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Successful Water
Cooperation
Modalities: Bridging
Academia,
Government, Private Sector
ASEM Seminar on
Sustainable Water
22-23 May 2014
Changsha, China
Gaetano Casale
Liaison Office Manager
Email: [email protected]
UNESCO is the largest body within the United Nations system
dealing with the most comprehensive range of water activities.
UNESCO's water activities:
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UNESCO & WATER
1. International Hydrological Programme (research)
2. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (capacity development)
3. Secretariat of the World Water Assessment Programme (data)
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WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
• UNESCO-IHE is the largest international graduate water
education and research facility in the world.
• Since 1957, the Institute has provided post-graduate education to
more than 15,000 water professionals from 162 countries, the vast
majority from the developing world.
• The Institute confers fully accredited MSc degrees and awards
PhDs (in close cooperation with our Dutch university partner
institutions).
• The Institute carries out numerous research and capacity
development projects throughout the world.
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UNESCO-IHE, THE FACTS
Education
Research
Capacity Development
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CORE ACTIVITIES
Our beneficiaries:
INDIVIDUALS
• water sector professionals
• engineers
• scientists
• consultants
• decision makers
ORGANISATIONS
• water sector ministries and
departments
• municipalities
• water boards and water utilities
• training and research institutes
• industries
• non-governmental and private sector
organizations
• Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation
• Water-Related Hazards & Climate Change
• Water & Ecosystems Quality
• Water Management & Governance
• Water, Food & Energy Security
• Information & Knowledge Systems
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RESEARCH THEMES
Since 1957 the Institute has provided graduate education to around
15,000 water professionals from over 160 countries, the vast
majority from the developing world.
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ALUMNI NETWORK
Bilateral partnership agreements with over 50 public and private
organizations. They work in support of shared interests in
education, research and capacity development.
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PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS
MoU & Joint MSc Programme Partners
DUPC = DGIS – UNESCO|IHE Programmatic
Cooperation
Building Partnerships for a Sustainable Future
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Case: DUPC
CLUSTERS
• Partnership Development
• Educational and Institutional Capacity Development
• Research
• Policy Forum
• Advisory Services
Partnership Development:
UNESCo-IHE Global Partnership for Water
Education and Research
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Case: DUPC
OBJECTIVES
• Support continuous development of viable partnerships for:
• Generation of knowledge and dissemination through applied research
• Delivery of relevant education and training programmes
• To support a continuous development of strategic networks of practicing
professionals and academics for better cooperation
Partnership Development:
UNESCO-IHE Global Partnership for Water
Education and Research
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Case: DUPC
SUCCESS STORIES
• Global Vision on Strengthening Collaboration in Water Education and Research
(19 universities)
• Joint Research Projects strengthen cooperation and help to respond to local
demand
• Good Partnerships always develop into long-term cooperation opportunities
(examples: Joint Masters program)
Programmatic Cooperation with the Dutch
Ministry of Infrastructure and
Environment
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Case: UNESCO-IHE and IenM
TOPICS
• Coastal Zone Management and River Basin
Management
• Water Quality and Quantity
• Floods and Safety
• Drinking water and sanitation
• Wetlands Management
• River and Coastal Engineering
• Water Governance
• Adaptation to Climate Change
• Disaster Risk Management
COUNTRIES/DELTAS
• Indonesia and the Jakarta Delta,
• Vietnam and the Mekong,
• Bangladesh and the Ganges/Brahmaputra,
• Mozambique and the Incomati,
• Egypt and the Nile
• China
• United States
• Dutch Caribbean Islands
• Myanmar
Seed funding to co-sponsor activities in
priority areas of the two organizations
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Case: UNESCO-IHE and IenM
ACTIVITIES
• Research at MSc and PhD level
• Short Courses to relevant group of experts
• Study Tours for relevant groups of experts
• Special Research studies
• Short projects (advisory, workshops,
seminars, needs assessment activities, etc)
IMPACT
• 41 projects (balanced mix of research,
training and advisory projects)
• Outreach to broad water community in target
countries
• New knowledge generated (through MSc,
PhD and special research programmes)
• Strengthened cooperation between IenM, U-
IHE and local Partner institutions
Success Stories….
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Case: UNESCO-IHE and IenM
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Two Regional Delta Planning Workshops
• Dutch government supports the sustainable
development of various international deltas (including
Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar).
• Delta issues are complex and require integrated and
innovative solutions, tailored to local situations.
• Delta planning will be strengthened by exchange of
approaches and solutions, and enhancing capacities to
review and apply them.
• This also strengthens the position of the Dutch water
sector.
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Relevance
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Ho Chi Minh City, October 2012
Delta themes(Example Vietnam Mekong delta)
Upstream delta- Water for agriculture- Flood protection (from river, land)- Etc..
Urban delta- Water supply and sanitation / water quality- Flood protection (from river, sea) and drainage-Etc..
Coastal delta- Water for aquaculture- Flood protection (from river, sea)- Coastal ecosystems- Saltwater intrusion- Etc.
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Yangoon, October 2013
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How transferable are Dutch concepts?
• Over 60 mid-level professionals including UNESCO-
IHE alumni trained in area of Delta Planning.
• High level of exchange of ideas and approaches of
delta planning among South – South participants.
• Dutch solutions introduced; as well as connecting to
Dutch-South activities (GtG-BtB-RtR).
• Resource persons from NL and southern deltas.
• Highly valued by participants, emerging network of
delta planning experts, strong support EKNs in region
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Outcome and Impact
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Case: IC2Water Concept
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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