GWP’s First Ten Years:Reflecting Back

and Looking Forwards

The Global Water Partnership’sConsulting Partners Meeting

Stockholm18–20 August 2006

October 2006

GWP SecretariatE-Mail: gwp@gwpforum.orgWebsite: www.gwpforum.org

The background documentation and presentations prepared for the meeting are contained in the CD attached to this report.

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CONTENTS

List of Acronyms 2

Note from the Executive Secretary 3

1. THE 2006 STOCKHOLM MEETINGS 4

2. PLENARY SESSIONS WelcomeandIntroduction 5 Session� GWPFeedingintoRegionalProcesses 6 Session2 GWPinDifferentNationalGovernanceSystems 7 Session3 GWPattheSub-NationalLevel 8 “Devils’Advocates”paneldiscussion 9 GovernanceIssuesandNominationofSteeringCommitteemembers �0

3. BREAKOUT SESSIONS SessionA IWRMplans �� SessionB TheToolBox �3 SessionC ResearchintoUse �4 SessionD Alliances �6 SessionE GWPPartnerships �7 SessionF GWP’sPerformance �8 SpecialSideMeeting:ADB-GWPcollaborationonwateractivities 20

4. SUMMING UP Summary 2� VIPPanelDiscussion 22

5. 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAMME 24

THE MEETING AGENDA 25

EVALUATION Of THE GWP CONSULTING PARTNERS AND NETWORK MEETINGS 2006 28

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Acronyms

ADB AsianDevelopmentBankAMCOW AfricanMinisterialCouncilonWaterAPs GWPassociatedprogrammesASEAN AssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsAWP areawaterpartnershipCACENA GWPCentralAsiaandCaucasuspartnershipCWP countrywaterpartnershipECOWAS EconomicCommunityofWestAfricanStatesGWPCP GWPconsultingpartnersGWPSC GWP’ssteeringcommitteeGWP GlobalWaterPartnershipGWPO GWPOrganisationICID InternationalCommissiononIrrigationandDrainageILEC InternationalLakeEnvironmentCommitteeFoundationINBO InternationalNetworkofRiverBasinOrganisationsIPTRID InternationalProgrammeforTechnologyandResearchinIrrigationandDrainageIWA InternationalWaterAssociationIWMI InternationalWaterManagementInstituteIWRM integratedwaterresourcesmanagementNARBO NetworkofAsianRiverBasinOrganizationsPAWD PartnershipforAfricaWaterDevelopmentBPD BuildingPartnershipsforDevelopmentinWaterandSanitationRWP regionalwaterpartnershipSADC SouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunitySAS GWPSouthAsiapartnershipSEA GWPSoutheastAsiapartnershipSEARNET SouthernandEasternAfricaRainwaterNetworkSEAWUN SoutheastAsianWaterUtilitiesNetworkTEC GWPTechnicalCommitteeWSSD WorldSummitonSustainableDevelopmentWUN waterutilitiesnetwork

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Note from the Executive Secretary

AseriesofmeetingswereheldinStockholminAugust2006tomarktheGlobalWaterPartnership’s(GWP)tenthanniversary.ThesemeetingssawthelargestevergatheringofGWPpartnersandculminatedinatenthanniversarycelebrationinthepresenceofGWP’spa-tronPrinceWillemAlexanderoftheNetherlandsandtheCrownPrincessVictoriaofSweden.

TheGWPdecidedtobringthenetworktogetheratthismid-termpointofourStrategy2004–2005todoarealitycheckandreflectonwhatGWPisandhowitworks,whatithasachievedandconsideritsfuturechallengesanddirections.ThisreporthighlightstheoutcomesoftheConsultingPartnersmeetingthatwasheld�8–20August,2006.

TheConsultingPartnersmeetingcoveredadiverserangeofissuesandtopicsand,ratherthanrecordallthatwassaidanddone,wehavetriedtostreamlinetheoutputsintosomethingshort,readableandmeaning-ful.Indoingso,weapologiseifwemayhaveinadvert-entlymissedormisinterpretedsomepointsandhopethatyouwillunderstandourdilemmawhenfacedwithsucharichamountofinformation.

ThebackgrounddocumentationandthePowerPointpresentationsshownintheConsultingPartnersmeet-ingandintheNetworkmeetingthatprecededitareavailabletoviewfromtheCD-ROMthatisissuedwiththisreport.WehopethatthisinformationwillbeusefulforpromotingtheworkoftheGWPandinplanningyourfuturework.

EmilioGabbrielliExecutiveSecretary

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1. THE 2006 STOCKHOLM MEETINGS

On�6and�7August,over200representativesfromGWP’sregional,countryandareawaterpartnershipsfromover�00countriesattendedaGWPnetworkmeetinginSödertäljenearStockholm.Regionalrepresentativesfromthe�4regionalwaterpartnerships(RWPs),GWP’ssecretariat,anditsTechnicalCom-mittee(TEC)alsoattended.(Thenetworkmeetingwasinformallyreferredtoasthe“CountryWaterPartnership”or“CWPmeeting”asitbroughtsomanyrepresentativesfromthecountrywaterpartnershipstogetherforthefirsttime.)

GWPhasgrownrapidlyinrecentyears.ThemeetingprovidedaninvaluableopportunityforGWPtorestateitsvisionforthebenefitofnewpartners,tocarryouta‘realitycheck’onitsidentity,andtoreflectonitsfuturedirection.Italsoshowcasedtheorganisa-tion’sstrengthsandthediversityofitsnetworks,andgavetheopportunityformemberstoreflectonGWP’sgovernancestructures,its2004-08strategy,experiencesfromtheregions,andthechallengestheorganisationfaces.Duringthemeetingsignificantprogresstowardsacommonunderstandingwasmadeonexistingandfuturecountrywaterpartnerships(CWPs).

Priortothemeetingeachcountrypartnershippreparedashortpaper(a‘two-pager’)ontheircontri-butiontoimprovingwatermanagement.ThesealsohighlightedtheCWPs’supporttogovernmenteffortsforestablishingintegratedwaterresourcemanage-ment(IWRM)andmakingwaterefficiencyplansascalledforbythe2002WorldSummitonSustainableDevelopment.

The�3regionalwaterpartnershipsusedthesetwo-pagerstoprepareregionalsynthesisesthat,inturn,formedthebasisofabriefpaperonGWP’sprogressglobally.ForthefirsttimeinGWP,translationsofallofthesepapersweremadeintoChinese,English,French,RussianandSpanish.Thesepapersinformedmeetingdiscussionsandsuppliedthebackgroundfor

reflectingontheimplementationofGWP’s2004–2008Strategy.TheywillserveasthebuildingblocksforGWP’s2007–2008workplan.

Thenetworkmeetingwasfollowedon�8to20Augustbytheannualconsultingpartnersmeeting.Thismeetingwasattendedbymorethan400partici-pantswiththeparticipantsintheprecedingnetworkmeetingjoinedbyadditionalpartnersandcolleaguesfromGWPregionalpartnerships,associatedpro-grammes,alliancepartners,donors,technicalcommit-teeandsteeringcommitteemembers.Importanttopicsofdebatefromthenetworkmeetingwerecarriedoverintotheconsultingpartnersmeeting.

Simultaneousinterpretationinfivelanguages–Chinese,English,French,RussianandSpanish–wasprovidedforboththenetworkandtheconsultingpartnersmeetingstoensuretheproceedingswerefullyunderstoodbythemajorityoftheparticipants.Infact,therewasastrongcallinthenetworkmeetingthatmoreemphasisshouldbeplacedonmakingtransla-tionsofGWP’sproductsinlocallanguagesifGWPistobecomemoreeffective.

Attheconsultingpartnersmeetingrepresenta-tivesfromGWP’sregional,nationalandsub-nationalpartnershipspresentedexamplesoftheirworkandexplainedthechallengestheyface.Morein-depthscrutinyofGWP’sfivemainoutputareaswerecarriedoutin‘breakout’groupsessionsonnationallevelIWRMplanning,workingwithandinalliances,puttingresearchintouse,theIWRMToolBox,GWPpartnerships,andmeasuringGWP’sperformance.AsidemeetingwasheldtonegotiateacollaborativeagreementbetweenGWPandtheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)toworkonwaterissuesintheAsia-Pa-cificregion.

Thisreportsummarisesthebreadthofdebateintheplenaryandbreakoutsessionsoftheconsultingpartnersmeetingsandsumsupthemainoverarchingpointsfromthefivedaysofmeetings.

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2. PLENARY SESSIONS

Welcome and introduction

TheGWPChair,MargaretCatley-Carlson,welcomedtheparticipants.ShenotedthatGWPwasata“hingeperiod”whereGWPneedstoreflectandtalkabouthowthenetworkmovesforwardforthenexttenyears.IndoingthisitwasimportanttoassesshowcanGWPcouldbenefitfromwhathasdoneandwhathasbeenlearnedduringitsfirst�0years.

TheGWPhaddoneagoodjobinraisingredflags,butnowneededtomoveawayfromconvincingpeoplethatsomethingneedstobedonetoactuallyhelpingthemimplementbetterwaterpoliciesandpracticesformoresustainablesocialandeconomicdevelopment.

TheGWPExecutiveSecretary,EmilioGabbri-elli,providedabriefoverviewoftheprogrammeandcontextoftheConsultingPartnersmeetingthatwastoreviewtheachievements,difficultiesandchallengesoftheGWPinthecontextofthe2004–2008Strategy.HenotedthattheGWPhadevolvedfromtheperiodfromitsinceptionin�996tothe2ndWorldWaterForumin2000,whichhadlargelyfocusedonglobalissues,intoaperiodfocusingonregionalactionsfrom2000to2002.Thishadbeenfollowedbyamoveintocountrylevelactivities,aperiodmarkedbythecallatthe2002WorldSummitonSustainableDevelop-mentfor“...allcountriestohaveIWRMandWaterEfficiencyPlansby2005.”Thoughmuchworkwascurrentlybeingdoneatcountryandregionallevel,especiallysupportinggovernmentswiththedevelop-mentoftheirIWRMplans,GWPwasstillverymuchpresentatthegloballevel.TheExecutiveSecretaryproceededtohighlightsomeoftheyear’sachievementsandmilestones–notablythesecondinformalstake-holdersurveygivingthestatusonthe2005WSSD

targetonIWRMplanning,the4thWorldWaterFo-ruminMexico,andtheIWRMplanningprogrammes–beforeconcludingwithdetailsoftheconsultingpart-nersmeetingagendaand�0thanniversaryprogramme(pleaserefertotheCDforthefullpresentation).

TheGWPTECChair,RobertoLenton,presentedtheprincipaloutcomesofTEC’sworksincethe2005consultingpartnersmeetinginGuatemalameeting:• Atthe4thWorldWaterForuminMexicoGWP

hadalowrepresentationbuthighvisibility.TheIWRMthemepapersetthetonefordiscussionsonGWP’sphilosophytowardsIWRM.

• TECpublishedtheCatalyzingChangeseries.TohelpaddresshowIWRMcancatalyzechangeatna-tionallevelTEChasproducedaBackgroundPaperonIWRMaturbanlevel(availableontheCD).

• AvolumeonIWRMcasestudiesisbeingplannedandthesewillfocusonpracticalproblemsolutionstoconvincepolicymakersofthevalueofintegratedapproachestowaterresourcesdevelopment,man-agementanduse.

• Thenextmajorchallengeisindicators,monitor-ingandevaluation.GWPiscontributingtothemonitoringofIWRMplanningprocessthroughitsinformalbaselinestakeholdersurveys.

• Inthefuture,TECwillbelookingintotraditionaltopicsandprovideaknowledgebaseonbasinmanagement,askingifriverbasinorganisationsarethewaytogoforwardvis-à-visbasinmanagement,IWRMandinfrastructure.

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Session 1 GWP Feeding into Regional Processes

Conveners: Torkil Jønch-Clausen (Senior Advisor), Gabri-ela Grau (Network Officer, Secretariat), Mike Muller (TEC member). Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson (GWP Chair).

The presentations

Placing water on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) agenda: Establishing the Work-ing Group on Water Resources ManagementMai Flor, ADB, Philippines

Water Governance and Southern African Develop-ment Community (SADC)Ruth Beukman, GWP Southern AfricaThemainpointsfromthesetwopresentationswere:• GWPstartedatthegloballevelandthenestab-

lishedpartnershipsattheregionallevel.ThefeedingofinformationfromtheregionaltothegloballevelhasbeencriticalforGWP’sdevelopment.Theroleoftheregionalpartnershipsinprovidinganumbrellaforcountrylevelactivitiesiswidelyrecognized.

