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REGIONAL CENTRE FOR

INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (RC-IRBM),

KADUNA, NIGERIA[A CATEGORY 2 UNESCO WATER CENTRE]

Dr OO YayaDirector, RC-IRBM, Kaduna - Nigeria

PROGRESSING THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON INTEGRATED

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM) &

ECOHYDROLOGY IN WEST AFRICA: IMPLEMENTATION AND

CHALLENGES ACCORDING TO THE PROPOSED AGENDA

BY

DR OO YAYADIRECTOR

REGIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (RC-IRBM)

NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE,

MANDO ROAD

KADUNA - NIGERIA

Regional Workshop on Building Resilience to Climate Change Risk ad Vulnerability to Meet Water

Security Challenges 10 to 11July 2017 in the Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, Langkawi, Malaysia

Outline of Presentation Background

Introduction

About the RC-IRBM

South-South Cooperation Workshop

Developed Framework and Work plan

Follow-Up Actions

The Climate Change Challenge in Africa

Africa needs your support.Regional Workshop on Building Resilience to Climate Change Risk ad Vulnerability to Meet Water


Introduction

Africa, and the West Africa Sub-Region in particular are

in dare need of sustainable solutions to their numerous

water-induced problems as ways of ensuring water

security. These require:

Creativity;

New Scientific knowledge;

Discoveries;

Technological innovations; and

Scientific Cooperation & Partnership.

Regional Workshop on Building Resilience to Climate Change Risk ad Vulnerability to Meet Water Security

Challenges 10 to 11July 2017 in the Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, Langkawi, Malaysia

Background Several decades of experience on river basin

management in the African sub-regions,

especially in West Africa, with mixed results.

Crucial Integrated River Basin Management

(IRBM) problems in the region.

There is therefore the need for coordinated

and applied research, training and capacity

building on IRBM in the regions.

Critical issues relating to climate extremes,

water scarcity, food security, environmental

degradation, poverty and resource use are

conflicts in the regions.



Background UNESCO has created Category 2 Centers

in various parts of the world in order to:

exchange information,

perform theoretical and experimental

research and advanced training,

contribute to the execution of

UNESCO's programmes, and

increase the participation of national

and regional institutions in UNESCO's

efforts



To address these gaps, Nigeria:

approached UNESCO and requested for

the establishment of a Category 2

Water Centre at the National Water

Resources Institute, Kaduna;

carried out several activities at various

fora both nationally and internationally

towards the establishment of the

Regional Centre; and

In March 2012, the RC-IRBM is one of

the UNESCO water-related Centres

established in the Sub-Saharan Africa to

address the emerging river basin

management challenges.



The Centre – Status and Regional Coverage

Regional Coverage:Legal Status:

The Regional Centre for

Integrated River Basin

Management is established

within the framework of the

relevant laws of the Federal

Republic of Nigeria as host

country, in line with

UNESCO guidelines for

establishing Category 2

Centres



The Centre – Organizational Structure

Director

Executive Committee

GoverningBoard

Educ. & Training Department

Research Department

Networking & Info. Department

Secretariat

UNESCOFederal Ministry of

Water Resources



The Centre – Terms of Reference

a) Conduct training and research on all aspects

of IRBM;

b) Provide a data bank for IRBM in the West

African sub-region;

c) Promote the review and development of the

Institutional Framework for IRBM in the

countries of the West African sub-region

including International and Regional

Treaties, Conventions and Agreements,

Water Laws, Water Policies and international

best practices;

d) Promote effective and efficient water

management strategies within and across

river basins at the Community, Local, State,

National, Regional, and International levels;

e) Promote exchange programmes among

professionals, academics and other

stakeholders from Member States in the West

African sub-region;

f) Cooperate with UNESCO and other relevant

international agencies on activities related to

IRBM;

g) Document research findings and disseminate

information on IRBM;

h) Organize conferences, seminars, and

workshops to promote IRBM;

i) Establish and maintain a website on hydro-

informatics to support IRBM activities in the

West African sub-region;

j) Develop sustainable funding mechanisms

for the management of RC-IRBM.



The Centre – Vision, Mission and ObjectivesObjectives:

a) Constitute a facilitator and synergetic

structure providing the articulation of the

different scientific and institutional

stakeholders at local, national, regional and

international levels, for the implementation

of the IRBM particularly by facilitating

interactions among and provide support to

River Basin Development Authorities or

Organizations in the West African region;

b) Conduct and promote hydro-informatics,

integrated water resources management and

socio-economic research; and

c) Provide IRBM training and tertiary education

facility for water professionals and

practitioners in the West African region.

Mission:

Promotion of effective and efficient IRBM

in the Member States in the sub-region for

sustainable water resources development,

in collaboration with other UNESCO Water

Centres.

Vision:

To be one of the foremost institutions for

capacity building having responsibility for

training and research activities,

acquisition, archiving and analysis of data

and dissemination of information for

sustainable IRBM.



The Centre – Programmes and FunctionsFunctions:

Coordinate the implementation of co-

operative research projects and studies

with regional, federal and local

authorities, as well as private sectors;

Build and run networking for information

and knowledge exchange capacity

building in Member States of the West

African region;

Organize training courses, seminars,

workshops and meetings; and

Produce publications and disseminate

information.

