1

WMIP 2

CNRS 1

IUCN 1

CDMP 1

URPD, Khulna University 1

WRE, BUET 1

Jahangir Nagar University,

Savar

1

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The training activity was mainly divided by two sessions such as lectures session in three and half

day based on various topics related on IWRM concept and its practice and the other was field visit

session in two and half day for practical experience on IWRM application. In the lecture session

almost 25 lectures were covered based on IWRM concept, practices, toolkits, wetland and ecosystem,

water governance, MCA analysis, GIS and RS application in IWRM, IWRM application in KJDRP

project area, climatic change and adaptation in IWRM etc. In the field visit session all the trainees

were participated to observe the practical application of IWRM in KJDRP project area in Bhabodaho,

Jessore. During the field visit four groups (fisher man, farmer, women and WMAs) were formed for

stakeholder analysis. All the group members were taken individual interview from various sectors of

stakeholder and at the last day of the training they presented their analytical findings during the

feedback session. Photographs of the training program including field visits are given below-

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After a sincere dedication and response of all member of arranging institution and participants the

training program was completed successfully.

India

Exhibition in India International Trade Fair-2010

India Water Partnership (IWP) in collaboration of its New Delhi based partner Water

Community India, New Delhi displayed one stall in the India International Trade Fair (IITF) (a

mega annual event) from 14th November to 27th November, 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

in the pavilion of Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India organized by Indian Trade

Promotion Organization. Around 5,000 to 6,000 men, women and students visited the stall of

IWP. The items displayed at the stall were two big banners with logos of IWP and GWP

depicting IWP’s Mission, Aims & Objectives, Zonal Water Partnerships, Area Water

Partnerships, India Water Vision-2025, etc. Around 1500 copies each of IWP brochure and

leaflets on water saving tips (in Hindi language) were distributed to the visitors. A contest on

water bodies was also organized and certificates were distributed to those who participated in

the contest. Apart from the above, the films prepared by Govt. of India, State Govts., NGOs

working in water sector were shown in the fair. From IWP side, the documentary film on

Success Story on Ground Water Conservation & Prospects to ensure Sustainable Water Supply

in Dargah Premises of Ajmer Sharif was shown.

The other stalls in and around IWP stall were from Ministry of Water Resources, National

Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (Uttarakhand), Central Water and Power Research Station,

Pune, Central Ground Water Board, New Delhi, Central Water Commission, New Delhi,

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National Water Development Agency, New Delhi and the first Host Institution of IWP i.e,

Water & Power Consultancy Services (India) Ltd., Gurgaon, Haryana (WAPCOS). These stall

apart from displaying their brochures, leaflets on water savings; different models on rain water

harvesting, ground water recharge, water conservation were also displayed. Following were

the exhibits in the IWP stall.

Participation in workshop on "Mobilizing Knowledge for

Development in India and South Asia"

At the instance of Regional Office, GWP-South Asia, Dr.

Veena Khanduri , Adviser, IWP and Dr. Anish

Chatterjee, Zonal Water Partner from Northern Zone

participated in the workshop on "Mobilizing Knowledge for

Development in India and South Asia" jointly organized by

Institute of Development Studies, UK and PRIA, Delhi,

November 18th-19th, 2010.

IWP Banner

IWP Brochures, Water Saving

Tips, Certificate at display

IWP stall in the Pavilion

Of Ministry of Water

Resources, Govt. of India

Students participating in

Water Body Contest

Certificate distribution to

the Contestant

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The aim of this workshop was to (i) strengthen the capacity of organizations working to create

and share knowledge to influence policy and practices in the development sector; (ii) explore

and share knowledge and experiences relevant to mobilizing knowledge for development in

India; (iii) learn about the activities of other organizations working as development information

intermediaries for enabling participants to get a good overall knowledge of who is doing what

in this sector, what gaps exist and how we strengthen the impact of our work ; (iv) provide

space to explore scope for collaboration and partnerships.

Fifty participants from India, Bangladesh, Nepal,

Sri Lanka and UK attended this workshop which

was facilitated by Knowledge Services staff from

IDS and supported by colleagues from PRIA, New

Delhi.

Dr. Veena Khanduri during group exercises shared

with participants about GWP South Asia which is

working as knowledge for development

intermediaries at Global level through sharing

knowledge at global, regional, national and local

levels.

