The GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (iwlearn.net) IW:LEARN3 – 1 st Regional Workshop Africa - April 2012 GEF IW:LEARN III 1 st Regional Workshop for GEF IW Projects in Africa Grahamstown, South Africa April 2012

IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April IW:LEARN III GEF IW:LEARN 3 ( ) Objective: To strengthen the efficiency & effectiveness of GEF IW projects to deliver tangible results through global portfolio experience sharing and learning, dialogue facilitation, targeted knowledge sharing and replication. GEF IW:LEARN 3 ( ) Objective: To strengthen the efficiency & effectiveness of GEF IW projects to deliver tangible results through global portfolio experience sharing and learning, dialogue facilitation, targeted knowledge sharing and replication. UNDP & UNEP… UNDP & UNEP… …but IW:LEARN serves projects from ALL 10 GEF Agencies …but IW:LEARN serves projects from ALL 10 GEF Agencies Current Status: Project under implementation, major partners include UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNU, IUCN- WANI, Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean, others Current Status: Project under implementation, major partners include UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNU, IUCN- WANI, Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean, others

IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April IW project GEF IW Learning Portfolio LME/ICM-COP TWAP twap.iwlearn.org MENARID KM Mediterranean KM Legal and Institutional Frameworks, governance-iwlearn.org IW Science, Global Nutrient Project, nutrient-bestpractices.iwlearn.org

Benefits/Services to GEF Projects: What IW:LEARN Does Knowledge Management Knowledge Management – document repository, events, news, contacts, project database –Technical Support: (Free) IW:LEARN Website Toolkit/Hosting & Training Targeted Training Workshops, /abt_iwlearn/events Targeted Training Workshops, /abt_iwlearn/events Project-Project Learning Exchanges/Twinning, /exchange Project-Project Learning Exchanges/Twinning, /exchange Support to Regional/Global Dialogue Processes Support to Regional/Global Dialogue Processes Community of Practice Facilitation, /community Community of Practice Facilitation, /community Portfolio-Wide Learning: Biennial International Waters Conferences, /iwc Portfolio-Wide Learning: Biennial International Waters Conferences, /iwc Outreach: Information Dissemination (E-Bulletin, IW Experience Notes), /iwc, /ebulletin, /experience Outreach: Information Dissemination (E-Bulletin, IW Experience Notes), /iwc, /ebulletin, /experience Referral Service (Help Desk), Referral Service (Help Desk), IW:LEARN3 – Hungary Nutrient Reduction Final Seminar - October 2011 IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April 2012

IW:LEARN3 – October What’s new in IW:LEARN III Focal Area/Project Manager Manual Focal Area/Project Manager Manual Revised TDA-SAP Methodology and Course Revised TDA-SAP Methodology and Course Portfolio Visualization Tool Portfolio Visualization Tool Portfolio Results Archive Portfolio Results Archive Better Integration with UN-Water Platforms Better Integration with UN-Water Platforms Private Sector Engagement Private Sector Engagement IW Science Conference 2012/IW Journal IW Science Conference 2012/IW Journal Mainstreaming Climate Impacts into IW Projects Mainstreaming Climate Impacts into IW Projects Focus on Groundwater/MENARID Programme Focus on Groundwater/MENARID Programme Communities of Practice for Groundwater and Surface Water Communities of Practice and LME’s (later), Communities of Practice for Groundwater and Surface Water Communities of Practice and LME’s (later), IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April 20125

IW:LEARN3 – October Technical Support: (Free) IW:LEARN Website Toolkit/Hosting & Training IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April Content Management System: includes a variety of types including text pages, documents, files, images and GIS data. Add-on products are also available, including: web forums, issue trackers, blogs and various online collaboration tools. Google Earth/Visualization Content Management System: includes a variety of types including text pages, documents, files, images and GIS data. Add-on products are also available, including: web forums, issue trackers, blogs and various online collaboration tools. Google Earth/Visualization Easy webpage editing Easy webpage editing Full support Full support Multilingual possibilities Multilingual possibilities Website syndication Website syndication Simple and advanced searching Simple and advanced searching Integrated site map Integrated site map

IW:LEARN Website Toolkit: key features Site map Accessibility Contact details Banner/logo Search tool:  live seach  advanced search Login link 'Breadcrumb trail' Navigation portlet/box News & Events portlets

IW:LEARN3 – October Project-Project Learning Exchanges/Twinning, /exchange IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April Twinning exercises between projects to allow technical staff to exchange knowledge with other projects or organizations Twinning exercises between projects to allow technical staff to exchange knowledge with other projects or organizations Short proposal form Short proposal form Twinnings have also included study tours, workshops Twinnings have also included study tours, workshops Limited budget (~$20K) Limited budget (~$20K)