• TheGWPregionalpartnershipshavegraduallyestablishedlinksandcreditabilitywiththeregionalpoliticalbodiessuchastheSouthernAfricanDevel-opmentCommunity(SADC),theEconomicCom-munityofWestAfricanStates(ECOWAS),andtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN).Thishasnotalwaysbeeneasy.

• RegionallevelinteractionscancreateanenablingenvironmentforcountrylevelpartnershipstolearnandperformmoreeffectivelyaswellastosupportregionalbodiessuchasECOWAS,SADC,andASEANonwatermatters.

• Theregionalpartnershipsarecriticalforlinkingim-portantcountry-levelissuestoglobal-leveldebatessuchasthoseheldattheWorldWaterForainTheHague,KyotoandMexico;andinpan-regionalbodiessuchastheAfricanMinisterialCouncilonWater(AMCOW).

• GWPhasbeeninstrumentalinpromotingthesettingupofwaterresourceunitsintheregionalbodies,includinginECOWASandASEAN.

• GWPplaysanimportantroleintransboundarywaterissuesattheregionallevelandasafacilitator,neutralbrokerand‘midwife’atthecountrylevelwhere,throughitsinformalmulti-stakeholderbase,itsupportsgovernmentstodevelopIWRMplans.

Key messagesThedifferentregionshavethefollowingexperiencesonworkingregionally.• TheMediterraneanandEuropeanregionalpartner-

shipspromoteprogressatthenationallevelastherearefewsignificantnationalpoliticaldifferencestohinderthepartnership’swork.TherecognitionofGWPasaneutralplatformopensupactionontheground.

• InAfricaandSouthAsiaitismorechallengingtoaddresswaterissuesattheregionallevelbecauseofpoliticaldifferences.ThereisnoconsensusontransboundarywaterissuesattheregionallevelinSouthAsia.However,therehasbeensomegoodexperiencewithGWP’sareapartnershiplinkageswithincountriesintheregion.

• InWestAfricamanycatchmentareascannotbeconsideredonalocallevelastheyincludeanumberofdifferentcountries.Thechallengehereistolinkcountryspecificprocesseswithregionalonesthroughmoreinformalconnections.

ItwasagreedthattheIWRMprocessneedstobeputintoaregionalcontextbypromotingareapartnershipsinsharedriversystems.

Next stepsRegionallevelpartnershipsareparticularlyusefultohelpsmallerorweakercountriesinregionswithwell-establishedlinkagesforwaterresourcemanagement.Inotherregions,suchasinAsia,GWPstillhasaroletoplay.Butonesizedoesnotfitall.GWPshouldpromoteitselfasaneutralbroker.ThechallengeisforGWPtoinfluencewatermanagementissueswithoutjeopardizingitsneutralstandingwhilecontinuingtopromotetheIWRMapproach.

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Session 2 GWP in Different National Governance Systems

Conveners: Johan Holmberg (Senior Advisor), Aly Ker-dany (Network Officer, Secretariat), Simi Kamal (TEC member). Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson.

The presentations

IWRM Through Partnerships Within Hierarchical Systems in Central AsiaVadim Sokolov and Bulat Yessekin, GWP Central Asia and CaucasusThispresentationshowedhowwaterpartnershipsinaregioncharacterisedbymorehierarchalsocietieshasfacilitatedIWRMplanningthroughregionallevelin-terventions.RegionalpartnershipsinCentralAsiahavebroughtaboutanenablingenvironmentatthecountrypartnershiplevel.

Water and Peace in fragile StatesSimon Thuo, GWP Eastern AfricaThispresentationshowedhowcountrylevelinterven-tionsforimprovedwaterandIWRMplanningcanactasabridgetoreconcileconflictsandpromotepeace.ThequestionwasraisedofhowfarGWPisequippedto‘intervene’betweenconflictingcountries.

Experiences from Partnerships at Work in West AfricaMam Dagou, GWP West AfricaThispresentationreflectedonhowcountrywaterpartnershipscanmakepositiveimpactsatthesub-regionallevelbyengagingwithriverbasin(natural)networksandbydevelopingalliancesbetweenexistingprogrammestofeedexperiencesintonationaldevelop-mentplanningprocesses.

Main discussion points • Howcancountrywaterpartnershipsbringabout

positivereforms?• HowfarGWP’scountrywaterpartnerships(and

possiblyGWPasawhole)canmeetthemanyexpectationsanddemandsonthem.Otherorgani-sationsmaybebetterplacedtocarryoutcertaintasks.

• HowfarisitpossibleforGWPtoassistatdifferentlevelswithclearinstrumentsandguidelinesforestablishingandsuccessfullymanagingwaterbasinorganizationsandwateruserassociations?

• Howtobestapproachinter-sectoralintegrationanddialogueandsuccessfullyincludeecosystemapproaches.

• Howtosecurepoliticalbuy-intoIWRMamongstlegislatorsandattheexecutivelevel.

• HowcanGWPhelppreventpoliticiansfromusingimprovedwaterservicesascampaigningtools?

Key messages• Thethreepresentationsshowedhowthereareno

sharpdistinctionsbetweenGWP’sregionalandnationalactivitiesaseachinfluencestheotheronwaterresourcemanagement.

• AuniquefeatureofGWPisthestronglinksithasforgedbetweenitsmulti-stakeholderplatformsandformalgovernmentsystems.However,itwasrecognizedthatmulti-stakeholderprocessescanbetime-consumingand‘sensitive’especiallyincoun-trieswithhierarchicalgovernancesystems.

• IWRMplanningcanhelpsolvewaterresourceconflictsbetweenandwithinnations.NationallevelIWRMprocessesoperateaccordingtoacountry’ssystemofgovernancestructureswithIWRMbeingmoredifficulttocarryoutinhierarchalsocietiesthaninmoredemocraticsocieties.

• ItiscrucialthatGWP’snetworkstargetnationallevelstrategies,policy,andlegislationtocompli-mentitsinfluenceonregionalprocesses.

• Thedecentralisationofruralwaterresourcesman-agementisbothachallengeandablessing.Policiesandregulationsmayexist,butcapacities,knowl-edge,resourcesandtools,andfullunderstandingofmandatesmaynot.Thismakestheproperapplica-tionofIWRMplanningdifficult.Moreguidelinesandcomparativestudiesareneededondecentral-isedandcentralisedwaterresourcemanagement.

• GWP’sareawaterpartnershipsneedtobeem-poweredsoastheycanhelpbringaboutchange.Thecountryandregionalwaterpartnershipsneedtoidentifyhowtheycanbecomeempoweredtobecomeinfluentialchangeadvocates.

• AreawaterpartnershipsaretheonlylevelofGWPplatformswheregenderissuescanrealisticallybeaddressed,wherethefinancingofIWRMprojectsispossiblefromlocalresources,synergiesandcom-munitymobilization.

• Foritssuccess,GWPneedstoformstrongallianceswithstrategiccountry,regionalandglobalpartners.

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Next steps• IntheHornofAfrica,GWPshoulduseitsinflu-

enceinthewatersectortopromotedialoguebetweenthepartiestotheconflictsthatplaguetheregion.Thepotentialrewardsarehigh,butitisadifficulttask.

• Inthepoorestcountries,GWPmustdemonstratethatitcancontributetoreducingpovertybyinvolvingcommunitiesinitswaterpartnershipcoalitions.

• Incountrieswherehierarchalsystemsofgovern-ancepredominate,GWPshouldfocusonforgingupstreamcontactswithgovernmentswhereIWRMconceptsmaynotyethavetakenhold.

Session 3 GWP at the Sub-National Level

Conveners: Khalid Mohtadullah (Senior Advisor), Mercy Dikito Wachtmeister (Network Officer, Secretriat), Harmut Brühl (TEC member). Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson.

Convenors’ remarksSincethelate�990s,areawaterpartnershipsatthesub-nationallevelhaveemergedwithincountriesasusefulmechanismstoimplementIWRM,especiallyinIndia,Nepal,SriLanka,andBangladesh,andalsoinEthiopiaandBulgaria.Inthesecountriesareapartner-shipsprovideeffectivemulti-stakeholderplatformstoaddresswater-relatedissueslocallywithlocalresourcesinlocallyappropriateways.Thissessionillustratedthroughcasestudieshowareapartnershipscanpromoteintegratedwaterresourcemanagement,andreflectedontheimportanceofthesetypeofpartner-shipsforGWP.

The presentations

The Role of Area Water Partnership in Achieving Water Security (India)Asha Verulkar, GWP South AsiaTheGodavariRiverbasininMaharashtra,Indiaisunderincreasingpressuresfromurbanization,increas-ingpopulation,therapidlygrowingwaterdemandsforirrigationandfromindustries,theover-exploitationofgroundwater,andpollution.Thesepressuresarelead-ingtoseriousconflictsbetweenusers.Anareawaterpartnershipwassetuptobringtogetherthevariousstakeholdersintoaneutralforumtodiscussandtryandresolvewaterresourceproblems.Thispartnershipisdrivenbyitsvisiontoprovidesafe,potableandsuf-ficientwaterwithminimalpollutionfromdomestic,

industrial,andagriculturalsources.Ithasmadeconsiderableprogressbyprovidingtraining,raisingawareness,monitoringwaterqualityandbyinvolvingstudents,teachersandotherstakeholdersinsafeguard-ingthearea’swaterresources.Thishasbroughtaboutagreatersenseofownershipoftheresourceandtherealizationofthecareitneedsforsustainablyprovid-ingwatertoallusers.

Mai River Area Water Partnership (Nepal)Upendra Gautam, NepalTheMaiAreaWaterPartnershipevolvedoutoftheneedtoimprovewatermanagementintheMairiverbasin.Apanelofconcernedstakeholdersandexpertslookedatthedifferentdemandsforwaterfromthebasinandidentifiedtheinstitutionalgapsthatwerepreventingpropermanagementoftheresource.Thestudyfindingswerepresentedtoawell-attendedlocalworkshop.ThisledtothesettingupofanareawaterpartnershipbyalocalNGOtoaddresslocalwaterissues.Itisservingasaneutralstakeholderforumtopromotedialogueandactionforthesustainablemanagementofthebasin’swaterresources.Thispartnershipwassetupinspiteofanon-goingMaoistinsurgencyandpoliticalinstabilityandhasmanagedtocreatemuchsocialcapitalfromthestrengthsofthebasin’sstakeholders.

Local Action Through Varna Area Water Partnership in the Black Sea Basin (Bulgaria)Milkana Mochurova, BulgariaAreawaterpartnershipshavebeensetupinBulgariainBlagevgradin2000intheWestAegean,inRoussein200�intheDanube,andinVarnain200�intheBackSeaarea.Thesehavebeensetuptoinvolvelocalinstitutionsinsolvinglocalproblemsbybuildingtrustandbuildingonsynergies.Theiractivitieshavebeenimplementedbylocalhostinstitutions.

Thepartnershipshavemainlyworkedonaware-nessraisingandcapacitybuilding.Inthisworkthepartnershipshaveforgedclosecontactswithriverbasindirectorates,regionalenvironmentandwaterinspectorates,schools,universities,watersupplyandseweragecompaniesandNGOs.Activitieswereinitiallyconfinedtoconferences,publications,trainingstakeholders,disseminatinginformation,androundta-blediscussions,buthavesubsequentlystartedtomeetthetrainingneedsoflocalindustries.ThepartnershipisbeingledbywaterissueresearchersfromtheBulgar-ianAcademyofSciences.

TheBulgarianexperienceshowshowareawaterpartnershipscanpromoteIWRMatthelocallevel;canengageimportantsectorsinpublicevents;extend

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capacitybuildingbeyondthecapitalcity,andacrossallimportantsectors,localauthoritiesandNGOs;andissupportingthelocalimplementationofriverbasinmanagementplans.

Main discussion points and Key messages• Therewasgreatsupportforareawaterpartnerships,

particularlyfromSouthAsianparticipantsastheyhavemadeitpossibletodeliverIWRMatthelocallevelandtoinfluencepolicymaking.

• Thesepartnershipsprovideagreatopportunitytobuildlocalsocialcapitalandimproveaccesstoresources.

