GEF IW:LEARN and the Global Groundwater GEF IW:LEARN and the Global Groundwater Community of Practice (GW CoP):Community of Practice (GW CoP):
Tools to facilitate communication and share project resultsTools to facilitate communication and share project results
GEF Groundwater Governance Inception MeetingGEF Groundwater Governance Inception Meeting
667 September 2011, Paris (UNESCO HQ)7 September 2011, Paris (UNESCO HQ)
GEF Groundwater Governance ProjectGEF Groundwater Governance ProjectGEF Groundwater Governance ProjectGEF Groundwater Governance ProjectSecond Regional Consultation Second Regional Consultation –– African RegionAfrican Region
2929‐‐31 May 2012, Nairobi31 May 2012, NairobiLucilla Minelli, UNESCOLucilla Minelli, UNESCO‐‐IHPIHP
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Goal: Goal: To strengthen Transboundary Waters Management (TWM) by f ili i f li l i d i f ifacilitating portfolio learning and information management amongst GEF IW projects and partners
F Thi d Ph f h P j (2011 2014) ”S h i IW P f liFocus: Third Phase of the Project (2011‐2014) ”Strengthening IW Portfolio Delivery and Impact” has strong focus on groundwater
Why Communities of Practice (CoP)?Why Communities of Practice (CoP)?• Immense amount of knowledge and experiences over 20 year of GEF IW
(good and bad practices)
• A tool for preserving and sharing of this knowledge is needed – innovative and interactive
• Present and share projects resultsPresent and share projects results
• Exchange knowledge with external networks
and why aand why a GroundwaterGroundwater CoP?CoP?and why a and why a Groundwater Groundwater CoP? CoP? • People with expertise and/or experience
• Opportunity to voice views and promote findings and approaches
• Promote IWRM and conjuntive management• Promote IWRM and conjuntive management
• Facilitation by UNESCO‐IHP
What will be in the CoPWhat will be in the CoP
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•• Stories, Stories, interviewsinterviewsinterviews, interviews, questions, questions,
•• Email!Email!•• Members canMembers canMembers can Members can
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Targeted videos and visual materialTargeted videos and visual material
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Groundwater Portfolio AnalysisGroundwater Portfolio Analysisyy
• Identify lessons learnt and replicable practices
• Promote structured exchanges among projects –including non groundwater g gones ( IWRM)
Face to face meetingsFace to face meetingsgg
N l li h• Not only online exchange
• Regional meetings on specific, custom made subjects
• In addition to IW regular gatherings (IWC and IW g g g (Science Conferences)
First IW Science First IW Science Conference:Conference:Conference: Conference: Bangkok, September 2012Bangkok, September 2012
Who should be part of this?Who should be part of this?pp• GEF IW Project Managers or designated focal points
(Project ‘Learning Champions’)(Project Learning Champions )
• National experts and policy makers of the key ministries
• Water resources practitioners and scientists beyond the GEF community
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InfoInfo: Lucilla Minelli: l minelli@unesco org: Lucilla Minelli: l minelli@unesco org
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InfoInfo: Lucilla Minelli: [email protected] : Lucilla Minelli: [email protected]