EC JRC Final Technical Report NH4 PDF

EUROPEAN COMMISSION AU/NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
Institute for Environment and Sustainability Programme Office
AU/NEPAD Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
EU JRC Contract Number: 386793
Tender Number: IES/H/2011/01/02/NC
Final Technical Report
DOCUMENT STATUS: DRAFT V3
Document prepared by:

AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat &
Stellenbosch University – Task leader
Date: November 2013
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1. LIST OF ACRONYMS
AMCOST African Ministers Council on Science and Technology

AMCOW African Ministers Council on Water
AU African Union
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CoE Centres of Excellence
CPA Consolidated Plan of Action
CRP Consortium Research Programme
CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
CWRP Country Water Resources Profile
DST Department of Science and Technology (South Africa)
EC European Commission
EUWI European Union Water Initiative
FETWater Education and Training in Water
GEM Global Environmental Monitoring
GWP-SA Global Water Partnership, Southern Africa
JRC European Commission’s Joint Research Commission
IES Institute for Environment and Sustainability
IWMI International Water Management Institute
IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management
JLP Joint Learning Programme
KM Knowledge Management
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
NGO non-governmental organisation
NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development
SANWATCE Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
SADC Southern African Development Community
R&D Research and Development
RSAP III Southern African Development Community Regional Strategic
Action Plan
S&T Science and Technology
SWAp Sector-wide Approach
UB University of Botswana
UEM University of Eduardo Montlane
UNESCO United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation
SU Stellenbosch University
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
UN United Nations
UNIMA University of Malawi
UNZA University of Zambia
UWC University of Western Cape
WANWATCE West African Network of Water Centres of Excellence
WARFSA 2.0 Water Research Fund for Southern Africa, Phase II
WIN-SA Water Information Network - South Africa
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WISA Water Institute of Southern Africa
WRC Water Research Commission (South Africa)
WRTC Water Resources Technical Committee (SADC)
WPT Water Project Toolkit
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2. Contents
1. LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................ 2
2. Contents ............................................................................................................................................. 4
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 5
4. INTRODUCTION TO THE AU/NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME ................... 12
2.1 The Southern Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE) ................................ 13
2.2 Vision.............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.3 Focus Areas .................................................................................................................................... 13
5. INTRODUCTION TO THE EC JRC - AU/NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER CENTRES OF
EXCELLENCE CONTRACT ................................................................................................................... 14
3.1 List of activities............................................................................................................................... 15
6. PROJECT DIARY ................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1 Adjusted project work-flow chart ............................................................................................ 15
7. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................ 15
5.1 First Interim Technical Report........................................................................................................ 16
5.2 Second Interim Technical Report ................................................................................................... 16
5.3 Third Interim Technical Report ...................................................................................................... 18
8. JLP 1.7 PROCEEDINGS AND FEEDBACK MATERIAL FROM THE REGIONAL SEMINARS ..................... 19
6.1 Key Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 20
6.2 Survey Results ................................................................................................................................ 22
6.3 Technical Notes on JLP 1.7 ............................................................................................................. 24
9. JLP 1.8 AMCOW AND SADC SECRETARIAT REPORT.......................................................................... 25
7.1 Technical Notes on JLP 1.8 ............................................................................................................. 25
10. SANWATCE ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE ............................................................................................. 26
11. CONTACTS ESTABLISHED .................................................................................................................. 28
12. PROJECT CHALLENGES...................................................................................................................... 28
13. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................... 29
14. ADDENDUM I: FIRST INTERIM REPORT ............................................................................................... i
15. ADDENDUM II: SECOND INTERIM REPORT ...................................................................................... xii
16. ADDENDUM III: THIRD INTERIM REPORT ....................................................................................... xxix
17. ADDENDUM IV: PROJECT DIARY ........................................................................................................ li
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3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The first African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST), held in Johannesburg in
2003, decided on water Science and Technology (S&T) to constitute one of the main flagship
programmes of New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). Thus, in the framework of the
NEPAD, the leaders have committed themselves to “ensure sustainable access to safe and
adequate clean water supply and sanitation, especially for the poor”.
The African Union (AU)/NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence
(SANWATCE) is one of these five African regional networks. The regional Hub and Secretariat is
currently being hosted by Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa. Membership to the Network
is open to all countries in the Southern African sub-region and current members are: the University
Botswana (UB), University of Malawi (UNIMA), University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in
Mozambique, University of the Western Cape (UWC), SU as a node, Centre for Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), University of Kwa Zulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa and the University of
Zambia (UNZA).
The European Commission (EC) through its support aims at recognising these Centres of Excellence
(CoEs) as reference for regional development fostering south to south cooperation, and hence
sustainability of technical support actions. Overall the contract aimed at reaching two objectives of
the DG EuropeAid support project with reference to AU/NEPAD SANWATCE: i) Implementing the
second phase of the Joint Learning Programme (JLP Train4dev) on Sector Wide Approach (SWAp)
through the regional networks of CoEs in the water sector and ii) Improve Knowledge Management
(KM) and development at regional level in the water sector.
A key benefit for the JRC is the further increase in technological and scientific level of the
AU/NEPAD CoE, which will enable a strong scientific and technical dialogue -hence cooperation-
with the JRC and with European and international institutions compatible with the SWAp in the
Water Sector.
A further benefit is that reports and deliverables from this contract will be integrated in –hence
enrich- the AQUAKNOW system (Knowledge Management System for the Water Sector in
Developing Countries) developed and maintained by the JRC in close collaboration with EuropeAid
as a study case that will be useful for other Developing Regions.
The contract was signed on 12 May 2011. Final project reports were submitted before August 2013
and the project was concluded in in the same month. The concluding meeting took place in
September 2013 in Dakar, Senegal together with the West African Network for Water Centres of
Excellence (WANWATCE).
The table below provides a summary of the contract deliverables’ purpose, scope, potential users
and applications, limitations, conclusions and benefits.
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POTENTIAL USERS AND
DELIVERABLE PURPOSE SCOPE LIMITATIONS CONCLUSION BENEFITS
APPLICATIONS
M-1 KICK OFF Start of the project Meeting between Not applicable. The project began Secretariat was Secretariat staff
MEETING AU/NEPAD SANWATCE late and extra time able to start the became familiar with
Secretariat and the EC to complete the project with the AquaKnow, EC JRC
JRC in September 2011 project was not Consortium methodologies
granted at the time. members
JLP 1.1 SURVEY ON Promote a better Survey of experts in the Organizations, Time constraints and Identify gaps in the Awareness raising,
REQUIREMENTS IN integration of the Southern Africa water employers and sample size Southern African gearing other
HIGHER EDUCATION academic actors in sector and research on institutions working in water sector deliverables to fulfill
AND WITHIN Sector-wide SCOPUS. the water sector to be the capacity gaps
TRAININGS FOR Approach Desktop research on aware of capacity and
PRACTITIONERS IN THE vacancies in water skills gaps in the region.
WATER SECTOR sector in SADC.
JLP 1.2 STUDY ON To establish what Desktop research to Organizations and Time constraints and To identify the Awareness raising,
HOW THE CENTRES OF courses/degrees establish what courses institutions working in sample size. needs in the SADC adapt current courses
EXCELLENCE COULD exists in the region exists in the region to the water sector can Limited online region, to see what to meet the identified
BETTER ADDRESS to fill the skills gap. possibly fill the gap. If it design workshops and information in the is available to needs
SECTOR EXPERTISE CoE to tailor make does not exist, the CoE courses to develop region to know what bridge the skills
FOR CONSULTANCY and design new should tailor courses appropriate material for courses exists and gap and to create
AND ADVOCACY courses to fit the geared to the needs of capacity development. what is needed. new courses to
NEEDS IN THE WATER needs and skills the region. Awareness raising fulfill the
SECTOR gap. among organizations, skills/knowledge
institutions on the skills gap.
gap.
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POTENTIAL USERS AND
APPLICATIONS
JLP 1.3 PREPARATION Analysis framework Themes covered: For the Centres of Desktop study and Engaging Creating a
OF MECHANISMS FOR which provides a Challenges of a water Excellence to move time constraints. effectively with communication
DIALOGUE, common language sector; Integrated towards a Sector-wide boundary partners strategy for the
AWARENESS RAISING and coherent way vision; IWRM; Approach is crucial for high Centres of Excellence
AND COACHING in which Sector- Governance; Water impact of the
ELEMENTS wide Approach sector; Sector-wide Centres of
partners will co- Approach; Excellence
operate with the Collaborative water
Centres of governance in Southern
Excellence Africa; Capacity
development as part of
a Sector Wide approach
JLP 1.4 PLANNING Preliminary Establishing different Establish the difference Time constraints. Identify technical Detailed content
REGIONAL SEMINARS planning of regional roles between NEPAD between the CoEs and Financial constraints. and scientific planning with time
– DELIVERING seminar content on SANWATCE and WaterNet. Verbal priorities and lines. Establishing
CAPACITY ACROSS awareness raising WaterNet. collaboration between establish what the CoE’s role.
SADC’S REGIONAL and coaching. networks has been CoE’s niche is in Strengthening
WATER SECTOR Designing detailed, communicated. Africa - R&D relationships between
transferrable course the SADC Water
content with the input Division, WaterNet
of the Consortium and and other networks,
EC JRC as well as government
officials who attended
the workshop.
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POTENTIAL USERS AND
APPLICATIONS
JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN Design Selected CoE communication tool Desktop study Mainstream and Creating a
OF THE SEMINARS communication communication tools: firmly rooted in a integrate cross- theoretically sound
AND TRAININGS - mechanisms for a i) coaching; theoretical framework cutting issues communication
IDENTIFYING Sector-wide ii) dialogue; through mechanism for the
COMMUNICATION Approach in the iii) awareness raising appropriate Centres of Excellence
MECHANISMS SADC region communication in the SADC region
mechanisms, such
as dialogue,
awareness-raising
and coaching
JLP 1.6 SEMINAR Collect seminar Gathered during the Serves as reference to Local students Extensive and Good governance and
PRESENTATIONS, output – seminars the seminars. collected output and detailed materials reference for future
ORGANISATION AND presentations, in some cases there on the seminars seminars
IMPLEMENTATION photos, discussion are gaps in the
REPORT minutes materials
JLP 1.7 PROCEEDINGS Regional seminars Seminars took place Main users were the Not enough variety Successful regional Greater awareness of
AND FEEDBACK on awareness from 9 April 2013 to 17 participants of the of stakeholders, e.g. seminars cross-sectional
MATERIAL FROM THE raising and May 2013: seminars. the absence of addressing in challenges in the
REGIONAL SEMINARS coaching on the Zambia (9-11 April Secondary users are the politicians was multi-disciplinary sector for the
Water Project 2013), field sites as many issues criticized. forum addressing participants.
Toolkit Botswana (16-19 April and the way forward Differences of local and regional Prioritizing field visit
2013), were discussed with the capacity and water challenges. challenges in the
Malawi (23-26 April stakeholders. resources available Water Project Toolkit.
2013), at the CoEs. Due to
South Africa (7-10 May this, it was difficult
2013), and to plan actions.
Mozambique (14-17
May 2013)
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POTENTIAL USERS AND
APPLICATIONS
JLP 1.8 REPORT ON Greater buy-in of Involve AMCOW-TAC The network as well as Initial relationship SADC: Asked to be Build long-lasting ties
THE INVOLVEMENT OF regional and and SADC Water the individual has been established the implementing to governmental
AMCOW/AMCOST continental bodies Division in ongoing Consortium members. between SADC agent of WARFSA bodies and create
AND SADC activities Produce relevant Water Division and 2.0. buy-in
output. AU/NEPAD AMCOW:
SANWATCE. Mandated to build
Relationship needs youth capacity
to be expanded to
ensure that the
network activities
are aligned with the
strategic objectives
of the SADC Water
Division
KM 2.1 ANALYSIS OF Identify how Quantitative and Establish AquaKnow as Small sample size Only 20% of Clarify usefulness of
THE AQUAKNOW AquaKnow can qualitative review of the KM interface AquaKnow users AquaKnow to the
USERS AND POLICY assist in managing existing databases between researchers, are from Africa and network and assist in
MAKERS knowledge among policy-makers and final most of them not making it more
final users and users. active. Some accessible to African
policy-makers feature of AK could knowledge holders.
be more user-
friendly.
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POTENTIAL USERS AND
APPLICATIONS
KM 2.2 DEVELOPING A Identify target Review of existing Research institutions Desktop study Re-exam how Strategy for all future
LIST OF ACTIONS AND groups, existing literature and task JLP across Southern Africa science is used; research outputs on
CHANNELS FOR THE courses at the 1.1 and JLP 1.2 Align research to how to disseminate
DISSEMINATION OF Centres of needs; research the knowledge
MATERIALS Excellence, define and vocational -
and implement a driven capacity
knowledge building needs to
dissemination become a priority
strategy
KM 2.3 PRODUCE Design three Course 1: Groundwater i) Master’s Degree level Many course Development of SANWATCE can offer
EDUCATIONAL courses at MA level Course students with materials at the three high-level these courses in the
MATERIAL, LINKED with clear links to Course 2: background in earth network institutions courses future to build
WITH AQUAKNOW AquaKnow IWRM in Africa sciences; are tied up in other capacity and generate
PLATFORM AND Course 3: Water Project ii) Acting professionals in projects. some income.
DEVELOPMENT OF Toolkit the water sector
COURSES
KM 2.4 REPORT AND i) Exchanging of The workshop was Identify common Not all SANWATCE Insightful formal We were able to hold
PROCEEDINGS OF THE lessons organized by the EC JRC challenges in water Consortium and informal a Consortium meeting
INTERNATIONAL ii) Establishing in Ispra, Italy from 15 to resources management members were able exchange with back to back with the
WORKSHOP ON international 18 October 2012 and and learn from one to attend partners across the workshop.
EXCHANGE OF partnerships was attended by another world.
EXPERIENCES ON ii) Identifying topics network partners from
WRM BETWEEN for possible Africa, China, Latin
AFRICA, CHINA, LATIN collaborations America and Europe
AMERICA AND iv) Disseminating
EUROPE the specific
initiatives
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POTENTIAL USERS AND
APPLICATIONS
KM 2.5 REPORT AND i) Generation and Two topics were Cheap and easy way to Little participation Policy-makers and Familiarized the
PROCEEDINGS ON THE dissemination of addressed on hold a discussion on researchers have network with online
E-CONFERENCE ON knowledge in AquaKnow: The important topics in to make a platforms for
KNOWLEDGE developing Knowledge Chain: developing countries conscious effort to discussions and will
MANAGEMENT countries Generation, take knowledge be used in future by
ii) New challenges dissemination and and lessons SANWATCE
of information feedback (26-30 learned on board
management November 2012) and for the sustainable
iii) Sustainable Joint Action for Water management of
knowledge Knowledge resources.
strategies Management (18-22
March 2013)
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4. INTRODUCTION TO THE AU/NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF
EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME
In September 2000, African countries and the international community adopted the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) at the United Nations (UN) Millennium Summit. African leaders
identified water scarcity and related insecurity due to water stress as one of the sources of the
continent’s underdevelopment and increasing social and economic decline.
The first AMCOST meeting, held in Johannesburg in 2003, decided that water S&T should constitute
one of the main flagship programmes of AU/NEPAD. Thus, in the framework of the NEPAD, the
leaders have committed themselves to “ensure sustainable access to safe and adequate clean
water supply and sanitation, especially for the poor”. They decided that S&T will play an important
role in water development, supply and management and that S&T is crucial for assessing,
monitoring and ensuring water quality. The flagship programme should strengthen the continent’s
capabilities to harness and apply S&T to address challenges of securing adequate clean water as
well as managing the continent’s resources to become a basis for national and regional cooperation
and development.
On 22 November 2006, the AMCOST and African Ministers Council for Water (AMCOW) met in
Cairo, Egypt. By resolution, the delegates committed themselves to establishing an African Network
of Excellence in Water Sciences and Technology Development.
It is important that the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE align activities and thematic areas with continental
strategic plans, as well as Southern African Development Community’s (SADC’s) regional policies
and strategies. To this end, consultation and alignment of thematic areas have been undertaken; in
line with the AU/NEPAD Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and the new Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium Research Programmes (CRPs). Regionally,
the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan will also align with the SADC Regional Water Policy and
Strategy and also the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development
and Management (RSAP III) through the collaboration with WaterNet.
During the 24th SADC Water Resources Technical Committee (WRTC) meeting in Lusaka, Zambia,
the following was recommended and subsequently ratified by the SADC Ministers of Water:
 That the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE and WaterNet have agreed amicably to focus on the
two areas: capacity building and training (WaterNet) and Research & Technology
Transfer (AU/NEPAD SANWATCE) (Section 4.8.4)
 Approve the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7)1
 Approved the proposal for AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to be the implementing agent for
the Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA 2.0), a programme of SADC
Water Division (Section 5.2.9.8). Subsequent to this ratification, a detailed project plan
with associated costs was developed for WARFSA 2.0.
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2.1 The Southern Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence
(SANWATCE)
The Ministerial Mandate, as instituted in Cairo (2006), provides the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE with the
following executive mandate:
1. Facilitate, and where applicable, conduct selective research on water issues;

