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ANNUAL REPORT | 2015

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DGIS – UNESCO‐IHE

PROGRAMMATIC COOPERATION

(DUPC)

Annual Report for the Year 2015

(DGIS Activity no. 17133/DMW0107646)

June 2016

UNESCO‐IHE Institute for Water Education Wim Douven, DUPC programme coordinator P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft The Netherlands tel. +31‐15‐2151712 fax. +31‐15‐2122921 w.douven@unesco‐ihe.org www.unesco‐ihe.org

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Table of Contents Summary .................................................................................................................................................. v

1 Programme Context and Layout of the Annual Report ..................................................................... 11

1.1 Programme context ..................................................................................................................... 11

1.2 Programme objectives and performance indicators ................................................................... 11

1.3 Layout of the Annual Report 2015 .............................................................................................. 12

2 Overview Programme Activities ........................................................................................................ 15

3 Programme Activities by Theme ....................................................................................................... 17

3.1 Theme 'Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture' (EUW) ................................................. 17

3.2 Theme 'Improved management of river basins and safe deltas' (IMRBSD) ................................ 20

3.3 Theme 'Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation' (IASDW&S) ............................. 27

3.4 Cross‐cutting theme Climate Change Adaptation ....................................................................... 33

4 Programme Activities between and beyond Themes ....................................................................... 35

4.1 Cluster Partnership Development ............................................................................................... 35

4.2 Cluster Education and Institutional Capacity Development ....................................................... 37

4.3 Cluster Research .......................................................................................................................... 41

4.4 Cluster Policy Forum .................................................................................................................... 43

4.5 Cluster Advice .............................................................................................................................. 45

4.6 Cluster Matching Capacity Development Programmes .............................................................. 46

4.7 Cluster SIDS ................................................................................................................................. 46

5 Discussion on Performance ................................................................................................................ 49

5.1 DUPC project implementation and closure ................................................................................. 49

5.2 Performance DUPC Programme based on logical framework .................................................... 49

5.3 Performance indicators Cluster research .................................................................................... 51

5.4 Performance indicators on DUPC contribution to Dutch development cooperation policies in the field of water ............................................................................................................................... 51

6 Programme Management and Budget .............................................................................................. 55

6.1 Programme management ........................................................................................................... 55

6.2 Budgets and expenditures ........................................................................................................... 55

References ............................................................................................................................................. 57

Appendix 1 Overview of the Programme Clusters ................................................................................ 59

Appendix 2 Details of Activities ............................................................................................................. 65

Appendix 3 Institutes, Activities and Persons in Activities .................................................................. 131

Appendix 4 Details on Performance .................................................................................................... 167

Appendix 5 Expenditures 2008‐2015 and Remaining Budgets ........................................................... 175

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Table of Tables and Figures Table 1.1 Objectives of the Programmatic Cooperation ....................................................................... 12 Table 1.2 Reading guide to the Annual Report ..................................................................................... 13 Figure 2.1 DUPC activities by cluster, theme and region ...................................................................... 15 Table 2.1 Overview of institutions involved in DUPC activities ............................................................. 16 Table 3.1 Illustrations of projects on Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture ......................... 17 Table 3.2 Activities on Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture (EUW) ..................................... 19 Table 3.3 Illustrations of projects on Improved management of river basins and safe deltas ............. 21 Table 3.4 Activities on Improved management of river basins and safe deltas (IMRBSD) ................... 25 Table 3.5 Illustrations of projects on Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation ............ 27 Table 3.6 Activities on Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation (IASDW&S) ................ 31 Table 3.7 Selected activities on Climate Change Adaptation ................................................................ 33 Table 4.1 Illustrations of projects on Cluster Partnership development (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) .............................................................................................................................................. 35 Table 4.2 General activities under the Partnership Cluster (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) ............................................................................................................................................................... 36 Table 4.3 Illustrations of projects on Cluster Education (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) ... 38 Table 4.4 General activities under the Education Cluster (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3). 41 Table 4.5 Illustrations of projects on Cluster Research (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) .... 42 Table 4.6 General activities under the Research Cluster (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) . 43 Table 4.7 Illustrations of projects on Cluster Policy forum (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) ............................................................................................................................................................... 43 Table 4.8 General activities under the Policy forum Cluster (beyond activities presented in Ch 3) ..... 45 Table 4.9 General activities under the Advisory Cluster (beyond activities presented in Ch 3) ........... 46 Table 4.10 Activities under Cluster Matching Capacity Development Programmes ............................ 46 Table 4.11 Illustration of project on Cluster SIDS (beyond activities presented in Chapter 3) ............. 47 Table 4.12 Activities under Cluster Small Island Development States .................................................. 47 Table 5.1 Status DUPC1 project implementation and technical closure ............................................. 50 Table 5.2 Cumulative performance of Cluster Research ....................................................................... 52 Table 5.3 Cumulative performance on DUPC contribution to Dutch development cooperation policies in the field of water. .............................................................................................................................. 53 Table 6.1 Summary of expenditures as per 31/12/2015. ..................................................................... 56 Table 6.2 Distribution of expenses over the years as per 31/12/2015 in K€. ....................................... 56 Table App 2.1 Details of DUPC activities. .............................................................................................. 65 Table App 3.1 Institutes, Activities and Persons in Activities .............................................................. 131 Table App 4.1 Logical framework for activities in the Cluster Partnership Development .................. 167 Table App 4.2 Logical framework for activities in the Cluster Education ........................................... 169 Table App 4.3 Logical framework for activities in the Cluster Research ............................................. 171 Table App 4.4 Logical framework for activities of the Cluster Policy Forum ...................................... 173 Table App 4.5 Logical framework for activities of the Cluster Matching Capacity Development Programmes. ....................................................................................................................................... 174 Table App 4.6 Logical framework for activities of the SIDS Programme. ............................................ 174 Table App 6.1 Expenditures 2008‐2014 and remaining Project Budgets aggregated on DUPC project numbers. ............................................................................................................................................. 175

