Introduction powerpoint slide used to explain the small table dialogues on results after 20 years in GEF Transboundary Water Management.

1. Small Table Dialogue
… on impressive results and challenges
Facilitated by UNESCO-IHE team ...
Kenneth Irvine
Erik de Ruyter van Steveninck
Nemanja Trifunovic
Maarten van Rijn – independent facilitator

2. Learning about your
stories and insights on …
1. The main experiences and results when
implementing project(s)
2. How results are sustained in the short-long
term …
and the challenges to project sustainability

3. A Conversation Space Setting
'World Café'

4. 40 Conversation Tables
Sharing stories, experiences and insights …
On three topics:
1.The Process Indicators (16 tables)
2.The Stress Reduction Indicators (16 tables)
3.Environmental, Water Resources and Socio-
Economic Status Indicators (8 tables)

5. Process indicators
... What to share stories about ? ...
Topics such as …
•The establishment of transboundary and
national political and administrative structures;
•Other metrics that quantify the implementation
of internal and cooperative mechanism.

6. Stress reduction indicators
... What to share stories about ? ...
Topics such as … a reduction in pollutant
loading or resource exploitation e.g. fishing
effort, mesh size etc.

7. Status indicators
... What to share stories about ? ...
Topics such as concentration of pollutant,
average fish size or some other biological
indicator of improvement.
Issues such as participation, performance and
technical measures apply across all topics.

8. Dialogue on Project Results
… Guiding Questions …
Conversation Tables, Monday October 17, 1430-1630
Sharing stories and insights on …
1.What where the main experiences and
results when implementing project(s)?
1.How are results sustained in the short-long
term, and what where the main challenges to
project sustainability?

9. 40 Conversation Tables
... the flow - TODAY ...
Introductions
at the table
5 minutes
1st
question
25 minutes
2nd
question
25 minutes
Table conclusions
15 minutes
Individual feedback
5 minutes
Process results
…
present them to you
on Wednesday
Data
collection
6-8 people
at a table
Choose your
topic …

10. Some guidelines…
• Each table has a host / chair person
• 6-8 people at a table
•Have a mix at tables preferably with people you haven't
met or worked with yet
•A mix over different ecosystems would be nice

12. Suggestions for Great Conversations
and Dialogues
• Share your stories
• You’re all equals (at least for the next 90 minutes)
• Participate; be here and 'in the now'
• Listen for insights and explore
• Avoid dominance with your own contributions
• Listen reflectively, make connections
• Make conversations joyful, creative and inclusive
• You’re allowed to draw/write on the tables, visualize
your knowledge and share

13. Suggestions for Great Conversations
and Dialogues
Remember …
•It's all about sharing, not discussing or 'winning'
Pick your choice …
1. Process Indicators
2. Stress Reduction Indicators
3.Environmental, Water Resources and Socio-Economic
Status Indicators

14. Have a Great Conversation ...
… and provide us with:
•Your insight
•Your experience
•Your table conclusions
•Your individual feedback
When leaving, just leave your materials on the table.
We’ll pick them up and process it for you