2. Serve as a Higher Education (PhD; postdoctoral; staff exchange) soundboard to the
SADC region on regional water matters;
3. Collaborate with other networks and institutions in specialised areas;
4. Set the SADC water research agenda;
5. Establish a continental water research agenda which is based on / derived from the
SADC regional water agenda.
This can be achieved, amongst other means, through one-on-one engagement with AMCOW and
AMCOST through the SADC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), in order to observe political
direction and engage so as to provide evidence-based research.
Following the 24th SADC WRTC meeting in Lusaka (2013) and subsequent ratification of decisions by
the SADC Ministers of Water, the relationship between SADC Water Division and the AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE are formalised, which will enable the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to:
1. Operationalize and regularly report to SADC in its mandate and progress;

2. Establish strategic partnerships outside and beyond the network. The AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE can then play a network brokerage role with like-minded organisations to
take information and knowledge beyond the current region to the benefit of the
African continent;
3. Leverage resources from the region and
4. In the long term, it is also important to establish the most appropriate legal personnel
of the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat, with collaboration between NEPAD and SU.
The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE is one of the African regional networks. The regional Hub and
Secretariat is currently being hosted by SU in South Africa. Membership to the Network is open to
all countries in the Southern African sub-region and current members are: Botswana, Malawi,
Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
2.2 Vision
The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE will contribute to the improved human and environmental
well-being through research and development in water and sanitation.
2.3 Focus Areas

By focussing on various strategic areas, the AU/NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence channel
resources and activities specifically to the following areas:
1. Research and Development (R&D) (including infrastructure) through innovation;
2. Human capacity development;
3. Outreach through networking; conferences and workshops;
4. Strategic partnerships; and
5. Financial sustainability.
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5. INTRODUCTION TO THE EC JRC - AU/NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN
WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE CONTRACT
Trans-boundary water resources management, integrated water resources management and
conflict prevention have been identified by the European Parliament as issues that the EC should
address in the water sector in Africa as enablers to socio-economic development. In particular, one
of the key limitations to a harmonious development and management of water resources in Africa
is the lack of human and institutional capacity to assimilate the modern advances in S&T necessary
deal with the complex interactions between the hydrological cycle and the societal needs, while
conserving the environment. Through the Commission Decision No C(2009)2374 of 26 March 2009,
the DG EuropeAid of the European Commission has launched the pilot project “Support to the New
Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Water Centres of Excellence”.
At present, research and development in the water resource sector in Africa is highly dependent on
developed countries expertise both in terms of knowledge and human resources. African countries
can, however, innovate for sustainable development if and when they mobilize and direct their
different capacities towards common research and development challenges.
The EC, through its support, aims at recognising these CoEs, currently organized in two networks
being represented by two African institutions, as reference for regional development fostering
south to south cooperation and hence sustainability of technical support actions. These actions are
in line with the overall political framework of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI) and
develop the successful approach undertaken by the EC with the Joint Learning Programme (JLP) of
the Train4Dev Network also managed by the EC. The MONDE Action of the Global Environmental
Monitoring (GEM) Unit is implementing this project “Support to the New Partnership for Africa's
Development (NEPAD) Water Centres of Excellence” on the EC’s behalf through the Administrative
arrangement No 2009-09-31487 NFP CSP with EuropeAid.
The JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) –GEM Unit aims at improving the
understanding of the interactions between the terrestrial, marine and climate components of the
Earth's system, assess the impact of changes on the long-term sustainability of ecosystem services
and highlight the consequences for EU environment and development policies. The Unit delivers
products and services to directly support European policies in the fields of Space, Environment and
Sustainability, Climate Change and Development Aid.
Overall the intended contract aims at reaching two objectives of the DG EuropeAid support project
with reference to the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE, referred to in annex I of the Commission Decision No
C(2009)2374.
Objective 1: Implementing the second phase of the Joint Learning Programme (JLP Train4dev) on
Sector Wide Approach through the regional networks of Centres of Excellence in the water sector.
Objective 2: Improve knowledge management and development at regional level in the water
sector The NEPAD officially identified the institution responsible of the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE: SU
in the Republic of South Africa.
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3.1 List of activities
For the full list of the contract deliverables’ purpose, scope, potential users and applications,
limitations, conclusions and benefits that made up the JLP and Knowledge Management (KM) pilot
project between the EC JRC and AU/NEPAD SANWATCE, see the table on Page 6.
6. PROJECT DIARY
The project diary is attached as Addendum IV to this report.
4.1 Adjusted project work-flow chart

The adjusted project workflow is presented in the table below, indicating the tasks as per
deliverables / milestones and adjusted delivery date. Note that the project was concluded within
the contract period.
DELIVERABLE / MILESTONE 1 February 2012

M-1 KICK-OFF MEETING
JLP 1.1 SURVEY ON REQUIREMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND WITHIN TRAININGS FOR
PRACTITIONERS IN THE WATER SECTOR
KM 2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE AQUAKNOW USERS AND POLICY MAKERS
DELIVERABLE / MILESTONE 2 April 2013
JLP 1.2. STUDY ON HOW THE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE COULD BETTER ADDRESS SECTOR
EXPERTISE FOR CONSULTANCY AND ADVOCACY NEEDS IN THE WATER SECTOR
KM 2.2 DEVELOPING A LIST OF ACTIONS AND CHANNELS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF
MATERIALS
JLP 1.3 PREPARATION OF MECHANISMS FOR DIALOGUE, AWARENESS RAISING AND
COACHING ELEMENTS
KM 2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND
DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES
DELIVERABLE / MILESTONE 3 May 2013
JLP 1.4 PLANNING REGIONAL SEMINARS – DELIVERING CAPACITY ACROSS SADC’S REGIONAL
WATER SECTOR
JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN OF THE SEMINARS AND TRAININGS - IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION
MECHANISMS
JLP 1.6 SEMINARS PRESENTATIONS, ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
JLP 1.7 PROCEEDINGS AND FEEDBACK MATERIAL FROM THE REGIONAL SEMINARS
JLP 1.8 AMCOW AND SADC REPORTS
KM 2.4 REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON EXCHANGE OF
EXPERIENCES ON WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BETWEEN AFRICA, CHINA, LATIN
AMERICA AND EUROPE
KM 2.5 REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS ON THE E-CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS AUGUST 2013
7. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
Three Interim Technical Reports (R1, R2 and R3) were handed throughout the project and
summarised most of the JLP and KM activities in the contract between the EC JRC and AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE. These activities are recapitulated below. Merely two of the tasks were not included in
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the previous reports: JLP 1.7 Proceedings and Feedback Materials from the Regional Seminars and
JLP 1.8 AMCOW and SADC Secretariat report. These will be described in more detail later.
5.1 First Interim Technical Report