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Summary

Programme context This report describes the activities, which are carried out under the umbrella of the DGIS ‐ UNESCO‐IHE Programmatic Cooperation (DUPC). The activity is registered at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Activity Number 17133/DMW0107646. The Grant amount was initially raised from €20M to €21.5M and covered the period 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2014. In July 2013 top‐up activities of €3.5M were approved, raising the total budget to €25M. In September 2015 the SIDS programme ‐ fellowship programme for small island developing states ‐ was approved, bringing the total grant to €26,289,420, and extending the end date of the programme until 31 December 2018. DUPC distinguishes seven clusters of activities: (i) Partnership development, (ii) Education and institutional capacity development, (iii) Knowledge generation and research, (iv) Policy forum, (v) Advisory services, (vi) Matching locally funded capacity development programmes, and (vii) the Small Island Development State fellowship programme (SIDS). Many activities are multipurpose, addressing the objectives of several clusters. Overview and programme activities by theme 'Working in partnership' is a key approach of UNESCO‐IHE. Many activities are carried out in partnership with partners particularly from developing and transition countries. Partners are academic institutes and to an increasing extent also non‐academic organisations. This approach of 'Working in partnership' has considerably increased the institutes and its partners’ impact at the global and local levels, and has been strongly supported by DUPC. By the end of 2015, DUPC is funding 104 activities, involving over 221 partner institutes from almost 68 countries of which 50 are developing countries and countries in transition. Around 70 institutes come from developed countries. Programmatic coherence is sought by concentrating activities by theme, in specific regions and by working with a limited number of partners when feasible. Thematic focus occurs in the theme 'Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture' (EUW) (10% of the DUPC budget), 'Improved management of river basins and safe deltas'(IMRBSD) (33% of the DUPC budget), and 'Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation' (IASW&S) (25% of the DUPC budget), and in the activities between or beyond themes (multi‐purpose; 32%) (see figure 1 below). Adaptation to Climate Change is a cross‐cutting theme, applying to 10 of the 104 projects. These are projects who have adaptation to climate change as the main theme; there are more projects who indirectly address to the theme. Generally, the approaches to the above‐mentioned themes are to a fairly high degree multi‐disciplinary and seeking for integration. Actual activities often address a theme through different DUPC Clusters, e.g. partnership development, research and education. Regional focus occurs as well and the DUPC budget is divided over the regions as follows, in Middle‐East (8%), Africa (2%), Africa East (14%); North (10%); South (3%) and West (1%), Asia Central (2%); South (4%); South East (7%) and East (1%), and Latin America (6%) (see figure 1 below). 42% of the projects cover more than 1 region and are given the label World. Focus is also sought in working with a limited number of strategic partners when feasible. The general approach is that collaboration between partners is strengthened by “output‐oriented”

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activities. Next to formal institutional arrangements on sharing responsibilities, the partnership is also characterised by a great number of staff collaborating in activities. Many of the DUPC activities (and all of the research projects) have a high degree of south‐south relationships. In more than 20 of the 104 activities, water sector organisations play a role enhancing the objective of DUPC to link the academic, policy setting and water sector management institutions. There is a steady number of some 30+ core partners, which participate in many activities, both of DUPC (participating in more than three projects) and of UNESCO‐IHE in general. Many DUPC projects were already finalised in 2014, and this process continued in 2015 in line with the DUPC Activity Plan 2015. In 2015 three new activities started up:

Water Diplomacy, incl. UN Water Conventions (D1052) Post Graduate Diploma Programme Water for Food (D0153) Small Island Development States (SIDS) scholarship programme (D0154)

Figure 1. DUPC activities by theme and region

At the end of 2015 in total 97 out of the 104 projects were technically closed (and most financially). Seven projects continue in 2016 in line with the DUPC1 Activity Plan 2016. Several key projects (11) closed down under DUPC1, and will continue under DUPC2. Example of programme activities in 2015 Table 1 below gives an impression of some of the projects running in 2015. The projects are highlighted in boxes throughout the report.

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Table 1. Overview of projects that are highlighted throughout the report

Project name Region Themes Cluster

EUW1 IMRBSD2 IASDW&S3 Res. Edu. Partn.

MARAFLOWS. Environmental flows for people and ecosystems in the Mara River Basin (D0042).

East Africa

x x

COLCUENCAS. Colombia, Ministry of Environment. Piloting new IWRM Policy in key catchments with the newly established Regional Autonomous Water Commissions (D0028)

South America

x x x x

PROACC. Postdoc research programme on Water and Climate Adaptation in the Mekong River Basin (D0061)

Asia S/E x x

Socio‐floods: Post doc research on integrating the dynamics of social and biophysical processes in long‐term delta development in Bangladesh (D0141)

Asia S/E x x

Cuba ‐ Environment. Innovative (urban water) management strategies to adapt to climate change and mitigate water scarcity (D0030)

Caribbean

x x

Water accounting: independent estimates of water flows, fluxes, stocks, consumption and services (D0150)

World x x

EXACT, Jordan‐Palestine‐Israel: Small‐scale water treatment facilities for domestic use and artificial recharge of groundwater with surface water (D0001)

Middle‐East

x x x x

SCUSA ‐ Integrated approaches and strategies to address the sanitation crisis in unsewered slum areas in Uganda and Kenya (D0068)

East Africa

x x

Sanitation: six on‐line educational modules (D0080) World x x

KNNB ‐ Knowdledge Networks for the Nile Basin: support to the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network (D0002)

Africa N/E

x x

On‐line Course DGIS Focal Area Water for staff of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related organisations (D0148)

World x

BEWOP and GWOPA. Boosting Effectiveness of Water Operator Partnerships (D0140)

World x x

EU: Experienced Postdoc Fellowship Programme: co‐funding for Eu‐Marie Curie Fund (D0144)

World x x x x

Conference on the global research & innovation agenda (D0145) World x x x x

WATERNET. Collaboration between the WaterNet Trust and UNESCO‐IHE (D0014)

Africa South

x x x x

WaterChannelTV‐ Establishment and Strengtening of the facility and its services (D0023)

World x x x x

UNESCO‐IHE Open Educational Resources and Open Courseware. Establishment of the facility (D0143)

World x x x x

MSc Publications Facility for the publishing of master theses in scientific papers (D0069)

World x x x x

SDI. Spatial Data Infrastructure Systems Water. Pilot development of a public access system to all geo‐references data (D0112)

World x x x x

VIA Water, Secretariat Knowledge Platform Water for Development, The Netherlands (D0142)

World x x x x x x

Water Diplomacy and UN Water Conventions (D0152) World x x x x x x

Advisory DGIS Smale Scall Activities (D0135) World x x x Cluster Advisory

SIDS ‐ Small Island Development States (D0154) World x x x Cluster SIDS

1 Efficient Use of Water, especially in agriculture 2 Improved management of river basins and safe deltas 3 Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation

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Performance of DUPC programme based on logical framework Overall, the programme of activities under the Cluster Partnership development addresses the objectives as described in the Grant Document and the intended results are reached: the number of institutes and persons collaborating in activities and jointly delivering results is very high and this is a direct, effective means of capacity development. This is especially visible firstly in the eight joint Master programmes ‐ the latest contribution, the programme on Water Cooperation and Peace, started in 2015 ‐ carried out by UNESCO‐IHE and partner institutes and secondly, the many cooperative projects jointly undertaken. Special project activities to support the result are the websites for exchanging information, the specific Spatial Data Infrastructure project, and a facility like the Water Channel. Based on experiences, joint knowledge management will be further strengthened in DUPC2. The activities under the Cluster Education and Institutional Capacity Development are in line with the stated objectives of the DUPC Grant Document and overall objectives are achieved. At present 22 modules have been developed of which 18 online. The new online Graduate Professional Diploma Programme (GPDP) based on DUPC supported online courses is promising. The activities under the Cluster Research are in line with the stated objectives of the programme document and DUPC funds, with a well‐established research portfolio. The projects selected under the 2013 top‐up are all finalised in 2015. Water Accounting is a new research project which started in 2014. The activities under the Cluster Advisory have always been modest in quantity. All matching funds under the Cluster matching capacity development programmes have been allocated according to plan. The new Cluster Small Island Development States fellowship programme (SIDS), approved in August 2015, provides high level, targeted training to professionals from 43 different Small Island Developing States. By December 2015, 24 short course scholarships and five MSc scholarships were awarded to 16 different SIDS. Performance indicators Cluster research This Annual Report continues a pilot of performance indicators for the Cluster research. The indicators used are partly output oriented (e.g. research output), and partly outcome oriented (e.g. how e.g. tools, practices, recommendations impact planning and / or policy making). The accumulated results of 49 projects funded under the Cluster Research show that the projects in this Cluster have produced extensive output in terms of stakeholder involvement, outreach events, enriching education, scientific output and impact on policies and practice. The insights gained in this pilot provided valuable input in the process of developing the monitoring and evaluation framework of DUPC2. Performance indicators on DUPC contribution to Dutch development cooperation policies in the field of water DUPC's contribution to the Dutch development cooperation policies in the field of water is achieved by strengthening local capacities through jointly carrying out the education, research and advisory activities presented in the previous chapters. This approach of ''working in partnership'' aims at 1) the development of societal relevant insights, experiences and information (often presented in different formats like curriculum, policy briefs, working papers, scientific articles) and 2) at the same time to enhance local research and educational capacities and facilitate cooperation with non‐academic audiences like water users and professionals. DUPC's contribution to the Dutch development cooperation policies in the field of water is reflected by 5 indicators which are assessed by a number of proxy indicators. The results show that the programme indeed plays an important role in supporting Dutch development policies. Interesting examples and stories about changes or beginnings of such changes in the DUPC target countries are illustrated in various boxes in this

