The Water Community Of Practitioners In India

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The Water Community of Practitioners in India Visioning Workshop “Turning Knowledge into Development Effectiveness” 13-14 March 2007

Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007

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Water Community Active Communities of Practice Decentralization Environment: Water & Environmental Sanitation Food & Nutrition Security Gender Health: Maternal & Child Health AIDS Poverty: Work & Education Employment

Poverty: Microfinance ICT for Development Getting organized for launching in the future:

Disaster Management Environment: Sustainable Environment

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Water Community Membership Profile – Subscribers Dec)

Total Subscribers, all Communities end-December 2006

6756

6000

5815 6151 5558 5171

5000

4655

2473

2000

4119

4000 2811

3000

3425 3548 3165 2853

2464 2238

2000

1332

1389 1218

1186

1221 1207 1184

1000

1739 1519 1142

1000 132 198

680 510

552

Apr 05 May 0 5 J un 05 Jul 05 Aug 0 5 Sep 0 5 Oct 05 Nov 0 5 Dec 0 5 Jan 06 Feb 0 6 Mar 0 6 Apr 06 May 0 6 Jun 06 J ul 06 Aug 0 6 Sep 0 6 Oct 06 Nov 0 6 Dec 0 6

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Subscriptions by Community end-December 2006

7332

7000

(30

0 MCH WES Gen Food AIDS Decn Ed Emp MFin ICTD

As of 31 Dec: 7,332 subcribers to one or more Community (12,400 subscriptions)

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Water Community Membership Profiles – Balance

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Dec)

Members by Organization Type, all Communities, end-December 2006

UN/Others 28%

Institutes 18%

Members by Region, all Communities, end-December 2006

Gov't 16%

South 23%

NGO/CBOs 38%

West 12%

East 10%

Delhi 27% North 20%

Outside India 8%

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Water Community Communities of Practice: Total CRs Consolidated Reply postings per month 25

23

20

18 16

15 10

8

5

20 17

19

17 13

14

15

14

11 10

5 2

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10 9

11

23

•Total Consolidated Replies as of end December: 276 •Average Water Community Workshop 13-14 March numberVisioning of contributors per CR:2007 18

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Water Community

Workshop Objectives 1. Strengthen the Community: Network and connect 2. Identify opportunities to take the Community’s agenda forward 3. Demonstrate and encourage knowledge sharing Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007

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Water Community Solution Exchange “Services” 1. Query service Question 2. eConsultation Draft plan/ policy/ programme 3. eDiscussion Priority topic 4. Action Group e-Discussion

Responses

Consolidated Reply

“For Comments”

Feedback for consideration

e-Discussion

Publication

Action research; Action Group pilot; (or Query) assignment strategy; Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007 proposal

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Agenda (Today)  Inaguration; Introduction; Agenda (9:30-11:00)  Plenary: Three Key Challenges (11:15-12:15)  Breakaway Sessions: Three Responses .

(12:15-3:45)

 Presentation: Three Action Plans (4:00-4:30) 

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Agenda for Wednesday  “Knowledge Mela” (Face-to-face Solution Exchange )  Walk Around

(9:00-9:45)

 Discussion (9:45-11:15)  Presentation (11:15-12:15)

 Feedback; Conclusions; Wrap-up (12:15-1:00). Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007

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Water Community Taking the Community’s Agenda Forward:  The process for today: 

Three “convenors” lead

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Plenary: Present challenges – 11:15-12:15

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Breakaway sessions: Identify Action Plan – 12:15-3:45, incl. lunch

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Presentation; plenary discussions – 4:00-5:00

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Water Community Taking the Community’s Agenda Forward: Define Action Plans in 3 strategic areas:  Groundwater management by Communities  Roof-top Rainwater Harvesting for Schools  Scaling up sanitation coverage in India  A programme/project proposal; a study; action research; situational assessment etc.  Completed and presented within 20 weeks: – E-discussion (6wks); “Action Group” (14wks)

 Carried forward by a “convenor” Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007

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Agenda for Wednesday  “Knowledge Mela” (Face-to-face Solution Exchange )  Walk Around

(9:00-9:45)

 Discussion (9:45-11:15)  Presentation (11:15-12:15)

 Feedback; Conclusions; Wrap-up (12:15-1:00). Water Community Visioning Workshop 13-14 March 2007

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Water Community The Knowledge Mela “Solution Exchange — Face-to-Face”

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The Walk Around (9:00-9:45)

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Network; Meet the Resource Persons; learn about what’s happening

Watershed

Conservanc y

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Water Conflicts

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Community Harvesting

PPCP

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Ecosystems

EcoSan

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Write down some Queries to bring to the Discussion Tables

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Research Priorities

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Water Literacy

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Water Community The Knowledge Mela “Solution Exchange — Face-to-Face” II. The Discussion Tables       

(9:45-11:15) Ten Resource Persons chair ten Discussion Tables Go to your first table. You have 45 minutes Facilitator reads all Queries. Agree on first one to reply Chair leads the “Face-to-face Solution Exchange” – max. 15 minutes Go to next question etc. 45 Minute signal – Go to Second Table Repeat the process

Water Conflicts

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Community Harvesting

PPCP

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EcoSan

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Ecosystems

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Research Priorities

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Water Community The Knowledge Mela “Solution Exchange — Face-to-Face” I.

The Presentation (11:15-12:15)

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Each Resource Person presents in 5 minutes: – What were the insights from my table?

Water Conflicts

Conservanc y Watershed

Community Harvesting

PPCP

PIM

EcoSan Ecosystems

Research Priorities

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Water Literacy