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Report Session 6.1.3 Strengthening the
Capacities of Local Organisations and People
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Questions What capacity development is
necessary to enhance water management and how do
we ensure that capacity development reflects
local needs? Should capacity development be done
differently if we want to improve water
management and sustained service delivery in
water and sanitation?
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Conclusions .........................

• There is an increased attention for capacity
  development.....
• Numerous efforts in the area of capacity
  development
• technical advice and training, exchange visits,
  networking and partnership forming, development
  of data bases, information systems, newsletters,
  documentation of good practices, e platforms
• But yet an enormous gap in capacities at the
  local level
• Qualitative
• Quantitative

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We need to know more.........

• - Effectiveness of the different tools,
  mechanisms (partnerships, IM and KM)
• The local context and the specific development
  priorities
• The existing capacities and the present and
  future demand ( disaggregated data)
• Learning cultures and learning style

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We need to do things differently .......

• Invest in creation of a learning environment
• Sector collaboration (new combinations)
• Longer term focus and strategic dimension
• Based on a inclusive and reflective dialogue and
  two way approach in finding local solutions
• Focused at changing attitudes of all actors
• Institutionalise facilitation of learning
  processes

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• Who is We ?
• What is next?