Joint Publication: ‘ Capacity Development for Improved Water Management’ edited by

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Joint Publication: ‘Capacity Development for Improved Water

Management’ edited by

Dr Reza ArdakanianDirector

UNW-DPC

UNW-DPCM. Hare

UNESCO-IHEM. Blockland, G. Alaerts, J. Kaspersma

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UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC)

Hosted by United Nations University (UNU) in BonnFunded by the German Federal GovernmentOverall goal: UNW-DPC strengthens the coherence and effectiveness

of the capacity development activities of the more than two dozen UN-Water members and partners

Accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation

UNW-DPC sees its capacity development work as supporting each stage of the knowledge and capacity development cycle: Knowledge production Knowledge management and delivery Analysis of gaps and needs in the provision of capacity

development Evaluation of what has been done

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Motivation for this Joint Publication

UNW-DPC has collaborated with many UN-Water members and partners on different capacity development activities

This Joint Publication represents a further rewarding collaboration with UNESCO-IHE in the field of knowledge management and delivery

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Companion text for Topic 6.1

The dissemination of existing expert knowledge on

state-of-the-art water-related capacity development issues, tools and applications.

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Intro & Tools and Techniques

1. Progress and Challenges in Knowledge and Capacity Development G. Alaerts, J. Kaspersma

2. E-learning for Capacity Development C. Mayfield, V. I. Grover

3. Learning Systems for Adaptive Water Management C.Terwisscha van Scheltinga, C. van Bers, M. Hare

4. Bridging the Knowledge Gap: the Value of Knowledge Networks J. Luijendijk, W. T. Lincklaen Arriëns

5. Knowledge Management at the Community Level in Colombia P. Chaves, M. García

6. Developing Capacity for Conflict Resolution applied to Water Issues L. Salame, L. Swatuk, P. van der Zaag

7. Capacity Change and Performance ECDPM

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Areas of Application

8. Capacity Challenges in the Indonesian Water Resources Sector K. Schwartz, I. Nursyirwan, A. van Nes, J. Luijendijk

9. Institutional Capacity Development of Water ResourcesManagement in Iran M. Nikravesh, R. Ardakanian, S.H. Alemohammad

10. Capacity Building and Optimisation of Infrastructure Operations S. Mugisha

11. Lessons Learned from Capacity-building Approaches in the UN-Habitat Water for African Cities Programme G. Alabaster

12. Water Education: Bridging Divides for Future Generations J. E. Etgen, T. Tindamanyire, D. L. Nelson, A. C. Fuller

13. An Overview of Capacity Building on Gender Equity in the Water Sector P. Khosla

14. Knowledge and Capacity Development at River Basin Level D. Valensuela

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Evaluation and Indicators

15. The role of Education in Capacity Development S. Vincent-Lancrin

16. Capacity Enhancement Indicators – A Review of Literature Y. Mizrahi

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Authors’ organizations

UNESCO-IHE

UNW-DPC

UNU-INWEH

World Bank Institute

UN-HABITAT

UNESCO’s PCCP

OECD

ECDPM

International office for water, paris

Asian Development Bank

University of OsnabrueckUniversity of WaterlooWageningen University and Research CentreSharif University of TechnologyUniversidad del ValleNational Water and Sewerage CorporationProject WET FoundationMinistry for Energy, Iran Public Works, Indonesia Water and Environment,

Uganda

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The publication includes case studies and field practices from all around the world – from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America

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Publication will be available in May 2009, published by Taylor and Francis

Thanks to all the contributing authors, the editorial team and the publishers