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A PowerPoint Presentation on Project Overview for IW:LEARN Presentation Outline 1. IW:LEARN Rationale 2. GEF Pilot Phase (2000-2003) Objectives, Activities and Progress Partnerships and Collaboration 3. GEF Operational Phase (2003-2007) Objectives, Activities Partnership Opportunities 4. Discuss World Bank-IW:LEARN PartnershipTRANSCRIPT
Project Overview for IW:LEARN
The GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network
Dann Sklarew, Ph.D.Chief Technical Advisor
December 5, 2002
Presentation Outline
1. IW:LEARN Rationale
2. GEF Pilot Phase (2000-2003)– Objectives, Activities and Progress
– Partnerships and Collaboration
3. GEF Operational Phase (2003-2007)– Objectives, Activities
– Partnership Opportunities
4. Discuss World Bank-IW:LEARN Partnership
The GEF’s Challenge
• On-the-Job Learning: – How stakeholders learn the basics to
effectively manage IW locally, nationally, regionally, and globally?
• Community Knowledge Sharing: – How can experiences and innovations be
efficiently transferred between physically separated IW managers?
The IW:LEARN Solution
Foster a global knowledge community to protect and restore transboundary waters by:– Providing IW community-building, real-
time learning and knowledge sharing opportunities
– Promoting development of technical and ICT capacity among projects and partners
Pilot Phase Objectives
• International Waters Conferences• Internet-mediated ICT Training and
Interaction across GEF IW portfolio• IW-related Knowledge Products• Web sites and services for distance
learning and knowledge sharing• Demonstration and replication of
successful practices
Successful Activities
1. Two International Waters Conferences (www.iwlearn.org/iwc)
2. International Waters Resource Centre (IWRC) (http://www.iwlearn.net) – portfolio-wide electronic community resource centre for
one-stop access to GEF IW projects’ information and resources
3. DLIST-Benguela (www.dlist.org )community-based distance learning demonstration project to build transboundary coastal management capacity
Activities in Progress
4. ICT Training (www.iwlearn.org/train)
5. IW best practices database (http://www.eco-insight.org)
6. Technical assistance to GEF and its projects
7. Regional technical support facilities
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Operational Phase Goal
Improved global management of transboundary water systems through increased capacity to replicate best practices and transfer lessons learned among stakeholders* participating in GEF International Waters projects.
* Projects’ stakeholders include managers, governments, partners, implementing and executing agencies – as well as NGOs (civil society and private sector) participating in GEF IW projects.
Operational Phase Components
1. Structured Learning for GEF IW Projects, including GEF IW Conferences
2. Targeted Capacity Building for GEF IW Projects and Dissemination of Lessons-Learned
3. Technical Assistance to Countries Cooperating In GEF IW Projects
4. Testing Innovative Approaches to Meet TWM Needs
5. Investigation of Long-Term Sustainability of Project Benefits
Operational Components
1. Structured Learning for GEF IW Projects, including GEF IW Conferences
Facilitate sharing of experiences and learning among stakeholders in GEF IW projects in order to enhance replication of positive experiences and to avoid repetition of negative experiences.
Build capacity and awareness among GEF IW project participants to access and utilize pre-existing information in their projects and to benefit from services and expertise from across GEF partner organizations.
2. Targeted Capacity Building for GEF IW Projects and Dissemination of
Lessons-Learned
3. Technical Assistance to Countries Cooperating In GEF IW Projects
Assist projects in meeting their identified technical assistance needs, providing relevant services to GEF IW projects, including those related to ICT.
4. Testing Innovative Approaches to Meet TWM Needs
Test novel approaches to meeting GEF IW stakeholders TWM needs through several demonstration activities.
5. Investigation of Long-Term Sustainability of Project Benefits
Investigate partnerships to sustain IW:LEARN benefits, to sustain capacity-building for the IW focal area and to incorporate GEF TWM issues into the “mainstream” activities of other organizations and networks.
IW:LEARN Contacts
http://www.iwlearn.org
Tel/Fax: +1 (703) 522-2190 2191
Dann Sklarew ([email protected])– IW:LEARN Project Director
Janot Mendler ([email protected])– Distance Education, IW Fellowships and Team-Building
Jerod Clabaugh ([email protected])– ICT Development, Training and Technical Assistance