Three tasks made up Deliverable 1 and were reported on in the first interim report (see Addendum
I); Kick-off meeting, survey on requirements in higher education and within trainings for
practitioners in the water sector, and an analysis of the AquaKnow users and policy-makers.
TASK LEAD INSTITUTION

DELIVERABLE 1 to JRC
M-1 KICK OFF MEETING AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat
JLP 1.1 SURVEY ON REQUIREMENTS IN Stellenbosch University
HIGHER EDUCATION AND WITHIN
TRAININGS FOR PRACTITIONERS IN THE
WATER SECTOR
KM 2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE AQUAKNOW University of Botswana & University
USERS AND POLICY MAKERS of the Western Cape
The objective of the Kick-off meeting was to explain the EC JRC structure to the Secretariat, to
discuss in detail the activities of the contract between the EC JRC and the Secretariat, to discuss the
methodology of each deliverable, how to present the results of the deliverables in a report, and to
give the Secretariat training on AquaKnow.
As part of an extensive project, the EC JRC requested that the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE network map
out the requirements in higher education and within trainings for practitioners in the water sector
in the SADC region. Once the needs in the Water Sector were identified, the results should be used
to tailor the region’s existing training courses and institutional degrees to match the needs and
gaps in the region. The task also provided information on the training/skills development
opportunities that exist and that are needed to tackle the skills shortage.
The aim of task KM 2.1 was to bring clarity to the SWAP on the role of KM in strengthening a sector
wide approach in the region and specifically for AU/NEPAD SANWATCE. It proposed a working
model of KM that is relevant to the water sector. Considering that the water sector is a knowledge
intensive sector and KM not a ‘nice to have’ but a ‘must have’.
5.2 Second Interim Technical Report

Deliverable 2 consisted out of four tasks and were reported on in the second interim report
(Addendum II); Study on how the CoEs could better address sector expertise for consultancy and
advocacy needs in the water sector, developing a list of actions and channels for the dissemination
of materials, produce educational materials linked to AquaKnow, and development of courses,
preparation of mechanisms for dialogue, awareness raising and coaching elements.

JLP 1.2 STUDY ON HOW THE CENTRES OF University of Stellenbosch
EXCELLENCE COULD BETTER ADDRESS SECTOR
EXPERTISE FOR CONSULTANCY AND ADVOCACY
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NEEDS IN THE WATER SECTOR
KM 2.2 DEVELOPING A LIST OF ACTIONS AND University of Zambia
CHANNELS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF
MATERIALS
KM 2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, University of Stellenbosch2
LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND
JLP 1.3 PREPARATION OF MECHANISMS FOR University of the Western Cape
DIALOGUE, AWARENESS RAISING AND
COACHING ELEMENTS
The Study on How the CoEs Could Better Address Sector Expertise for Consultancy and Advocacy
Needs in the Water Sector used secondary data from across the SADC water sector and concluded
that the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE should recognise that water companies, government and non-
governmental organisation (NGOs) have made progress in terms of addressing the skills gap
(Matete, 2010:20). However, many gaps still exist in the consultancy and advocacy sector. With this
in mind, the Centres of Excellence reconsidered how to fill the skills gap and suggested some
concrete steps to better address that gap.
In order to disseminate the existing knowledge in the network effectively, KM 2.2 Developing a List
of Actions and Channels for the Dissemination of Materials attempted exactly that. KM, the art of
using people as a resource, is a hallmark for capacity development, technology transfer and
technical cooperation and technical assistance. Therefore, activities under this task assessed how
knowledge is currently being used in the water sector, identifying needs of stakeholders using
existing knowledge resources, and to formulate strategies to address identified needs of/in the
sector.
The output of task KM 2.3 To Produce Educational Materials Linked with the AquaKnow Platform
and Development of Courses, each 38 teaching hours, were three highly relevant water courses
aimed at MA students and professionals in the water sector: 1) Groundwater Course, 2) Integrated
Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Africa Course, and 3) Water Project Toolkit (WPT) Course
which is closely linked to the AquaKnow platform.
One of the key objectives of the EC JRC’s project working with the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE is to
foster capacity development and implement a JLP on collaborative governance approaches, in
particular a SWAp. The Preparation of Mechanisms for Dialogue, Awareness Raising and Coaching
Elements (JLP 1.3) will help achieve this through building, an appreciation and awareness of the
benefits and effective means of implementing collaborative governance approaches within the
Water CoEs in the region. Therefore, this task presented an analysis framework, which has the
purpose to provide a common language and coherence to the way in which sector wide partners
will co-operate in all tasks and stakeholder interactions during the project.
2
In the original project proposal and contract, the University of Kwa-Zula Natal was indicated as the lead
institution for this task. On commencement of the project, the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, however, withdrew
from the project, whereupon Stellenbosch University took the leadership of the task hiring an expert.
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5.3 Third Interim Technical Report
Five tasks made up Deliverable 3 and were reported on in the third interim report (see Addendum
III); Planning and final design of regional seminars to deliver capacity across SADC’s regional water
sector, as well as identifying communication mechanisms, a report on seminars presentations,
organisation and implementation, a report on the International Workshop on Exchange of
Experiences on Water Resources Management, and an e-conference on Knowledge Management.

JLP 1.4 PLANNING REGIONAL SEMINARS – Centre for Scientific Industrial and
DELIVERING CAPACITY ACROSS SADC’S Research (CSIR)
REGIONAL WATER SECTOR
JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN OF THE SEMINARS AND University of the Western Cape
TRAININGS - IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION
MECHANISMS
JLP 1.6 SEMINARS PRESENTATIONS, All nodes and
ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat
REPORT
KM 2.4 REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE University of Malawi
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON EXCHANGE
OF EXPERIENCES ON WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT BETWEEN AFRICA, CHINA,
LATIN AMERICA AND EUROPE
KM 2.5 REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS ON THE E- University of Stellenbosch
CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Five Regional Seminars with the aim of bringing key representatives and stakeholders of the
national country’s water-sector institutions together, in order to assess and update R&D capacity
gaps with a view to share and improve knowledge on various water development, utilisation and
management issues in the country and the Southern African region. These seminars took place in
Zambia (9-11 April 2013), Botswana (16-19 April 2013), Malawi (23-26 April 2013), South Africa (7-
10 May 2013), and Mozambique (14-17 May 2013).
As the programme was the same across all five seminars, the seminars’ presentations, organisation
and implementation report was split in five, one for each country. As supporting documents, the
Secretariat collected a Session Sheet for each session which highlights the most important points
and results of the presentations and discussions. We also collected all the PowerPoint
presentations where available, in cases where there was no PowerPoint, we recorded the
presenters and copied their notes. We made sure that all the participants registered on a daily
basis. In addition we took photos of the opening ceremonies, as well the field trips to document
the trips and challenges at the sites.
The objective of the Final Design of the Seminars and Trainings - Iidentifying Communication
Mechanisms deliverable was to design a communication strategy for a SWAp in the SADC Region to
mainstream and integrate cross-cutting issues through various channels, such as dialogue,
awareness-raising and coaching. The task was concluded with the premise that a communication
strategy for the CoE needs to be rooted in theoretical frames that are able to capture connectivity
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(social capital), different types of knowledge and differences and diversity of stakeholders
(complexity), and lastly it must deal with adaptation and social learning processes (resilience and
adaptive management).
This International Workshop on Exchange of Experiences on Water Resources Management

between Africa, China, Latin America and Europe was implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre
(JRC) in Ispra, Italy from 15 to 18 October 2012. The workshop was aimed at exchanging and
disseminating good practices in water resources management among experts from Africa (African
Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence), Latin America (RALCEA), China (EU-China
platform) and Europe (JRC and other experts). The SANWATCE presented numerous tasks and
challenges from Southern Africa and had a back to back Consortium meeting in Italy.
The e-Conference on Knowledge Management in the Southern African Water Sector addressed two
topics: The Knowledge Chain: Generation, dissemination and feedback from the 26-30 November
2012 and Joint Action for Water Knowledge Management from 18-22 March 2013. Participants
were able to sign up to the e-Conference on http://econference.nepadwatercoe.org/ prior to the
conference and in total around 70 people signed up to the open group discussion. The e-
Conference discussion highlighted the importance of policy-makers and knowledge transfer to
them as a priority area.
8. JLP 1.7 PROCEEDINGS AND FEEDBACK MATERIAL FROM THE

REGIONAL SEMINARS
From 9 April 2013 to 17 May 2013, the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE organised a series of Regional
seminars in all its current member states; Zambia (9-11 April 2013), Botswana (16-19 April 2013),
Malawi (23-26 April 2013), South Africa (7-10 May 2013), and Mozambique (14-17 May 2013). The
aim of the regional seminars was to bring together key representatives and stakeholders of the
country’s water-sector institutions to assess and update research and development (R&D) capacity
gaps with a view to sharing and improving knowledge on various water development, utilisation
and management issues in the country and the Southern African region. This was in conformity
with the ideals of the Network, which was established to promote cooperation and knowledge
sharing among water research institutions and stakeholders towards securing adequate clean
water and managing the resource for national and regional development.
Organization of the various sessions and daily activities of the workshop involved (i) eight sessions
on day one, whose main purpose was to share and exchange general information and results
around the country’s water resources; (ii) six sessions on day two that identified the country’s
water sector gaps in terms of research and capacity, and a presentation of a representative water
situation at a field site (visited) in Lusaka, and (iii) among its six sessions, day three wrapped up
ideas and thinking arising from the prior two days and brought together that energy and oversight
into concrete suggestions and a way forward.
The meetings observed that intensifying competition for water resources by agricultural, industrial,
and domestic users will continue to put a lot of pressure on water resources. The cause for this
situation was identified as having been; (i) the country not being able to challenge its scientists to
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solve some water-related developmental issues, and (ii) research not receiving adequate attention,
which has led to policy and decision-making remaining uninformed. Further, the meeting identified
some research and development gaps in the water sector of each country.
Incorporation of a field visit was intended to identify actions to be taken within the context of the
six different policy principle areas – social; economic; technical; information, education and
communication; environmental; institutional and management – in order to (i) facilitate a holistic
approach to water resources management, and (ii) enable relevant stakeholders to assist in the
design and implementation of more sustainable solutions for the site’s water challenges.
For each of the Water Centres of Excellence, the participants, based on group discussions, clarified
future pathways, directions and actions of the Centre, taking into account its niche role focussing
on research and high-level educational activities concerned with improving regional, national and
municipal water and its sustainable management.
Based on these outcomes, each Regional seminar produced a Country Water Resources Profile
which represent the Centres of Excellence knowledge and expertise if the respective countries.
These now form one of the flagship outputs of the network (see also 8. SANWATCE Achievements
to date, point m)
6.1 Key Conclusions
Zambia a) Identification of consequences of current land use behaviour on

(Host: UNZA) surface- and ground-water quantity and quality under various global
changes (population, climate) conditions.
b) Research must be engaged to identify a range of potential suitable
alternatives as solutions to the waste discharge challenges including
the use of indigenous knowledge.
c) Formulation of Policy research that integrates current highly
variable regulatory and administrative institutions more effectively
with their different roles, responsibilities, rules and regulations,
which affect land administration to make them consistent and
coherent
d) ZEMA, as the primary and key institutional actor, in cooperation
with the Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental
Protection, to establish a clear rationale in the identification of
sources of resources that can be justifiably made available to fill the
identified impact of land use and policy research gaps.
e) The Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA) and the
Department of Water Affairs (DWA) are key institutional actors.
Both of these agencies should be logically engaged to finalize the
basis for a clear research rationale and request that resources be
made available to carry out this pertinent research.
Botswana
a) The workshop was able to identify the skills gap in the country.
(Host: UB)
These include contract management and supervision,
environmental assessment, groundwater and hydrogeological
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modelling, civil engineering computing and software development,
maintenance planning and scheduling, telemetry, Information
technology (system development and applications), basic survey
techniques, as well as human resources planning and management
skills.
b) Botswana should take advantage of the on-going water sector

reforms to form partnerships with relevant stakeholders such as
NGOs (who can link the government with the communities),
research institutes (which can help in the area of research) and
private companies to help fundraise some of the programmes of the
reforms.
Malawi a) Increase the visibility of the centre in terms of specifying services
(Host: UNIMA) centre may offer to the water and sanitation sector (website,
newsletters etc.)
b) Identify the extent of uranium related issues in Malawi (potential

risk associated with uranium extraction and processing)
c) Stakeholder assessment of water and sanitation sectors and

facilitate Stakeholder engagement in the six policy principal areas of
IWRM
d) Coordinate research activities, compile and publicise water related

research and relevant information
e) Explore or pilot WWTP alternatives.

