Technical Committee Chair's report by Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi - CP meeting Day 1

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chair’s Report Mohamed AIT KADI Consulting Partners Meeting 18 August 2011

Technical Committee Members

2010 Recruited 3 new members: Tushaar Shah, Dale Whittington and Wouter T.L. Arriens Completed the design of a comprehensive “knowledge chain” concept for GWP engaging the Secretariat, RWPs and Knowledge Partners and initiated its implementation through appropriate and concerted working arrangements Initiated a phased process to develop the Technical Committee’s 2010-2012 road map Provided support/advice to the Chair and Executive Secretary and co-authored papers/presentations Continued engagements with Partners: WWAP, UN WATER, SIWI, WWC, Bonn 2011 Participated as keynote speaker/panelist in major regional/international events

Road Map 2010-12 TEC1 & TEC2
TC3 + Senior Advisers
KC Workshop
CP 2010 & RD
International meetings
Engaging with other leading institutions

TEC Priority Thematic Areas
 Equity and IWRM  Climate change, food and water security nexus  Transboundary cooperation  Integrated urban water management  Water security  The economics of water security

TEC Approach
3 key drivers : Substantive : understanding TEC thematic areas through the prism of water security – contributing substantive clarity Procedural : building strong RWPs & CWPs across the network – providing operational guidance Knowledge Chain : harvesting and sharing knowledge across the network – RWPs/CWPs + KPs

 Towards a common operational methodology: 1. Concept note 2. Perspective paper 3. Regional case studies 4. Feedback and validation 5. Background Paper 6. Publication and dissemination >> Assist GWPO Secretariat in d eveloping operational strategies TEC working approach...

TEC Publications in 2011

Highlights from 2011…

Equity Theme
Publication of Background Paper:
Brings greater clarity to the concept of “social equity” in the context of water
Provides a framework for considering the multiple dimensions of equity in water resources development and management

Equity – Some Key Messages
Social equity in water management is primarily about people, not water.
It is not enough to consider only policies and processes within the water sector, but also the combined effects of these with other policies in other sectors and national development and economic policies.
Although tradeoffs are sometimes required between the goals of social equity and economic efficiency, well designed policies that look at benefits and costs holistically can often advance both goals.

Climate Change, Water & Food Security
Joint workshop with IWMI on Climate Change, Food and Water Security in South Asia held 24-25 February 2011
Workshop on Regional Approaches to Food and Water Security in the Face of Climate Challenges in Southern & Eastern Africa held 23‐24 May 2011
High-level conference held at Chatham House 14-15 June; under discussion: joint research programme with Dundee Univ & Chatham House targeted at unpacking and identifying key issues related to water security and within water/energy/food nexus

South Asia workshop
Brought together 75 policy makers, practitioners and researchers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the international community
Outcomes:
Planning Commissions of India and Pakistan resolved to develop a collaborative work plan & seek financial support to set it in motion
Synthesis available at www.gwp.org
Follow-up: Support the establishment of a platform on integrated drought and flood monitoring and forecasting building on existing country expertise and encouraging regional cooperation

Southern & Eastern Africa workshop
Organised by: Development Bank of Southern Africa, GWP, IWMI, and the South African National Planning Commission with the support of African Development Bank, the EAC, and SADC
Brought together 100 practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and representatives from private sector, financial institutions, regional bodies such as NEPAD and CAADP and international organisations such as FAO and IHA
Outcomes:
Raised the profile of regional cooperation for development on South Africa’s agenda
Identified specific opportunities in energy and water
Provided groundwork for greater regional collaboration, particularly cooperative strategies with the private sector to improve lives and livelihoods as well as grow products and profits

Transboundary Cooperation
Developing portfolio of activities:
Set-up of GWP/ Dundee Knowledge Chain Scholarship Programme on International Water Law – proposed 30 scholarships awarded annually over 5 years = 150 capacity enhanced participants across the GWP network
First round of students (out of 87 applicants) accepted & trained

Transboundary Cooperation
Background paper on legal aspects of transboundary cooperation under way for publication by end of 2011. Will work with RWPs to harvest issues on the ground and lessons learned.
GWP/GEF project – building upon GEF’s on-going activities in transboundary as a key partner in this field (GWP-hosted GEF meeting 8 May 2011)
Contribution to INBO handbook (in process) on IWRM at the transboundary basin level for dissemination at WWF6 in Marseille

Integrated Urban Water Management
Perspectives Paper published (to be launched during Stockholm Water Week)
Background Paper under preparation for publication by the end of 2011

Technical Committee Chair's report by Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi - CP meeting Day 1

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