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report. In DUPC2 the mechanisms facilitating the process to enhance local impacts will be further strengthened, as well as the approaches to measure such impacts. Programme expenditures The 2015 expenditure was €2.48M, which brings the accumulated expenditures from DUPC at 31 December 2015 to €24.44M, while the budget committed to all running activities amounts to the full grant available €26.289M. Total co‐funding from other sources of these activities amounts to €7.7M (31 December 2015), and at the end of the programme will be an expected €8.3M (24%). The distribution of the accumulated expenditures from DUPC at 31 December 2015 (€24.44M) over the clusters of activities is as follows:

Partnership Development: K€ 6,966 Education and Institutional Capacity Development: K€ 3,089 Knowledge Generation and Research: K€ 8,490 Policy Forum: K€ 3,724 Advisory Services: K€ 408 Matching Capacity Development Programmes: K€ 1,496 Small Island Development State fellowship programme (SIDS): K€ 268

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Table 2. Cumulative performance on DUPC contribution to Dutch development cooperation policies in the field of water

Performance indicators Selection of DUPC indicators Cumulative score 31 Dec 2014

Cumulative score 31 Dec 2015

Source

Number of policies/ strategies addressing water and development issues

Number of case reports about how results like recommendations or tools have impact on planning and / or policy making (Cluster Research)

90 95 Table 5.2

Number of focussed recommendations / advice supporting the development of policies/ strategies addressing water and development issues

Number of policy briefs (Cluster Research)

29 29 Table 5.2

Number of government agencies with strengthened capacity to address water and development issues

Number of non‐academic partner institutes involved in projects Number of outreach events to non‐academic (Cluster Research) Number of participants accredited online courses (assume: >80% staff government agencies) Number of MSc, PhD, post‐doc (Cluster Research) (assume: 50% is staff government agencies)

37 water sector organisations, 6 water sector networks (cumulative) 24 water sector organisations, 4 water sector networks (projects running in 2014) 204 76 (80% of 95) 171 (50% of 343)

40 water sector organisations( incl. NGO’s), 6 water sector networks (cumulative) 23 water sector organisations, 3 water sector networks (projects running in 2015) 220 132 (80% of 165) 171 (50% of 343)

Appendix 3 Table 5.2 UNESCO‐IHE Annual Report Table 5.2

Number of transboundary river basins with information sharing between riparian countries

Number of transboundary river basins with information sharing between riparian countries

Incomati, Mekong, Nile and Zambezi river basins

Incomati, Mekong, Nile and Zambezi river basins, Westbank Aquifer

Annex 2

Number of Dutch water organisations (government, knowledge institutes, companies, NGO’s) involved in DUPC programme activities

Number of Dutch water organisations involved in DUPC programme activities

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27 (cumulative)13 (projects running in 2015)

Annex 3

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1 Programme Context and Layout of the Annual Report

1.1 Programme context

In February 2008, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Environment and Water awarded a Grant of €20M to the UNESCO‐IHE Institute for Water Education for the “Programmatische Ondersteuning UNESCO‐IHE Partnership Facility”, registered at the Ministry under Activity Number 17133/DMW0107646. The initial grant period (2008‐2012) was extended to 31 December 2014. This Grant of €20 million was increased in November 2012 to €21.5 million, with the approval of the Matching Locally Financed Capacity Development Programs. In July 2013 top‐up activities of €3.5M were approved, raising the total budget to €25M. In September 2014 the original Grant period was extended until 31 December 2015, in anticipation of a second phase of DUPC (which was approved December 2015). In august 2015 the SIDS programme ‐ fellowship programme for small island developing states ‐ was added, bringing the total grant to €26,289,420 Euro, and extending the end date of the programme until 31 December 2018. UNESCO‐IHE Institute for Water Education envisions a world in which people manage their water resources sustainably and in which all sectors of society, particularly the poor, can enjoy the benefits of basic water services. UNESCO‐IHE addresses global water and development challenges through (1) Education at Masters and PhD‐level as well as non‐degree education, (2) Knowledge generation and dissemination, and (3) Capacity development of water sector organisations, higher education and research institutes. Essentially these activities are carried out in partnership, in particular with partners from developing and transition countries. Experience in the past years has shown that well established partnership approaches indeed give substance to the concept of “global knowledge, local solutions”. This is evidenced in DUPC 1 amongst others by the increase in scientific and policy oriented publications and outreach from southern partners on contemporary water issues. They also enable opportunities for a much better awareness of, access to, and uptake of local contextual knowledge and research capacity. The approach of 'Working in partnership' has been strongly supported by DUPC. DUPC distinguishes seven clusters of activities: (1) Partnership development, (2) Education and institutional capacity development, (3) Knowledge generation and research, (4) Policy forum, (5) Advisory services, (6) Matching locally funded capacity development programmes, and (7) the SIDS programme. Many activities are multipurpose, addressing the objectives of several clusters. The programme is known under the acronym DUPC: DGIS – UNESCO‐IHE Programmatic Cooperation. The basis for the allocation is a Grant Application by UNESCO‐IHE, dated 31 October 2007, which describes the objectives and type of activities under DUPC. For the year 2015, the Activity Plan 2015 was the reference for the activities to be undertaken, apart from the above‐mentioned SIDS project which was approved later.

1.2 Programme objectives and performance indicators

The Grant Agreement provides the Logical Framework of DUPC, which is still the reference for its activities. The summary framework, which includes the 2015 approved SIDS cluster, is presented in Table 1.1 below.