South Africa a) The Workshop showed the critical importance of stakeholder
(Host: UWC) consultation and participation. Through the interaction, greater
clarity could be gained on existing capacity gaps in the water
sector in South Africa.
b) The scope of capacity development needs has increased

dramatically in the drive towards improved water sector
governance. It ranges, for example, from advanced science
(understanding of the risks and impacts relating to climate
change), to operational (empowering local communities), to
strategic (strengthen the enabling environment for water
governance).
c) Specific gap areas that were highlighted, include the ecological,

ethical, and cultural roles of water, the economic value of water
for different development sectors, integrated approaches to water
source protection, greater focus on trans-boundary water
management, appropriate financing of water infrastructure,
including improved understanding of investor behaviour,
systematic water quality monitoring, and improved water
resources information management.
d) UNESCO – Division of Water Sciences, attended some sessions as
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they had a workshop which ran parallel to the South African
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Regional seminar. It was an opportunity to
strengthen the relationship between UNESCO and AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE and to learn about each other projects. AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE is on the Steering Committee of the UNECSO HOPE
INITIATIVE which was also shared to participant of the workshop.
Mozambique The centre of excellence was recommended to:

(Host: UEM)
a) Disseminate its activities to the community
b) Advocate integrated water resource management through
research
c) Collect and summarize data related to water sector
d) Promote capacity building
e) Promote multidisciplinary in research activities
The research lines that were recommended are:

a) Water quantity and quality
b) Economic value of Water
c) Water use efficiency
d) Assess the impact of floods and droughts
e) Integrated water resource management to inform decision makers
As a result of this workshop, the CoE should:

a) Promote capacity building in water sector as the country faces a
shortage of human resource in water sector.
b) Collect and summarize data related to water sector since the
available data is out of date and its content is not well
disseminated among different stakeholders.
c) Undertake studies on integrated water resource management
because the water sector is fragmented and it has resulted in
environmental degradation as well as inefficient use of water
resource.
d) Disseminate its activities since the centre is not known by the
majority of stakeholders.
6.2 Survey Results

The survey garnered data from the five Country Water Workshops at the end of the three days,
respectively.
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The overall results indicate a clear success and overwhelming satisfaction by the attendees of all
five workshops. Of the 78 survey3 participants more than 80% agreed that the workshops were
valuable, appropriate, and relevant, and that new contacts were established. The participants
stated that those who attended were diverse and usually well-informed. According to the
attendees, lessons learned included social aspects, such as the need for shared knowledge and the
exchange of ideas, as well as the importance of the Water Project Toolkit (WPT), the importance of
a holistic and integrated approach to water challenges in Southern Africa, and the need for media
to effectively communicate water issues to the public. Furthermore, most participants also seem to
appreciate the real-life application of these discussions to the local field trip. Especially the fieldtrip
to the Pequenos Lebombos Dam in Mozambique was very well received.
The shortcomings of the workshops, according to those surveyed, included the venues, length of
presentations and group discussions, lack of relevant stakeholder representation and the
effectiveness of mails and invitations sent in advance
Dissatisfaction with the venue (size, noise, catering etc…) was especially prevalent in Mozambique,
Malawi and Zambia.
Some also complained about the length of presentations and group discussions, either being too
long or abruptly shortened to fit the time schedule, although only 20% of those surveyed were
dissatisfied by the time allocation.
Many complaints were levelled at the underrepresentation of valuable and relevant water sector
stakeholders, including politicians, bureaucrats and local chiefs.
Dissatisfaction was also voiced over the communications sent out prior to the workshops, which
either did not provide adequate information to participants (35% agreed) or provide adequate time
to plan for attendance (28% agreed).
Lastly, it should be noted that in Mozambique, many survey participants complained about the lack
of materials translated into Portuguese.
In order to counteract some of these complains, the following recommendations are made for
future workshops of this kind. Many participants requested access to Water Journals, water maps
and the full Water Project Toolkit (WPT). They also requested more detailed and complete
background information on those participating for networking reasons. Content wise, an increased
focus on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), water quality and groundwater was
pointed out. Lastly, an increased focus on appropriate venues, more effective workshop
moderation to ensure time constraints for the presentations and group discussions are adhered to.
, and more detailed and earlier communications prior to the workshops could alleviate many of the
complaints pointed out by participants. Also, in the future more diverse water sector stakeholders
should try to be attempted to be organised.
3
This number might differ from the total number of attendees as not all the participants were there at the time
of the survey.
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6.3 Technical Notes on JLP 1.7
The Regional seminar deliverable was divided into several components, each to be executed by a
different network member. JLP 1.5, putting together the content and schedule of the workshop
was the responsibility of the CSIR. JLP 1.6, the organisation of the workshop which included writing
and sending out invitations, booking rooms, etc., was the responsibility of each of the host
institutions. The Secretariat was in charge of paying the nodes during this process, as well as
reporting on the activities afterwards.
One of the difficulties with this arrangement was that although the responsibilities were clearly
divided, this proved much more difficult in reality. This was partly due to time constraints towards
the end of the project, which meant that there was a lot of pressure on the nodes to invite over 25
people in a very short period of time. Part of this process fell on the Secretariat which was difficult
to do as the Secretariat do not know suitable candidates in the host countries to partake in the
workshops.
Furthermore, the CSIR designed the programme and content and the nodes did not feel
comfortable enough to present the content without the support of the CSIR. This resulted in Dr
Keith Kennedy from the CSIR, to travel to all Regional seminars to present the content and to guide
the nodes. This had very positive and affirmative side effects for the network in that the workshops
(except in Mozambique) were attended by four network institutions at the same time; the CSIR, the
Secretariat, the current host and the next host. On the adverse side, this meant that the ownership
of the content depended profoundly on the CSIR and the Secretariat and not by the nodes. This
could be mitigated by involving the nodes from the start in the content design.
In addition, some of the partners had never organised a workshop before and required extensive
assistance from the Secretariat staff. However, the workshops were kicked off with a Train the
Trainers workshop in Johannesburg precisely to mitigate the above mentioned problem. The lack of
communicating the results of the Train the Trainers workshop to the rest of the country’s
organising team was not managed properly. For example, the person who attended the workshop
did not brief his/her organizing team properly at their institutions which resulted in confusion and
extra expectation for the Secretariat to resolve. It is recommended that the Secretariat compile r a
guidebook and make it available on AquaKnow for events of this nature for the nodes access. This
should include invitation templates, programme templates, a list of items that need printing,
catering, AV equipment etc.
Lastly, the South African Reserve Bank took on average two months to transfer funds for the
workshop from the Secretariat’s bank account to the nodes’ bank accounts, which was beyond the
project management control and unforeseen. In some cases this posed a serious challenge to the
host institutions, especially in countries where the universities do not have the funds to bridge the
momentary cash flow problem. This task was undeniably a learning curve for the Secretariat and in
future has to ensure that the transfers are done ahead of time.
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9. JLP 1.8 AMCOW AND SADC SECRETARIAT REPORT
Over the past years, the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE has been able to institutionalize the Network at
various levels. Key to this institutionalization is the joint mandate from the AMCOW and the
AMCOST (2006). The AU/NEPAD WCoE was also represented and attended the 9th, 10th and 11th
AMCOW General Assembly meeting in Johannesburg (2011) and Cairo 2012 and 2013. This
culminated in the AU/NEPAD WCoE to be delegated by the AMCOW, “to develop a Human Capacity
Development Programme aimed at addressing junior professional and technician level capacity
challenges in the water sector”. Decision: EXCO/11/2013/CAIRO/17.
At a regional level, the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE has established the institutionalization of the
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE programme together with the SADC Water Division. This institutionalization
culminated in the endorsement from the SADC Water Division (at the SADC Water Resources
Technical Committee meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, 7 May 2013) and subsequent ratification at the
SADC ministers meeting as follows:
i. Approve the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7);

ii. Approve the proposal for AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to be the implementing agent for the
Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA 2.0), a programme of SADC Water
Division (Section 5.2.9.8).
This is aligned to the SADC RSAP III through the cooperation agreement with WaterNet and the
identification of the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE as future implementing agent for the WARFSA 2.0.
These processes have been initiated taking into consideration, and building relationships with,
various research and capacity development role-players internationally, on the African continent
and regionally in Southern Africa.
Key achievements to date: The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE is now institutionalized to a level where
major resources need to be mobilized, such as the WARFSA 2.0 programme, in order to have a
substantial impact on the research and capacity development needs of the Southern African water
sector, while contributing towards the African Water Sciences research agenda through the
development of a AMCOW Human Capacity Development Programme.
7.1 Technical Notes on JLP 1.8

The AU/NEPAD SANWTCE Secretariat attended the AMCOW General Assembly meetings from 2011
(Johannesburg, South Africa) and 2012/2013 in Cairo, Egypt.
Initially, representations merely focused on the progress of establishing the networks. This,
however changed over time, where the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE provided more input into the
Programme and direction, which culminated in the AMCOW General Assembly taking a resolution
in 2013, directed “to develop a Human Capacity Development Programme aimed at addressing
junior professional and technician level capacity challenges in the water sector”. Decision:
EXCO/11/2013/CAIRO/17.
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In collaborating with various institutions a programme outline will be developed, indicating the
scope and implementation plan, budgets, to be presented at the next AMCOW General Assembly in
2014.
In addition to the work done at AMCOW, the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat also engaged with
the SADC Water Division. Following a workshop with members of the SADC Water Resources
Technical Committee in Lusaka (5-6 May 2013), the following decision was approved by the SADC
Ministers of Water:
 Approve the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7);

 Approve the proposal for AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to be the implementing agent for
the Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA 2.0), a programme of SADC
Water Division (Section 5.2.9.8).
10. SANWATCE ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