• Thesepartnershipshaveencouragedreforminthewatersectorandbroughtgrassrootsperspectivestothereformprocessinlinewithgroundrealitiesasthepartnershipshaveinteractedwithpolicymakersanddonors.

• BringingareawaterpartnershipsuptoscalerequiresconsiderableeffortincapacitybuildinginIWRMatthelocallevel.

• TheBangladeshiparticipantscautionedthatstake-holdersexpectthesepartnershipstoattractprojectandotherfinancing.Theproblemisthatafailuretoattractfundingcanundermineapartnerships’localcredibility.

• Actionsforimprovedwatermanagementatthelocal,national,regionalandgloballevelsareinterconnectedandequallyimportantforGWPtomeetitsobjectiveswhilstIWRMprocessescanhelpharmoniseapproachesbydifferentactorsatalllevels.

• CountrylevelIWRMinterventionscanhaveasignificantimpactonreducingpovertyindevelop-ingcountries.

• ItisveryimportantforGWPtofacilitatetheempowermentoflocalstakeholdersfortheeffectiveuseoflocalresourcesandgoodparticipation.

Overallthediscussionssuggestedthatwhileareawaterpartnershipsareaverypromisingmechanismsforim-plementingIWRMatthelocallevelandforinfluenc-ingpolicy,itmaybetoosoontogeneralizefromthemostlySouthAsianexperiencesasawayforwardforallofGWP’sregions.Itwasagreedthatregionsthatseeabenefitshouldgoaheadandexperimentwiththeconceptanddrawonothers’experiences.

Next stepsThepotentialofareawaterpartnershipsandtheinter-estshowninformingthemelsewhereshowsthatmore

strategicworkneedstobedonetoguidetheconcept’swideradoption.ItwassuggestedthatGWP’stechnicalcommitteeengagewithregionalpartnershipstomoni-tortheperformanceofareapartnerships.Monitoringfindingscouldthenbeusedtoinformtheproduc-tionofguidelinesforpromotingandimprovingareapartnerships.

Panel of ‘Devils’ Advocates’

Panel: Judith Rees (TEC member), Tabeth Chiuta (IUCN Southern Africa); Jean-François Donzier (International Network of Basin Organizations, INBO), Wouter Arriens (Asian Development Bank); Mohammed Al-Eryani (Yemen), and Dianne Dillon-Ridgely (Chair, River Network, USA).

The above plenary sessions focused mostly on what has worked well in the first ten years of the GWP partner-ships. Following these sessions a panel of six ‘devil’s advocates’ led critical discussions on how effective GWP has been at the regional, national, and sub-national levels and how GWP can improve its performance in the next ten years.

ThepanellistsinitiallycommentedonhowGWPhasfunctionedinthepastdecadeinrelationtowhatitshoulddointhefuture.TherewasgeneralagreementthatGWPhasbeenverysuccessfulinraisingawarenessaboutIWRM.Themainchallengeisnowtodemon-stratehowtoimplementthisconcept.Thefollowingquestionswereraised:• isGWPreadyandwillingtomovefromthe

theoretical,conceptualapproachtoamorepracticalapproach?

• howshouldthismovebemade?and• canGWPturntheincreasedawarenessintoaction

ontheground?

DiscussioncontinuedonwhatGWPshouldfocusoninthecomingyears.Theorganisationhasgrownquicklyandsomequestionedwhetherithasgrownintherightdirection.SomepanellistssuggestedthatGWPneedstoputmoreeffortintothelocallevelinareawaterpartnerships.However,itwasalsopointedoutthatGWPshouldnotsetuporganisationalentitiesatalllevelsforthesakeofcreatingacompleteorgani-sationandareapartnershipsshouldonlybesetupinresponsetorealneedsanddemand.Thepointwasraisedthatareapartnershipsareperhapsbestsuitedtomeettemporary,specificneedsratherthantoserveaspermanentinstitutions.

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SomepanellistsfeltthatthediscussiononwhichlevelGWPshouldtargetwasoflesserimportance.Oneviewwasthatalllevelsareequallyimportantasenvironmentalproblemsgobeyondnationalbordersandconsequentlyinvolvestakeholdersatbothlocal(sub-national),national,regionalandgloballevels.Itwasemphasisedthatexperienceandknowledgesharingneedstotakeplaceatandfromalllevels.

AnotherviewwasthatGWPneedstodemonstrateconcreteresultsandthatthiswasmoreimportantthanatwhatlevelthishappened.ThiscouldbedonebytakingoncertainprojectsasdemonstrationsofhowtoimplementIWRMinordertoinfluenceothersinasimilardirection.GWPwouldnotnecessarilyhavetodrivetheseprojectsbutshouldcollaboratewithothersinattractingsupportandinrollingthemout.

Thepanelliststhenidentifiedconcrete‘products’thatGWPcouldprovidetohelpitmovefromtheconceptualphaseofIWRMontoaction.Onemajorproductshouldbepracticalandtarget-specificguide-lineswithperformanceindicatorsonhowtoimple-mentIWRM.Other‘products’couldbe:• actiontohelpresolvewaterconflicts;• organisingconsultations;• buildingpoliticalsupportforIWRM;• synthesizingandcommunicatingexperiencesto

influenceglobaldebate;and• developingfitforpurposeknowledgetransfer

mechanisms(asopposedtotheapproachofonesolutionfittingallsituations).

Furthersuggestedproductswere:• researchonkeyIWRMimplementationissuesand

intothemeasurableoutcomesofdifferentIWRMmethods;

• educationalelementssuchasvideogamesanddem-onstratingresultsfromcasesstudiesandprojects;

• appointingchampionstopromoteintegratedap-proachestowatermanagement;

• thebetteruseandpromotionoftheassociatedprogrammes;and

• holdingretreatsforparticipantsonelementsofwaterresourcesmanagement.

Themaincontributionstothe‘product’listfromthefloorwere:• transboundarywatermanagement;• areawaterpartnerships;• externalreviewteamsreportingdirectlytothe

boardonimprovementsinwatermanagementasadirectresultofGWP’swork;

• anIWRManalyticalframework;

• developmentandmanagementplansforwaterresourceswheretheultimatepurposeistosupportequitablewelfareofpeople;

• fromVisiontoActiondocuments;and• ahandbookofwaterdiplomacy.

Thechair’sfinalquestiontothepanelwaswhyGWPishavingdifficultiesinbringingabouttangibleresultsandaccomplishmentsfromitsactivities?PartsofthepaneldisagreedwiththisandarguedthatGWPisproducingresults.

OtherssuggestedthatthelackofresultsisbecauseGWP’smainfocushasbeenonsettingupoftheorganisationanditsstructures.ItwasalsosuggestedthattangibleresultshavebeenslowtocomebecauseIWRMisacomplexanddifficultconcepttocom-municateandisonethattakestimetoimplementwhilstsomeofthecountryandareawaterpartnershipshaveonlybeenestablishedrecentlyandhavenothadthetimetoachievemuch.AnotherissueisthatGWPmainlyworksinpartnershipsandsoGWP’sspecificroleandachievementscanbedifficulttoseparateoutfromother’scontributions.AresponsetothiswasthatGWPshouldnotnecessarilyreportonjustitsownrolebutshouldalsoreportonothers’contributions.ThefinalsuggestionwasthatGWPfocusesitseffortonafewcaseswheretheimplementationofIWRMcanbeclearlydemonstrated.

Day 2: Governance Issues and Nomina-tion of SC members.

TheExecutiveSecretaryprovidedabriefreportongovernanceissuesthathighlightedthethedevelop-mentofthenetworkofpartnershipsandtheassociatedPolicyonPartners,theConditionsforAccreditationfortheregionalandcountrywaterpartnerships,andthedevelopmentofareawaterpartnerships.

Thefundingprofile2002–2006ofthenetworkwaspresentedshowingasteadytrendoffunding(corefunds)tothenetworkviatheStockholmSecretariat;asteadyflowofrestrictedfundsatthelocallevel;anincreasingflowofrestrictedfundsthatarelargelyprovidedtosupporttheIWRMplanningprogrammesintheregionsandcountries;andanincreasingpropor-tionoffundsarebeingallocatedtotheregionseveryyear.

TheActingChairoftheNominationsCommittee,IngvarAndersson,presentedtheNominationsfortheSteeringCommitteethatweretobepresentedtotheSponsoringPartnersforapproval:

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RegionalPool:• ZhiminMeng,DirectorGeneral,Departmentof

InternationalCooperation,ScienceandTechnology,MinistryofWaterResources(China).

• BarbaraSchreiner,DeputyDirector,GeneralPolicyandRegulations,DepartmentofWaterAffairs&Forestry(SouthAfrica).

• AlfSimpson,Consultant(Australia).GlobalPool:• Jean-FrançoisDonzier,GeneralManagerofthe

InternationalOfficeforWater&PermanentTechnicalSecretaryoftheInternationalNetworkofBasinOrganization(INBO),(France).

Please refer to the CD for the full presentation.

3. BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Session A IWRM Plans: Reflecting on Experiences and on Where GWP goes from here

Conveners: Daniel Lopez (Programme Officer, Secre-tariat) and Madiodio Niasse (Chair, GWP West Africa); Chair: Madiodio Niasse.

Session objectivesThesessionwaswellattended.Thepresentationswereveryinterestingandshowedthatintegratedwaterresourcemanagement(IWRM)planningiswellunder-stoodinEritrea,SenegalandMalawi.Unfortunatelytherewasonlylimitedtimetoaccommodatethehighdemandfordiscussionsonthepointsraised.

Thesession’sobjectiveswereto:• introducetheprogrammesthatGWPhasbeenin-

volvedinforsupportingthepreparationofIWRMplans;

• presentandreflectoncountrywaterpartnerships’experiencesandthechallengesGWPfacesinfacili-tatingprogrammesandtheIWRMplanprepara-tionprocess;and

• identifylessonslearnedthatwillhelpshapepossibleGWP’sfacilitationmechanismsinthenextfewyearsandinparticularonhowtohelpcountriesmoveforwardinmeetingtheIWRMtarget.(AformalreviewofprogressbycountriestowardsmeetingtheIWRMtargetwillbemadeatthe�6thmeetingoftheCommissionforSustainableDevel-opment(CSD-�6)inApril2008.)

PresentationsA1 The Challenge of the Eritrea Country Water Partnership to Include Relevant Players and Balanc-ing Their InputsAto Mebrahtu Iyasu, Director General, Water Resources Department, EritreaThepresentationrevealedhowthestrongpoliticalwillinEritreatoimprovewatermanagementhasledtothecountrygivingpriorityattentiontostrengtheningitsinstitutionsforintegratedwaterresourcesman-agement.AwarenessaboutIWRMisbeingbuiltbyvisitingdifferentcountriesandregionsandbylinkingupwithlocalstakeholders.Thesemeetingsareinform-ingthesituationalanalysisthatispresentlycarryingout.TheEritreaWaterPartnershipfacesthechallengeofbroadeningitspartnershipbaseandofpromotingtheincreasedinvolvementofallmajorstakeholdersinwatermanagement.

TheissueofincentivesforparticipatinginIWRMwasraisedinthispresentation.AlthoughIWRMhasgoodpoliticalsupport,ithasbeenfoundthatsimplyputtingthemechanismsinplacedoesnotguaranteeparticipation.Itisanewapproachandsoneedsnewthinkingonhowtoattractinvolvementandsupport.Also,alongsideimprovedfundingitisrecognisedthatinstitutionalcapacitybuildingiscrucialforsustainableIWRM.

A2 Problematic of the Elaboration of an Action Plan for Integrated Water Resources Management (AP-IWRM) in SenegalBabacar Dieng, Chair, GWP SenegalThispresentationhighlightedtheimportanceofreach-inglocalcommunitieswithsimple,clearandrelevantmessagesaboutwatermanagementandofgivingIWRMconcretecontentintheexploitationanduseofwaterresourcesatalllevels.

Senegal’sIWRMplanningprocesshasalmostcom-pleteditsstakeholderconsultations.Thesefollowedaregionalapproachdowntothelocallevel.Itisprovingachallengingtasktosummariseandprioritiseallthebroadinputsthathavebeengathered.Anadditionalchallengeistomaintainthisprocessasagovernmentprioritywhenthegovernmenthaschangedandminis-triesarebeingreorganisedandnewsectionchiefsandstaffappointed.

