GWP ToolBoxKnowledge Sharing Tool Danka J. Thalmeinerova

How ToolBox contributes to the implementation of GWP Strategy

• Goal 3: to develop the capacity to share knowledge and to promote a dynamic communications culture, so as to support better water management.

• Purpose– IWRM knowledge sharing and dissemination tool

• Goal– To contribute to establishing a global communication platform to share knowledge

and develop capacity• Components

– Tools (57 tools – guidelines how to implement IWRM);– Case studies and References– Knowledge partners resources

GWP visionWater security

A key contributor to sustainable socio-economic

well-being and national development

Goal 3Reinforce knowledge sharing and

communicationsRaising awareness, creating and

disseminating knowledge, and building capacity

Goal 2Address critical

development challengesDevelop and advocate

solutions to help governments take better decisions to

improve resilience

Goal 4Build a more effective network

Government, civil society and the private sector strengthen the

partnership to improve governance and sustainable funding

Goal 1Promote water as a key part of

sustainable national developmentGovernments make water

resources management a top priority and invest in its

development

ToolBox

Focus of activities in 2009 - 2013

• Upgrade tools to address and support implementation of GWP Strategy 2009-2013

• Shift from ”introduction of ToolBox tools” to ”application of ToolBox tools”

• Maintain current partners and bring new partners to share IWRM knowledge

• Establishment of mechanism to provide for ”region-to-region” knowledge exchange

Statistics

Distribution of visitors per country

Case Studies from Regions

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Present interest in ToolBox

• Strongly differes region by region• From ”how to use ToolBox” to ”why to use

ToolBox”• Some regions are ”donors” to database of case

studies and some regions are ”users”• Limited use if language or internet access

barriers exist

Progress in: Upgrade ToolBox Tools

A special section:

IWRM plans and strategies

Lessons learnt captured in GWP publications

ALL NOW IN TOOLBOX

- in ENG, FR, SP, RUSS

Office Web site ToolBox link

Central Africa http://www.gwpcentralafrica.org/index.php Yes, to English version

Eastern Africa No

West Africa http://www.gwpao.org/ Yes, to English version

Southern Africa http://www.gwpsa.org/ Yes, to English version

Central America http://www.gwpcentroamerica.org/ Yes, English and Spanish version

South America http://www.gwpsudamerica.org/ Yes, to English version

Caribbean http://www.gwp-caribbean.org/http://www.gwp-caribbean.org/

Yes, to English version

Mediterranean http://www.gwpmed.org/ Yes, to English version

CEE http://gwpceeforum.org/ Yes, to English version

CACENA http://www.gwp-cacena.org/ Under the “useful links”

China http://www.gwpchina.org/ Under the “useful links”

Southeast Asia http://www.gwpsea.org/ Yes, to English version

South Asia http://www.gwpsouthasia.org/ Links only to case studies from SAS

Progress in: Upgrade ToolBox Partners

Progress in: engagement with Knowledge Partners

Future Plans• Further enhance ToolBox tools responding to

thematic areas of GWP interventions • Transfer, share and document GWP experience

in ToolBox• Encourage Regional TECs to contribute to

ToolBox• Increase use of ToolBox in academia sector• Organize a Survey on ToolBox application in

regions/countries

Future Plans

• This slide is intentionally empty. The discussion from Regions is required to meet the needs of those who use and contribute to ToolBox

Challenges in Knowledge Chain• Processes

• Knowledge Identification

• Knowledge Acquisition

• Knowledge Storage

• Knowledge Refinement / Analysis

• Knowledge Integration

• Knowledge Dissemination

• Knowledge Application

• Enablers

• Knowledge System

• Knowledge Culture

• Organizational Memory

Intervention of GWP…in cooperation with knowledge partners

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