Key Activities:

a) IWRM Research and Training;

b) Hydro-Informatics and Related

Services;

c) Institutional Framework

Development; and

d) Regional Cooperation and

Partnership



The Centre – Functions ContinuedIWRM Research and Training:

Catchment Management and Modeling (surface

water and groundwater);

Rainwater Harvesting;

Reservoir Management;

Water Resources Assessment;

Water Quality Management;

Climate Change Studies;

Extreme Hydrological Events (floods and

droughts);

Ecological Problems – erosion, sedimentation,

pollution and desertification;

Coastal Water Management;

Water Conflict Management and Resolution.

Hydro-Informatics and Related

Services:

Data management;

Website and Information

Networking;

Publications (Year books,

Periodicals, Newsletters and

Bulletins).



The Centre – Functions Continued

Institutional Framework

Development:

Water Laws and Water

Policies;

River Basin Planning;

Institutional Reforms and

Participatory

Management;

Water Governance; and

Capacity Building.

Regional Cooperation and Partnership:

Organize specialized short courses;

Convene seminars/conferences/workshops;

Promote institutional networking;

Advise on appropriate regional policies and

strategies to advance the goals of IRBM;

Provide guidance for the implementation of

international and regional Treaties, Conventions,

Agreements;

Promote collaboration with ECOWAS, NEPAD, AU,

AMCOW and other regional and sub-regional

development organizations; and

Carry out evidence-based advocacy for joint

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The Centre – Cooperation with UNESCO

The RC-IRBM will:

further strengthen

cooperation between

UNESCO and Regional

Organizations,

address the objectives of

the five Core Themes of

UNESCO-IHP.

Core Themes of UNESCO-IHP

Theme 1: Adapting to the impacts of global

changes on river basins and

aquifer systems;

Theme 2: Strengthening water governance

for sustainability;

Theme 3: Eco-hydrology for sustainability;

Theme 4: Water and life support systems;

Theme 5: Water Education for sustainable

development.



IHP-VIII: Water Security (A key challenge for the 21st Century) -

Putting Science into Action. Based on the needs and priorities of the Member States, the Eight

Phase of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP), focuses on

six thematic areas, namely:



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THE SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION WORKSHOP

In order to upscale IWRM and Ecohydrology in Africa in line with

IHP-Phase Eight, Thematic Areas iii and v:

The UNESCO Regional Office, Jakarta in collaboration with the

Regional Centre for Integrated River Basin Management organized

a Workshop, titled: “Inter-Regional Workshop on South-South

Cooperation for Upscaling Integrated Water Resources Management

(IWRM) and Ecohydrology as Tools for Achieving Water Security in

Africa.” and held in Abuja on 24-26 January, 2017.

The Malaysia Funds-in-Trust and the National Water Resources

Institute, Kaduna provided the financial support; and the UNESCO

Regional Office, Abuja facilitated Regional Workshop on Building Resilience to Climate Change Risk ad Vulnerability to Meet Water


PARTICIPATION

A total of Sixty-Two (62) participants participated at the Workshop and comprise of:

9 West African Countries (Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Mali,

Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo)

Asia & the Pacific

5 Regional River Basin Organizations (RRBOs)

ECOWAS Water Resources Coordination Centre (WRCC), Ouagadougou Burkina

Faso

African Regional Centre for Ecohydrology (ARCE), Addis Ababa Ethiopia

UNESCO Chair in Water Resources, Khartoum Sudan

National Water Resources Institute (NWRI), Kaduna Nigeria

Foundation for the Conservation of Nigerian Rivers (FCNR), Port Harcourt Nigeria



WORKSHOP FRAMEWORK

It was a 3-Day Workshop, Structured in:

Day 1 – Opening Ceremony and Technical Presentations by Country

Participants;

Day 2 – Technical Presentations by RRBOs and Water-related Centres;

Syndicate Group Discussions; and Development of Framework and Work

plan as Workshop outcome for future implementation; and

Day 3 – Study visit to Gurara Dam (located in the Gurara Basin)

25 Papers were presented by:

Country participants; and

Invited Subject Experts from Asia & the Pacific, UNESCO Chair, ARCE,

WRCC etc using agreed template



SYNDICATE GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Current Institutional and Operational Tools and Challenges for

Implementation of IWRM and Ecohydrology;

Using Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy (HELP) as

Support Tools to Implement IWRM and Ecohydrology at the River

Basin Level in Africa;

Utilizing IWRM and Eco-hydrology as Tools to Achieve Goal 6 of

the Agenda 2030; and

South-South Cooperation for Upscaling IWRM to Achieve Water

Security in Africa.



WORKSHOP OUTCOME

The main outcome of the workshop is the production, in

plenary of a Framework/Work Plan for Upscaling IWRM

and Eco-Hydrology at Country and River Basin Levels to

Achieve Water Security in Africa.