The workshop sessions focused on gaps and challenges faced

by organizations working at different levels in the knowledge

intermediary sector, in reaching, influencing and engaging

with the policy makers, practioners and communities they

intend to share with the knowledge.

During the workshop, Dr. Veena Khanduri also shared the

GWP Newsletter and GWP-South Asia Briefing Notes on ;

Meeting Water Challenges through Partnership ; and Striving

for Poverty Reduction, IWRM and Good Governance with

the participants.

Participation in 16th Regional Council Meeting of GWP-South Asia at Karachi

Dr. Veena Khanduri, R C member & Adviser, IWP along with Prof. Vijay Paranjpye, Alternate

R C Member from India participated in the 16th Regional Council meeting of GWP-South Asia

organized on 12th & 13th November, 2010 at Karachi, Pakistan. In the meeting Dr. Khanduri

made a presentation on “Area Water Partnership in River Ramial & Indrajeet Sub-Basin in

Dhenkanal District, Orissa (India) promoted by India Water Partnership & Arun Institute of

Rural Affairs (AIRA), Orissa”.

Nepal.

Workshop in Progress

Participants in the Group Exercise

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Mr. Iswer Raj Onta, Chair, Nepal Water Partnership/JVS participated a workshop on Eastern

Himalayan Water Issues under the title "Ganges Brahmaputra-Megna (GBM) Region: Water-based

Regional Cooperation on 6 -9 November 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop was organized

by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka.

Mr. Kenichi Yokoyama, Senior Water Management Expert of Asian Development Bank, Manila,

Philippines visited Nepal Water Partnership/JVS office and met with the Executive Committee

members of NWP/JVS on 12th November 2010 and discussed cooperation in water resources

management in Nepal.

Mr. Iswer Raj Onta, Chair, Nepal Water Partnership/JVS and Mr. Surya Nath Upadhyay, RC Member

participated in the 16th Regional Council Meeting of Global Water Partnership – South Asia on 12-13

November 2010 in Karachi, Pakistan.

The 115th Executive Committee Meeting (ECM) of Nepal Water Partnership/JVS was held on 21 st

November 2010 in Kathmandu. The meeting discussed programmatic and administrative issues

of Nepal Water Partnership/JVS.

Mr. Som Nath Poudel, Vice Chair, Nepal Water Partnership/JVS participated in the conference

on "Climate Change: Political and Security Implication in South Asia" on 22 -23 November 2010

in Kathmandu. The conference intended to examine the interface between state security, societal or

human security, and climate change in South Asia. While establishing direct causal correlation

between climate change (environmental degradation/marginalization) and conflict/insecurity is

contentious and problematic, one cannot completely dismiss the potential consequences. As global

warming impacts on glaciers, waterways, oceans and weather patterns, there has been a growing

realisation that climate change as a global and transboundary challenge can only be addressed by

enhanced regional cooperation and knowledge sharing across countries.

Nepal Water Partnership/JVS jointly with Water Integrity Network (WIN), Berlin organized a

workshop on "Nepal Water Integrity Network Study" on 30 th November 2010 in Kathmandu.

Mr. Per Ljung, an International Consultant presented a report on "Scoping Report on the Nepal

Water Integrity Study". Dr. Donal O'Leary, representative of Transparency International gave a

brief introduction of Water Integrity Network (WIN) in the workshop. More than seventy -five

Government, Non Government Organization, Donors, Media and professionals participated in

the workshop.

Pakistan.

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Preparatory meetings for successful holding of 16th RC Meeting in Karachi, Pakistan on 12-13

November 2010 were held with the partners in Islamabad and Karachi on 1st, 6th, 7th and 9th November

2010 by the Country Coordinator, Pakistan Water Partnership.

The 16th Regional Council Meeting was convened in Karachi, Pakistan on 12-13 November, 2010

which was also attended by Dr. Letitia A Obeng, Chair GWP. A long agenda of program and

administrative matters covered by the RC over the two days meeting.

Nara Canal Area Water Partnership (NCAWP) made a presentation on its activities in area for better

water and land management to the participants of the 16th RC Meeting in the evening of 13th

November 2010. The presentation followed by a very delicious dinner at Pavilion End Club arranged

by NCAWP local partner Siddique Sons & Co.