IW:LEARN3 – October Focal Area/Project Manager Manual IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April Combination publication/online interactive tool and training course will collect the common aspects of GEF IW project design, development and implementation into a knowledge product that supplements existing guidance specific to GEF Agencies. Combination publication/online interactive tool and training course will collect the common aspects of GEF IW project design, development and implementation into a knowledge product that supplements existing guidance specific to GEF Agencies. The objective is to improve managerial and thus project performance as well as the harmonization of GEF methodological approaches across the portfolio. The objective is to improve managerial and thus project performance as well as the harmonization of GEF methodological approaches across the portfolio. Coming soon: Manager’s CoP, 1 st Draft to TAG Coming soon: Manager’s CoP, 1 st Draft to TAG

IW:LEARN3 – October Revised TDA-SAP Methodology and Course IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April The activity will expand and revise an existing TDA-SAP methodology and training course. The activity will expand and revise an existing TDA-SAP methodology and training course. The new methodology is needed to build portfolio capacity to address emerging issues not previously included (adaptive management for climate change, mainstreaming gender, financial sustainability of regional institutions, economic valuation) and also be diversified to address the different water ecosystem types. The new methodology is needed to build portfolio capacity to address emerging issues not previously included (adaptive management for climate change, mainstreaming gender, financial sustainability of regional institutions, economic valuation) and also be diversified to address the different water ecosystem types. 1 st Draft Completed of Revision Completed 1 st Draft Completed of Revision Completed

IW:LEARN3 – October Portfolio Visualization Tool IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April [Website Link] [Website Link] Google Earth Representation of Portfolio Google Earth Representation of Portfolio Layers: Ecosystems, PCU Locations, Participating Countries Layers: Ecosystems, PCU Locations, Participating Countries Coming: Hotspots, Legal Frameworks, Project Locations (Demos, etc), Results Coming: Hotspots, Legal Frameworks, Project Locations (Demos, etc), Results Incorporation into IW:LEARN IT Training as well as IW:LEARN Website Toolkit (Geonode) Incorporation into IW:LEARN IT Training as well as IW:LEARN Website Toolkit (Geonode) Upload your project data into common GEF IW Visualization Platform (we are seeking partners) Upload your project data into common GEF IW Visualization Platform (we are seeking partners)

IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April SLIDE OF VISUALIZATION SLIDE OF VISUALIZATION

IW:LEARN3 – October Portfolio Results Archive IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April (coming) (coming) The portfolio results archive will be an easily discoverable and searchable repository of GEF IW project results since the beginning The portfolio results archive will be an easily discoverable and searchable repository of GEF IW project results since the beginning Website archive, results notes, terminal reports/documents Website archive, results notes, terminal reports/documents Analytical tool, where users can visit and see exactly what was achieved by projects in both quantitative and qualitative terms (key results in the areas of process, stress reduction and environmental status), along with explanations and links to those results in the rest of the site (like footnotes) Analytical tool, where users can visit and see exactly what was achieved by projects in both quantitative and qualitative terms (key results in the areas of process, stress reduction and environmental status), along with explanations and links to those results in the rest of the site (like footnotes)

IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April IW Science Conference September 2012, Bangkok, Thailand September 2012, Bangkok, Thailand An information-sharing platform of international scientific research among the GEF family of projects, capturing and showcasing results based on themes, key issues or geographic areas and highlighting scientific best practices across the IW portfolio; An information-sharing platform of international scientific research among the GEF family of projects, capturing and showcasing results based on themes, key issues or geographic areas and highlighting scientific best practices across the IW portfolio; A base to explore and reinforce sharing scientific knowledge with other scientific communities beyond the GEF; A base to explore and reinforce sharing scientific knowledge with other scientific communities beyond the GEF; IW Journal – submission of articles. IW Journal – submission of articles.

IW:LEARN3 – October Private Sector Engagement IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April The activity will support projects to learn how to include dialogue with the business community and succeed with engagement. The activity will support projects to learn how to include dialogue with the business community and succeed with engagement. Guidance manual, case studies/experience notes Guidance manual, case studies/experience notes

IW:LEARN3 – October Outreach: Information Dissemination (E-Bulletin, IW Experience Notes) IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April Please submit your news if not already doing son Please submit your news if not already doing son Short case studies of 3-6 pages to disseminate project results Short case studies of 3-6 pages to disseminate project results Please write IW Experience Notes Please write IW Experience Notes

IW:LEARN3 – October Communities of Practice for Groundwater and Surface Water LME’s (later) IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April New Communications Tool from IW:LEARN Features: –Blogs, Wikis, File Sharing, Contact Database, News Feeds, Notification, Interaction via Existing Communities of Practice –Nutrient Management, Surface Freshwater, Groundwater, Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, IW Project Managers

Why Online Communications? Immense amount of knowledge and experiences over 20 year of GEF IW (good and bad practices) A tool for preserving and sharing of these results – innovative and interactive Exchange knowledge with external networks, peer to peer matching

The End Thank you Thank you Keep in touch: Keep in touch: GEF IW:LEARN is a two-way street GEF IW:LEARN is a two-way street IW:LEARN3 – Hungary Nutrient Reduction Final Seminar - October 2011 IW:LEARN3 – 1st Regional Workshop Africa - April 2012