Objectiv

es

Activitie

s

Delivera

bles

Output/

Results

Budget Time

Framew

ork

(Short ,

Medium

or Long

Term

Partners Remark

s



Capacity Building

Partnership and Networking

Resource Mobilization

Data Acquisition and

Management

Sensitization and Advocacy

Policies and Legislation

Transboundary

Programmes, Cooperation

and Security

Mainstreaming IWRM and

Ecohydrology in Water

Education Curricula in

Technical, Vocational and

Tertiary Institutions

Objectives Objectives cont’d



Capacity Building



Participants at the Workshop: Top (Group) and Bottom (In plenary)

Organized a 2-day Workshop in

collaboration with UNESCO Regional

Office, Abuja to build the capacity of

and strengthen the UNESCO-IHP and

MAB National Committees for Effective

Water Governance, Biosphere Reserve

Management and Biodiversity which had

gone moribund.

The RC-IRBM embarked on technical assessment and advocacy visits to some

water-related organisations in Africa to engage the Management and Staff of

the organisations in discussions which centered around the following issues:

Organisation Profile;

Operational areas and main activities;

Available specialized facilities such as laboratory and workshop;

Staff training needs;

Operational problems necessary for developing collaborative research and

capacity building by the RC-IRBM;

Possible areas of partnership and collaborations with RC-IRBM;

Existing collaboration with other organisations; and

Corporate experiences in the management of transboundary rivers and

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The Regional Centre has carried out

Technical Assessment Visits to four of the

Regional River Basin Organizations in

West Africa, namely:

Niger Basin Authority, Niamey Niger;

Lake Chad Basin Commission, Ndjamena

Chad;

Organization pour la Mise en Valeur du

Fleuve Senegal (OMVS), Dakar Senegal;

and

Volta Basin Authority, Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso.Regional Workshop on Building Resilience to Climate Change Risk ad Vulnerability to Meet Water Security


TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT VISITS TO REGIONAL RIVER

BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (RRBOs) IN WEST AFRICA



The Regional Centre has also carried out advocacy

visits to several water-related institutions in Africa,

including:

NEPAD Water Centre of Excellence in Dakar

Senegal;

International Research and Training Centre on Erosion

and Sedimentation, Beijing, China;

ECOWAS Water Resources Coordination Centre,

Ouagadougou Burkina Faso;

International Institute for Water and Environmental

Engineering (2iE), Ouagadougou Burkina Faso;

Global Water Partnership (GWP) West Africa

Office, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;

African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan Cote

D”Ivoire;

Partnership and Networking

United Nationas Environment Programme

(UNEP) Office for Africa, Nairobi Kenya;

Regional Centre for the Mapping of

Resources for Development (RCMRD),

Nairobi Kenya

Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity

(Basin Administration Directorate and the

African Regional Centre for Ecohydrology),

Addis Ababa Ethiopia;

International Water Management Institute

(IWMI), Africa Office, Accra Ghana;

Ghana Ministry of Sanitation and Water,

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Human Capacity Building;

Partnering, Networking and Exchanging Information in

Integrated River Basin Management;

Reservoir Operation and Management,

Reservoir Siltation and Sedimentation control;

Hydrology and Hydraulics data management and

Modeling;

Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis;



River Basin Planning, Development, Management and

Modeling;

Groundwater and Surface Water Monitoring;

Water Resources Assessment and Data Management;

Climate Change Studies;

Water Governance, Advocacy and Conflict

Management

Flood and Drought Forecasting and Mitigation; and

Environmental Monitoring and Management.Regional Workshop on Building Resilience to Climate Change Risk ad Vulnerability to Meet Water Security


Resource Mobilization

The Regional Centre has been mobilizing financial and human

resources to build capacity, carry out collaborative research and

exchange knowledge and information in the core areas of focus of

UNESCO in the sub-Region with the collaboration of:

Water Sciences Division of UNESCO Headquarter, Paris France;

UNESCO Regional Office, Abuja Nigeria;

UNESCO Regional Office, Nairobi Kenya; and

UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in Asia and the Pacific,

Jakarta Indonesia;



Transboundary Programmes,

Cooperation and Security



The RC-IRBM has collaborated with

UNESCO Regional Office, Abuja to

organize two (2) workshops on:

“Sensitization Workshop on Transboundary

Water Security and Cooperation in the

West African sub-Region”; and

Technical Workshop on Developing

Effective Transboundary Water

Management Educational and Awareness

Materials to promote Water Security and

Cooperation in West Africa

Mainstreaming IWRM and Ecohydrology in Water Education Curricula in Technical,

Vocational and Tertiary Institutions



The RC-IRBM has in collaboration with the

Water Sciences Division in UNESCO

Headquarter:

Developed modular curricular for

mainstreaming IWRM education at

technical, vocational and tertiary levels;

and is

Implementing the curricular on National

Diploma and Higher National Diploma in

Water Resources Engineering Technology

and the Masters Degree Programme in

IWRM.



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Climate Change in some

parts of Africa

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Developing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in

West Africa

Utilizing Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) as

tool for Water Security in West Africa

South-South Cooperation for Developing Adaptive

Capacity to Climate Variability and Extremes to Meet

Water Security Challenges in Africa

Bathymetric Study of River Basin Morphology

Challenges and Prospects of Invasive Aquatic Plants in

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