COMPANION MODELING IN GHANA: Objectives, Processes and first Results
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Aaron Bundi ADUNA ‐WRC
V4: Sub‐basin management and governance of rainwater and small reservoirs
CPWF Volta Science WeekOuagadougou3‐5 July 2012
COMPANION MODELING IN GHANA: Objectives, Processes and first Results
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The Volta Basin Challenge (VBDC)
Adapt and further develop an integrated approach towards the management of
rainwater and small reservoirs for multiple uses
As a way to
• Contribute to poverty reduction
• Improve livelihoods
• Enhance resilience (adaptability)
• Ensure sustainability
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Components of the VBDC Study
• V1 Targeting and Scaling Out
• V2 Integrated Management of Rainwater for Crop‐Livestock Agro‐ecosystems
• V3 Integrated Management of Small Reservoirs forMultiple Uses
• V4 Sub‐basin Management and Governance ofRainwater and Small Reservoirs
• V5 Coordination and Learning for AdaptiveManagement and Change
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V4 Study Area
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESSOURCESPoverty alleviationEnhance livelihoodsEnvironmental sustainabilityLimited conflicts
Bawku West District
Bawku Municipality V4 project team
ZongoyiriWidnabaBinaba
NafkolgaBinduriBansi
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Water Resources Management IssuesWRM issues are very diversified and complex in nature. They may be but not limited to the ff:
• Thematic in nature: Biodiversity, Water, Forest, Agriculture, Livestock, Peri‐urban area, etc.
• Social Dynamics: Market, Credit, Migration, institution building, learning, Dialogue, Conflict.
• Geographical
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Companion Modeling• An interactive process facilitated by models used as mediating tools to support dialogue, shared learning & collective decision‐making.
• The modeling and simulation activities are driven by end users interest
• Uses conceptual models, role‐playing games, and agent‐based simulators in an iterative way to represent how competing natural resource uses/users could be coordinated and to search for acceptable collective solutions through scenario assessment.
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Objectives
• Stakeholders learn together by creating, modifying, observing and assessing simulations.
• Identify evolving knowledge, perceptions, behavior, and practices along the process
• How it translates to the development of collective action plans and better mobilization to implement them.
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Objectives Cont’d
• To address governance “questions” along the main White Volta River and find locally relevant answers to:
Uncoordinated management Competing use of land and water resourcesPotential conflicts among usersEnvironmental threats (floods, droughts, pollution, etc.)
• To establish necessary linkages between
Science (Knowledge base) and policy (Institutional)Theory (Management principles & national policies) and Practice (local priorities, stakeholder consultation)
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Engagement of Visionary Team of Experts (VToE)
• VToE: (Local Government, Environment, Agriculture, Academia/Research and NGO.)
• Guide the V4 team in its study(Rainbow Framework).
• Identify ’tricky’ areas in the participatory approach
• Knowledge gathering on institutional and legal arrangements in Water and Natural Resource Management.
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Rainbow Framework
Developed from engagement with VToE to guide in the ff:
• Identification of Actors/Stakeholders
• Stakeholder roles/interventions
• Required Capacity of Stakeholder
• Capacity needs ( who provides?)
• Methods/Tools needed for effective engagement of relevant stakeholders
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Community and District level Engagement
• Field visit and Interaction with Community elders and Waterusers.
• Interaction with political and administrative heads of decentralised organisations
• Presentation of Project to General Assembly meetings (Bawku Municipal and Bawku‐West District )
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Engagement Levels/Process
Research(V4)
Basin Management (WVBB)
Technical Services
NGOs and Civil Society
Chiefs & Land Owners
Women’s Groups
Farmers and herdsmen
Traditional Authorities
Municipal/District Assembly Water User
association
Other Nat. res. User group
Regional Level Institutions
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Second Engagement
Three day workshop Organised
• Day1: Engaging Community Level participnats: Assembly members, Crop and livestock farmers,Traditional Authorities, Women representatives, Local level Tech. Service
• Day 2: District Level Participants : Public Sector, Farmers, Traditional Rulers, NGO.
• Day 3: Regional Level Participants: Public Sector, Farmers, Traditional Rulers, NGO.
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Results from Second Engagement
Each group produced its version of:• Natural resource map
• Identified and mapped critical Issues relating to water and other natural resources
• Identified potential Interventions and/or Regulations to deal with the undesirable.
• Identified erosion and flooding as key issues
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Third Engagement
Another Three day workshop Organised
• Day1: Engaging Community Level participnats: Assembly members, Crop and livestock farmers,Traditional Authorities, Women representatives, Local level Tech. Service
• Day 2: District Level Participants : Public Sector, Farmers, Traditional Rulers, NGO.
• Day 3: Regional Level Participants: Public Sector, Farmers, Traditional Rulers, NGO.
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Results from Third Engagement
Each group :• Refined its Natural resource map• Refined its map on natural resource Issue maps• Refined potential Interventions and/or Regulations to deal
with the undesirable.• Proposed Institutional Arrangements for interventions and
regulations• Identified Farming/other water use practices and their
impact on water resources and the environment
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Next Step
• All levels of Participants (Community, District and Regional) to discuss their results and proposed interventions.
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION