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The GEF International Waters The GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Learning Exchange and Resource

Network (iwlearn.net)Network (iwlearn.net)

IW:LEARN3 – IW:LEARN3 – [email protected]@iwlearn.org

GEF IW:LEARN IIIGEF IW:LEARN IIIGEF IW Science GEF IW Science

ConferenceConferenceBangkok, ThailandBangkok, ThailandSeptember 2012September 2012

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GEF IW:LEARN IIIGEF IW:LEARN III

• GEF IW:LEARN 3 (2010-2014) Objective: GEF IW:LEARN 3 (2010-2014) Objective: To To strengthen the efficiency & effectiveness of strengthen the efficiency & effectiveness of GEF IW projects to deliver tangible results GEF IW projects to deliver tangible results through global portfolio experience sharing through global portfolio experience sharing and learning, dialogue facilitation, targeted and learning, dialogue facilitation, targeted knowledge sharing and replication.knowledge sharing and replication.

• UNDP & UNEP…UNDP & UNEP…• ……but IW:LEARN serves projects from ALL 10 GEF but IW:LEARN serves projects from ALL 10 GEF

Agencies as GEF IW’s “Community of Practice”Agencies as GEF IW’s “Community of Practice”


Benefits/Services to GEF Benefits/Services to GEF Projects: What IW:LEARN DoesProjects: What IW:LEARN Does

• Knowledge Management Knowledge Management – www.IW:LEARN.NET: document repository, events, news, : document repository, events, news,

contacts, project databasecontacts, project database– Technical Support: (Free) IW:LEARN Website Toolkit/Hosting & Technical Support: (Free) IW:LEARN Website Toolkit/Hosting &

TrainingTraining• Targeted Training Workshops, /abt_iwlearn/eventsTargeted Training Workshops, /abt_iwlearn/events• Project-Project Learning Exchanges/Twinning, /exchangeProject-Project Learning Exchanges/Twinning, /exchange• Support to Regional/Global Dialogue ProcessesSupport to Regional/Global Dialogue Processes• Community of Practice Facilitation, /communityCommunity of Practice Facilitation, /community• Portfolio-Wide Learning: Biennial International Waters Portfolio-Wide Learning: Biennial International Waters

Conferences & Science Conferences, /iwcConferences & Science Conferences, /iwc• Outreach: Information Dissemination (E-Bulletin, IW Outreach: Information Dissemination (E-Bulletin, IW

Experience Notes), /iwc, /ebulletin, /experienceExperience Notes), /iwc, /ebulletin, /experience• Referral Service (Help Desk), [email protected] Service (Help Desk), [email protected]

Iwlearn.net: Iwlearn.net: Knowledge Knowledge Management Management PlatformPlatform• Content repositoryContent repository

• Documents, Contacts, Documents, Contacts, Projects, Events, Jobs, Projects, Events, Jobs, Videos, Photos, Videos, Photos, Project/Conference Project/Conference Outputs, Portfolio Outputs, Portfolio Guidance, WebsitesGuidance, Websites

• Thematic sectionsThematic sections

• UN Water LinksUN Water Links

[email protected]@iwlearn.org 44www.iwlearn.net

http://www.iwlearn.net/

Regional Targeted Regional Targeted WorkshopsWorkshops

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• Regional Regional Workshops for Workshops for GEF IW projects GEF IW projects and partners on and partners on targeted issuestargeted issues

• Oct 2012 Oct 2012 workshop on workshop on economic economic valuation in valuation in AddisAddis

http://www.iwlearn.net/abt_iwlearn/events


Technical Support: (Free) Technical Support: (Free) IW:LEARN Website IW:LEARN Website Toolkit/Hosting & TrainingToolkit/Hosting & Training


• Content Management Content Management System: including text System: including text pages, documents, pages, documents, files, images and GIS files, images and GIS data, web forums, data, web forums, blogs. blogs.

• Easy webpage editingEasy webpage editing• Four ICT Workshops to Four ICT Workshops to

datedate• Next possibility: Next possibility:

Netherlands 2012Q4Netherlands 2012Q4

www.iwlearn.net/websitetoolkit


Project-Project Twinning Project-Project Twinning ExchangesExchanges


• Twinning exercises Twinning exercises between GEF projects between GEF projects to allow technical staff to allow technical staff to exchange to exchange knowledge with other knowledge with other projects or projects or organizationsorganizations

• Twinnings have also Twinnings have also included study tours, included study tours, workshopsworkshops

• Proposal/cost-sharingProposal/cost-sharingwww.iwlearn.net/exchange


IW Science Conference IW Science Conference 20122012& Scientific Network (UNU)& Scientific Network (UNU)• 24-26 September 2012, 24-26 September 2012,

Bangkok, ThailandBangkok, Thailand• Platform to share scientific Platform to share scientific

research among the GEF research among the GEF family of projects, family of projects,

• Highlighting scientific best Highlighting scientific best practices across the IW practices across the IW portfolio;portfolio;

• Base to explore sharing Base to explore sharing scientific knowledge with scientific knowledge with other scientific communities other scientific communities beyond the GEF; beyond the GEF; www.iwlearn.net/iwsc2012


GEF IW Communities GEF IW Communities of Practiceof Practice


• Existing CoP’s– Nutrient Management,

Surface Freshwater, Groundwater, Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, IW Project Managers

– Link to Scientific Network (UNU)

www.iwlearn.net/community


IW JournalIW Journal• Two special issues Two special issues

of journalsof journals• Increase Increase

awareness and awareness and highlight the highlight the outcomes of outcomes of projects to the projects to the broader scientific broader scientific and academic and academic community.community.