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Two of the main results have been:• themissionandobjectivesofSenegal’sWater

Partnershipbecomingwellknownthroughcentral,regionalandlocallevelworkshops;and

• theunder-preparationActionPlanforIntegratedWaterResourcesManagementthatisbeingsup-portedbyallmainstakeholders.

A3 Challenges in the IWRM Planning Process (Malawi)Sam Kainja, Partnership for Africa Water Development (PAWD) project managerThePermanentSecretaryforMalawi’sMinistryofIrrigationandWaterwasaverywelcomeparticipantinthispresentation.ThespeakertoldhowMalawi’sIWRMplanningprocessiswellinterlinkedwithnationaldevelopmentstrategies.Thishasledtothebudgetaryallocationsforwaterincreasingbyalmost30%forthecurrentfinancialyear.

Importantpolicylinkshavebeenmadeas:• theMalawiWaterPartnership(MWP)facilitated

thereviewofthecountry’sPovertyReductionStrategyPaper(PRSP)toidentifyanyshortfallsinitrelatingtoIWRM;and

• theMalawipartnershipfacilitatedtheinclusionofIWRMintheMalawiGrowthandDevelopmentStrategy(thesuccessortothePRSP)throughtheMinistryofIrrigationandWaterDevelopmentandtheMinistryofEconomicDevelopment.

ThemainchallengestocarryingoutIWRMinMalawiare:• theslowacceptanceofchangebythemaininstitu-

tionalstakeholders;• limitedprogressinharmonizingpoliciesandlaws;• muchofthecoreteamonthePartnershipforAfrica

WaterDevelopmentbeingmadeupofonlyjuniorpersonnel;and

• thefactthattangibleresultsneedtobedeliveredsoonasmanypeople’shopeshavebeenraised.

Main discussion points• HowcanGWPsustainstakeholders’commitment

andinterestintheIWRMplanningprocess?• HowcanGWP,throughitscountryandregional

waterpartnershipsincreaseunderstandingaboutIWRMatthegrassrootslevelsandmakeitmean-ingfulforpovertyreduction?

• IsGWPprovidingtherightsupportforIWRMplanningandimplementation?

• Howtoimprovethemechanismsthatarecurrentlyinplace?

Key messages• IWRMisrecognisedasameanstoreconcilecon-

flictsespeciallybetweenneighbouringstatesoverwateruseandovertransboundarywaters.However,someparticipantsquestionedtheextenttowhichGWPcanaddvalueandcarewasneededtoavoidconfusingwhatareusuallyverycomplexissues.

• IWRMplansshouldbegovernment-ledwithcoun-trywaterpartnershipsfacilitatingplanmakingandimplementation.

• PoliticalwillisapreconditiontostartandsustainIWRM.Broad-basedpoliticalsupportisneededforIWRMtobesustainedamidstchangingpolicyenvironmentswithGWPasthefacilitator,govern-mentsasthe‘drivers’andcitizensastheowners.

• Itisastrategicnecessitytobringotherministries,suchasfinance,intotheIWRMprocesstobringwaterissuestoahigherlevelofstrategicimportanceingovernmentpolicymakingandtoattractmoreresourcesandsupport.

• ItisessentialtomakeIWRMplanningprocessespartofnationaldevelopmentstrategiesandgovern-ments’commitmentsneedtobetranslatedintofunding.

• Thedecentralisedmanagementofwaterbringsbothbenefitsandchallengesbecauseofthelackofcapacityatthelocallevelandunclearmandates.ThispointstotheneedtobetterdefinetheroleofGWP’sareawaterpartnershipsastheymaynotbesuitableforallregionsandshouldinsomecasesbetask-basedratherthanformalpartnerships.

• Itisessentialthatwaterresourceprojectsarebasedongenuinelyparticipatoryplanningandthattheyfocusonsolvingpracticalproblems.Becauseoftheirparticipatorynature,planscreateexpectationsandsoitisimportantthattheyareimplemented.

• LocalcapacityforIWRMplanningneedstobedeveloped.

• MoreguidanceisneededonthedifficulttaskofintegratingthegenderperspectiveintheIWRMplanningprocess.

• ThinkingbeyondIWRMplanstotheidealscenarioforsustainablewatermanagementcanhelpindesigningplansandotherprocesses.

• KeydonorpartnersmustbekeptinformedthroughoutIWRMplanningprocesses.

Thecountryspecifickeymessageswereasfollows:• Eritrea—politicalbuyinisessential;aleaderor

championagentisneededtoinitiatesustainableIWRMplanning;incentivesareneededforeffec-tivestakeholderparticipation;andtheadoptionofIWRMisdifficult.

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• Senegal—theconceptofIWRMneedstranslatingintounderstandableconceptsforlocalcommunitiestofeelasenseofownership;politicalsupporthasbeenmaintainedevenintimesofpoliticalchange;andthequestionofhowtomaketheconceptofIWRMoperationalinthecontextofwaterresourceexploitationandmanagement?

• Malawi—policiesandlawsneedharmonising;IWRMisanewwayofoperatingandisslowtobeaccepted;itisimportanttodelivertangibleresultsafterraisingawareness;andtheMinistryofFinance’scommitmenttotheIWRMprocessledtoa30%increaseinthewaterbudget.

Nextsteps• GWPpartnershipsandGWP’stechnicalcommittee

(TEC)shouldclarifytheirrolesintheactionphaseofIWRMplans.

• TheprocessofpreparingIWRMplansneedsdocu-mentingastheexperiences.processes,prioritiesandlevelsofpoliticalsupportdiffercountrybycountry.

• TheGWPnetworkshouldaimtocapturetheles-sonslearnedandmakethemavailabletothewiderwatercommunitytofurthersupportIWRM.

Session B The ToolBox

Convener: Carlos Aguilar (ToolBox Officer, Secretariat); Chair: Mike Müller (TEC member); rapporteur: Vanessa Cabanelas (GWP partner, Mozambique).

Session objectives• ToinformGWPpartnersaboutthecurrentstatus

ofGWP’sToolBox(aweb-basedpackagetoassistinIWRMdecisionmaking)andtheactionsunder-takenatglobalandregionallevels.

• TodiscussthescopeandobjectivesoftheToolBoxinthecontextofthecurrentandforeseenneedsofGWP’spartnersandtheToolBoxresources.

• TofindouttheviewsofGWPpartnersontheToolBoxstrategicdefinitionsproposedatcentrallevel,andinparticularthoserelatedtotheTool-Box’stargetaudienceandthemainlevelsatwhichresourcesshouldbefocusedon.

• TofindoutGWPpartners’viewsondeliverymechanismsandapproachesformakingtheTool-Boxmoreeffectivetoaddresstheirknowledgeandinformationneeds.

• Toidentifyinitiatives,organizationsandexperienc-esthatcouldstrengthentheToolBoxandpartnersinterestedinsupportingitsdevelopmentanddis-semination.

The presentationsB1 The IWRM ToolBox: Status and StrategyCarlos Aguilar, GWP SecretariatSinceitsinception,theToolBoxhasbeenadaptingtotheevolvingneedsoftheGWPnetwork.However,therearestillgapsinthethematiccontentofcasestudiesandtheirregionalorigin.ThenextphaseoftheToolBox’sdevelopmentmustaccountinabalancedwayfortheneeds,obstaclesandopportunitiesthatexistthroughouttheGWPnetwork.Thisdevelopmentmusthappenwiththefullparticipationofendusers.

B2 The Emergence of ToolBoxJan Hassing, Danish Hydraulic InstituteThispaperdiscussedhowtogoaboutplanningandimplementingIWRMandwhatlessonshavebeenlearnedfromputtingIWRMintoaction.

B3 Lessons and Regional Linkages through the ToolBox in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central Asia and Caucasus (CACENA) RegionsDanka Thalmeinerová, GWP Central and Eastern EuropeTheToolBoxhasbeenavaluableresourceinGWP’sCentralandEasternEurope(CEE)andtheCentralAsiaandCaucasus(CACENA)regionsasit:• contributestobuildingthecapacityofwater

resourcestakeholderorganisations;• stimulatesjointeffortsbywaterexpertswhoprevi-

ouslyactedinisolationorincompetition;and• providesusefulillustrationsofIWRMinaction.

Someofthemainshortcomingsare:• intheCEEregion:theToolBoxcompeteswithEU

guidelines;• intheCACENAregion:theToolBoxtoolsseemto

betooadvancedtobeimplementedimmediately,andthelanguagebarriersmeanthataprintedver-sionoftheToolBoxwouldbemoreaccessiblethantheinternetsite;and

• bothregionsrelyonbudgetsreceivedthroughtheGWPsecretariat.

B4 IWRM ToolBox: Capacity Building and IWRM Planning – the Case of Southern AfricaAndrew Takawira, GWP Southern AfricaTheSouthernAfricawaterpartnershiphasusedthefollowingincapacitydevelopmentprogrammesforitstargetgroups:• theGWPIWRMToolBoxasakeyresourcefor

improvingpracticalunderstandingaboutIWRM;• theLowerManyamecasestudytoguidetheimple-

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• the‘catalysingchange’and‘questioning’approachesaskeyresourcesforIWRMplanning.

B5 GWP-SEA/Malaysia Water Partnership (MyWP) ToolBox InitiativeJin Lee, GWP Southeast AsiaTheGWPToolBoxsuffersfromthefollowingtwomajorlimitations:• thelackofacomprehensiveanddetailedinforma-

tionstructureforcapturing,storingandsharingcasestudyinformation;and

• alackofcasestudiesthatillustratehowthe50+toolscanhelpwaterprofessionalsaddressspecificissuesrelatedtotheintegrationaspectsofwaterresourcesmanagement.

ThedevelopmentoftheMyToolBoxwebsite(http://www.gwptoolbox.org/)usingtheMulticentricInfor-mationFrameworkisapioneeringexampleofhowthedocument-centric,user-centricandcomputer-aidedthinkingcomputingparadigmcanbeimplemented.

Discussion points• Whoshouldthetargetaudiencebe?• Whatmodesofdeliveryaremosteffective?• Whatareasofcontentaremissing?

Key messagesTheexperiencesofconsultingpartnersconfirmedthat:• theToolBoxisbothusedandusefulatnationaland

regionallevels;• theToolBoxcanandshouldbeadaptedtosuitlocal

needs;• informationtechnologycansupportempowerment

atthelocallevel;and• morecontentincludingcasestudies,guidelinesand

referencesareneeded.TheToolBoxaimstoserveawideaudience,butitscoretargetaudienceshouldbeplanners,executors,regulatorsandpresentandfutureadvisorsatthenationallevel.Therewasaconsensusthat:• thewebsite,theCDandbookareusefulresources;• languageisamajorbarriertoToolBoxdissemina-

tion;• countrywaterpartnershipsshouldparticipatein

translatingToolBoxmaterialsintolocallanguages(beyondthecurrentmajorlanguages);and

• regionalandcountrywaterpartnershipsshouldbecomemoreinvolvedinpromotingtheToolBoxandprovidingrelatedtraining.

Next steps• SupportthetranslationofToolBoxmaterialsinto

regionallanguages,includingArabic,Chinese,andPortugueseandothernationallanguages.

• SupportthedevelopmentoflocalToolBox-relatedinitiatives.

• EnsuretheavailabilityandaccessibilityofToolBoxproductsontheinternet,asCDs,andinprintedform.

• Developaproblem-focusedinterfaceontheTool-Boxwebsiteasanentrypointforprofessionals.

• PutmoreemphasiseonthequestioningapproachontheToolBoxwebsite.NotethattheToolBoxcannotgivealltheanswersbutcanoftenassistinframingrelevantquestions.

• IncludeaFrequentlyAskedQuestionssectionontheToolBoxwebsite.

Session C Research into Use: How to Encourage the Practical Uptake of Research Outputs

Convenors: Paul Vehmeyer (Programme Administrator, Secretariat) and Ruth Beukman (Coordinator, GWP Southern Africa); Chair: Akiça Bahri (TEC member); rapporteur: Yang Xiaoliu (TEC member).

