CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS FOR IWRM IN NIGERIA

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CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS FOR IWRM IN NIGERIA
Regional Training of Trainers Workshop National
Water Resources Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria 6 10
December 2004
Dogara Bashir National Water Resources
Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria
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OBJECTIVES

• To present capacity building needs for IWRM in
  Nigeria (based on Groups and Plenary Discussions
  S15)
• Specifically to
• Identify the stakeholders that need to be
  informed of IWRM
• Capacity building needs
• Key groups to carry out awareness creation and
  capacity building
• Immediate capacity building needs

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

1. Resource User Groups
2. Government Agencies
3. Legislative Houses
4. Capacity Building Institutions
5. CBOs NGOs
6. Media Organisations
7. Professional Organisations
8. External Support Agencies

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• Resource User Groups
• Traditional Councils
• Farmers groups
• Myetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association
• Water user associations
• Fadama Users Associations
• Fishermen Associations
• Agricultural Produce Marketing Associations
• Association of Water Sellers

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• B. Government Agencies
• Federal State Ministries of
• Water Resources, Agriculture, Environment,
  Health, Education, Power Steel, Transport,
  Information, Justice
• River Basin Development Authorities (12 nos)
• State Water Agencies (37 nos)
• Rural Water Supply Sanitation Agencies (36 nos)
• State Environmental Protection Agencies (37 nos)
• Agricultural Development Projects (36 nos)

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• B. Government Agencies (Contd)
• Energy Commission of Nigeria
• National Electric Power Authority
• Nigeria Inland Waterway Agency
• Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
• Nigeria Geological Survey Agency
• Niger Delta Development Commission
• National Universities Commission
• National Board for Technical Education
• National Food and Drug Administration Commission
• National Emergency Management Agency

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• C. Legislative Houses
• National Assembly Committees on
• Water Resources, Environment, Agriculture,
  Education, Health, Transport, Power Steel
• States Assembly Committees on
• Water Resources, Environment, Agriculture,
  Education, Health, Transport
• Local Government Legislative Councils

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• D. Capacity Building Institutions
• National Water Resources Institute
• Universities (63 nos.)
• Polytechnics (60 nos.)
• Agricultural Forestry Research institutions (15
  nos)
• Agricultural Colleges (36 nos.)
• Land Resources Technology Colleges (2 nos.)

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• E. CBOs NGOs
• Water Environment related CBOs
• Water Aid Nigeria its Affiliates
• Nigerian Water and Sanitation Association
  (NIWASA)
• Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF)
• Foundation for Env. Dev. Educ in Nigeria
  (FEDEN)
• Nigerian Environment Study/Action Team (NEST)
• Savannah Watch
• Country Women Association of Nigeria (COWAN)

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• F. Media Organisations
• Electronic Media
• National Broadcasting Commission
• Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
• Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
• Television Stations (States and Private)
• Radio Houses (States and Private)
• Print Media
• Nigerian Guild of Editors
• Newspapers Proprietors Association
• Water and Environment Correspondents

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• G. Professional Organisations
• Professional Associations
• Nigerian Society of Engineers
• Nigerian Medical Association
• Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences
• Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologists
• Nigerian Bar Associations
• Nigerian Meteorological Association
• Forestry Association of Nigeria
• Nigerian Statistical Association
• Nigerian Geographical Association
• Fisheries Society of Nigeria

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STAKEHOLDERS IN IWRM IN NIGERIA

• G. Professional Organisations (Contd)
• Professional Regulatory Agencies
• Council for the Regulation of Engineering
  Practice in Nigeria (COREN)
• Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
• Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN)
• Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and
  Geoscientists (COMEG)

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APPRECIATION OF IWRM PRINCIPLES

• Superficial understanding of holistic approach to
  water resources management but IWRM principles
  and processes yet to be grasped
• People in academia and research institutions, few
  staff of FMWR, few NGOs are aware of IWRM
  principles but lack experience in implementation
  processes
• Majority of stakeholders lack awareness of IWRM,
  therefore need to be sensitised
• Informed stakeholders need to increase their
  level of awareness and be trained as trainers

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IWRM CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS

• ToTs required in the following IWRM themes
• Development of IWRM Plans
• Legal and regulatory frameworks in IWRM
• Gender issues in WR management and development
• Advocacy and sensitization strategies
• Conflict resolution water demand management
• Stakeholder participation in decision making
• Health impact assessment of WR schemes

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IWRM CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS

• Capacity development of network institutions
• Provision of Training facilities
• Development of library for the CBIs to stock
  relevant documents on IWRM for trainers and
  trainees.
• Curriculum development to include IWRM Principles
  at all levels of education

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IWRM CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS

• Applied research in the following areas
• Inventory of water sources and their conditions
• Baseline data on sectoral water needs
• Appropriate technologies to enhance IWRM
• Efficient water management techniques
• Demand management and allocation strategies

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IWRM CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS

• Financial resources to
• Procure training facilities (LCD projectors,
  internet services, audio-visual aids, books,
  posters, etc)
• Organise ToTs, training workshops, sensitisation
  meetings, advocacy visits, awareness campaigns,
  etc
• Fund research activities
• Produce workshop proceedings, flyers, posters,
  etc.
• Pay for adverts, feature articles and
  documentaries in the electronic and print media
• Develop curricula in schools and colleges
• Strengthen networking among CBIs and trainers

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DELIVERING TRAINING AND EDUC. IN IWRM

• Resource persons could be drawn from
• WA-Net
• Cap-Net and its affiliates
• CBIs (Universities, Polytechnics and Research
  Institutions)
• NGOs
• More training required to raise capacity of the
  Resource Persons

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DELIVERING TRAINING AND EDUC. IN IWRM

• Financial support could be sourced from
• Government Agencies
• FMWR, FMEnv, RBDAs, ADPs, SEPAs, LGA Councils
• Multi-lateral Agencies
• UNICEF, UNDP, EU, ECOWAS, AU, GEF, etc.
• Bi-lateral Agencies
• DFID, JICA, CIDA, DANIDA, etc.
• Development Banks
• WB, AfDB, etc.
• NGOs
• GWP/WAMP, CapNet, WaterAid, WANet, etc.

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IMMEDIATE IWRM CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS
Activities for the year 2005/06

• Advocacy and sensitization workshop for Policy
  Makers
• Training workshop for NGOs
• Training workshop for SWAs on PPP
• ToT on development of IWRM Plan
• Baseline study on sectoral water demands
• Consolidate networking among CBIs

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