• Likely Environment Likely Environment and Developmentand Development

• UNU executed UNU executed activityactivity

• First issue likely First issue likely 2013Q22013Q2


Portfolio Visualization ToolPortfolio Visualization Tool


• Google Earth Google Earth Representation of Representation of PortfolioPortfolio

• Layers: Ecosystems, Layers: Ecosystems, PCU Locations, PCU Locations, Participating Participating CountriesCountries

• Coming: Hotspots, Coming: Hotspots, Legal Frameworks, Legal Frameworks, Project Sites (Demos, Project Sites (Demos, etc), Portfolio Resultsetc), Portfolio Resultshttp://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/

@@project-map-view.html


Visualization: GeonodeVisualization: Geonode• GeoNode is an open GeoNode is an open

source platform that source platform that facilitates the creation, facilitates the creation, sharing, and sharing, and collaborative use of collaborative use of geospatial data.geospatial data.

• Download data in a Download data in a variety of variety of formats/export to PDFformats/export to PDF

• Establish baseline data, Establish baseline data, risk asssesment, risk asssesment, project monitoring and project monitoring and tracking progresstracking progress


Portfolio Results ArchivePortfolio Results Archive


• Searchable repository of Searchable repository of GEF IW project resultsGEF IW project results– Website archive, results Website archive, results

notes, terminal notes, terminal reports/documentsreports/documents

• Analytical tool, where Analytical tool, where users can visit and see users can visit and see exactly what was exactly what was achieved by projects in achieved by projects in both quantitative and both quantitative and qualitative terms (key qualitative terms (key results in the areas of results in the areas of process, stress reduction process, stress reduction and environmental and environmental status)status)

• GEF IW Tracking ToolGEF IW Tracking Tool

www.iwlearn.net/results


TDA-SAP Methodology TDA-SAP Methodology & Course Revision& Course Revision• Final working draft Final working draft

completed & conversion completed & conversion to wiki formatto wiki format

• Comments from TAGComments from TAG• PM Consultation – PM Consultation –

addition of actual project addition of actual project experienceexperience

• Pilot with Humboldt Pilot with Humboldt Current LMECurrent LME

• Course Development (w/ Course Development (w/ UNU)UNU)

• Final draft for GEF IWTF Final draft for GEF IWTF endorsement (2012Q4)endorsement (2012Q4)www.iwlearn.net/tdasap


Project Manager’s Project Manager’s Manual & CourseManual & Course• First working draft First working draft

complete and complete and conversion to wiki conversion to wiki formatformat

• PM Consultation to PM Consultation to collect project collect project experienceexperience

• Preparation of Preparation of accompanying accompanying “certificate”“certificate”

• Completion of Completion of Wikiguide this weekWikiguide this week

• Establishment of GEF Establishment of GEF IW Project Manager’s IW Project Manager’s WorkspaceWorkspace


Outreach/Information Outreach/Information Dissemination: E-BulletinDissemination: E-Bulletin


• Monthly bulletin Monthly bulletin (stories, jobs, (stories, jobs, events, documents)events, documents)

• Derived thru RSS Derived thru RSS feeds from GEF IW feeds from GEF IW projects projects (automatic)(automatic)

• 2000 subscribers2000 subscribers• Feed us your newsFeed us your news

www.iwlearn.net/ebulletin


IW PublicationIW Publication• ‘‘Community to Community to

Cabinet: Two Cabinet: Two Decades of GEF Decades of GEF Action to Secure Action to Secure Transboundary Transboundary River Basins and River Basins and Aquifers’ completed Aquifers’ completed and launched at and launched at WWF6 in MarseilleWWF6 in Marseille

• Increase awareness Increase awareness of GEF IW of GEF IW experiences and experiences and achievementsachievements

• Marine publicationMarine publication


Outreach/Information Outreach/Information Dissemination: IW Dissemination: IW Experience NotesExperience Notes• Short case studies Short case studies

of 3-6 pages to of 3-6 pages to disseminate project disseminate project resultsresults

• Key sections: Key sections: results, replication, results, replication, significancesignificance

www.iwlearn.net/experience


The EndThe End

• Thank you Thank you • Keep in touch: www.iwlearn.net, Keep in touch: www.iwlearn.net,

www.iwlearn.net/community, www.iwlearn.net/community, [email protected]@iwlearn.org