Session objectivesThesessionlookedathowresearchgeneratorsandusersinteractandwhatroleGWP’snetworkscanplayinbringingthetwotogether.Itcoveredoutputs2and3ofGWP’s2004–2008Strategyandwasco-convenedbytheInternationalWaterManagementInstitute(IWMI).Thesessionobjectiveswere:• tohighlighttheroleresearchhasplayedinthefirst

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tweenresearchersandpolicymakers;• togivepracticalandinnovativeexamplesofthe

interactionsbetweenresearchersandpractitioners;• toreviewthemethodsofinteractionthatbring

researchintouse;and• toidentifythewayaheadonGWP’scollaboration

withIWMIandtheuseofGWP’sownnetworkcanhelpimprovethepracticaluptakeofresearchoutputs.

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The presentationsC1 Research Influencing Policy and Strategy: The Southern African Regional PerspectiveKenneth M Msibi, GWP Southern AfricaKenMsibishowedhowresearchfindingsandexistingknowledgeresourceshaveinfluencedthewaterpoli-ciesoftheSouthernAfricanRegionalDevelopmentCommunity(SADC).HeemphasisedtheneedtofilterresearchfindingsfortheirrelevancetotheregionalsituationandidentifiedthechallengestoenhancingtherelevanceofresearchinthecontextofIWRM.

C2 The Interaction Between Research and Stake-holders: The Lerma-Chapala Basin Case, MexicoA Jorge and T Hidalgo, Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA)ThispaperpresentedthecaseoftheLerma-ChapalabasininMexico.Thefiveprovincesinthisbasineachnominateexpertstoatechnicalcommitteethatdevel-opsdifferentscenarioswithascientifically-developedandvalidatedbasinwaterallocationmodel.Thiscloseinteractiveworkbetweenresearchersandusershasbuiltuptrustbetweenthedifferentstakeholdersandhasledtoajointagreementonwaterdistributioninthebasin.

C3 Water for food, Water for Life, and Managing Water for Agriculture: Methods Of InteractionDomitille Vallee, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)DomitilleValleesharedexperiencesontheCom-prehensiveAssessmentofWaterManagementinAgricultureandtheDialogueonWater,FoodandEnvironmentinitiativewheredifferentdisciplinesanddifferenttypesoforganisations(IUCN,WRI,IWMIandUV)havecometogether.Shehighlightedthechallengesofunderstandingeachotherasnetworkparticipantshavedifferentlanguages,definitions,andwaysofworking.Fordefiningjointprogrammes,thesedifferenceshavetobeovercomebylearningtolistentooneanothermoreandbycreatingsufficientspaceforjointinteractions.

C4 Research into Use: Ideas for the Way AheadFrank Rijsberman, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)FrankRijsbermanspokeofthechallengeprovidedbydonors,suchastheUKDepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(DFID),insistingonresearchshowingclearimpactsandthechallengeforGWPtoshowitsworthasafacilitatingnetworkandmatchmakertoreachpractitioners.HeproposedusingimpactpathwaystolinkIWMIthroughGWPtopractitioner

organisations.Throughoutcomemappingeachcouldbeheldresponsiblefortheoutcomesoverthenextthreetofiveyearswhilstremaininginthechainofboundarypartnersjointlyworkingtowardssustainablewatermanagementandtheachievementofthemillen-niumdevelopmentgoals(MDGs).

Main discussion pointsThemainquestionputtoparticipantswashowtobridgethegapbetweenresearchandhowtoapplyingitsfindings.Discussionfocussedontheinteractionbetweenresearchers,policymakersandpractitioners,andtheroleGWPcouldplayinfacilitatingthis.

Key messages• Researchtendstofocusonoutputsbutshould

focusmoreonoutcomes(changesinbehaviour).Thishappeningwouldlinkresearchtoitspracticaluptake.

• Producingcommunicationmaterialisnotenoughtoensurethepracticaluptakeofresearchfindings.Thereisaneedtocloselyinteractwithpotentialus-ersofnewideasandtechnologiesandtomakesurethere’samutualsharingofknowledge.

• Throughscientificmonitoring,researcherscanplayaroleintranslatingandcommunicatingcom-munity-basedknowledgeanditsimpacttopolicymakers.

• Researchhasdifferentdimensionsintimeandspace.Researchfindingshavethestrongestinflu-enceondecisionmakingatanintermediatelevelintimeandspace.Otherkindsofresearchfindingswillhavetobetranslatedintoactionsatthisinter-mediatelevelinordertohaveasimilarinfluence.

• Community-basedIWRMhasexistedforcenturies.Throughscientific-basedmonitoring,research-erscanplayaroleintranslatingthiscommunityknowledgeanditsimpacttopolicymakers.

• Countrywaterpartnershipsareexcellentplatformstobringresearchers,policymakersandpractition-erstogethertopromotetheapplicationanduptakeofpromisingresearchoutcomes.TheyshouldengageinpilotIWRMprojectstofacilitatelearningbydoing.ThewiderGWPnetworkcanhelprecordandshareexperiences.

Next stepsIWMIandGWPwillseekDFIDfundingforaninnovativeproposalforbringingtogetherarangeofnationalandinternationalorganisationstopromotemoreuptakeofpromisingresearchfindingsincoun-triesthatlagbehindinachievingtheMDGs.

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Session D Alliances

Convener: Björn Guterstam (Network Officer, Secre-tariat); Chair: Torkil Jønch-Clausen (Senior Advisor); rapporteur: Simi Kamal (TEC member).

Session objectivesThesessionobjectivesweretohearfromalliedorgani-sationsabouttheirexperiencesofcooperatingwithGWPatglobal,regional,countryandlocallevels,andtocriticallydiscussfactorsthatassistandinhibitcooperation.

The presentationsParticipantsweresplitintothefollowingtwogroups.

Associated programmes:Panel�includedthefollow-ingGWPassociatedprogrammes(APs):• riverbasins,chairedbyJeanFrançoisDonzierof

theInternationalNetworkofRiverBasinOrganisa-tions(INBO);

• gender,chairedbyJokeMuylwijkoftheGenderandWaterAlliance;

• capacitybuilding,chairedbyPaulTaylorofCap-Net;

• floods,chairedbyTorkilJønch-ClausenoftheDan-ishHydraulicInstitute(DHI).

The discussion:GWP’sassociatedprogrammesexistbothtoserveGWPandtoimplementtheirownprogrammesandmeettheirownobjectivesmanyofwhicharecongruentwithGWP’swork.Allassoci-atedprogrammesarenetworkbasedandhavesimilarpartnershipstructureswithsomeoverlappingGWP’sregions.PartnershipsbetweenGWPandassociatedprogrammesarequiteunstructuredandthepro-grammesfeelthereisinadequatecooperationfromGWP.PrinciplesofcomplimentarityhavenotbeenclearlyestablishedbetweenGWPandtheprogrammesandbetweentheprogrammes.Mutualbenefitstoas-sociatedprogrammesandtoGWPtendtobeimplicitandarenotstatedoraggressivelypursued.

GWP allies:Panel2wasmadeupofthefollowingGWPalliedorganisations:• TheGlobalForumonOceans,Coasts,andIslands,

chairedbyBilianaCicin-Sain;• Theirrigationcommunity:theInternationalCom-

missiononIrrigationandDrainage(ICID)andtheInternationalProgrammeforTechnologyandResearchinIrrigationandDrainage(IPTRID),chairedbyPeterSLee;

• WorldWaterCouncil,chairedbyPaulvanHofwe-gen;

• UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme,chairedbyJürgStaudenmann.

The discussion:GWP’salliesareindependentorganisa-tionsandsoamoreproactiveandformalmechanismisneededforgeneratingsynergies.Rolesandrespon-sibilitiesneedtobeclearerwithstatementsandcom-mitmentsthatcanbereasonablymet.TherehasbeenalongstandingdemandfrommanyGWPregionsformoreworkonoceans,coastsandislands.ICIDandIPTRIDfocusonintegratedlandandwatermanage-mentandonagriculture(waterforfood).TheWorldWaterCouncilseestheneedandhasadesiretoworkwithGWP.UNDPfocusesonwater,environment,povertyandrelatedissuesatregionalandcountrylevels.

Main discussion pointsThekeypointsofthediscussionaresummarisedinthekeymessagesandnextstepsbelow.

Key messages• Allassociatedprogrammesandalliedorganiza-

tionshaveagoodwilltowardsGWP.However,thelimitedcapacityofsomeprogrammesandalliancesmeansthatnotallofGWP’sglobalinitiativescaneffectivelyreachthecountryandgrassrootslevels.ThisiswheretheGWPnetworkcanplayanimpor-tantmutuallysupportiverole.

• Amongsttheassociatedprogrammes,therearebigdifferencesinglobalcollaborationandmanagingcollaborationonthegroundwiththeunevenpres-enceanduseofassociatedprogrammesinGWP’sregions.TheimplementationofIWRMisjustbeginningandtheassociatedprogrammesneedtobeclearerabouttheirrolesinthisnewcontext.

• Thealliedorganizationsallpresentedareasoffuturecooperationwheretheycanprovideextendedplat-formsforIWRM.

Next steps• OrganizeregularforumsofGWP,associated

programmes,GWP’stechnicalcommittee(TEC),ToolBoxandothers.

• Carryoutjointactivitiesincludingpublications.• Jointlyapproachdonorsforfinancingassociated

programmesinsupportofGWP.• IncreaseGWP’sfacilitationofregionalengagement

byassociatedprogrammes.• Makeassociatedprogrammesmoredemand-driven

includingbyrespondingtorequestsfromtheGWPnetwork.

• AppointanassociatedprogrammerepresentativetoGWP’ssteeringcommittee.

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• Bringalliedorganizationsmoreformallyandforce-fullyintoGWP’sagendaandprogrammes.

• Assessrelationswithalliesnotpresentattheses-sionandinparticularthegroundwaterassociatedprogramme,rainwaterharvesting(theSouthernandEasternAfricaRainwaterNetwork—SEAR-NET),theWaterSupplyandSanitationCollabora-tiveCouncil(WSSCC),andthelakesprogramme(InternationalLakeEnvironmentCommitteeFoundation—ILEC,IUCN,theInternationalWaterAssociation—IWA,andtheWorldWideFundforNature—WWF).

Session E GWP Partnerships: Are They Real and Effective and What Can We Learn from Others?

Conveners: Khalid Mohtadullah (Senior Advisor) and Daniel Valensuela (Network Officer, Secretariat); Hart-mut Brühl (TEC member); rapporteurs: Liviu Popescu (Chair, GWP CEE) and Kenneth Rivera (Chair, GWP South America).

Session objectivesToconsiderhowtomakealllevelsofpartnershipsmoreefficientandeffectiveforpromotingandimple-mentingintegratedwaterresourcemanagement.

The presentationsE1 Water and Sanitation: Sharing BDP’s Experience with PartnershipsDavid Schaub-Jones, RO Building Partnerships for Development in Water and Sanitation (BPD)E2 The Value of Partnerships from a Government’s PerspectiveMykola Babich, UkraineE3 The West Africa Experience: Transforming the Technical Advisory Committee (RTAC)Dam Mogbante, GWP West AfricaE4 Partnerships at River Basin Level in China: the Yellow River Conservancy CommissionLiu Xiaoyan, China

Themainpointsfromthepresentationswere:• partnershipsshouldbeformedonlywherecommon

complexproblemexist;• theimportanceoftheinternalgovernanceofpart-

nerships;• thesizeofpartnershipsshouldbedefinedaccording

toneedsandinterests;and• partnershipsshouldbeoptimisedbyidentifyingthe

mainstrategicpartners.

PartnershipswereanalyzedfromtheperspectiveofGWPandoutsideinstitutionsasshowninthefollow-ingtable.

Outside perspectives GWP’s perspective of partnerships of partnershipsAreaboutdialogue Aremainlyforcross-andfundraising sectoraldialogueArerarelyvoluntary ArevoluntaryArerarelytrust-based Aretrustandconfidence basedAretailor-made HaveguidelinesandrulesArenotpermanent: Haveamorepermanentaretransitional focusRarelyhaveacommon Haveacommonvisionvision (IWRM,strategy,Dublin)

Main discussion points• Arethecharacteristicsintheabovetablestillvalid

andwillGWPhavethesamecharacteristicsin�0year’stime?

• GWPshouldanalyseitsmaincharacteristicsandbetterdefinepartnershiprolesandresponsibilities.

• GWPneedstoconsiderhowitcandevelopitspartnershipswhilstretainingitscorporateidentityanditssharedvision.