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Table 1.1 Objectives of the Programmatic Cooperation

Overall objective: to contribute to creating a world in which people manage their own natural water resources in a sustainable manner and in which all sectors of society, particularly the poor can enjoy the benefits of basic water services, focusing on developing countries and countries in economic transition. Cluster Objectives 1 Partnership

Development To build capable institutions and local ownership for the sustainable management of water resources and delivery of water services, by a. supporting a continuous development of viable Partnerships with capable institutions for i) the delivery of relevant education and training programmes, and ii) the generation of knowledge and the dissemination of information through (applied) research, and b. supporting a continuous development of strategic networks of practicing professionals and academics for better cooperation, joint vision development and exchange of experience and information on river basin, country or regional level.

2 Education and Institutional Development

To strengthen the community of scientists and practicing professionals of developing countries in order to contribute to the policy development and management of water resources and services in the broadest sense by developing high quality, water sector relevant, demand driven learning programs for delivery by a global coalition of capable educational institutes, targeting students, practicing professionals and academics, through i) the internationalisation of educational programmes, ii) the introduction of life‐long learning and continuing education concepts and iii) capacity building of partner institutions.

3 Knowledge Generation and Research

To promote innovation in policies and programmes in the field of environment and water for developing countries, that will contribute to poverty reduction and the achievement of the millennium development goals.

4 Policy Forum Support policy and good practice development for the global and local water sector.5 Advisory To provide, on request of DGIS, expertise and advise in matters of water and

environment. 6 Matching

locally financed CD Programs

To enable national governments and water sector institutions to provide international capacity development opportunities for their staff in cooperation with UNESCO‐IHE and its partner institutes by matching their (programme) budgets for such international education.

7 SIDS To develop capacities of water professionals in Small Island Development States.

1.3 Layout of the Annual Report 2015

This Annual Report contains both technical and financial information of the activities. A formal audited account of the activities is contained in the 2015 Financial Report Stichting IHE Delft, dated 15 April 2016. A reading guide to the Annual Report is provided below.

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Table 1.2 Reading guide to the Annual Report

Chapter 1 Context and structure of the reportChapter 2 Aggregated overview of the activities carried out until the end of 2015 Chapter 3 Activities implemented within the three themes; themes are closely related to the

priority areas for development cooperation in the field of water of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

‐ Section 3.1 ‐ The efficient use of water, especially in agriculture (EUW) ‐ Section 3.2 ‐ Improved management of river basins and safe deltas (IMRBSD) ‐ Section 3.3 ‐ Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation (IASDW&S) Chapter 4 Activities ‐ beyond the ones presented in Chapter 3 ‐ which have a more general

character and address more than 1 theme by DUPC Cluster Chapter 5 DUPC performance by Cluster, based on a set of performance indicators

introduced in the Annual Report 2013 Chapter 6 Summary overview of the finances Appendix 1 Overview of the programme Clusters and the type of activities supported Appendix 2 Aim, budget, collaborating institutes and publications of each DUPC funded

activity Appendix 3 Institutes and persons active in each DUPC funded activityAppendix 4 Background information and details on the DUPC performance Appendix 5 Overview of actual and estimated expenditures for each activity

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2 Overview Programme Activities

This Chapter presents an aggregated overview of the DUPC programme activities and how DUPC addresses local and regional water challenges by theme, in specific regions, and by working with a focussed number of partners when feasible. Generally, the programme activities are to a fairly high degree multi‐disciplinary and seeking for integration. At 31 December 2015 activities concerns a total fund allocation of €26,140K. The distribution of DUPC funds over the Clusters as defined in the Grant is shown in Figure 2.1. The majority of the funds are allocated to Partnership development (27%) and Research (33%), with smaller contributions to the Clusters Education (12%), Policy Forum (15%) and Advisory (1%). The Cluster Capacity development matching (6%) and SIDS (6%) were added later to match locally financed capacity development programs. Figure 2.1 also shows to which themes the DUPC fund contributes. Thematic focus occurs in the theme 'Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture' (EUW) (10%), 'Improved management of river basins and safe deltas' (IMRBSD) (33%), and 'Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation' (IASDW&S) (25%), and in the activities between or beyond themes (32%). The theme 'multipurpose' includes activities which cover multiple themes. Adaptation to Climate Change is a cross‐cutting theme, accounting for almost 9% of the total projects. These are projects who have adaptation to climate change as the main theme There are more projects who indirectly address to the theme. The themes are closely related to the priority areas for development cooperation in the field of water of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Regional focus occurs in Middle‐East (8%), Africa (2%), Africa East (14%); North (10%); South (3%) and West (1%), Asia Central (2%); South (4%); South East (7%) and East (1%), and Latin America (6%) (Figure 2.1). 42% of the projects can not be attributed to a specific region and are given the label World. Figure 2.1 DUPC activities by cluster, theme and region

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The general approach is that collaboration between partners is strengthened by “output‐oriented” activities. Next to formal institutional arrangements on sharing responsibilities, the partnership is also characterised by a great number of staff collaborating in activities. By the end of 2015, DUPC is funding 104 activities, involving over 221 institutions from 68 different countries. 148 institutions participating in the DUPC activities come from 50 different developing countries or countries in transition. Many of the DUPC activities (and all of the research projects) have a high degree of south‐south relationships. In more than 20 of the 104 activities, water sector organisations play a role enhancing the objective of DUPC to link the academic, policy setting and water sector management institutions. There is a steady number of some 30+ core partners, which participate in many activities, both of DUPC (participating in more than three projects) and of UNESCO‐IHE in general. Table 2.1 Overview of institutions involved in DUPC activities

Type Total number of institutions

Institutions from developing countries or countries in transition

Research Partner Institutes 78 17 Education and Research 95 90 Network Water Sector 6 6 NGO / Civil Society 11 6 Water Sector Organisation 31 29 221 148

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3 Programme Activities by Theme

For each of the three DUPC themes presented in Chapter 2 ‐ 'Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture' (EUW), 'Improved management of river basins and safe deltas'(IMRBSD), and 'Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation' (IASDW&S)‐ we briefly present the approach, highlight a number of activities and provide the complete list of DUPC activities. More details on the approach of implementation of different Clusters are given in Appendix 1, and details on the project activities in Appendices 2 and 3.

3.1 Theme 'Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture' (EUW)

Approach The main goal of the theme 'Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture' is reducing the knowledge gap to management of land and water resources for food and energy security in a sustainable and equitable way. This requires synergies with natural ecosystems, compatible with the respective socio‐economic context. Challenges relate to amongst others improving water productivity taking into account values beyond crop production, best ways to support small‐scale farmer‐led irrigation development, and water storage that is at the same time affordable and accessible and environmentally friendly. UNESCO‐IHE addresses this theme by a mix of education, research, and policy support activities carried out in partnership with key stakeholders and partners in southern countries and countries in transition. Examples of this approach are activities addressing the East African Wetlands which are illustrated below. Table 3.1 Illustrations of projects on Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture

DUPC projects in field of wetland management in East Africa (various projects) Key of the DUPC funded projects in the field of wetland management in East Africa is building DUPC activities on earlier projects and working towards coherency by addressing the challenge of wetland management for local livelihoods through building and being part of a network of partners with a common aim. ECOLIVE (D0064) The ECOLIVE project attempts to link natural and social science to quantify ecosystem provisioning and regulating services, and to provide local outreach through partnerships with stakeholders from the proposal stage onwards. The outputs and experience of ECOLIVE provides direction for future development work to support local communities in the wise use of wetlands. The Ecolive project was closed in 2013. MARAFLOWS (D0042; theme river basins and deltas) The MARAFLOWS project aims at improving the understanding of the r elationships between the flow regime of the Mara River Basin and aquatic ecosystem processes that maintain water quality in the river channel and the productivity of papyrus and selected fish species in the Mara Wetland. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to identify specific, manageable components of the natural flow regimes that will

