Nile Basin Initiative Shared Vision Program Applied Training Project

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Nile Basin InitiativeShared Vision Program
Applied Training Project

• June 2004

Project Overview Linkages with NBCBN-RE
Project
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NBI Vision

• to achieve sustainable socio-economic
  development through the equitable utilization of,
  and benefit from, the common Nile Basin water
  resources.

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SVP Project Portfolio
Function
Type
Project

• Common Elements
• Basin-wide engagement and dialogue
• Dev. Strategic analytical frameworks
• Build Best practical tools demost.
• Stakeholder involvement
• Human institutional capacity

1. Nile Transboundary Environmental Action
T H E M A T I C
2. Nile Basin Regional Power Trade
3. Efficient Water Use for Agricultural
Production
4. Water Resources Planning Management
5. Confidence Building Stakeholder Involvement
F A C I L I T A T I V E
6. Applied Training
7. Socio-Economic Development Benefit Sharing
8. SVP Coordination
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The Shared Vision Program Project Linkages
Basin-wide enabling environment
Socio-Econ Development Benefits

• Development Scenarios
• Private sector engagement

Water Resources

• IWRM Policy Planning

• Communication, information analysis platform

Socio-Economic Development
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Country Assessment

• Lack of capacity- to manage water in an
  integrated manner
• few water professionals oriented to IWRM in most
  countries
• Uneven capacity
• skewed distribution of professionals
• Little interaction among professionals
• negligible examples of networking

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Development objectives of ATP

• Strengthen institutional capacity in selected
  subject areas of Integrated water resources
  planning and management within the region in the
  medium term
• Strengthen centres with the capacity to develop
  and deliver training programs in Integrated Water
  Resources Management (IWRM) and
• Expand frequency and scope of basin interchange
  among water professionals involved in capacity
  building activities.

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Comp. 1 Human Resources (cont.) Development
(practitioners)

• Appreciation Courses for key decision makers
• Frequency
• Once/2yrs starting in the 2nd half of Y1 for 40
  participants
• Purpose
• building awareness and appreciation among
  decision makers
• legitimize capacity building as part of the devt
  of WR professionals
• Strengthen knowledge and skills related to
  priority water management policy at national
  Transboundary levels.

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Comp. 1 Human Resources (cont.) Development
practitioners)

• Seminar design
• Y1Led by international institution based on
  available material
• Y3 Y5 Regional Institutions take over.
• Development of appropriate seminar materials
• reading and presentation materials
• relevant case studies in the region
• Material to be accessible for use by others in
  the region.

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Comp. 1 Human Resources (cont.) Development
(practitioners)

• National workshops for practitioners
• Frequency and scope
• twice a year starting in Y2
• related to national priorities, in water
  management policy related issues /focus on IWRM
  subjects
• in collaboration with other SVP projects
• Objectives
• building awareness and skills for practitioners
• reorient behavior and professional approach
  towards IWRM

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Comp. 1 Human Resources (cont.) Development
(practitioners)

• Development of teaching materials for
  workshops      
• Modules on priority subjects in IWRM and water
  policy for national workshops.
• relevant case studies in the region.
• Quality Assurance - review of the materials by
  qualified peer reviews
• Materials will be available to all countries in
  the basin.

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Comp. 2 Human Resources Development
(postgrad)

• Aims at creating capacity in IWRM at the
  post-graduate levels (training the trainers)
• Postgraduate degree/diploma Program
• 2 candidates/country/year starting in Y2 up to
  Y4
• countries with less capacity (5) will send an
  additional candidate every year women candidates
  to be sought.
• candidates will follow degrees in regional
  universities and institutions that already have
  postgraduate programs in water policy and
  management and are willing to introduce in their
  curricula courses on IWRM
• candidates should have a bachelors and admission
  to a postgraduate program, and apply to the
  Training Fellowship Fund, administered by the PMU

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Comp. 2 Human Resources (cont.) Development
(postgrad)

• Ph.D. Program
• 2 sponsored candidates/country with only one
  batch of students starting in Y2
• countries with less capacity (5) will send an
  additional candidate women candidates to be
  sought.
• candidates will follow degrees in international
  universities with strong reputation in IWRM and
  preferably with strong links with the region (to
  carry on relevant research in the region)
• candidates should have a master's degree and
  admission to a PhD program, and apply to the
  Training Fellowship Fund, administered by the PMU

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Comp. 2 Human Resources (cont.) Development
(postgrad)

• Administration and operation of the Training
  Fellowship Facility
• Selection criteria for training will be specified
  by the PMU in consultation with the Steering
  Committee at the start of the Project.
• Final operating procedures will be developed
  jointly with the NBI Secretariat in accordance
  with SVP Small Facility Funds.
• PMU will make efforts to identify and disseminate
  information on other opportunities for access to
  Fellowship Facility Funds such as the ADB, World
  Bank, Japan initiative and others.
• selection based on agreed criteria transparent
  process and sound records

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Comp. 2 Human Resources
(cont.) Development (long term)

• Curriculum design and development in IWRM
• development of a postgraduate regional program in
  IWRM, through the development of an IWRM
  curricula and modules on selected priority
  themes, by the training institutions
• creating a strong regional teaching and research
  program in IWRM around the Nile Basin
• Regional workshops (first in Y2 then in Y4) to
  select modules and themes, to design the
  curricula,, and review modules, with intl
  assistance as needed
• Linkage to relevant international networks
  (CapNet, WaterNet, GWP, etc.).