Key messages • Partnershipswithgovernmentsareaprecondition

forIWRMimplementationatthenationallevel.• Partnershipscanalsobedevelopedthroughout

regional,countryandareawaterpartnerships,communitybasedorganisations,basinorganisationsandinotherways.

• Partnershipsshouldevolvetomeetneeds.However,itisusuallyavailablefundingsupportthatfosterspartnershipsforimplementingprojects.Theyoftendonotevolveindependently.

• Itisveryimportanttodefineandperiodicallyevaluaterolesandresponsibilities.

• Partnershipswithastrongsharedlearningcom-ponentwillgrowintocredibleandusefulpartner-ships.

Next stepsItisrecommendedthat:• GWPreinforcesitspartnershipstosolvetheneeds

ofmultiplestakeholdersandtomakethemvehiclesforreformsinpoliciesandinpractice;

• thedevelopmentofpartnershipsshouldbeseenasbothaprocessandasthecreationofinstitutions;

• partnershipsmustinmostcasesbetailor-made;• therepresentationofallmajorstakeholdersin

partnershipsisveryimportantfortheircredibilityandsustainability;and

• thesharingofexperiencesisimportantforthesustainabilityofpartnerships.

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Session F GWP’S Performance: Are We Doing the Right Things and Do We Do Them Correctly?

Conveners: Alan Hall (Network Coordinator, Secretariat) and Jacques Rey (GWP partner, Sweden); Chair: Beris Gwynne (Fundraising and Network Support, Secretariat); rapporteur: Vangelis Constantianos (Coordinator/Execu-tive Secretary, GWP Mediterranean).

Session objectivesOutput5oftheGWPStrategy2004-08(effectivedevelopmentandmanagementoftheGWPNetwork)istoensureeffectivegovernanceandefficientoperationofthenetworkandtoensurecoherenceacrossthenetwork’scomponentsandactivities.Effectivemanage-mentwillprotecttheGWPbrandandsafeguardGWPasaneutralandinclusiveplatform.AkeymanagementtoolistomeasurehowfarGWPismeetingitsobjec-tivesandcarryingoutitsworkplans.ThiswilldirectlyinfluenceGWP’sabilitytoobtaintheresourcesitneedstoachieveitsgoals.Thissessionaimedto:• reviewGWP’sapproachtoperformancemanage-

ment;• examinethedifferingapproachestomonitoring

andevaluationbydrawingonGWP’sexperiencesandthecurrentthinkinginthedevelopmentcom-munity;and

• consideringhowtomeasureperformanceandhowtousethistoreportonoutcomesfromGWP’sworkplanstoachievetheobjectivesofthe2004-08strategy.

Main discussion pointsThesession:• providedanoverviewofthelatestthinkingon

measuringtheperformanceofnetworkstakingintoaccountthespecialnatureofGWPasaninfluenc-ingandfacilitatingpartnership;

• reflectedonwhatGWPisdoingatalllevelsofitsengagement;and

• facilitatedanopendiscussiononthewayforwardbyidentifyingandreflectingonkeyquestions.

The presentationsf1 Session Opening Beris Gwynne, GWP SecretariatThelatestexternalreviewofGWPrecommendedthatGWPneededtobettermeasureitsperformanceandtheperformanceofitsnetworks.ThisisimportantforassessingimpactandthevalueofGWP’sactions,formakingGWPmoreaccountabletoitsusersand

donors,andforbetterunderstandingstrengths,weak-nesses,opportunitiesandthreats.Performanceindicatorscanbeof:• processtomonitortheimplementationofactions;• outcometomonitorthedirectresultsofactions;

and• impacttomonitorprogresstowardsachievinggoals.

Performancemonitoringisachallengingnewunder-takingfornetworksastherearemanyintangiblesandcomplexitiesinvolvedinmeasuringhowtheyoperate.

f2 The Challenges for Performance Evaluation in an International NetworkRicardo Wilson Grau, GWP consultantRicardoWilsonGrauelaboratedonthedifficultiesofevaluatinginternationalnetworkssuchasGWPbyhighlightingthattheoryandpracticeonthesubjectisstillinitsinfancy.Henotedthat:• internationalnetworksoperateinenvironments

thatarecomplex,open,dynamicandunpredict-able;

• networksareuniqueorganisationalforms;and• stakeholdersdemandaccountabilityandresults

buttendtoseebothfromaprojectorprogrammeperspective.

Requirementsforanoutcomeevaluationweredis-cussedandexamplesfromthehumanrights,corporatesocialresponsibilityandenvironmentalnetworkswereprovided.

f3 Capturing GWP System-Wide Performance: A Quick ReviewJacques Ray, GWP consultantJacquesRayexplainedhowGWP’sperformancehasbeenmeasuredsinceitsfoundingbyreferringtothestrategy2004-2008,theworkprogramme2004-2008,workplans,projectproposals,activityandprojectreports,semi-annualreports,briefingstotheSC,reportstotheconsultingpartners,annualauditedfinancialreports,externalreviews,learningreviewsandselfassessments.However,thesearenotdesignedforperformancemeasurementperse.

AnoverviewofthetwostrategicplanningcyclesofGWP—�997-2003and2004-2008—wasgiven.Emphasiswasputontheoperationallinkagesofthecurrentstrategyandworkprogrammewiththeexist-ingcomponentsandbodiesoftheGWPsystemandnetwork.Thelinksofthestrategywiththeoutputs,outcomesandimpactonIWRMdevelopmentandapplicationwerealsodiscussedwithanexamplegivenofhowsomeofGWP’sregionalpartnershipshaveevolved.

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f4 Experiences of GWP Performance Measure-ment at the Global LevelRoberto Lenton, TEC ChairRobertoLentongaveanoverviewoflearningreviewsasatoolforbetterunderstandingtheperformanceandevolutionofGWP’sregionalnetworks.Suchreviewsaimtoaddressthetwosubstantiveissuesof:areregionalwaterpartnershipsdoingtherightthing?and,arethesepartnershipsoperatingeffectively?Thismustinvolveexaminingboththeprogrammeofactivitiesandthegovernancearrangementsinaregionalnet-work.Itwasnotedthatlearningreviewsshouldnotbeaboutcontrolbutshouldbedesignedtogenerateopendebateandconstructivecriticismwithin.Whatmattersistogenerateaction.

Learningreviewsareapromisingpotentialtoolforperformancemeasurement.ThetwolearningreviewscarriedoutsofaronGWPhavebeenusefulforlearn-inglessons.Theselfassessmentscarriedoutbytheregionalpartnershipshavebeenahelpfulfirstpartofthelearningreviewstopromotedebateonsubstantiveissuesandtoenhanceownershipoftheprocess.How-ever,uptonow,thelearningreviewshaveonlydebatedtheperformanceofregionalwaterpartnershipsandhavenotappliedspecificperformanceindicators.

f5 Experience of GWP Performance Measurement at the Regional LevelVangelis Constantianos, GWP MediterraneanThispaperdealtwithmeasuringperformancefromaregionalperspective.Itexplainedtheexistingmeansofmeasuringperformanceintheregions.Itwasnotedthatregionscurrentlyuseprocessindicatorsmorethanoutcomeindicators(mostlylinkedwithbiggerprojects)whileimpactindicatorsarehardlyused.LessonsfromtheMediterraneanlearningreviewswereelaborated.Severalremarksweremadeontheparameterssuchasgovernance,partnership,planning,andfund-raisingthataffectperformanceinaregionalpartnership.AnexamplewasgivenofperformanceindicatorstomeasurecapacitybuildinginitiativesontransboundarywaterslinkedwiththePetersbergPhaseII/AthensDeclarationprocess.

Main discussion pointsThekeypointsofthediscussionaresummarisedinthekeymessagesandnextstepsbelow:

Key messages• GWP’s‘audience’ofpartners,donors,andwater

usersdemandaccountabilityandresults.• GWPisauniqueandevolvingorganizationthat

combinesformallinksbetweenstakeholderorgani-zationsandmulti-linkedoperationalmodels.Itsnetworkoperatesunderunpredictable,diverseandcomplexpolitical,socialandeconomiccircum-stances.TheIWRMconceptandiscomplexone.

• TomeasureitsperformanceGWPneedstobefullyawareandclearaboutitsidentityanditsroleandscope.Inpracticethisisnotstraightforward.

• PerformancemeasurementisdirectlylinkedwithplanningandrequiresclarificationoftheGWPimpactchain.

• Long-termplanning,particularlyinregionalandcountrywaterpartnershipsisoftenvulnerableasitdependsonpartners’demand,financing,donors’interest,andotherfactors.

• ExpectationsandperformanceindicatorsshouldreflectGWP’sreal‘size’,itsactualcapacityanditspaceofdevelopment.

• The‘footprint’ofGWP’sworkincludesoutcomesatalllevels(global,regional,national,andlocal).

• QualitativeandaggregatedindicatorsarebestformeasuringGWP’sperformance.

• Acomplexsystemofmeasurementshouldbeavoidedotherwisetoomuchtimewillbespentonreportingratherthanondoing.

Next steps• GWPshoulddevelopitsownhybridmodelto

measureitsperformancewithsimplicity,clarity,continuityandrealitydrivingthemodel.

• GWPshouldlearnfromhowotherestablishedorganisationsandnetworkshavemeasuredtheirperformances.

• AGWPworkinggroupshouldbeformedtoworkonthissubjectincludingrepresentativesfromthetechnicalcommittee(TEC),thesecretariat,andregional,countryandlocalGWPpartnernetworks.

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Special Side Meeting: Discussions on ADB-GWP Collaboration on Water Ac-tivities in the Asia-Pacific region

Convenors: Alan Hall (Network Coordinator) and Mai Flor (ADB, Philippines).

Session objectivesThesidemeetingwasaclosedsessionchairedbyMargaretCatley-Carlsontoconsideranagreementbe-tweentheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)andGWPonworkingtogetheronwateractivitiesintheAsia-Pacificregion.ThemainoutcomewasagreementonaletterofintentbetweenGWP’ssecretariat,thefourAsianregionalwaterpartnerships(SouthAsia—SAS,SoutheastAsia—SEA,CACENA,andChina)andthebank.

The presentationsAlanHallandMaiFloroutlinedtheproposedcollabo-rationasbeingtoprovidesupportandtocooperateon:• establishingwaterutilitynetworks(WUNs)anda

programmeofwateroperators’partnershipsintheAsia-Pacificregion;

• developingIWRMplansandstrategiesandtodevelopriverbasinmanagementin25basinsintheregion;and

• holdinganAsia-PacificWaterSummitin2007inassociationwiththeJapanWaterForum(JWF)

Main discussion points• Eachregionalchairgavetheirviewsonthepro-

posedcollaboration.Allagreedtoparticipateandtoprepareaninventoryofinterestedutilitiestoattendtheproposedworkshop.

• Allregionswerekeentoparticipateinthebasindevelopmentcomponentandwouldsuggestcandi-datebasinstoADB.

• SomeregionswereconcernedabouttheaddedvalueoftheproposedassociatedprogrammesWaterForum.GWP-Chinahadreservationsaboutthevalueofthisandsaiditwouldfurtherconsideritsinvolvement.

Key messagesWater utility networks: VadimoutlineddiscussionsinCACENAwiththeADBofficeandstressedtheneedtoarticulatetheaddedvalueofawaterutilitiesnetwork.Heagreedtoidentifyutilitiesandarrangeinvitationstoameeting.HecautionedthatthiswasanewareaofworkforCACENAandmaytakelongertoactivatethaninotherregions.

GWP’sSouthAsiapartnershipreferredtoanear-lieractivityrelatedtobenchmarkingofwaterutilities

supportedbyADBthattheycanbuildonandstressedtheneedforaninformalapproachandtheneedtobringin‘autocratic’governmentstotackletheregula-torysideandnotjusttheutilities.Thiscouldhappenbytwinningregulatoryauthorities.

GWP’sSoutheastAsiapartnershipstressedthatbringinginvestmentintotheutilitiescanreleasefundsfromgovernmentbudgetsforotherpurposesandtherewasahighcosttothepublicofnotreforming.Minis-triesoffinancearethereforelikelytobesupportive.Itwasstressedthattheinitiativeshouldbe‘colourblind’withamixofpublicandprivateinvolvementformaxi-mumeffectiveness.ItwasstressedthatGWPshouldusetheIWRMapproachtoimproveutilities’aware-nessofup-anddownstreameffectsofwaterresourceuseandtheimportanceofgoodgovernancetoattractmoreinvestmentandtomosteffectivelyuseresources.

