Key Messages Day 2 Roundtable Group discussion Formulating action axes for a capacity development plan Action Plan outcomes

ROUNDTABLE Need to facilitate adaptation: getting old guys onboard Enabling environment: requirements, benefits What technology are we talking about? To what extent? Water related or any time of innovation? Private sector involvement- startups especially in ICT world University collaboration Positive role models and mentorship:

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION What are the incentives and benefits of increasing capacity? How to use technology to lower costs? How can we use technology to build capacity? Defined approach: agricultural and food security or beyond? Try to make universities more current – start UPS and incubators and then the students are already your trainers Bringing youths into discussion and target groups, especially in ICT Securing funding

Formulating action axes for a capacity development plan What are we going to do? Act or ignore? Three levels which need to be addressed: 1.Individual: 2.Organizational 3.Enabling environment Questions: -Target audience? Primary, secondary, tertiary -Who pays? -Quality assurance? -Engaging private sector? -Monitoring and evaluation (impacts)?

Action Plan Questions WHAT - intervention/ product (title, target, audience, sector, gender, needs) HOW - product description (form, innovation) WHO – roles (partnerships, what resources do they bring, risks and how to mitigate them?) WHY - M&E, benchmarking, tracking and tracing, impacts

Action Plan Outcomes WHAT – Filling knowledge gap – Accessibility in terms of usability and visualization – Sector: hydrological modeling, agriculture, urban water demand, governmental administration – Linking Cap-Net to innovation – Target audience

Action Plan Outcomes HOW – Reduce data gaps – Transfer from science to real world: – Trust – Accessible communication / education – Suite of tailored short courses

Action Plan Outcomes WHO – User communities: institutions, farmer associations, river basic committees, regional centers, governments – EAS, ITC, WMO, FAO, 3R, UNESCO IHE, IWMI – Universities – Start-ups – Foundations – Private sector – Basin authorities

Action Plan Outcomes WHY – Increase use of existing data – Enabling environment for analysis, decision making, innovation (product development) – Improve water resource management efficiency and productivity – Improve livelihoods – Measuring improved access, availability, affordability, security (predictability) – Sustainability (efficiency)

Cap-Tec: Bridging the gap Affordability Ownership Participation Accessibility