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Topic 6.1Education and Capacity Development

Session 6.1.2 Institutional Capacity Development:

Working together to support policy and legal reforms for equitable water allocation

Conveners

Reza Ardakanian, Matt Hare

UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development

Raouf Darwish, Fatma Atteia,

Arab Water Council

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Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity DevelopmentKey Questions

What policy and legal frameworks should be developed to ensure equitableallocation of water to all necessary sectors in regions of water scarcity?

What capacity development is required tosupport the development of these frameworks?

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Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity DevelopmentAn Interactive Session to Bridge Divides

Expert panel

Small group discussions

Reporting panel

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Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity DevelopmentThemes to discuss

What definitions of equitable allocation should be enshrined in legislation?

How to integrate traditional knowledge and traditional water rights into new legislation at local and transboundary scales?

How to strengthen regulation and enforcement of the implementation of legislation at national and local scales?

How to develop an effective mix of governmental regulation and market mechanisms to ensure access to all?

What sort of tools are needed for supporting the accurate measurement of effective demand and the assessment of needs, trade-offs and benefits?

What sort of international knowledge-sharing platform for exchange on institutional capacity development in the water sector should be set up?

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Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity DevelopmentA participatory process

Representatives of 10 organizations have contributed to this session over the last 5 months

Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al, Lebanon

Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science, Scotland

Dimensions for Systems Technology, Sudan

Engicon, Jordan

Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico

National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda

The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM), Botswana

Regional Centre on Urban Water Management, Iran

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa, South Africa

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Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity DevelopmentA participatory process

Consultation on session and process design

Sharing and discussion of answers to key questions in virtual group meetings

Identification of discussion themes for this session

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Session 6.1.2 - Institutional Capacity DevelopmentA beginning … bridging the divide

A session proceedings publication

New, informal cross-sectoral networks between participants

A platform for long-term exchange

Support in the development of guidance for future institutional capacity development activities in water-scarce regions

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