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sustain key ecosystem functions and services. In early 2014 the Mara project concluded investigations of the eco‐hydrological processes in the river system, focusing specifically on river metabolism and foodwebs in relation to flow and other catchment characteristics. In late 2014 and into 2015, with additional support from DUPC, the MaraFlows project developed additional activities to synthesize the overall results of the project into a Bayesian network model that can be used by stakeholders and resource managers to explore the inter‐relationships of drivers of change in the basin and valued ecosystem services like fish and papyrus productivity and the quantity and quality of river water during the dry season. The final model was co‐developed with stakeholders in two workshops and has now been transferred to the water resource management authorities. The results of the project also contributed to the development of a new program in the basin supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Kenya focused on water safety and security in the Mara River Basin. This program, titled the Mau Mara Serengeti (MaMaSe) Sustainable Water Initiative, has mobilized more than €8 million for work aimed at improving water safety and security to support structural poverty reduction, sustainable economic growth and conservation of the basin’s ecosystems. Additional information at: http://mamase.org. Limnology and Wetland Management (D0094) UNESCO‐IHE and partners also works towards a more general development of capacity to support wetland management. This resulted in the establishment of the joint MSc programme Limnology and Wetland Management with Egerton University and the Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria (BOKU), with a strong capacity building component for Egerton. This new approach is improving African ownership and the involvement of East African stakeholders. The DUPC support for this programme ended in 2014. Wetland forum (D0099) In July 2013 the Wetland Forum was held in Kigali. It was an important opportunity to develop and influence policy with attendance from policy makers, wetland managers and major donors. This Forum was a direct output of DUPC funded projects on East African wetlands. It stimulated a number of activities for the capacity building necessary for the wise use of African wetlands. It also attracted strong support from the Ramsar Secretariat. DUPC supported the project until 2014. List of activities The activities implemented under this theme funded by DUPC are presented in Table 3.2. The activities are grouped by region, and indicated is under which DUPC Cluster component the activity is administered. Of the total activities under this theme, 18 activities were finalised and closed before January 2015, 4 activities were running in 2015 and closed before January 2016, and 2 activities running in 2015 and will continue into 2016.

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Table 3.2 Activities on Efficient use of water, especially in agriculture (EUW)

Africa East D0067 SSI‐2. Up‐scaling small scale land and water system innovation (SSI‐1) in dry‐land EUW agro‐ecosystems for sustainability and livelihood improvements. Africa East DUPC/Total: €429,721 / €590,363 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2015 Research D0064 ECOLIVE. The ecology of livelihoods in East African papyrus wetlands: wetland EUW conservation and utilization in the context of local and global change. Africa East DUPC/Total: €554,544 / €747,692 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2014 Research D0094 EGERTON. Joint Masters in freshwater ecosystems with Egerton University EUW (Kenya). Africa East DUPC/Total: €298,704 / €298,704 Sources: Austria, DUPC EndYr: 2014 Education D'ment D0053 HILL. Hydrological impacts of land use and land cover changes in the Kilombero EUW River Basin in Tanzania. Africa East DUPC/Total: €18,943 / €18,943 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2014 Research D0099 Wetlands for Livelihoods Forum in Eastern Africa: wise use, smart plans. EUW Africa East DUPC/Total: €120,364 / €120,364 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2014 Policy Forum Middle East D0039 UWIRA. Impact of untreated wastewater on natural water bodies in arid and semi‐ EUW arid regions: integrated risk assessment. Middle East DUPC/Total: €437,614 / €455,848 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2015 Research D0111 PWF ‐ Palestinian Water Forum. Facilitating the establishment of the PWF. EUW Middle East DUPC/Total: €30,827 / €30,827 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2014 Partnership D'ment Asia South and East D0027 Bangladesh Flood Management: flood risk mapping and flood prediction in the EUW Haor and the Sirajganj Area of Bangladesh. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €120,988 / €120,988 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research D0040 CC‐SIOTI. Climate change impacts on seasonally and intermittently open tidal EUW inlets. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €213,992 / €334,892 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2014 Research D0044 AGIoCAP. Adaptation to global change in agricultural practices in Himalayan river Multipurpose basins. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €175,448 / €270,011 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2014 Research D0129 IGES. Comparative Research on groundwater management in the coastal areas in EUW Southeast Asia. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €27,500 / €198,511 Sources: ADB, DUPC EndYr: 2014 Partnership D'ment D0058 OWATER. Optimization of water allocation between off‐stream and in‐stream EUW competing demands in two river basins in Bangladesh and Indonesia. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €37,770 / €37,770 Sources: DUPC, Partners EndYr: 2013 Research D0037 TCWWT. Tropical constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment – removal of EUW nitrogenous pollutants. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €35,501 / €35,501 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2013 Research D0123 ERDOS/GDE. Eco‐hydrology of the arid and semiarid Erdos Plateau, China. EUW Partnership for Education and Research. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €56,923 / €609,731 Sources: EU, DUPC EndYr: 2012 Multipurpose D0091 UNSRI. Lowland Development Joint Programme. University Teaching Qualification EUW and Training of Trainers courses for staff of Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang and Asia South and East CKNet Indonesia. DUPC/Total: €79,380 / €79,380 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2012 Partnership D'ment

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Asia Central D0032 AFMAS. Assessment of an equitable and sustainable financing model for EUW agricultural water services in Uzbekistan. Asia Central DUPC/Total: €37,570 / €37,570 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2012 Research Caribbean D0031 Cuba ‐ Food Production. Strengthening the food production and aquaculture EUW sector through resources optimization and recovery. Caribbean DUPC/Total: €160,000 / €1,022,416 Sources: EU, DUPC, IHE EndYr: * Partnership D'ment South America D0052 WARMI‐ETHANOL. Assessment of the instruments water basin committees have EUW to implement integrated water resources management. South America DUPC/Total: €72,277 / €72,277 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2013 Research D0048 HYDRAS. Characterization of the presence of arsenic in the Puelche aquifer, EUW Mataderos, Argentina, and the Mountain Aquifer in Ramallah and Al‐Bireh district, South America Palestine DUPC/Total: €59,140 / €59,140 Sources: DUPC, Partners EndYr: 2012 Research World D0153 PGP Post Graduate Programme on Water and Agriculture EUW World DUPC/Total: €51,398 / €51,398 Sources: EndYr: * Education D'ment D0046 NATSYS. Natural systems for wastewater treatment and re‐use with different water EUW quality conditions and climatic zones. World DUPC/Total: €377,906 / €504,575 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2015 Research D0119 SPATE irrigation for rural growth and poverty (IFAD). EUW World DUPC/Total: €243,203 / €1,249,373 Sources: IFAD, DUPC EndYr: 2014 Multipurpose D0050 ENVIRONFLOW. Environmental flow regime in rivers as a tool for integrated water EUW and basin resource management and climate change adaptation. World DUPC/Total: €56,654 / €56,654 Sources: DUPC, Partners EndYr: 2012 Research D0049 Heavy Metals Pollution and Removal. (1) Permeable reactive barrier for EUW remediation of acid mine drainage (PRBRAMD); (2) Evaluation of two technologies World for heavy metals removal (EVOTEC). DUPC/Total: €62,079 / €62,079 Sources: DUPC, Partners EndYr: 2012 Research

