cpwf moving forward experience

CPWF Moving Forward Experience

Michael Victor

Not a sunset program

Legacy in basins

CWPF Strategy

Documentation, communication

& learning

Elegant ending

Basin Strategies

Not closure – moving forwardStrength of CPWF basin programs has been in its partnerships and not relying on one single way to continue work – not ‘sunset projects’CRPs is not the only pathway of continuity Highly iterative and engagement oriented focus in terms of final months “closure” process

Andes: Benefit Sharing Mechanisms

CONDESAN is a regional Platform focused on BSMTwo science related workshops to close out in Columbia and Peru “BSM Clinics” – focus has been to further Benefit Sharing Mechanism

approach and look at issues of scale

Work will continue through partners and their own programsWork will continue through government programs focused on PES/BSMUse of media to engage and promote concept of BSMBasin Story: Developing book on BSM Approaches

Limpopo: Small reservoirsFANRPAN is the lead with Global Water Partnership: Few CGIAR partnerships – driven by regional organizations Research endorsed Southern African Development Community and Limpopo River CommissionSeries of workshops through partner organizations annual events. Work to be carried through Global Water Partnership and other Partners Produced a special magazine of final outputs

Mekong: Water, Food & EnergyLargest program as received an extra 5ml grant – extended till April 2014 – more than 19 projectsLarge Forum which brings region together on Water, Food and Energy issues Smaller workshops run by projects to return results and engage with stakeholders Continuation strategy is through the “Nagahouse” concept and developing regional R4D institution – need for a ‘convenor’ in the regionUse of Video, study tours, face to face discussion

Nile: Sustainable land managemntCoordinated by IWMI & ILRI Continuation strategy dependent on CGIAR Research

Programs

Series of science and stakeholder meeting culminating in a ‘dinner’ eventTeaming up with CARE to produce a sourcebook on Agriculture Water Management in East AfricaBasin Story: Produced an “institutional history”

Volta: Small reservorsCoordinated by IWMI – focused on agriculture water management & small reservoirs for multiple useAlready “finalized”: A series of science and closure meetings have been held Proposals developed for further work submitted to Water, Land and Ecosystems and EUBasin story: Institutional history

CPWF Program Level PlansExternal Review Communication CPWF Book & outreach Animation & PPT Working Papers Outcome stories Basin Summaries CG Space for all outputs

Feeding lessons and experiences into CRPs which are interestedCrafting of messages and engaging messengers

Cross-Basin LearningA small number of meetings have been held where ‘champions’ have taken ideas forward Innovation/Engagement Platforms workshop and lesson

learned Participatory approaches workshop in December (hosted

by CIAT) KM/Comms to have lesson learning workshop in

December Spatial Analysis and Modelling – January/February ??

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