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Comp. 2 Human Resources
(cont.) Development (long term)

• Developed materials will be available to regional
  institutions and owned by the Nile Basin
  Initiative (NBI)
• Devt of material to be supported by Module
  Development Fund managed by the PMU selection
  of proposals and regional institutions by a panel
  of regional experts (Nile Net). Nile Basin
  Capacity Building Network on River Eng. is a good
  start in this direction
• The developed modules and material will be
  subject to peer reviewers to ensure quality and
  relevance, and
• The curricula will have to go through
  certification and accreditation .

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Comp. 3 Promoting Basin Interchange

• This component directly addresses the major gap
  there is little interaction among water
  professionals in the countries. It includes four
  main areas
• Establishing and operating the Nile Net at
  country and basin levels
• Each country will nominate National ATP
  Coordinator and Lead Institution Will be the
  backbone to the project
• Together, the NFIs will form the Nile Net, a
  network of training institutions
• Will work closely with the Project Management
  Unit (PMU) in Cairo in ATP activities in the
  countries
• At country level - A National Training Committee
  consisting of the National ATP Coordinator, the
  Training Institution and one other training
  center will be formed to plan ATP activities

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Comp. 3 Promoting Basin Interchange

• Support to National ATP Coordinators and National
  Lead Institutions includes
• computers and related communication equipment for
  them to interact with one another, and with the
  PMU
• support to organize national meetings and
  workshops to assist in efforts to increase
  inclusiveness in the Applied Training Project at
  the national level, and to include other water
  training centers in the country
• allows contracting some expertise and consultants
  to assist them in the formulation, management and
  implementation of the programs.

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Comp. 3 Promoting Basin Interchange

• Nile Forum
• ATP will coordinate with other SVP projects, to
  foster a Nile Forum that facilitates bi-annual
  meetings of a broad cross-section of water
  professionals in the basin.
• Sustain the ongoing Nile 2002 Conferences and
  exchange.
• Support participation of training professionals
  in
• planning and implementation of the Forum
• selection of key themes and topics in capacity
  building and
• preparation and presentation of papers and
  experiences in capacity building in IWRM in the
  basin, including the role of women professionals
  in water.
• Supports to persuade senior policy makers of the
  importance of capacity building in IWRM.

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Comp. 3 Promoting (cont.) Basin
Interchange

• Staff Researcher Devt Facility
• It supports proposals (starting in Y2) in which
  two or more basin institutions collaborate
  (primarily) on activities related to development
  of teaching material
• It could also support on-the-job learning through
  formal study visit of a water professional from
  one country to another
• Managed by a Fund Committee to be set up by the
  PSC, based on agreed criteria (SVP Small Draw
  down Facility Funds).
• Experiences to be shared within the Nile Basin.

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Comp. 3 Promoting (cont.) Basin
Interchange

• Virtual/Distance learning
• To augment the efforts of the short and long-term
  programs With a view to casting a wider net
  for training and exchange of experience
• An assessment at national and regional levels and
  the development of a proposal for expanding
  virtual/distance learning in the basin
• Some pilot tests will also be carried out under
  this component.

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Comp. 4 Regional Coordination and
Facilitation

• Mid and End Term Review
• Mid term and end term review
• Mid term in Y3
• Mid term reallocation after approval by donors.
• Project Steering Committee Meetings
• Establishing and Operating the PMU in Cairo
• Regional Project Mgr, Lead Specialist, Finance
  Officer, Admin/Fund Officer
• Other Admin Staff
• Office and Communication Equipment

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Comp. 4 Regional Coordination and
Facilitation

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Performance Indicators
• Nile Net is established and functional.
• Water professionals expertise in selected areas
  of IWRM upgraded.
• Basin institutions strengthened to deliver
  priority training modules.
• Exchange of basin experience strengthened.
• Contribute to overall NBI/SVP monitoring programs

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Linkages with NBCBN-RE

• Need to develop an elaborate Collaboration/coordin
  ation mechanism
• Need for a phased approach to evaluate and
  incorporate lessons learnt
• Need for information sharing and exchange and
  linkage of websites
• Utilization of the basin wide technical
  infrastructure and network of professionals
• Participation in ATP seminars / meetings

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Implementation Programmatic Perspective
Nile-COM Nile-TAC
Policy level
Nile-SEC
PMU -Regional Level
SVP Coordination
Conf Bldg
Environ
Power
Agricul
WRM
Training
Benefits
Special Basin-wide Working Groups, ad hoc
National NBI Office (one per country)
National Level
Conf Bldg
Environ
Power
Agricul
WRM
Training
Benefits
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Implementation Project Perspective
Nile-COM Nile-TAC
Policy level
Nile-SEC
Steering Committee
Regional level
Applied Training Project Management
Unit RPM Lead Training Specialist Finance
Procuremnet Officer Support Staff
National Level
Nile Net Basinwide Network of Training
Institutions
National ATP Coordinators (one per country)
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