1. 5th World Water Forum Topic 6.1 Education and Capacity Development Session 6.1.2 Institutional Capacity Development: Working together to support policy and legal reforms for equitable water allocation Conveners Reza Ardakanian, Matt Hare UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development Raouf Darwish, Fatma Atteia, Arab Water Council

2. 5th World Water Forum Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity Development Key Questions What policy and legal frameworks should be developed to ensure equitable allocation of water to all necessary sectors in regions of water scarcity? What capacity development is required to support the development of these frameworks?

3. 5th World Water Forum Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity Development An Interactive Session to Bridge Divides Expert panel Small group discussions Reporting panel

4. 5th World Water Forum Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity Development Themes to discuss What definitions of equitable allocation should be enshrined in legislation? How to integrate traditional knowledge and traditional water rights into new legislation at local and transboundary scales? How to strengthen regulation and enforcement of the implementation of legislation at national and local scales? How to develop an effective mix of governmental regulation and market mechanisms to ensure access to all? What sort of tools are needed for supporting the accurate measurement of effective demand and the assessment of needs, trade-offs and benefits? What sort of international knowledge-sharing platform for exchange on institutional capacity development in the water sector should be set up?

5. 5th World Water Forum Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity Development A participatory process Representatives of 10 organizations have contributed to this session over the last 5 months Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al, Lebanon Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science, Scotland Dimensions for Systems Technology, Sudan Engicon, Jordan Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM), Botswana Regional Centre on Urban Water Management, Iran United Cities and Local Governments of Africa, South Africa

6. 5th World Water Forum Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity Development A participatory process Consultation on session and process design Sharing and discussion of answers to key questions in virtual group meetings Identification of discussion themes for this session

7. 5th World Water Forum Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity Development A beginning … bridging the divide A session proceedings publication New, informal cross-sectoral networks between participants A platform for long-term exchange Support in the development of guidance for future institutional capacity development activities in water-scarce regions And …. ?