Presentation made by John Metzger, Head of Network Operations at GWP Regional Days Meeting, August 22-24, 2012, Stockholm, Sweden

1. Global Water Partnership
Regional Days - 2012
Stockholm
22-24 August 2012

2. GWP Regional Days:
• Objective: To address the 8 focus areas
from the Mid-term Strategy review
• Outcome: To reach a common
understanding and agreed plan of action
for each focus area
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3. The Process: 2011 Regional
Days
Mid-term Review
SC and
GWPO
8 Focus Areas
World Café
2012 Regional Days
SWOT
Focus Area
Sessions
Current Strategy
Next Strategy
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4. GWP Regional Days – Day 1:
• Introductory presentations:
• Global activities - Ania
• Mini-induction – Letitia/Susanne
• Focus Area 3:
• Results-based planning monitoring and
evaluation approach
• 8 Focus Areas:
• facilitated roundtable discussions
• outputs  inputs to each focus session
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5. GWP Regional Days – Day 2:
• Morning – split:
1. Communications
2. Regional Chairs/Coordinators
• Governance – focus area 7
• Growth/programme development - 2 and 4
• Afternoon – together:
• Communications – focus area 6
• Setting the stage for the next Strategy
• focus area 8 and GWP Gender Strategy
• Letitia meets with Regional Chairs
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6. GWP Regional Days – Day 3:
joint meeting with TEC
• Focus areas 1 and 5:
• TEC Workplan/calendar
• Knowledge Chain processes
• Communications split:
• Knowledge sharing
• Strategic messages
• Future actions
• Chairs/Coordinators – continue with TEC to
discuss various products in detail
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7. Regional Days 2011
summary of outputs
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8. Outputs from 2011 - summary:
• Mid-term Strategy review kick-off:
mid-term review concluded – Oct
8 focus areas agreed with SC - November
• GWP’s Work Programme Management cycle:
 Continued evolution of the planning, monitoring, and
reporting during the year
 One of the 8 MTR focus areas
 First edition of Annual Progress Review for 2011 –
May 2012 FPG and SC meetings
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9. Outputs from 2011 - summary:
• RWP Performance Assessment:
1st draft discussed
final draft agreed at Nov 2011 SC meeting
for implementation in 2012
included in “manual” – ref. Focus Area 3
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10. Outputs from 2011 - summary:
• Conditions for Accreditation:
Draft agreed at 2011 SC meeting with
request to further simplify
Work in progress to align with revisions to
governance structure in 2012
 Ref. Focus Area 7
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11. Outputs from 2011 - summary:
• GWP Knowledge Chain:
Improved synergies between TEC and
Network Operations are in progress
 Continued discussions at joint regional
days meeting with TEC - 24 Aug
 Ref. Focus Areas 1 and 5
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12. Outputs from 2011 - summary:
• “Operational Strategies”:
 Priority thematic areas – work continues:
1. Adapting to climate change
2. Achieving food security
3. Facilitating transboundary cooperation
4. Improving financing for water management
5. Tackling urbanisation
• Regional programmes – Day 2
• Joint discussions with TEC on Day 3
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