3.2 Theme 'Improved management of river basins and safe deltas' (IMRBSD)

Approach The theme 'Improved management of river basins and safe deltas' deals with the complex area of trade‐offs between the different interests and needs for water in society, and the institutions that are charged with reconciling them. It studies decision processes that seek to balance the supply and demand side of water. It also aims to develop tools that may assist in informing complex decision‐processes in river basins, with a focus on up‐to‐date numerical modeling, optimization techniques, policy analysis, expert systems, conflict management and information and communication technologies. The overall objective of this research field is to advance our understanding of decision‐making processes in river basins concerning water allocation and flood management in order to

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improve the livelihoods of the poor. Four specific objectives have been defined, which are interrelated and together encompass the overall objective of this research field:

Understanding the social and physical interdependencies in catchment areas Institutional forms and dynamics – from the water point to the basin committee Development of integrated assessment and planning tools for strategic decision‐making Development of tools for operational water management

The activities funded by DUPC focus in particular on the following regional areas: (1) the Nile Basin and East Africa, (2) Southern Africa, (3) Aral Sea, (4) Mekong River Basin and (5) Colombia. UNESCO‐IHE addresses the theme in these regions by a mix of education, research, and policy support activities carried out in partnership with key stakeholders and partners in southern countries and countries in transition. Table 3.3 Illustrations of projects on Improved management of river basins and safe deltas

ColCuencas. Piloting Colombia's New IWRM Policy in Key Catchments (D0028) The aim of this project is to contribute to the development of a framework and specific tools through which new basin management plans can be implemented in Colombia. Within the Proyecto Piloto de Implementación de la Política para la Gestión Integral del Recurso Hídrico, the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MESD) is developing or adapt Catchment Management Plans in four representative river basins of Colombia: the Río Chinchiná, Río Gualí, Río Pamplonita, and the Wetland Complex of the Lower Río Magdelena. Most activities, including MSc studies contributing technical inputs to key areas basin management plans, were concluded in 2014. The final activity in the project was to develop a self‐paced online training course on the topic of environmental flows, which features prominently in the future development of the Magdalena Basin but is poorly understood by basin stakeholders and water managers. This course is being completed beyond the term of ColCuencas in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy. Other spin‐off projects of ColCuencas are also underway supported both by the Dutch government as well as other funding sources such as the European Commission. Knowledge Networks for the Nile Basin (KNNB) (D0002) The KNNB project is concerned with strengthening the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network for River Engineering (NBCBN‐RE), a network of institutes and professionals from the 10 countries of the Nile River Basin. The NBCBN Secretariat is located at the Hydraulic Research Institute in Cairo. NBCBN has signed an MOU for cooperation with the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), with its Secretariat in Entebbe. The network connects more than 600 professionals from all Nile Basin countries and country nodes have adopted a specific topic to take the lead in knowledge enhancement and exchange. As a Network, it studies the possibility to attain a legal status so as to facilitate its administration and make it easier to receive funds in support of its operations. In response to the DUPC external evaluation a support mission was carried in December 2013 to support NBCBN in the transition towards a sustainable network. The support mission gives guidance and conditions for this gradual phasing out of support from DUPC. In 2014 the Nile Basin Capacity Building Network (NBCBN) steering committee took over the main strategic recommendations from the DGIS‐DUPC support mission to strengthen the networks demand‐driven capacity and research for development activities, e.g. by strengthening cooperation with the Nile Basin Initiative, to become an independent legal entity, and to set out a path for financial sustainability over a 3‐year transition phase from 2016 to 2018. A document with detailed objectives and activities for the coming three years was developed in an Inception Report . In 2015 the actual planning of this process has been detailed in the Work Plan 2016‐2018 under the responsibility of NBCBN. In June 2015 the NBCBN Steering Committee approved the work plan. In anticipation of DUPC2 funding for the 2016‐2018 transition period to become an independend organisation, the network continued its activities during 2015 and reach agreement on the legal format under which to register the network. The network will pursue registration in Egypt as an International Forum. Lastly, 2015 saw the

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continued succesfull implementation of the CGIAR‐IWMI WLE‐Nile project Nile‐ECO‐VWU, with several network partners involved and coordinated by the network secretariat as delegated by the Makerere University. The network is looking forward to the next steps in 2016 to prepare submitting the application for registration as an independent organisation in Egypt. http://www.nbcbn.com/ Post‐graduate Research on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Basin ‐ Phase 2 (PRoACC2) (D0061) The overall objectives of PRoACC2 are to contribute to better scientific understanding of climate change adaptation in the Mekong River Basin from hydrology, ecology, social, economic, institutional and integrative perspectives, contribute to the development of climate change adaptation strategies; and strengthen the cooperation of national/regional academy institutes in the area related to climate change adaptation. The research output aims to facilitate the development and implementation of effective climate change adaptation strategies and policies in the Mekong countries. The second phase of PRoACC started March 2013 and addressed four themes (Visit: http://proacc.unesco‐ihe.org/): - Enhancing the adaptive capacity and livelihoods of poor people to cope with climate change; - Managing sediments and nutrients across scales and climate change adaptation; - Urbanizing areas in the Mekong delta and climate change adaptation; - International cooperation for sustainable water management and cc adaptation (the 3‐San Basin). In total 11 regional researchers from Cambodia, China, Vietnam, and Thailand implement their research projects within these themes in close cooperation with UNESCO‐IHE and Mekong knowledge institutes. Close interaction with local stakeholders is sought and the insights gained are provided through recommendations, policy support, working papers and journal articles. Dissemination activities in 2014 included: Impact on the ground ProACC2 was not a project that had capacity/means to make climate change adaptation plans on the ground. PRoACC2 supported 11 regional young researchers to develop a research portfolio and their research skills to support their academic and professional career in influencing research and spreading ideas on adaptation to climate change in the Mekong basin. The research project enabled them to contribute in local platforms in which the impacts of climate change and adaption strategies to climate change in the Mekong are discussed. For example the 2 Cambodian researchers (Sophat and SIthirith) have actively taken part in National Consultation workshop on Sustainable Hydropower development (November 2014, Phnom Penh). The Vietnamese researchers of the Urbanizing areas in the Mekong Delta theme (Quan, Quang, and Phi) organized in cooperation with the Can Tho Climate Change Coordination Office (CCCO) a workshop inviting people from the peoples’ committee and municipal departments to discuss Can Tho Climate Change Adaptation strategies and Urban Water Cycle management (Feb. 2014) in cooperation with the MARE ASIA project this resulted in a design workshop on July 2014. After these training workshops with relevant stakeholders in Can Tho city, stakeholders agreed in 2015 that it is important to focus on green (or soft) measures (e.g. Rain water harvesting Green Design Elements like infiltration facilities, urban wetlands etc.) beside the necessary hard measures (e.g. dyke systems, large‐scale water supply interventions). Integrating the dynamics of social and biophysical processes to support delta management in Bangladesh (Socio‐Floods) (D0141) The project was designed to better understand issues of flood risk and development in southwest Bangladesh. Specifically, this research project critically examines the approach to flood management

