Dr. Jean-Marie KILESHYE ONEMA- WaterNet

Dialogue on Water Governance- Fortaleza 23 November 2015

CAPACITY BUILDING IN CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: INSIGHTS SOUTHERN AFRICA: INSIGHTS

FROM A NETWORK APPROACHFROM A NETWORK APPROACH

Building capacity for Water Resources Management in Southern Africa

A network for capacity building in IWRM

B u ild in g C a pac it y for W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica

WaterNet Trust

75 members

All SADC countriesexcept Seychelles

A SADCSubsidiary institution

Funded by• Netherlands Ministry of Development

Cooperation • Special Projects (led by Trust or led by

members)• Swedish International Development

Cooperation Agency (ends 2011)

Governance

Education(Msc, PhD)

B u ild in g C a pac it y for W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica

Core hosts (registering universities)

Specialisation hosts (option modules and linked masters degrees)

A SADCSubsidiary institution

Guest lecturers drawn from regional and international institutions

Some Figures…• Population 277 million (39- 80% rural)• Adult literacy rate by sex:

Female (54-95%)Male ( 36-94%)

• Net enrolment rate Secondary Level (as low as 12%)

• Average Government Debt (2011; % of GDP) 40.4%

• 12 of the best 30 Universities in Africa are in South Africa (ranking July 2015).

Some Figures…• Graduated more than 450 students (42% women)

Master in IWRM programme;• 95% of WaterNet alumni are currently working in

Southern or East Africa, • 57% of the graduates return to the same employer as

before their Masters programme and 49% are in permanent positions.

• 40% of the alumni work in the state sector. • Trained 1268 (32% women) through 54 short courses, • Organized 15 regional symposia with follow through of

4 published books and 14 journal special issues.

RSAP IV CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 2016-2020

Water Infrastructure Development

RSAP IV Programme Interventions

The Focus

SADC Treaty Goals

Sustainability thru IWRM & Nexus

Approaches

Sustainability through WRM Approach

• Water Resources Development & Management• RBOs Establishment & Strengthening• Island States and Coastal Areas ‘ Interventions• Improve Resilience against Climate Change • Capacity Building and Operational Research • Water Economics and Financing• Com, Awareness Creation & Stakeholder Participation

WaterNet Approach-Way Forward

The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on 25 September 2015, along with a set of bold new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Thank you, Obrigado, Gracias, Merci