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Capacity Development for Integrated Water Resources Management: Lessons Learned from Applied Research Projects

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This paper defines concepts of capacity and capacity development for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), and particularly the recent contributions made by a German government funded research programme in this area. Based on the theoretical framework of nested domains of capacity development, the multi-level approach, the paper reviews previous work in this field and then summarises four case studies in Ukraine, Jordan/Palestine, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, which each highlight key aspects of these different domains. These activities took place under completely different settings, allowing some generic lessons for conceptual and practical advancements to be derived. The paper notes the need to align IWRM processes and capacity development processes as much as possible. The multi-level approach was found to be an essential framework for the activities. The paper also recognises the need for continuous and long-term approaches in capacity development, particularly in processes for organisational and institutional change where no single set of guidelines or practices will fit every situation. Specific directions for future work are suggested, including a closer link to work on water governance, as well as monitoring and the evaluation of capacity development.

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  1. 1.

    For a summary on capacity development also refer to Leidel et al. (2012a, b).

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    The aspect of achievement potential for good governance is emphasised in other publications however (Ernstorfer and Stockmayer 2009).

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    Ukraine’s first level of administrative division is called oblast (state).

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    www.iwrm-education.de The E-learning module was developed by the IWAS project together with the German Secretariat of UNESCO-IHP/ WMO HWRP.

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    Israel would have been, in view of the theme “decentralized wastewater management and capacity development” a very important partner. However, the country was not included in the project for security reasons: Israeli participation was politically undesirable from both sides: Israel and Germany.

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    http://www.waterfunforlife.de/home.html. The website is hosted and maintained by BDZ and UFZ, Germany and continuously up-dated when required.

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    ‘Multidisciplinary’ in this context signifies research conducted by several different disciplines adjacent to each other but as part of one project, and with few joint research activities taking place; ‘interdisciplinary’ is defined as research characterised by joint research problem identification and implementation by researchers from different disciplines; ‘transdisciplinary’ research is conducted by researchers from different disciplines together with practitioners and stakeholders.

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    http://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/jordan.

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This work was supported by funding from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) (grant No. 02WM1027, 02WM1028, 02WI1000, 033L003A). This support is gratefully acknowledged. In the IWRM projects, the authors worked together with many scientists, vocational trainers, headteachers, teachers, professionals and other stakeholders from Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Palestine and Mongolia: It would not have been possible to conduct research and to prepare this paper without the active assistance of our colleagues and friends.

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Ibisch, R.B., Leidel, M., Niemann, S., Hornidge, AK., Goedert, R. (2016). Capacity Development for Integrated Water Resources Management: Lessons Learned from Applied Research Projects. In: Borchardt, D., Bogardi, J., Ibisch, R. (eds) Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_14

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