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implemented under a development project. The research highlights the lack of consultation with local communities, and an ill‐considered projection of potential social and biophysical impacts as a result of the polders. Hence, demonstrating the need for a new approach in order to implement flood management which does not disadvantage the most vulnerable social group, or create negative ecological impact. The project aims to raise awareness in development communities (donors, consultants), policy makers, and flood management stakeholders of the need to take a socio‐hydrological perspective to flood risk. The project began on 18 September 2013. The project's post‐doc held intensive interactions with Bangladesh stakeholders in September 2013, and was present at UNESCO‐IHE during the October ‐ December 2013 for completion of literature review and drafting journal articles. Field research was conducted in 2014, and in December 2014 a final workshop to present results of the field research at the University of Liberal Arts, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, together with the Center for Sustainable Development , bringing participants from local government, academia, and civil society. http://www.ulab.edu.bd/CSD/center‐for‐sustainable‐development/ The research report and workshop discussion has led to follow‐on research under the Gender and Water Alliance Bangladesh, to focus on the role of women in aqua‐culture. Research results on the social and hydrological impacts of flood management approaches in the 1960‐80s in Bangladesh were presented in June 2015 at the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. A policy brief and final report were distributed on the website of ULAB. http://www.ulab.edu.bd/CSD/csd‐publications/. Cuba ‐ environment (D0030)

Aim of the project is to contribute to the adaptation and mitigation of the climate change effects on water scarcity in Cuba by introducing innovative practices in urban water cycle management. The project focuses at research and capacity development in support of investments made by Europe‐Aid. In 2015, the Sanitary Engineering Laboratory of the Hydraulics Research Center at the Civil Engineering Faculty of the Higher Polytechnique Institute "Jose Antonio Echeverria" has been equipped and refurbished with an investment of more than 100 000 EUR which includes research equipment, analytical equipment, and diverse consumables. In addition, the performance of two pilot‐scale plants (1 membrane bioreactor ‐MBR‐ and 1 saline wastewater treatment system) is being demonstrated under Cuban conditions in the Varadero Water Utilities Company, showing a great potential to facilitate the reuse of water. In line with these activities, around 15 BSc theses have been carried out and 1 MSc and 1 PhD theses are under preparation. Furthermore, 20 Cuban designers and practitioners from the National Water Resources Institute (INRH equivalent to Water Ministry) were trained on the design and operation of water technologies to cope with water scarcity (such as seawater desalination, MBR and direct use of saline water for sanitation). In addition, 2 articles have been published in local scientific journals, and 2 training manuals are under preparation to support further research, training and capacity building activities, where local case‐studies drawn from the project are included.

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Water Accounting (D0150) The Global Water Accounting project led by UNESCO‐IHE, FAO and IWMI which started in 2014 aims to make neutral analyses of the water accounts for some major river basins located in the DUPC focus countries, share the data with the governmental agencies, and make water policy makers aware of the opportunities and limitations of the approach. In 2015 the analytic framework for Water Accounting Plus (WA+) was further improved, and first sheets were constructed for the Mara basin. The materials gained are used for training and educational purposes at UNESCO‐IHE, and partner institutes involved. Case: Agricultural Services in Mara Basin from earth observations. From satellite imaginary the biomass and evapotranspiration was calculated on a 30m spatial resolution. The evapotranspiration was made by a selection of different evapotranspiration products and further downscaled by using Landsat images. The biomass was calculated by using a digital elevation map, weather data of GLDAS and Landsat images. An accurate land cover map of the Mara basin was used to determine the total yield over the growing season for each agricultural field. The total yield was divided by the Evapotranspiration to obtain a spatial map of water productivity on a 30m spatial resolution. With this map you can even compare different farmers who are doing well and have a high water productivity and on the other hand farmers which use a lot of water to obtain the same yield. Those spatial maps were used to complete the Agricultural Services sheets (3a and 3b). http://wateraccounting.org/ List of activities The activities implemented under this theme funded by DUPC are presented in Table 3.4. The activities are grouped by region, and indicates is under which DUPC Cluster component the activity is administered. Of the total activities under this theme 14 activities were finalised and closed before January 2015, 15 activities were running in 2015 and closed before January 2016, and 1 activity running in 2015 will continue into 2016.

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Table 3.4 Activities on Improved management of river basins and safe deltas (IMRBSD)

Africa East D0131 Wetland management in the Lake Victoria Basin. The provision of ecological IMRBSD services by wetlands and the threat of irrigation development. Africa East DUPC/Total: €247,097 / €247,097 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2015 Research D0042 MARAFLOWS. Environmental flows for people and ecosystems in the Mara River IMRBSD Basin. Africa East DUPC/Total: €464,717 / €554,277 Sources: DUPC, IHE, USAID EndYr: 2015 Research D0128 National University of Rwanda. University Teacher Qualification programme. IMRBSD Africa East DUPC/Total: €0 / €217,813 Sources: NUFFIC, DUPC EndYr: 2014 Partnership D'ment Africa North‐East D0002 KNNB ‐ Knowledge Networks for the Nile Basin: support to the Nile Basin Capacity IMRBSD Building Network. ** Africa North/East DUPC/Total: €2,176,008 / €2,176,008 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Partnership D'ment D0133 Simulation Games. (1) Libra simulation game for Egypt. (2) Ravilla simulation game IMRBSD with transboundary river conflict management. Africa North/East DUPC/Total: €48,142 / €48,142 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2014 Education D'ment D0070 Blue Nile Hydro‐solidarity: Transboundary water management of the Blue Nile IMRBSD River Basin: in search of sustainable catchments and basin‐wide solidarities. Africa North/East DUPC/Total: €180,590 / €940,325 Sources: WOTRO, DUPC EndYr: 2012 Multipurpose D0043 ACCION. Adaptation to climate change impacts on the Nile River Basin. Postdoc IMRBSD regional research programme. Africa North/East DUPC/Total: €193,886 / €193,886 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2011 Research Africa South D0065 RISKOMAN. Risk‐based operational water management for the Incomati River IMRBSD Basin, surface water and groundwater. Africa South DUPC/Total: €258,286 / €317,555 Sources: DUPC, IHE, EndYr: 2015 Research D0056 POWER2FLOW. Hydropower‐to‐environment water transfers in the Zambezi IMRBSD Basin: balancing ecosystems health with hydropower generation in hydropower‐ Africa South dominated basins DUPC/Total: €202,981 / €311,490 Sources: DUPC, IHE, ETH EndYr: 2015 Research D0036 ECOHYDRO‐Zambezi. Integrating social and natural systems in enhancing IMRBSD environmental sustainability in the Middle Zambezi Valley. Africa South DUPC/Total: €54,067 / €54,067 Sources: DUPC, Partners EndYr: 2013 Research Asia South and East D0010 HOHAI. Joint Masters programme of Hohai University (Nanjing, China) and IMRBSD UNESCO‐IHE in Hydro‐informatics, Hydrology & Water Resources, Coastal Asia South and East Engineering. DUPC/Total: €55,233 / €55,233 Sources: DUPC, IHE, EndYr: 2015 Education D'ment D0029 Meghna. Long‐term morphological assessment of the Meghna Estuary of IMRBSD Bangladesh in relation to climate change. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €88,980 / €88,980 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research D0061 PROACC. Postdoc research programme on Water and Climate Adaptation in the IMRBSD Mekong River Basin. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €1,378,295 / €1,378,295 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research