Basins:ThisnewinitiativewouldformpartoftheNetworkofAsianRiverBasinOrganizations(NAR-BO)initiativesetupbyADBandothersintheregion.ThefourGWPregionswerekeentoparticipateinthisactivityandsuggestedpossiblebasins.

GWPmadea‘healthwarning’onriverbasinorganisations(RBOs)andfeltthatriverbasinman-agementshouldnotautomaticallymeancreatinganorganisationasdifferentsystemsneeddifferentmodels(formshouldfollowfunction)andsuchorganisationsmaycreatejurisdictionalconflictsandmaynotbefinanciallysustainable.Itwasproposedthatactivitiesshouldincludetheperformancemanagementofriverbasinorganisations,selfassessmentofbasinmanage-ment,theformationofbasinwaterpartnerships(akintoareawaterpartnerships),andthetrainingofpeerreviewers.

GWP’sregionsshouldcollectinformationonongoingbasinactivitiestoavoidduplication.ThisshouldbelinkedtoIWRMplanningprocesses,suchasinIndonesia,andtheNARBOguidelines,andtheToolBox.AvideoconferencewasproposedforDecem-bertofollowuponthisidea.

The ADB-GWP agreementThefourGWPregions,GWP’ssecretariatandtheADBsignedtheletterofintentaftersomemodifica-tionsweremadeinthelightofthediscussions.Itwasagreedthat:• GWPwillfacilitatethesettingupofwaterutili-

tiesnetworksandwillaimtointroduceamoreintegratedapproachwithintheutilitiesandhelpimprovegovernanceasameanstoleveragemorefinance.UsingtheSoutheastAsianWaterUtilitiesNetwork(SEAWUN)asamodel,thenewwaterutilitiesnetworkswillimplementtheADB-GWP’s

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WaterOperatorsPartnershipProgramtomatchstrongandweakutilitiesthroughexchangeortwin-ningprogrammes.

• GWPandADBwillworkwithotherpartnersandinparticularlocalassociationslinkedtotheInter-nationalWaterAssociation.

• GWPandADBwouldorganiseaworkshopinlate2006(November)fortheutilitiesfromSouthAsiatoestablishawaterutilitiesnetworks.TheCentralAsiaandChinautilitieswillbeinvitedasobservers.TheGWP’sSoutheastAsiapartnership(SEA)willtaketheleadwiththeexistingSEAWUNservingasamodelforotherregions.Theworkshopwilldevelopaprogrammeforestablishingtheutilitiesnetworksandanoutlineprogrammeofactivities.

• GWPregionswilldrawupaninventoryofutilitiesinterestedinjoiningthenetworksincludinginfor-mationfromADBonitsnationalurbanrenewalproject.UtilitiesthatarealreadyGWPpartnersshouldbeincluded.TheGWPregionsshouldalsofindoutifanysimilarinitiativesexistsoastoavoidduplication.

• Atthelate2006workshop,SEAWUNwillexplainabouttheconcept,functioningandbenefitsofwaterutilitiesnetworksandGWPwillmakelinkstoIWRMincludingupstreamanddownstreamlinkages,forwastewatermanagementandtolinkreformstoleveragingfinance.

• ADBwillexplaintheadvantagesofinvolvementandtheincreasedfundingavailableforviableutilities.Singapore’sPublicUtilitiesBoard(PUB)agreedtohelpotherutilitiesunderatwinningar-rangement.

• GWPandADBwilldiscussproposalsfortheAs-sociatedProgrammesWaterForumin2007.ADBwillorganiseameetingonthislaterin2006.

• GWP’ssecretariatandADBagreedtoallocateUS$50,000eachtoimplementtheagreement.GWPregionswillincludetheseactivitiesintheir2007workprogrammes.

Note: after the breakout sessions and side meeting there was a brief plenary (Plenary 4) which involved reporting back from each of the breakout sessions.

4. SUMMING UP

4.1 Summary

ThefinalplenarysessionwasdeliveredbyGWP’sExecutiveSecretaryEmilioGabbrielliinthepresenceofGWP’spatronHRHPrinceWillemAlexanderandHRHtheCrownPrincessVictoriaofSweden.Thefol-lowingparaphrasedversionofEmilio’sspeechsumsuptheconcludingpointsfromthefivedaysofmeetings.

Thishasbeenauniqueopportunitynotonlyforournetworktocometogetherfora‘realitycheck’onwhatweareabout,butalsoforustofeeltherealpoweranddiversityofourextensiveglobalnetwork.DuringthepasttwodayswehavetriedtocreateacommonbasisofunderstandinginallthelevelsofournetworkbyreflectingonGWP’shistory,governance,strategy,experiences,difficultiesandaccomplishments.

Thebackgrounddocumentsonourcountry,regionalandgloballevelcontributionsprovideduse-fulfoodforthoughtbeforethemeetingsbeganandhelpedinformandgeneratemeetingdiscussions.Theyhaveinparticularhelpedustofocusonourprogresstowardsimplementingour2004-2008Strategyandwillhelptoprepareour2007-2008workplan.

Wereflectedintheplenarysessionsonthepoten-tialofourregional,national,andsub-nationalpartner-ships,andinthebreakoutsessionsonoursixkeystrategicareasofIWRMplanning,alliances,puttingresearchintouse,theToolBox,partnerships,andthechallengeofmeasuringGWP’sperformance.

Thefivedayprogrammehasfosteredmuchdebatebothwithinandoutsidethesessionsonarangeofimportantissues.Thediscussionhasbeenrichandin-tenseandhasproducedmuchusefulmaterialforustoreflectonwhatwehaveachievedandwhatweshoulddointhefuture.Inthediscussionswehavecommit-tedtopreparingthedetailedproceedingswithinonemonth’stimefordistributiontothepartnershipsinEnglish,French,Spanish,RussianandChineseandpossiblyinArabicPortugueseandotherlanguagesasperdemand.Thelanguageissueisanimportantonetoensurethatnoneofourpartnersareexcludedfromdebateandsourcesofinformation.

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Ihopethatallmeetingparticipants—manyofwhoarestayingonfortheWorldWaterWeek(20-26August,alsoinStockholm)—haveenjoyedthechancetomakenewcontacts,toexperiences,tolearnnewlessons,andtogainabetterunderstandingofthecontributionthatGWPcanmaketotheimprovedmanagementoftheworld’swaterresources.

Itseemstomethatourmeetinghashighlightedenoughchallengesandpotentialtokeepusgoingforthenextdecade.BeyondthismeetingGWPalwayswelcomesfeedbackonhowwecanimproveandin-novate.

Thismorningsomecolleagues,therapporteursfromthelasttwoday’ssessionsandIidentifiedthefollowingfivekeyconclusionsfromourmeetingsonissuesraisedconsistentlythroughoutthefivedays.

We must promote our niche contribution moreWemustpromoteGWPasaknowledge brokerforsharingexperienceandlearningacrossandbetweenalllevels.ItisimportantthatwemoveonfromthebroadconceptofIWRMtodiggingdeepertofocusonthespecificelementsofIWRM(asoutlinedintheToolBox)sothatwecanhelptodirectlybringaboutpositivechangeforlocalcommunities.

Thepartnership approachmustremaincentraltohowweoperateandwemustcontinuetoprovideaneutralspaceformulti-stakeholderdialogueandforbuildingconsensusthatisparticipatoryandinclusive;butdoesnotactasabrakeonprogress. We need to be clearer about our roleThemeetingdiscussionsconcludedthatourprimaryroleshouldbeasafacilitator.Wealsohavethepoten-tialtoactasamoderatorandmediatorindisputesoverwaterresources.

Itisveryimportantthatweclearlyunderstandthattheroleofafacilitatoristomanageandencouragenegotiation, agreement and cooperationbetweenvestedinterestsandcompetingsectorsonwaterresourceissues.Althoughthisworkcanbedemandingandtime-consumingandcantaketimetoproduceresults,ifappliedskilfullyandpatientlyitwillleadtoconsid-erableusefuloutcomes.

Tobeaneffectivefacilitatorwemustcontinuetodevelop and strengthen our alliancestoensurethatwordsaretranslatedintoactionsthatachievegoals.Weneedtoidentifyanduseinfluentialchampionstocatalysechangeatalllevelsandespeciallyatthecountrylevel.Itisalsocrucialthatwefocusoninitiativesandinter-ventionsthatcanproduceresults. We must respect and take advantage of the diversity in our organisationOneofourmajorstrengthsisthediversityofinterestsandperspectivesinourorganisationanditsnetworks.

Itisveryimportantthatwerecognisethedifferentcontexts,culturesandclimatesandthedifferentlevelsofactivitywithinournetwork.Theglobal,regional,country,basinandcommunitylevelsofournetworkallhavesignificantanddifferentcontributionstomake.WeneedtoconstantlyremindourselvesthatIWRMisajourney and not a destination,andthatpeo-pleandcountriesareatdifferentplacesalongthepathtobetterwatermanagementanddevelopment.

We need to make strategic choicesThisrisingtoprominenceofwaterissuesinthemediaandonpoliticalagendassince2000hasraisedexpecta-tionsforchange.Weneedtorecognisethatwecannotdoeverythingandneedtomanagethelargedemandforourservicesbyfocussingonpriorityareas.Wemustmakestrategicchoicestoleverageandmaximizereturnonourinvestments.Thisappliestoinvestmentsofmoney,ideas,timeandotherinputs.

Wemustalsobecomemoreofalearningnetworkthatusesknowledgetoconstantlyimprovethefocusandefficiencyofouroperations.Akeypointhereisthatweneedtogivemoreattentiontomeasuringourperformanceatalllevelstoinformourstrategicplan-ning.

We need to improve the ways we communicateNetworkingisfundamentallyaboutcommunica-tion.Participantsstressedthevalueofperiodicfacetofacemeetingstoimprovecommunicationacrossourextensivenetworks.Wealsoneedtoimprovecommu-nicationwithnetworkoutsidersandespeciallyalliancepartnersandthoseoutsidethenormalwaterdomain.Ourregionalandcountrypartnersneedtobemoreadventuroustobringinmorekeystakeholdersandnotjustbepreachingtotheconverted.Conversationswithoutsidersprovideuswithvaluablerealitychecksonhowwe’redoingandprovidemorelessonsandexperiencestohelpbuildmoreeffectivepartnershipsandalliances.

4.2 VIP Panel Discussion

BasedontheoutcomesoftheConsultingPartnersmeetingandtheirknowledgeofGWP,thepanelreflectedonthewayforwardforthenetwork.Arichdiscussionfollowedandthekeypointsmadebyeachpanelmemberare:

”GWPmustnowmovefromtalktoaction.Peoplemustgetwatertodrink,farmsneedtobeefficientlyirrigated,andfloodsneedtobeavoided.Allbyyester-day!”

Arjun Thapan, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank, Philippines

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“TenyearsagoGWPwasborninlargeparttofillthevoidandgrowingneedforwhatwenowknowIWRM.InthispastdecadeGWPhasgrownfromits‘infancy’throughan‘earlychildhood’andisnowmaturingasanintelligentandpromising‘adolescent’organization–anearlyexampleofthemuchheraldednewglobalinstitutionalarchitecture.Notyetamatureadult,weknowthatGWPissmart,stillgrowing,formingpart-nershipsandfindingitsway–itwilltaketimetoseeifGWPwillbecomewise,aswisdomcomeswithageandexperience.I’mconfidentthatifallofuswhoarepartofthespiritofGWP,andofIWRM,stayfocusedonthepeopleandresourcesthatwewanttohelpandprotect,andthatwedosowiththecouragethathasbeenaGWPbenchmarksofar…wewillbeabletobe‘proudparentsofwhatbegansomodestlyin�996.”Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Chair, River Network, USA

“GWPhasmadeafascinatingjourneyoverthepasttenyears,fromasmallsecretariatinStockholmwithlittleinternationalimpacttoanetworkwithglobalcoverageandoneofthemostimportantplayersontheinternationalwaterscene.