Dr. Pervaiz Amir, Partner/Drought Expert of PWP participated in the WMO-GWP Consultation

Meeting on Integrated Drought Management Programme held at WMO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland on

15-16 November 2010 and contributed towards finalization of the proposal and initialization of

activities.

Sardar Muhammad Tariq, Regional Chair GWP-SAS and Mr. Naseer Ahmad Gillani, Chairman, PWP

contributed their comments on the draft a National Water Resources Policy for its finalization.

Mr. Karamat Ali, Country Coordinator, PWP assisted Dr. Pervaiz Amir, Partner/ Drought Expert

PWP in finalization of a Policy Brief on Climate Change Adaptation during the week 22-26 November

2010.

PWP Convened a Roundtable Consultation on the Decision Support System for Drought and Flood

Management in Pakistan in PWP Office, Islamabad on 28 November 2010. The Roundtable was

comprised a very wholesome presentation by Mr. Karsten Havnø, Managing Director, DHI, Norway,

who visited Pakistan only to attend this Roundtable, followed by rich discussions and decision to

constitute “Pakistan Institute for Water Modeling” under the patronage of DHI and DANIDA,

Norway. The other participants of the Roundtable Consultation included experts from Pakistan

Meteorological Department, National Disaster Management Authority, Irrigation Department

Balochistan, Planning Commission, Economic Affairs Division.

Dr. Pervaiz Amir, Partner/ Drought Expert PWP has been included as GWP Delegation Member to

COP-16 to be held in Cancun, Mexico on 29 Nov. To 10 Dec. 2010. Dr. Pervaiz Amir has proceeded to

Cancun and has been contributing in the event alongside GWP delegation.

Sri Lanka.

SLWP held its 10th programme Committee Meeting for 2010 on 8th November and its 3rd Steering

Committee Meeting on 15th November. This was a special SC meeting which was attended by Chair

GWP Dr Letitia Obeng and the Senior Network Officer Dr Mercy Dikito Wachtmeister. GWP Chair

was on her first visit to Sri Lanka and as part of the programme also met with a group of women

water professionals who are SLWP Partners on 14th November.

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Chair SLWP and RC Member Ms Mallika Samaranayake participated at the 16th RC Meeting held in

Karachi on 12th and 13th November.

The Annual Partners Forum of SLWP is scheduled for 14th December. An Agenda item at this years

Forum is the election of a new Chair and Vice Chair for SLWP.

As part of Programme activities SLWP finalised its School Sanitation Poster for SACOSAN, a copy of

which was shared with GWP Chair and finalised its school sanitation booklet in Sinhala that was

sponsored by one of its Partners, Brandix Limited.

The Climate Change Adaptation National Dialogue planned for 2011 was held on 30th November at

Hotel Galadari. This Dialogue which is a joint activity with the Centre for Climate Change Studies of

the Department of Meteorology, the Disaster Management Centre and the Ministry of Disaster

Management is the follow up national level activity to the two regional activities undertaken with

respect to the Southern and North Central Provinces of Sri Lanka earlier. The Dialogue was Chaired

by the Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management Ms Marina Mohammad and Chief Guest

was the Minister in Charge of Disaster Management Hon; Mahinda Amaraweera. In all over 50

participants attended representing the relevant main agencies and ministries. The Hon Minister

appreciated this initiative of SLWP linked both to the provinces and to national level and encouraged

Cover Page of Sanitation

Booklet

GWP Chair and Senior Network Officer at SLWP SC

Meeting

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future dialogues as well. His Ministry and agencies would support continuation of this programme in

future. Adaptation to Drought and Flood Management were two areas needing urgent attention and

clear policy requirements had to be articulated for the future. A drought Policy was in the making. A

core recommendation of the Dialogue was the need to establish a strong coordination arrangement to

access and share hydrological data and on water and climate change related issues. This highlights

the fact that though an Integrated Water Policy which had this recommendation as well is on the

backburner due to mainly a lack of political commitment these issues are now resurfacing because of

the impact of disasters and environment related issues and will be addressed in other ways. Similarly

issues related to rivers (inc impacts of sand mining) and ecosystems are now being addressed through

environmental issues. Therefore while such issues would have been better served and addressed in

an integrated manner through focus on an integrated water policy, they have now to be addressed

through linkages to disasters and negative environment impacts.

Secretary to the Ministry Hon. Minister, Chair

and Vice Chair SLWP at the head table.

Participants at the dialogue.