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D0027 RainPRED. Transboundary data and rainfall prediction based on internet data IMRBSD sources, applied in Bangladesh, Mozambique and Ethiopia Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €68,659 / €68,659 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research D0063 ReSedUE. Sediment and sediment transport from upstream to estuary. Research IMRBSD studies on modelling of sedimentation in reservoirs and estuaries. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €318,190 / €434,193 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2015 Research D0141 Socio‐Floods: Post doc research on integrating the dynamics of social and IMRBSD biophysical processes in long‐term delta development in Bangladesh. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €59,981 / €60,511 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research D0118 CUET. Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh). Training IMRBSD of University Teachers Qualifications and collaborative research. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €133,822 / €133,822 Sources: NUFFIC, DUPC EndYr: 2015 Partnership D'ment D0087 Integrated Flood Management: educational material for the Collaborative IMRBSD Knowledge Network Indonesia and CAPNet (UNDP). Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €39,187 / €39,187 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2014 Education D'ment D0100 MekongFlood. Mekong Flood Management Programme: Training of trainers in IMRBSD support of educational programme development and delivery. Asia South and East DUPC/Total: €25,760 / €227,233 Sources: WB, DUPC EndYr: 2012 Partnership D'ment

Asia Central D0125 ARAL SEA. Strengthening the Scientific Information Centre (SIC) of the Interstate IMRBSD Commission on Water for Central Asia. Asia Central DUPC/Total: €581,930 / €604,879 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2011 Multipurpose Caribbean D0030 Cuba ‐ Environment. Innovative (urban water) management strategies to adapt to Multipurpose climate change and mitigate water scarcity. Caribbean DUPC/Total: €160,000 / €1,112,936 Sources: EU, DUPC, IHE EndYr: * Partnership D'ment South America D0028 COLCUENCAS. Colombia, Ministry of Environment. Piloting new IWRM Policy in IMRBSD key catchments with the newly established Regional Autonomous Water South America Commissions. DUPC/Total: €423,438 / €429,856 Sources: EKN, DUPC EndYr: 2015 Multipurpose D0045 FORESEE. Operational flood forecasting, warning and response for multi‐scale IMRBSD flood risks in developing cities in Colombia. South America DUPC/Total: €229,599 / €263,837 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2014 Research

World D0150 Water Accounting: independent estimates of water flows, fluxes, stocks, IMRBSD consumption and services ** World DUPC/Total: €200,000 / €200,333 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research D0149 WOTRO Urbanizing Deltas Research Programme ** IMRBSD World DUPC/Total: €182,022 / €182,022 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2015 Research D0089 Hydraulic Engineering Design: educational material for use by universities in the IMRBSD Collaborative Knowledge Network Indonesia. World DUPC/Total: €49,573 / €49,573 Sources: DUPC EndYr: 2014 Education D'ment D0090 IWRM‐ECO. Ecosystem functions and services for water and climate in IWRM: two IMRBSD educational modules. World DUPC/Total: €27,682 / €27,862 Sources: DUPC, CAPNET EndYr: 2013 Education D'ment

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D0079 Environmental flows: on‐line educational module on environmental flows. IMRBSD World DUPC/Total: €63,763 / €73,317 Sources: DUPC, IHE EndYr: 2013 Education D'ment D0078 IRBM and WELP: on‐line modules on Integrated River Basin Management, and (2) IMRBSD Water and Environmental Law and Policy World DUPC/Total: €28,070 / €28,070 Sources: DUPC,IHE EndYr: 2011 Education D'ment D0055 SWITCH Policy Forum. Support to the City Summit at the conclusion of the IMRBSD SWITCH project. Documentary on achievements in Accra, Beijing and Warsaw. World DUPC/Total: €85,091 / €85,091 Sources: EU, DUPC EndYr: 2009 Policy Forum

3.3 Theme 'Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation' (IASDW&S)

Approach The theme 'Access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation' aims at increasing access to safe, sufficient and affordable water for people to meet needs for drinking, sanitation and hygiene. Realizing the complexity of WASH provision, especially under difficult conditions that prevail in most of developing countries, addressing the WASH challenges requires efforts that combine both technical and non‐technical (institutional, financial, governance, social) aspects. Areas of the technological/engineering interest on WASH include water treatment and supply, urban drainage, wastewater collection, treatment and reclamation/reuse, and residuals management. The WASH institutional dimension focuses in particular on activities related to the improvement of water utility management. The performance of the water and wastewater companies in developing economies have been disappointing for decades, in general and in particular when the amenities of urban poor are concerned. It involves both the access to the facilities as well as to its operation. Beside institutional aspects the technological research is complemented by social, governance and financial aspects of WASH. The joint educational programmes with AIT, KNUST and UNIVALLE are all related to the theme. Special attention is being paid to small scale solutions and peri‐urban areas. UNESCO‐IHE addresses this theme by a mix of education, research, and policy support activities carried out in partnership with key stakeholders and partners in southern countries and countries in transition. Table 3.5 Illustrations of projects on Improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Exact Small‐scale water treatment facilities for domestic use and artificial recharge with surface water (D0001) This project is carried out under the auspices of EXACT, the Executive Action Team of the Middle East Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources, established in 1995 as part of the Middle East Peace Process. Although the project has not been visited, the evaluation mission has been requested to put an emphasis on it. The project was formulated in 1999. The contract with UNESCO‐IHE was signed in 2002 after the signing of the MoU between the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the executive authorities of the three core parties: (i) in Israel: the Water Authority/MEKOROT Water Company; (ii) in Jordan: the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI); and (iii) in the Palestinian Territories: the Palestinian Water Authority. This shows the highly political profile of the project, as well as explaining the considerable delays in the project implementation because of the sensitive character of the project, which was finalised in December 2015.

Fig 1. Structures for artificial groundwater recharge in Wadi Madoneh)

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Fig. 2. Dam for artificial recharge of groundwater in Wadi Far’a

Fig. 3. Upgraded Slow Sand filters and new Roughing Filtration unit at Aqbat Jaber (Jericho)

Fig. 4. Iron removal plant Aqbat Jaber in Baqa, Jordan, and chromium removal pilot in Holon, Israel.

The EXACT project consists of three subprojects: (i) small‐scale water treatment facilities for drinking water; (ii) artificial groundwater recharge with surface water; and (iii) groundwater modelling (training course). The sub‐project Small scale water treatment facilities for domestic use aimed to identify sources of natural (geogenic) and human‐ induced groundwater contamination, and to identify, verify and pilot appropriate technologies to deal with the problem. In line with tripartite set up of the project, pilot ground water trea

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