Concluding the EC JRC pilot project was a major milestone for the newly formed AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE. As the EC JRC project was unfolding, additional activities and achievements were
accomplished (in no particular order):
a) Established an initial network of eight members from five SADC Member States. These
members are: CSIR (South Africa), SU (South Africa); UB (Botswana), UEM
(Mozambique), UKZN (South Africa), UNIMA (Malawi), UNZA (Zambia), UWC (South
Africa).
Note that one of the key activities for the 2013/2014 period is to expand this network
to include institutions from all SADC countries. We are currently in the process of
contacting Centres of Excellence across Southern Africa, focusing on institutions in
SADC Member States that are not currently represented.
b) Obtained endorsement at the fourth Conference of the AMCOST in 2009 to further

establish the Networks of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences and Technology
under the AU/NEPAD Office of Science and Technology, with the Stellenbosch
University designated as the hub4.
c) Secured a research project with specific deliverables to the value of € 651,279.01

through the AU. This project is being managed by the CSIR, and aims to conclude by
2015.
The project contract and the Consortium members aim at rolling the project out to a
second phase beyond 2015.
d) Completed the development of a Business Plan in 2012, for the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE
for the period 2013-2015. The Business Plan is constantly updated and adjusted.
4
Letter dated 23 March 2010 from NEPAD Science and Technology office (Prof. Aggrey Ambali) to the SU (Prof.
Eugene Cloete.
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e) Obtained endorsement from the SADC Water Division (at the SADC Water Resources
Technical Committee meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, 7 May 2013) and subsequent
ratification at the SADC ministers meeting as follows:
I. Approved the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7);

II. Approved the proposal for AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to be the implementing
agent for the Water Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA 2.0), a
programme of SADC Water Division (Section 5.2.9.8).
f) Completed a positive financial audit by the Department of Science and Technology

(DST) – end 2011.
g) Completed a positive programme evaluation for the DST by external consultants –

2012.
h) Held various workshops with stakeholders to establish the function of the SANWATCE,
some of which were part of the EC JRC contract.
i) Attended the 9th, 10th and 11th AMCOW General Assembly meeting in Johannesburg
(2011) and Cairo 2012 and 2013.
The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat has been delegated by the AMCOW, “to
develop a Human Capacity Development Programme aimed at addressing junior
professional and technician level capacity challenges in the water sector”. Decision:
EXCO/11/2013/CAIRO/17
j) Assisted in organising the 2013 Southern African Young Water Professionals

conference at the Stellenbosch University. AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat
administrative assistance, Me. Nora Hanke was the Chairperson of the Organising
Committee.
k) Establishment of an operational AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat hosted by the

Stellenbosch University.
l) In order to improve awareness of the programme with partners and stakeholders, a

weekly e-news digest of news form the African water sector is published to more than
620 subscribers. This e-news digest is published via email and has published more
than 2,300 articles. It is also accessible through the website at
www.nepadwatercoe.org.
m) The Secretariat staff attended numerous international conferences to market the

network more effectively, including the Stockholm International Water Institute’s
(SIWI’s) World Water Week, 1-6 September 2013. At the World Water Week we
presented our various flagship programmes (e.g. WARFSA 2.0), including the Country
Water Resources Profiles (CWRPs).
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The CWRPs were developed during the Regional Seminars (see JLP 1.7 Proceedings
and Feedback Material from the Regional Seminars) and represent the Centres of
Excellence knowledge and expertise if the five countries, respectively.
11. CONTACTS ESTABLISHED

Various research and capacity development initiatives and institutions can be found within the
SADC-region, most notably the SADC Water Division; WaterNet; Global Water Partnership-
Southern Africa (GWP-SA); the International Water Management Institute (IWMI); the Water
Research Commission (WRC); Cap-Net; Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA); the Water
Information Network-South Africa (WIN-SA); Africa Portal; United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Framework Programme for Research, Education and Training
in Water (FETWater) and the UNESCO initiatives, including Chairs, Category I and II centres.
It has been established through the assessment of the Research and Development value-chain,
that the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE has an important role to play within the high-end scientific
research and capacity sphere (M.Sc.; PhD; postdoctoral and Staff Exchange taking into
consideration current Master’s programmes being offered by partners, such as WaterNet).
12. PROJECT CHALLENGES

Unfortunately, the SA Water CoE network has not been without challenges. These challenges
include:
Challenge Mitigation
Resources are required in order to fund the Partners need to be engaged in order to mobilise
activities of the Secretariat. financial resources.
Although funds are provided by the DST to

fund administrative activities of the
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat (which is
also used to assist in the current research
projects), these funds fall short of funding the
activities envisaged in the Business Plan for
the network.
For example, a shortfall of approximately R4

million is being experienced to cover costs of
the Secretariat per year, as planned for in the
Business Plan.
This excludes:
 Network activities as defined in the
Business Plan - approximately R11
million per year,
 and specific funding for the WARFSA
2.0, approximately US$ 19.5 million
per year for 10 years.
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The time frame to complete the EC JRC – A functioning Secretariat, as coordinator, exists
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE contract was limited. from the beginning so this should not be an issue
The project started with a delay and until the for future projects.
end the Network had to catch up.
13. CONCLUSION
In May 2011 the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE and EC JRC signed a contract to reach two main objectives
of the DG EuropeAid support project with reference to the AU/NEPAD Southern African network: i)
Implementing the second phase of the Joint Learning Programme (JLP Train4dev) on Sector Wide
Approach through the regional networks of Centres of Excellence in the water sector and ii)
Improve knowledge management and development at regional level in the water sector. This
contract was successfully concluded in August 2013.
Despite some initial challenges, financial and managerial, the Network has made major strides in
the last three years since the contract began. The Network not only established itself as a trust
worthy partner in the region and has thus gained the endorsement of the continental and regional
intergovernmental organisations; it also attracted a major research project and passed a successful
financial audit. The Network is now at the stage of expanding beyond the initial members. In order
to drive all these developments a Business Plan (2013-2015) was put together by the fully staffed
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat. The next big step for the Network is the SADC WARFSA 2.0
programme and to fulfil its AMCOW mandate “to develop a Human Capacity Development
Programme aimed at addressing junior professional and technician level capacity challenges in the
water sector” (Decision: EXCO/11/2013/CAIRO/17).
In order to make the SANWATCE initiative a success, a partnership needs to be established

between organisations that share the same vision and objectives. To this end, we would like to
thank the EC JRC, not only for their financial support, but also the support received by personnel in
providing strategic input the establishment of the SANWATCE and the project more specifically.
We are very much hoping that a Phase II project strengthening the capacity building strategy in the
water sector in Africa and the collaboration with AMCOW will come to reality to further establish
this network and support the green growth of the SADC region.
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14. ADDENDUM I: FIRST INTERIM REPORT
EUROPEAN COMMISSION NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER

NEPAD Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
Milestone 1
Interim Technical Report
DOCUMENT STATUS: FINAL

NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat &
Date: October 2013
i
LIST OF ACRONYMS

DISS Department of Infrastructure and Support Service
EC JRC European Commission Joint Research Commission
NEPAD SANWATCE Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
SADC RSAP Southern African Development Community Regional Strategic
Action Plan
ii
CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ii
INTRODUCTION TO THE NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME……………………... iv
The Southern Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE)…………………………. iv
Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. v
Focus Areas…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… v
INTRODUCTION TO MILESTONE 1 OF THE EC JRC - NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE CONTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………. v
M-1 KICK-OFF MEETING……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… vi
JLP 1.1 SURVEY ON REQUIREMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND WITHIN TRAININGS FOR
PRACTITIONERS IN THE WATER SECTOR…………………………………………………………………………………….. vii
Limitations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. viii
Sample…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… viii
Survey Findings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… viii
KM 2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE AQUAKNOW USERS AND POLICY MAKERS IS DIRECTED AT 2 SUB-
ACTIVITIES: SURVEY AND STUDY………………………………………………………………………………………………… ix
TECHNICAL NOTES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… x
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INTRODUCTION TO THE NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF
Development Goals at the United Nations Millennium Summit. African leaders identified water
scarcity and related insecurity due to water stress as one of the sources of the continent’s
underdevelopment and increasing social and economic decline.
2003, decided on water science and technology (S&T) to constitute one of the main flagship
adequate clean water supply and sanitation, especially for the poor”. They decided that S&T will
play an important role in water development, supply and management and that S&T is crucial for
assessing, monitoring and ensuring water quality. The flagship programme should strengthen the
continent’s capabilities to harness and apply S&T to address challenges of securing adequate clean
water as well as managing the continent’s resources to become a basis for national and regional
cooperation and development.
On 22 November 2006, the African Ministers responsible for science, technology and water
(AMCOST and African Ministerial Conference on Water, AMCOW) met in Cairo, Egypt. By
resolution, the delegates committed themselves to establishing an African Network of Excellence in
Water Sciences and Technology Development.
In developing this Business Plan, it is important that the NEPAD SANWATCE align activities and
thematic areas with Continental Strategic Plans and also SADC Regional Policies and Strategies. To
this end, consultation and alignment of thematic areas have been undertaken, in line with the
AU/NEPAD Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and the new CGIAR Consortium Research Programs
(CRPs). Regionally, the NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan will also align with the SADC Regional
Water Policy and Strategy and also the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water
Resources Development and Management (RSAP III) through the collaboration with WaterNet.
The Southern Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE)

The Ministerial Mandate, as instituted in Cairo (2006), provides the NEPAD SANWATCE with the
 Facilitate, and where applicable, conduct selective research on water issues;

 Serve as a Higher Education (PhD; postdoctoral; staff exchange) soundboard to the Southern
African Development Community (SADC) region on regional water matters;
 Collaborate with other networks and institutions in specialised areas;
 Set the SADC water research agenda;
 Establish a continental water research agenda which is based on / derived from the SADC
regional water agenda.
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AMCOST through the SADC Technical Advisory Committee, in order to observe political direction
and engage so as to provide evidence-based research.
that the NEPAD SANWATCE has an important role to play within the high-end scientific research
and capacity sphere (M.Sc.; PhD; postdoctoral and Staff Exchange taking into consideration current
Masters Programmes being offered by partners, such as WaterNet).
The NEPAD SANWATCE is one of the African regional networks. The regional Hub and Secretariat is
currently being hosted by Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa. Membership to the Network
is open to all countries in the Southern African sub-region and current members are: Botswana,
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
Vision
The NEPAD SANWATCE will contribute to the improved human and environmental well-being
through research and development in water and sanitation.
Focus Areas
By focussing on various strategic areas, the NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence channel resources
and activities specifically to the following areas:
1. Research and Development (including infrastructure) through innovation;
4. Strategic partnerships and
INTRODUCTION TO MILESTONE 1 OF THE EC JRC - NEPAD

SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
CONTRACT

conflict prevention have been identified by the European Parliament as issues that the European
Commission should address in the water sector in Africa as enablers to socio-economic
development. In particular, one of the key limitations to a harmonious development and
management of water resources in Africa is the lack of human and institutional capacity to
assimilate the modern advances in science and technology necessary to deal with the complex
interactions between the hydrological cycle and the societal needs, while conserving the
environment. Through the Commission Decision No C(2009)2374 of 26 March 2009, the DG
EuropeAid of the European Commission has launched the pilot project “Support to the New
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The European Commission, through its support, aims at recognising these Centres of Excellence,
currently organized in two networks being represented by two African institutions, as reference for
regional development fostering south to south cooperation and hence sustainability of technical
support actions. These actions are in line with the overall political framework of the EU Water
Initiative and develop the successful approach undertaken by the EC with the Joint Learning
Programme of the Train4Dev Network also managed by the EC. The Joint Research Centre is
implementing this project “Support to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Water Centres of Excellence” on the European Commission’s behalf through the Administrative
arrangement No 2009-09-31487 NFP CSP with EuropeAid.
The below table displays the Joint Learning Programme (JLP) and Knowledge Management (KM)
deliverables that formed Milestone 1 of the pilot project between the European Commission Joint
Research Centre (EC JRC) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Southern
African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE).