Forthefuturehowever,themainchallengeisnottocontinueourinternaldiscussionsabouttheIWRM,buttoreachoutandincludealltheothersectorsofthesociety,andmakethemrealizethattheyarewatermanagers.Peopleworkingonagriculture,energy,transport,forestryetc.needtobemadeawarethatwhattheydoaffectswater,andunderstandhowtheycanmanagewaterinamoresustainableway.”Anders Berntell, Executive Director, Stockholm Interna-tional Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden

“Initsseconddecade,GWPwillneedtofocusevenmorestrategicallyonfacilitatingpolicychange.Indoingso,itwillneedtobuildontheenergy,creativity,andflexibilitythatcomeswithbeingaglobalnetworkwithvariousviewpointsbutacommoncommitmenttobalancingeconomicefficiency,socialequityanden-vironmentalinasustainablemanner,whichhasbeenthehallmarkofitssuccesstodate.”Roberto Lenton, Chair, GWP Technical Committee

“Ihopethatourtwoorganisations,thetwo�0-year-oldsinthewaterfamily,cancontinuetogrowupsidebysideinthisfamilythatstrugglessothataccesstowatermaybearealityforthegreatestnumber.Therearemanythemestobeaddressed,andinthefuture,Ithinkthattheinternationalwatercommunity,andwithinit,GWPandWWC,willhavetofocusincreas-inglyonconcreteactioninthefield.Ourstrugglewillbecomeevermoredetermined.”Loïc Fauchon, President, World Water Council, France

“IthinkthetwomajorcontributionsoftheGWParehavingbuilttheGWPnetworkandgettingIWRMfirmlyandbroadlyacceptedeverywhere.Butimple-mentationonthegroundistheonlytruemeasureofsuccessandinfacingthechallengesofthefuture,wemuststrivetoconvertdeclarations,plansandtargetsintorealactionthatisalwayspro-poor,pro-women,pro-environment.”Ismail Serageldin, Director, Library of Alexandria, Egypt

“OverthelasttenyearsGWPhasestablishedavibrantnetworkofpartnerswhoshouldnowusetheirforcestogalvanisegovernments,industryandcivilsocietyintoactionsthatresultinmoresustainablewatermanagement.”Prof Shantha Mohan, India

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5. 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAMME

Thefollowingprogrammeofmusiconawatertheme,speechesandpresentationswasheldintheAulaRoom,NorraLatin,Stockholmon20Augustattheendoftheconsultingpartnersmeeting.Theprogrammewasfollowedbyareception.

Openingmusic:Kiruna–‘Kulning’style,songaboutwaterwithoutwordsPerformedbyElisabethAskandMooseartMusic

WelcomebyGWPChairMrsMargaretCatley-Carl-son

SpeechbyrepresentativeoftheGWPorganizationhostcountry,Sweden—Mr.JanBjerninger,Depart-mentforNaturalResourcesandtheEnvironment,SwedishDevelopmentCooperationAgency

Organmusic:ThemefromSpartacusbyAramChatjaturjanPerformedbySigvardSelinus

KeynotespeechbyGWPPatronMrIsmailSerageldin:“GWP:WorkingforaWaterSecrureWorld”(please refer to the CD for the presentation).

Choirperformance:Pingst–Music:OskarLindberg,Text:OscarLevertinSommarpsalm–Music:WaldemarÅhlén,Text:CarlDavidofWirsénPerformedbyStJacob’sChamberChoir

PresentationofgiftbyGWPChinaDelegatesofahandpaintedscenebyaGWPPartnerofaChineserivervalleyillustratingtheconceptofHarmoniouscooperationandinter-dependenceamongthevariouscommunitygroupsaspromotedbyintegratedwaterresourcesmanagement.

Harpmusic:TheLittleFountainbySamuelO.PrattPréludenr4op.�6byMarcelTournirePerformedbyGertrudSchneiderandIzabellaSander

LaunchoftheGWPanniversarybookBoldnessofSmallStepsandpresentationoftheGWPAwardsforcontributionstowardsestablishingGWPbytheGWPPatronHRHThePrinceofOrangeandtheGWPChair.Awardswerepresentedto:

MaureenBallestero/formerChairofGWPCentralAmericaJohnBriscoe/formerWorldBankdonorTabethChiuta/formerExecutiveSecretaryforGWPSouthernAfricaBertDiphoorn/formerDutchdonorMeikevanGinneken/formerNetworkOfficerforCentralandEasternEuropeandLatinAmericaJohnHodges/formerBritishdonorJohanHolmberg/formerGWPExecutiveSecretaryTorkilJonch-Clausen/formerGWPTechnicalCom-mitteeChairSimiKamal/memberoftheGWPTechnicalCommit-teeandGWPSouthAsiaJanuszKindler/formerChairofGWPCentralandEasternEuropeKhalidMohtadullah/formerGWPExecutiveSecretaryIsmaelSerageldin/formerGWPChair

Inaddition,theGWPPatrons,HRHthePrinceofOrangeandProf.KaderAsmal,werepresentedtheawardingratitudeoftheircontributionstoGWP.AlsoCrownPrincessVictoriaofSwedenwaspresentedanawardinappreciationofherparticipationinthean-niversarycelebration.

ConcludingremarksbyGWPChair,GWPExecutiveSecretary,GWPTechnicalCommitteeChairand,onbehalfoftheGWPnetworkasawhole,AshaVerulkarfromIndia.

Organmusic:HornpipebyGeorgFriedrichHändel

Images from the event can be viewed on the CD

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Consulting Partners MeetingAugust 18-20, 2006

“The Boldness of Small Steps” – How did we achieve progress? What were the underlying mechanisms?

AGENDA FRIDAY, AUGUST 18Venue: Norra Latin conference centre, Aula room

18.00 Refreshments at the GWP Secretariat (location: Drottninggatan 33)

Morning: 08.30–12.30 (4 hrs) Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson

08.30-09.0 Welcome and introduction, reports from GWP network and TEC

Margaret Catley-Carlson, Emilio Gabbrielli, Roberto Lenton

Plenary sessions GWP activities on the ground: regional, national and sub-national levels

Session 1: 3 minute introduction by the convenor GWP feeding into regional processes

Conveners: Torkil Jønch-Clausen, Gabriela Grau, Mike Muller 09.00–09.20 Mai Flor, GWP Southeast Asia

“Placing water on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agenda: Establishing the Working Group on Water Resources Management”

09.25-09.45 Ruth Beukman, GWP Southern Africa

“Water Governance and Southern African Development Community (SADC)”

9.50-10.30 Feedback from the floor 10.30–11.00 Coffee Break

Session 2: 3 minute introduction by the convenor GWP at different national governance systems

Conveners: Johan Holmberg, Aly Kerdany, Simi Kamal 11.05–11.25 Vadim Sokolov and Bulat Yessekin, GWP Central Asia and Caucasus

“IWRM through partnerships within hierarchical systems in Central Asia”

11.30–11.40 Simon Thuo, GWP Eastern Africa

“Water and peace in fragile states”

11.40–11.50 Mam Dagou, GWP West Africa “Experiences from partnerships at work in West Africa”

11.50–12.30 Feedback from the floor 12.30–14.00 Lunch

Afternoon: 14.00–17.30 (3.5 hrs) Plenary Sessions continued

Chair Margaret Catley-CarlsonSession 3: 3 minute introduction by the convenor

GWP at sub-national level Conveners: Khalid Mohtadullah, Mercy Dikito-Wachtmeister, Hartmut Brühl

14.05–14.25 Asha Verulkar, GWP South Asia “The role of AWPs in achieving water security” 14.30–14.40 Milkana Mochurova, Bulgaria ”Local action through Varna AWP in the Black

Sea Basin” 14.40-14.50 Upendra Gautam, Nepal ”Mai River AWP” 14.50–15.30 Feedback from the floor

15.30–16.00 Coffee Break 16.00–17.30 Panel of “Devils Advocates”: Judith Rees, Tabeth Chiuta, Jean-Francois Donzier, Wouter Arriens, Mohammed Al-Eryani, Dianne Dillon-Ridgely

Has GWP been effective at these different levels and how can we do better?

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Consulting Partners MeetingAugust 18-20, 2006

“The Boldness of Small Steps” – How did we achieve progress? What were the underlying mechanisms?

AGENDA SATURDAY, AUGUST 19Venue: Norra Latin conference centre, Aula room

Morning: 08.30–09.30 Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson

Rapporteurs: Helena Albinzon and Sofia Vanner Plenary session

Governance issues, Nominations of SC members (1hr) Morning: 09.30-13.00

Breakout sessionsSix Parallel Sessions including 30min coffee break (11.00-11.30)

Issues linked to the GWP strategy (3.5hrs) A. Output 1: IWRM Planning Reflection on experience so far and where from here?

Convenor: Daniel Lopez Co-Convenor: Madiodio Niasse TEC: Jennifer Davis & Humberto Peña

B. Output 2: ToolBox Are the tools we have the right ones? Do we need to develop new ones?

Convenor: Carlos Aguilar Co-Convenor: Danka Thalmeinerová TEC: Mike Muller & Judith Rees

C. Output 2 & 3: Research into useHow can we get practical uptake from research outputs?

Convenor: Paul Vehmeyer Co-Convenor: Ruth Beukman TEC: Akissa Bahri & Xiaoliu Yang

D. Output 3: Alliances Do we link effectively with partners? How do regions and countries link up?

Convenor: Björn Guterstam Co-Convenor: Torkil Jønch-Clausen TEC: Simi Kamal

E. Output 4: Partnerships Are the partnerships real and effective? Are we an effective capacity building agent?

Convenor: Daniel Valensuela Co-Convenor: Khalid Mohtadullah TEC: Hartmut Brühl

F. Output 5: GWP Performance Do partnerships do the right things and do they do them right?

Convenor: Alan Hall Co-Convenor: Jacques Rey TEC: Roberto Lenton

13.00–14.30 Lunch Afternoon: 14.30–17.30 (3 hrs)

Plenary Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson

Rapporteurs: Lina Koochaky and Kirsten Pratschke 14.30–15.00 Session Rapporteurs Feedback from 3 plenary sessions held on Day 1 15.00–15.30 (3 minutes per person) Feedback from the floor

15.30–16.00 Coffee Break 16.00–16.40 Session Rapporteurs Feedback from 6 parallel sessions held on Day 2 16.45–17.30 (3 minutes per person) Feedback from the floor

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Consulting Partners MeetingAugust 18-20, 2006

“The Boldness of Small Steps” – How did we achieve progress? What were the underlying mechanisms?

AGENDA SUNDAY, AUGUST 20Venue: Norra Latin conference centre, Aula room

18.00-20.00 10th Anniversary CelebrationFinal programme will be distributed at the Anniversary

Afternoon: 16.00–17.30 Plenary

Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson 16.00-16.05 Introduction Margaret Catley-Carlson 16.05-16.15 GWP and ADB relation: “A new step forward”

Arjun Thapan, Water Committee of the Asian Development Bank

16.15-16.25 Report from the CP Emilio Gabbrielli 16.25-17.30 Panel to reflect and draw conclusions from the outcomes of the GWP CP 2006 in the presence of the GWP Patron HRH The Prince of Orange and HRH The Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Carin Jämtin, Minister for International Development Cooperation (invited) Ismael Serageldin, GWP Patron Khadar Asmal, GWP Patron Luïc Fauchon, President of the World Water Council Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment Anders Berntell, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute Roberto Lenton, Chair of the GWP Technical Committee

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Evaluation-GWP Consulting Partners and Network Meetings 2006

There were 96 respondents in total to the questionnaire:

Were your expectation of the meetings met? Fully met Met Not met

CP meeting 35 52 2

Network meeting 40 40 0

What is your opinion of the organization? Very good Good Poor Very poor

CP meeting 57 36 0 0

Network meeting 55 25 0 0

CP meeting

What is your assessment of CP meeting day?

Very good Good Poor Very poor

Day 1 - Introduction GWP 43 39 2 0

Day 2 - Breakout Sessions IWRM Planning 8 25 2 0

Toolbox 9 12 0 1

Research into use 11 15 4 0

Alliances 11 12 1 0

Partnerships 12 12 1 0

Performance 8 7 2 0

GWP/ADB Water operators 8 8 1 0

Network Meeting

Assessment of the Network meeting? Very good Good Poor Very poor

Day 1 – Orientation Day 38 39 0 0

Day 2 – Breakout Sessions 32 42 4 0

A copy the report documenting the full details of the responses may be requested by e-mail from the GWP Secretariat in Stockholm: gwp@gwpforum.org

GWP SecretariatE-Mail: gwp@gwpforum.orgWebsite: www.gwpforum.org