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5th World Water Forum
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
And …. ?