M-1 KICK OFF MEETING NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat
JLP 1.1 SURVEY ON REQUIREMENTS IN Stellenbosch University
HIGHER EDUCATION AND WITHIN
TRAININGS FOR PRACTITIONERS IN THE
WATER SECTOR
KM 2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE AQUAKNOW University of Botswana &
USERS AND POLICY MAKERS University of the Western Cape
M-1 KICK-OFF MEETING
The Kick-Off Meeting took place 22-23 September 2011 between the EU-JRC and the Secretariat.
The objective of the meeting was to explain the EU-JRC structure to the Secretariat, to discuss in
detail the activities of the contract between the EU-JRC and the Secretariat, to discuss the
methodology of each deliverable, how to present the results of the deliverables in a report and to
give the Secretariat training on AQUAKNOW. After the AQUAKNOW training, the Secretariat
became Administrators of the programme in order to train the other members in the network on
how to use it.
Other points of discussion included:

 That the NEPAD CoE has to work together with AMCOW as the EU-JRC is also funding
AMCOW.
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 NEPAD SANWATCE is encouraged to collaborate with other institutions such as UNESCO-IHE,
Government agencies, SADC etc.
 Possible risks and delays which CoE members may have during the execution of the EU-JRC
project such as (1) changes in personnel at member institutions and (2)non-delivery of
partners.
 To start developing a business plan for NEPAD SANWATCE was discussed and approved.
 To source more donors to support the network.
 To expand the network.
 To receive payment before executing a deliverable was not granted. The EU-JRC will make
payment after each milestone.
JLP 1.1 SURVEY ON REQUIREMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

AND WITHIN TRAININGS FOR PRACTITIONERS IN THE WATER
SECTOR
This task was led by the Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa, with inputs from consortium
members from various institutions in Southern Africa, referred to as the EU JRC PROJECT
Consortium. These institutions include the International Centre for Water Economics and
Governance in Africa (Mozambique); University of Western Cape (South Africa); University of
Malawi (Malawi); University of Zambia (Zambia); University of Botswana (Botswana); The Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR (South Africa).
As part of an extensive project, the EU JRC requested that the NEPAD SANWATCE network map out
the skills shortages in the water sector in the SADC region. Once the needs in the Water Sector
were identified, the results should be used to tailor the region’s existing training courses and
institutional degrees to match the needs and gaps in the region.
The task also provided information on the training/skills development opportunities that exist and
that are needed to tackle the skills shortage. This task demonstrated that there is an existing skills
gap in the water industry in Southern African Development Community (SADC). Although skills
shortages are not evenly distributed across all disciplines, the shortages do exist in science and
engineering, in management, technical and trade areas. As the report shows, this also does not
mean that there are not skills shortages in other areas because it is possible that the region is
underestimating the importance of skills that are of a less technical nature and that are,
nonetheless, critical shortages in the region in the ‘softer’ skills.
A structured on-line web survey was designed to capture and code responses that are quantifiable
but the survey was also designed to capture qualitative and anecdotal evidence from regional
experts through open ended questions which allowed for narrative texts. The survey was carried
intended to capture data regarding the skills shortage in all SADC countries so that the skills gap
could be analysed to provide information on what the region requires by the water sector.
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Limitations
The following limitations were placed in order to produce this report for this study:
 Time constraint – In order to extensively determine the water-sector skills gaps for the SADC
region, will require time and resources in access allowed for this project.
 Sample size - Due to time constrains as mentioned previously, the sample size for the survey
was limited to 35 respondents5. In order to mitigate and supplement this limitation, water-
related research outputs per SADC country was researched by making use of Scopus, which
provide scientific evidence of research outputs and thus skills gaps within the SADC region
Sample
The survey was administered purposively to a sample of targeted experts who were asked to
participate in the on-line survey. The experts were selected because of their experience and
knowledge in the water sector. There is a sample skew towards South Africa and for this reason a
second phase is planned and the input from experts in other SADC countries will be solicited. The
respondents were approached via email. The sample was purposively chosen through existing
networks of key partners in the NEPAD SANWATCE. This ‘personalised’ the email as the emails
requesting participation of experts in the survey and helped motivate the ‘experts’ to take time out
of their busy schedules and to respond to the short survey.
Survey Findings
IDENTIFICATION OF SKILLS GAP
The responses captured showed that the skills needs for the water sector in SADC varied. There is
a need for people with engineering skills, for artisans (plumbers, welders, etc.), for people with
management skills, technical management skills, for people with science degrees (aquatic biology,
chemistry, hydrology), but also for people with ‘soft’ skills, such as resource economics, political
sciences, legal studies, conflict mediation, planning and community facilitation (Hochman &
Mahasha, 2009:10).
According to Australian Water Association (AWA, 2010:12), what the organizations, government
and NGO’s experiences the most regarding the skills gap, is that many appointees come directly
from institutions of higher learning into the mainstream without the requisite experience, for
example, operator or artisan experience. This poses serious problems for the sector as young
professionals that enter the job-market directly from Higher Educational Training (HET) institutions
are incapable of doing the work. There is a serious concern expressed by experts that the value and
qualification obtained at these HET institutions needs to be reconsidered. The broad based skills of
the more experienced staff cannot be replicated overnight, and there is a need to retain them
whilst, at the same time fast-tracking training of the new appointees.
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Note that the survey was sent to experts in die field of water in the SADC region.
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SCOPUS RESEARCH
Scopus is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles.
It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500
peer reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences (scopus.com, 2012).
A search was done on each SADC country using the keywords “water resources”. Scopus was used
to report who is conducting water-related research and development in SADC and in which focus
areas.
KM 2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE AQUAKNOW USERS AND POLICY

MAKERS IS DIRECTED AT 2 SUB-ACTIVITIES: SURVEY AND
STUDY
This task was compiled by the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) with inputs from
consortium members from various institutions in Southern Africa, referred to as the EU JRC
PROJECT Consortium. These institutions include the International Centre for Water Economics and
Governance in Africa (Mozambique); University of Western Cape (South Africa); University of
Malawi (Malawi); University of Zambia (Zambia); University of Botswana (Botswana); The Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR (South Africa).
The aim of task KM 2.1 is to bring clarity to the Sector-Wide Approaches (SWAPs) on the role of
Knowledge Management (KM) in strengthening a sector wide approach in the region. It proposes a
working model of KM that is relevant to the water sector. A Knowledge Management System (KMS)
needs to be more than just a means of collecting information and establishing technically sound
systems because it must address head-on concerns of water management. What is required is not
simply the dissemination of information but the development of skills to make generate, manage
and use of this information in a practical way.
The water sector is a knowledge intensive sector and KM not a ‘nice to have’ but a ‘must have’.
The shift is away from simply focusing on the end user, but also on ethical issue of knowledge
production that are linked tightly with the way in which knowledge is codified, stored and
managed. The impact of information technology on the water sector is not inherent in the
technology but largely depends on the way society chooses to use the technology. Thus, the
linkages between the technology and society are at the core of a responsible Knowledge
Management System. The development of knowledge is a process of conversion of innovation
ideas into action and goods.
There is an interactive and dynamic relationship between innovation and the ideas that drive this
innovation, and the way that these ideas transform into practical action and goods and services
that improve people’s lives and preserve environmental integrity for future generations. In other
words, a robust KMS balances the quest for science and knowledge and the requirement for
practical solutions and interventions. An interactive engagement in a KM system is key to building
capacity and strengthening the SWAp as sector partners debate, dissent, and discuss how
knowledge is stored, used, exchanged, reconsidered, abandoned and renewed. Individuals have a
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remarkable ability to adjust, adapt and learn. This agility and adaptive capacity depends on the
knowledge at their disposal, ranging from simple verbal protocol, stories and lessons handed down
from generation to generation, their own practical learning by doing and the highly technical and
advanced systems in which data is stored and accessed.
The proposed KM adheres to four rules: clarity of objectives and quality of design, long-term
engagement, ownership and participatory diagnostics. The management of such a KMS also
requires a high level of ethical wisdom. The KMS is embedded within theory of change, social
learning and resilience and can 1) see connections, 2) relate functions to one another, 3) make use
of diversity and 4) create synergy. It is within the ecosystemic ethic that we see the true value of
KM, its potential for simplifying complexity and facilitating interconnections. This is unsurprising
because healthy eco-systems are learning systems that adjust and adapt to new stressors or
benefits that enter into that system. The data will be relevant, accurate, reliable, interactive, valid
and simple.
As part of this task, qualitative and quantitative data was used. A review of existing databases was
conducted and further, user-data which was extracted by the EU JRC was used in order to assess
how users are geographically distributed and more specifically in terms of Africa and their use of
the system. This indicated that although almost 20% (144) of registered users are from the African
very little of the active users on the AquaKnow KMS access the system from Africa. In addition,
current functionalities which exist within the AquaKnow KMS (www.aquaknow.net) was also
assessed.
Key questions for sector partners remain: what do we want from the database? how can we get
the sector to use the database and become contributors to KM, how do we link with other systems
and where do we fit in, who will evaluate the KM system and consider its strengths and
weaknesses and finally, how do we manage complexity, ethics, integrity, security and diversity.
TECHNICAL NOTES
During the completion of this Milestone, the following technical notes are worth mentioning:
The project initiated in September 2011 with a kick-off meeting at the EC JRC by delegates from the
University of Stellenbosch, who is the host and Secretariat of the network. The kick-off meeting
was followed by a project meeting by all consortium members in Maputo, Mozambique following
the annual WaterNet symposium. At the meeting, tasks were discussed and deliverables as per
contract, in order for consortium members to prepare. In order to manage time more efficiently
and effectively, it was decided that everybody will give input and contribute to each task
(irrespective of which institute are the leading institute of a particular task). Each member
responsible for their task submitted a methodology to the HUB (SU) which included a description of
the task, the time frame and what is required from the other members to complete the task
successfully.
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At the project meeting, each task was unpacked and a draft methodology was created. Task KM 2.1
was initially allocated to Eduardo Montlane University, Mozambique. Due to unforeseen
circumstances, it was agreed that the University of the Western Cape would collaborate and assist
Eudardo Montlane University in leading and executing the task together with the other members.
With task JLP 1.4 lead by the University of Botswana, it was clear that invited guests and
participants to the seminar needed clarity as to what NEPAD SANWATCE’s role is on the African
continent. Many comments referred to Waternet and that there may be duplication between the 2
networks. At the end of the seminar there were consensus that the 2 networks are not duplicating
and that NEPAD SANWATCE will focus more on Research and Development while strengthening
and collaborating with Waternet.
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15. ADDENDUM II: SECOND INTERIM REPORT
EUROPEAN COMMISSION NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER

NEPAD Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
Milestone 2

NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat &
Date: October 2013
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LIST OF ACRONYMS

DISS Department of Infrastructure and Support Service
EC JRC European Commission Joint Research Commission
NEPAD SANWATCE NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence-
Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
SADC RSAP Southern African Development Community Regional Strategic
Action Plan
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xiii
INTRODUCTION TO THE NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME……………………... xv
The Southern Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE)…………………………. xvi
Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xvii
Focus Areas…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… xvii
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE CONTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………. xvii
JLP 1.2 STUDY ON HOW THE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE COULD BETTER ADDRESS SECTOR
EXPERTISE FOR CONSULTANCY AND ADVOCACY NEEDS IN THE WATER SECTOR………………………… xviii
KM 2.2 DEVELOPING A LIST OF ACTIONS AND CHANNELS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF
MATERIALS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xx
JLP 1.3 PREPARATION OF AN ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN A
SECTOR WIDE APPROACH…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… xxii
KM 2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND
DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xxii
Course 1: Groundwater Course……………………………………………………………………………………………… xxiii
Course 2: IWRM in Africa………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xxiii
Course 3: Water Toolkit Course…………………………………………………………………………………………….. xxiv
TECHNICAL NOTES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… xxvi
ANNEXURE I: Simplified Dissemination strategy for outputs from Task JLP1.1 and JLP1.2………….. xxvii
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INTRODUCTION TO THE NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF
It is important that the NEPAD SANWATCE align activities and thematic areas with Continental
Strategic Plans and also SADC Regional Policies and Strategies. To this end, consultation and
alignment of thematic areas have been undertaken, in line with the AU/NEPAD Consolidated Plan
of Action (CPA) and the new CGIAR Consortium Research Programs (CRPs). Regionally, the NEPAD
SANWATCE Business Plan will also align with the SADC Regional Water Policy and Strategy and also
the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management
(RSAP III) through the collaboration with WaterNet.
During the 24th SADC Water Resource Technical Committee (WRTC) meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, the
following was recommended and subsequently ratified by the SADC Ministers of Water:
 That the NEPAD SANWATCE and WaterNet have agreed amicably to focus on the two areas:
capacity building and training (WaterNet) and Research & Technology Transfer (NEPAD
SANWATCE) (Section 4.8.4)
 Approve the NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7)6
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 Approved the proposal for NEPAD SANWATCE to be the implementing agent for the Water
Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA 2.0), a programme of SADC Water Division
(Section 5.2.9.8)
Subsequent to this ratification, a detailed project plan with associated costs was developed for
WARFSA 2.0.

