Highlight of the Resource Centre Network approach for capacity development in Water resources management in Nigeria

1. Resource Centre Network Approach for
Sustainable Capacity Development in
Water Resources Management in
Nigeria
Dogara Bashir
National Water Resources Institute, Kaduna
Presentation at the National Water Supply Training Network
Review Workshop at Rockview Hotel, Abuja on 23rd
– 24th
November 2005

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Overview
 What is Resource Centre Network (RCN)?
 Main Objective of RCN
 NWRCB-Net and its Objectives
 Membership of NWRCB-Net
 Criteria for Selecting Network Partners
 NWRCB-Net Activities
 Key Procedures for RCN Development and Activities

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A Resource Centre Network (RCN)
is a partnership consisting of
capacity development institutions
with a core member coordinating
the network and partner members
located in different areas
What is Resource Centre Network?

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Main Objective of RCN
To improve access to functional
training, information and support
to the various stakeholders

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The National Water Resource Capacity
Building Network (NWRCB-Net) is a
partnership consisting of capacity
building institutions (CBIs) with NWRI as
the core member coordinating the
network and selected CBIs, located in
different parts of Nigeria, as partner
members
National Water Resources Capacity
Building Network (NWRCB-Net)

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Main Objectives of NWRCB-Net
• To facilitate developing the capacity
of sector agencies,
• To provide functional training of
sector professionals, technicians
and managers
• To improve access to information
and support to the various sector
stakeholders

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Rivers
Ekiti
Osun
Lagos
Ogun
Oyo
Delta
Bayelsa
Ondo
Edo
Kogi
Niger
Kwara
Kebbi
Kaduna
Sokoto
Zamfara
Adamawa
AbiaImo
Anambra
Enugu
CrossRiver
AkwaIbom
Benue
Ebonyi
Taraba
Plateau
FCT
Nassarawa
Katsina
Kano
Jigawa
GombeBauchi
Yobe
Borno
Kilometres
250200150100500
Membership of NWRCB-Net
North-Central
RCN Partner
NWRI, Kaduna,
Core RCN
Partner
South-South
RCN
Partner
South-East
RCN
Partner
North-West
RCN
Partner
South-West
RCN Partner
North-East
RCN
Partner

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Criteria for Selection of Network Partners
• An established capacity building institution
• Well established colleges, faculties,
departments and units
• Accredited academic programmes such as;
• Engineering (Water Resources, Civil, Agricultural,
Chemical, Public Health)
• Science (Geology, Chemistry, Microbiology,
Geography)
• Management (Economics, Sociology, Law,
Business Administration)
• Qualified and experienced staff
• Willingness to sign and implement the
provisions of the MOU

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NWRCB-Net Activities
NWRCB-
Net
MOU
Planned
Works
RCN
Development
Call-Down
Work
Core
Services

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Core
Services
Applied
Research
Institutional
Assessment for
Capacity Dev.
Training
Activities
Training Impacts
Assessments
Training Needs
Assessments

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CD of Partner
Institutions
Institutional
Assessment
for CD
Networking &
Collaboration
Knowledge &
Skill Dev. of
Trainers
Upgrading of
Facilities
RCN Development

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Planned Works
Development of
Extension
Materials
Enquiry
Services
Developm
ent of
Training
M
aterials
Developm
ent of
Training
Tools
Planned Works

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Call-down Work
• Requested services from MDAs (at LGA,
State and Federal levels) and/or any of the
Development Partners, such as:
– Monitoring of sector activities
– Applied research and studies
– Design of structures and facilities
– Facilitating stakeholders meetings
– Review of sector policies, strategies, standards,
etc.

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Key Procedures for
RCN Development and Activities
1. Development of the NWRCB-Net framework
 Led and Coordinated by NWRI
 Endorsed by the FMWR
 Full participation by SWAs and CBIs
 Supported by Development Partners
 Approved by NCWR

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Key Procedures for
RCN Development and Activities
2. Collaborating Agreement (MOU)
 Framework jointly developed by key
stakeholders
 To be signed by the CBI and NWRI
 spells out the conditions of the partnership:
 what are expected from each party
 DSA, Transport , re-imbursibles, Honorarium
(where applicable)
 Reporting, invoicing, auditing, etc.

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3. RCN Planning Meeting
 Yearly; in an agreed month and week
 Reports of activities carried out in the
preceding year by partners are presented and
discussed
 Activities to be carried out by each partner in
the coming year are negotiated and agreed
Key Procedures for
RCN Development and Activities

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4. Bi-annual Review Meetings with
Stakeholders National review meeting on WSS training
takes place, bi-annually, at NWRI, Kaduna
 Activities carried out and planned to be
carried out are presented discussed and
reviewed
 Critical issues (funding, etc.) are discussed
and conflicts resolved
Key Procedures for
RCN Development and Activities

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5. Work Order
 Issued, for each activity, to the partner
institution by the Task Manager of the
activity who is responsible for QA
 Spells out the ToR of the activity such as:
 funds allocated for the activity
 duration of the activity and
 expected output
 Payments are made against work carried out
Key Procedures for
RCN Development and Activities

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