Objectives of the session:• Inform about and showcase proegress to date• Discuss challenges encountered and ways to overcome them• Exchange ideas for the bright future

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Establishment of a Global Surface Freshwater Community of Practice

a) Online platforms: portal and interactive hub

b) Learning resources

c) Face-to-face meetings: Regional Targeted Workshops

d) Series of webinars

e) Videos on the economics of ecosystem services

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Online platforms: portal and interactive hub

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Learning resources

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Face to face : Regional Targeted Workshops

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Series of webinars

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

Videos on the economics of ecosystem services

Groundwater Community of Practice

a. Online platforms: portal and interactive hubb. Analysis of the GEF portfolio of Groundwater

Projectsc. Face to face meetings: Groundwater Integration

Dialoguesd. Series of webinarse. Groundwater Talks

Virtual connections: portal and interactive hub

Global Groundwater Forum started in 2013

Initially conceptualized with the long-term needs of the CoP in mind

Place for groundwater professionals from across the world to share ideas and best practices

Site housed by IGRAC and linked to our Meta Information Module

Moderated by UNESCO-IHP and IGRAC Able to host groups for public or private

discussions All ideas and contributions are welcome!

The Global Groundwater Forum: A Permanent Home for the CoP forum.un-igrac.org

www.groundwatercop.iwlearn.net A portal for all activities of the CoPs

Living document (to be finalized and published in 2014) Tool to present and review the portfolio of GW projects

(co-)financed by the GEF and implemented by different Agencies and partners

Added value: analysis and digestion of these projects in light of disseminating outstanding results, lessons learned and replicable practices

Series of Groundwater Integration Dialogues Promote conjunctive management of surface and groundwater resources Share knowledge at regional level across the IW portfolio and beyond1. I Dialogue: Cape Town, May 2013 (w/ NEPAD, IGRAC, IUCN)2. II Dialogue: Buenos Aires, June 2013 (w/UNECE, IGRAC, IUCN, ECLAC, …)3. III Dialogue, location tbc, 2014

Analysis of the GEF Groundwater Portfolio

A series of videos from events

across the world looking at

groundwater issues.

Series of webinars on groundwater

Groundwater Talks

Initiated by UNESCO-IHP and IGRAC in cooperation with different partners, institutions and projects

Calendar on the GW CoP Tool for variety of purposes (short lectures, project meetings,

consultations, …)

Discussion questions:

• Are we meeting your needs and expectations – both in terms of content and means?

• If you were the steering committee of IW LEARN, how would you design your own learning and knowledge management strategies?

• Imagine you are not bounded by financial or technical limitations: how would you envision these CoPs to operate?