The Ministerial Mandate, as instituted in Cairo (2006), provides the NEPAD SANWATCE with the

 Serve as a Higher Education (PhD; postdoctoral; staff exchange) soundboard to the Southern
African Development Community (SADC) region on regional water matters;
AMCOST through the SADC Technical Advisory Committee, in order to observe political direction
and engage so as to provide evidence-based research.
Following the 24th SADC WRTC meeting in Lusaka (2013), and subsequent ratification of decisions
by the SADC Ministers of Water, the relationship between SADC Water Division and the NEPAD
SANWATCE are formalised, which will enable the NEPAD SANWATCE to:
 Operationalize and regularly report to SADC in its mandate and progress;
 Establish strategic partnerships outside and beyond the network. The NEPAD SANWATCE can
then play a network brokerage role with like-minded organisations to take information and
knowledge beyond the current region to the benefit of the African continent;
 Leverage resources from the region and
 In the long term, it is also important to establish the most appropriate legal personnel of the
NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat, with collaboration between NEPAD and SU.
Southern Africa; the International Water Management Institute (IWMI); the Water Research
Commission (WRC); Cap-Net; Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA); the Water Information
Network-South Africa (WIN-SA); Africa Portal; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization’s (UNESCO) Framework Programme for Research, Education and Training in Water
(FETWater) and the UNESCO initiatives, including Chairs, Category I and II centres.
that the NEPAD SANWATCE has an important role to play within the high-end scientific research
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and capacity sphere (M.Sc.; PhD; postdoctoral and Staff Exchange taking into consideration current
Masters Programmes being offered by partners, such as WaterNet).
The NEPAD SANWATCE is one of the African regional networks. The regional Hub and Secretariat is
currently being hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Membership to the Network is
open to all countries in the Southern African sub-region and current members are: Botswana,
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia.
Vision
The NEPAD SANWATCE will contribute to the improved human and environmental well-being
Focus Areas
By focussing on various strategic areas, the NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence channel resources
and activities specifically to the following areas:
INTRODUCTION TO MILESTONE 2 OF THE EC JRC - NEPAD

CONTRACT

assimilate the modern advances in science and technology necessary deal with the complex
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The European Commission, through its support, aims at recognising these Centres of Excellence,
currently organized in two networks being represented by two African institutions, as reference for
regional development fostering south to south cooperation and hence sustainability of technical
support actions. These actions are in line with the overall political framework of the EU Water
Initiative and develop the successful approach undertaken by the EC with the Joint Learning
Programme of the Train4Dev Network also managed by the EC. The Joint Research Centres is
implementing this project “Support to the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Water Centres of Excellence” on the European Commission’s behalf through the Administrative
arrangement No 2009-09-31487 NFP CSP with EuropeAid. The JRC established the Contract
Number 386793 with the University of Stellenbosch, in the framework of which these deliverables
are submitted.
The below table displays the Joint Learning Programme (JLP) and Knowledge Management (KM)
deliverables that formed Milestone 2 of the pilot project between the European Commission Joint
Research Centre (EC JRC) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Southern
African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE).

JLP 1.2 STUDY ON HOW THE CENTRES OF University of Stellenbosch
EXCELLENCE COULD BETTER ADDRESS SECTOR
EXPERTISE FOR CONSULTANCY AND ADVOCACY
NEEDS IN THE WATER SECTOR
KM 2.2 DEVELOPING A LIST OF ACTIONS AND University of Zambia
CHANNELS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF
MATERIALS
KM 2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, University of Stellenbosch7
LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND
JLP 1.3 PREPARATION OF MECHANISMS FOR University of the Western Cape
DIALOGUE, AWARENESS RAISING AND
COACHING ELEMENTS
JLP 1.2 STUDY ON HOW THE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE COULD

BETTER ADDRESS SECTOR EXPERTISE FOR CONSULTANCY
AND ADVOCACY NEEDS IN THE WATER SECTOR
Based on secondary data from SADC Water sector, the NEPAD SANWATCE recognises that water
companies, government and NGO’s have made progress in terms of addressing the skills gap
(Matete, 2010:20), however NEPAD SANWATCE want to move even further forward the Centres
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In the original project proposal and contract, the University of Kwa-Zula Natal was indicated as the lead
institution for this task. On commencement of the project, the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, however, withdrew
from the project, whereupon Stellenbosch University took the leadership of the task hiring an expert.
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should be able to supply each SADC nations’ water needs in the most efficient and environmentally
appropriate manner.
It is evident that the water sector in Southern African Development Community (SADC) faces gaps
and shortages in certain skill areas. A study was conducted based on the objectives as laid out by
the EC JRC. These are as follows:
 JLP 1.1 - Survey on requirements in higher education and within training for practitioners in
the water sector.
 JLP 1.2 - A study on how the Centres of Excellence could better address sector expertise
consultancy and advocacy needed for sector development in the region.
Existing studies of skills shortages and gaps were used as baseline data from recent relevant
studies. Survey-questionnaire targeting water experts in the SADC region and research outputs of
SADC countries were executed. This followed by extending the survey-questionnaire to network
communities in the SADC region and complimented by an internet assessment of water-related
vacancies in the SADC region in prominent private- and public institutions.
The study concluded that the skills gap in the SADC-Region is for Water and Sanitation
Scientist/Engineer/Area Managers; Civil Engineers; Hydraulics/Water Resources Engineers; Water
Treatment Specialists; Senior Management (with technical background); Project Managers; Sales
Technologist/ Rep/ Account Manager (Water Treatment); Process Control Engineers; Human
Resources; Electricians; Water and Waste Water Engineers; Social Scientists; Water
Systems/Pipeline Engineers; Environmental Project Manager; Managers (Water Treatment);
Process Design Engineers; Hydro-graphic Surveyors; Fitter and Turners and Irrigation/Drainage
Engineers, Conflict Mediation; Environmental Law; Marketing; Occupational; Climatology; Forestry;
Waste Management; Chemical Engineering; Construction; Coastal Engineering; Plant
maintenance/operations; Artisans; Agronomy (irrigation, soil sciences), Project Managers, Social
Scientists and Ecology were identified.
With this background the Centres of Excellence had to rethink how to fill the skills gap. The
following recommendations and proposals were produced.
Research outputs by Higher Education institutions are an indication of knowledge within a specific
topic-area. Such research driven capacity building should become a major focus of future
investment in SADC in order to address the major backlog in terms of water-sector research output
in the relevant priority areas for specific countries.
It is recommended that private- and public institutions provide the employment opportunities for
individuals within the water-sector. Training institutions (such as Higher Education and Training
institutions; Accredited Service Providers and Further Education and Training institutions) should
align their educational offering to meet this need.
Accredited Service Providers and Further Education and Training institutions) should align their
educational offering to meet the need of industry.
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Funding should also be made available for supporting scholars to attend the appropriate courses
that are already available in the SADC region.
KM 2.2 DEVELOPING A LIST OF ACTIONS AND CHANNELS FOR

THE DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS
Management of water resources is a concern of the entire humanity as its survival and well-being
of humans are primarily related to their access to water resources in (i) meeting their basic
biological needs, and (ii) fuelling their socio-economic development. According to the 2007 World
Health Organisation (WHO), 88% of the 4 billion annual global cases of diarrhoeal diseases are
attributed to unsafe water, as well as inadequate sanitation and hygiene, while 1.8 billion die from
diarrhoeal diseases each year. The WHO further estimates that 94% of these diarrhoeal cases are
preventable through modifications to the environment, including access to safe water. In Africa,
about 300 million still lack adequate water supplies, while about 313 million have inadequate
sanitation.
Further, consequences of climate variability/change, especially with regard to changes in rainfall

patterns, are shifting the paradigm for water management. The demand for sustainable
development solutions and management of scarce water resources in a climate that is becoming
highly variable will assure continued expansion and significance of the sector.
The sector is intensely knowledge-based, innovative and service-orientated, actively contributing to

the sustainable development of many nations and their people. Therefore, in order to deliver on
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is a basic requirement that a country has the
necessary skills base comprising engineering, water infrastructure construction companies; water
distribution entities; educational and research institutions; finance companies and government.
‘Goods and services’ include, among others, consulting and engineering services; construction and
operational services; planning, management, legal, regulatory and institutional advisory services;
research and development services; and education and training services.
Management of scientific and technical information and knowledge is an important feature that
supports effective and efficient human and institutional capacity. Further, knowledge management
– the art of using people as a resource – is a hallmark for capacity development, technology
transfer and technical cooperation and technical assistance. Therefore, activities under this task
assessed how knowledge is currently being used in the water sector, identifying needs of
stakeholders using existing knowledge resources, and to formulate strategies to address identified
needs of/in the sector. This is in fulfilment of the overall objective of the Network’s set up – to
contributing to the development of flagship programmes that focus on water quality, sanitation
and water resources management through realization of the following specific objectives:
 To improve conservation and utilisation of the region’s water resources;

 To improve the quality and quantity of water available to households in the region’s rural and
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 urban areas;
 To strengthen national and regional capacities for water resources management and reduce
impacts of water related disasters;
 To promote cooperation and knowledge transfer among water research institutions to secure
adequate clean water and manage resources for national and regional development.
 To enlarge the range of technologies for water supply and improve access to affordable quality
water.
METHODOLOGY
The study involved a review of existing literature and outputs of JLP 1.1 and JLP 1.2 – survey on
requirements in higher education and within training for practitioners in the water sector, and a
study on how the Centres of Excellence could better address sector expertise consultancy and
advocacy needed for sector development in the region, respectively.
OUTPUT
Science has hitherto been talking to itself by the manner and media through which knowledge
generated from research has been packaged and disseminated:
Even for suggested dissemination channels (Annexure I), the project must re-examine how science
has used them in the past and why their use has not yielded results aspired for; where/how can
things be done differently to attain the results that are sought for – sealing the identified gaps for
the betterment and sustainable development and management of the region’s water resources.
Higher Education and Training institutions, Accredited Service Providers, and Further Education and
Training institutions should align their educational programmes to the private- and public
institutions’ needs as a way of providing employment opportunities for individuals in the water
sector. In other words, training institutions should look through other stakeholders development
programmes so that they align their educational offerings to meet the need of industry.
In SADC, research-driven capacity building should become a major focus for future investment in
order to address the major backlog in its water‐sector research outputs as revealed by the Task
JLP1.1 and JLP1.2 in the relevant priority areas for each country.
For the dissemination strategy on training, funding must be made available to supporting scholars
to attend appropriate courses that are, and/or will become available, at the different SANWATCE in
the region.
Current Higher Education and Training institutions, Accredited Service Providers, and Further
Education and Training institutions appear to have inclined their training programmes towards
degree attainments. However, it is strongly recommended to formulate programmes for artisans,
technicians and professionals, who are also desperately required in order to meet fully the needs of
the water‐sector in region.
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JLP 1.3 PREPARATION OF AN ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN A SECTOR WIDE APPROACH
One of the key objectives of the European Commission Joint Research Centre’s (JRC’s) project
working with the NEPAD SANWATCE is to foster capacity development and implement a Joint
Learning Programme on collaborative governance approaches, in particular a SWAP. We will help
achieve this through building, an appreciation and awareness of the benefits and effective means
of implementing collaborative governance approaches within the Water Centres of Excellence
(COEs) in the region. Recognition will be given to the well-established governance processes in the
Southern Africa region, built around its protocol for the management of shared water resources
and an overall IWRM approach.
This task presented an analysis framework, which has the purpose to provide a common language
and coherence to the way in which sector wide partners will co-operate in all tasks and stakeholder
interactions during the project. Interaction will take place through various regional and national
consultation and training initiatives, which are part of the Joint Learning Programme of this project.
The analysis framework should provide systematic understanding of:

 the water sector and its functioning
 capacity development requirements in a water sector collaborative governance approach
The analysis framework contains the following parts that together can take the COE partners
forward into a sector wide approach. Eight issues are addressed, not ranked in importance, as each
of these issues are cornerstones of the framework.
 Challenges of a water sector
 Integrated vision
 IWRM
 Governance
 Water sector
 Sector-Wide approach
 Collaborative water governance in Southern Africa
 Capacity development as part of a Sector Wide approach
KM 2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH

AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES
This task undertook the following steps:

 Identifying the target group (students and practitioners.)
 Identifying the material present and introduced in AquaKnow during the project and to be
included as educational / training material
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Three courses were developed equivalent to 38 teaching hours each. The educational material
produced was in line with the standards of the existing education material of the CoE at Master
Level.
Course 1: Groundwater Course

The first course is composed of six main components. The first two sections of the course explain
the occurrence, movement and hydrogeological setting of groundwater. With the importance of
groundwater in Southern Africa, the next two sections focus on groundwater exploration, with an
emphasis on geophysical techniques. The last two sections address management issues;
introducing borehole and well structures, challenges and best management practices followed by a
broader perspective of policy, governance and regulation of groundwater in Southern Africa.
The course objective is to provide entry knowledge into the groundwater sector for Southern
Africa. The content is aimed at Master’s Degree level students who have a minimal background in
earth sciences and acting professionals in the water sector. As such, the course focusses on
providing a relevant background on groundwater occurrence, exploration and management. This is
supplemented by a closing section on management of groundwater and current issues on
groundwater management in the region.
The course outcome will be for Master’s students is to gain an informed overview of groundwater
functioning and issues in the Sub Saharan Africa region, which can allow them to make informed
and relevant choices for future studies in the groundwater sector, and for professionals in the
groundwater sector to obtain the skills and understanding to needed to manage groundwater
resources, including strategies for planning and supervising the implementation of highly technical
activities, with an understanding and overview of what constitutes ground water and what
constitutes best practices in groundwater management.
Course 2: IWRM in Africa

The course includes an overview of key Southern African Strategies on Water and Sanitation,
followed by information about general governance in SADC down to municipal level, regarding
water, energy and sanitation. In some instances, the references and examples may only apply to
one of the above-mentioned but it is mostly the current principles and views as defined by human
rights principles, constitutions, and declarations accepted by the SADC countries that are being
discussed. The South African perspective is being placed central in this discussion.
This course will indicate the following important aspects of water policy and strategy for the
southern African continent:
 South Africa as a role player in southern Africa regarding the water and energy
 South Africa as a possible leader in water and energy matters
 South Africa as an example in terms of shared water resources, notably the Limpopo and the
orange rivers.
 Shared energy resources: the Cabora-Bassa electricity scheme
 The Mozambique gas pipeline to South Africa (SA).
 Fracking in SA
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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
In this course the importance of the role South Africa plays in the stimulation of the SADC
economies will be examined. The course will focus on the differences, and the importance in
legislature between countries in the region regarding water and energy. These will be highlighted
using case studies on topics mentioned above in this context. Students and participants will look at
legislative, policy and regulatory contexts and how they vary from a regional down to a local scale.
Course 3: Water Toolkit Course

The management of freshwater resources and related services is of critical importance to healthy
social, economic and political well-being of a society. Access to clean water is vital for the survival
of people all other the world. Effective water resource management and developments impacting
on water resources are recognised as key components of environmentally sustainable
development.
The European Commission produced in March 2012 a Water Project Toolkit (WPT) to address this
issue. This document develops a strategic approach for the equitable, efficient and sustainable
management of water resources and forms the basis for this training.
This course present a practical and logical framework of activities based on the involvement of
those who use and manage water, which leads towards improved water governance, and to the
development and implementation of integrated water development plans at local, regional and
national level.
The first part of this training introduces challenges and the key concepts behind international
development policies and practices of the water sector. The second part is more focus on useful
tools and materials to develop water activities. Theoretical content and practical sessions
(exercises, case studies, role playing, etc.) are mixed trough the training to allow the participants to
experiment the teachings.
The content of this course has been assembled by Benjamin Noury on behalf of the University of
Stellenbosch.
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LECTURES TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUDIENCE
Master student and Sector professional
COURSES OVERVIEW
This open source course seeks to explore methodologies and tools developed and used by the
European Commission for the development of water activities. It has three main objectives:
 To provide a comprehensive framework for all activities relating to water resources
development.
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 To facilitate the application of sustainable water management in national and sub-national
policies, programmes and projects.
 To formalize skills, tools and methods necessary for water development activities: planning,
identification, formulation, implementation and evaluation
COURSE OUTCOME
After completing this course the students will be able to:
 Identify and describe key challenges for the development of water activities
 Explain the difference between water management and water governance
 Build a European project proposal
 Fill a Logical Framework
 Realise a Stakeholder Analysis
 Facilitate and assist with the planning, coordination and implementation of water activities.
TECHNICAL NOTES
During the completion of this task the following challenges were encountered:
KM 2.3 was originally assigned to the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN). Since UKZN was no
longer part of the Consortium (but remain members of the network), this task was sub-contracted
to Corporation Blue (Mr. Murray Biedler) with the approval of the EC JRC, a well-experienced
consultancy in the Africa water sector. The consultant had some difficulties sourcing feedback from
the partners and delivery was delayed. This was partly due to the fact that a lot of course material
by the partner institutions is protected by copy right and attached to the universities and research
institutions. Therefore, it was difficult for partners to provide input into the new courses without
prior research.
The NEPAD SANWATCE Consortium mitigated these through the following measures:
Despite initial difficulties to get partners to respond to the consultant’s request for case studies and
course content, eventually and through the collaborative effort of all partners, the courses did
come together and case studies, as well as material was contributed by the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE
nodes.
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ANNEXURE I: Simplified Dissemination Strategy for Outputs
from Task JLP 1.1 and JLP 1.2
What to Issue to be Dissemination channel Success/performance

Target group
disseminate addressed / strategy indicator
Institutions of
• Aquaknow website
higher learning &
• Knowledge brokerage
research
• Reports
Regulators
• workshops/
Creation of, and
conferences
increased awareness
Low levels of Stakeholder • Aquaknow website
Commercial across the sector of
water illiteracy in • Flyers
utilities education, training and
literacy water issues • Mailing lists
employment
opportunities
NGOs • workshops/conferences
• flyers
• Personal contacts
• Flyers
community
• Workshops/conference
s
• Policy briefs
 Increased use by
Sector ministries, • Aquaknow website
industry of employment
govt. departments, • Workshops/conference
opportunities to build
s
skills in the sector.
 Increased number of
government
Regulators s
programme places
• Reports
being taken up by the
Gaps in skills • Mailing lists
water sector
Inadequate and human • Reports
Bilateral / multi  Reduction in skills and
water capital in/for • Policy briefs
lateral partners human capital gaps in
professionals the water • Aquaknow website
the sector
sector • Reports
 Improved training
NGOs strategies within
organisations in the
s
sector
Private sector/  Increased
• Mailing lists
industries understanding of how
• flyers
training contributes to
Commercial • Aquaknow website
increased productivity.
utilities • Workshops/conference
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s  Increase in investment
• Mailing lists in training + staff
• Flyers development by private
• Aquaknow website sector
Community
• Workshops/conference  Greater volume and
s quality of applications
for sector organisations
 Strengthened
• Mailing lists
Higher learning & university/ industry
• Conference
research relationships.
presentations
institutions; natural  Stronger linkage
• Journal papers
& social sciences between industry and
• Training
institutions of higher
• Knowledge brokerage
learning
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16. ADDENDUM III: THIRD INTERIM REPORT
EUROPEAN COMMISSION AU/NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER

AU/NEPAD Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
Milestone 3

AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat &
Date: November 2013
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
AMCOST African Ministers Council on Science and Technology

AMCOW African Ministers Council on Water
AU African Union
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CoE Centres of Excellence
CPA Consolidated Plan of Action
CRP Consolidated Research Programmes
CV Curriculum Vitae
EC European Commission
EUWI European Union Water Initiative
FETWater Framework Programme for Research, Education and Training in Water
GWP-SA Global Water Partnership – Southern Africa
IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management
JLP Joint Learning Programme
JRC Joint Research Commission
KM Knowledge Management
NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development
R&D Research and Development
RSAP III Third Regional Strategic Action Plan (SADC)
SANWATCE Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
S&T Science and Technology
SWAp Sector-wide Approach
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
UKZN University of Kwa Zulu-Natal
UN United Nations
UNESCO United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation
UNIMA University of Malawi
WARFSA Water Research Fund for Southern Africa
WIN-SA Water Information Network-South Africa
WISA Water Institute of Southern Africa
WRTC Water Resources Technical Committee
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xxx
INTRODUCTION TO THE NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME……………………... xxxii
The Southern Africa Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE)…………………………. xxxiii
Vision……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xxxiv
Focus Areas…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… xxxiv
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE CONTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………. xxxiv
JLP 1.4 PLANNING REGIONAL SEMINARS – DELIVERING CAPACITY ACROSS SADC’S REGIONAL
WATER SECTOR………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. xxxv
JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN OF THE SEMINARS AND TRAININGS - IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION
MECHANISMS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. xxxviii
JLP 1.6 SEMINARS PRESENTATIONS, ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION REPORT xxxiv
Technical Notes on JLP 1.6…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. xI
KM 2.4 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP…………………………………………………………………………………………. xI
Technical Notes on KM 2.4……………………………………………………………………………………………………. xIi
KM 2.5 E-CONFERENCE AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE E-CONFERENCE………………………………….. xIii
Technical Notes on KM 2.5……………………………………………………………………………………………………. xIii
BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. xIiv
ANNEX I: Consolidated List of Participants at the Regional Seminars………………………………………….. xIv
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INTRODUCTION TO THE AU/NEPAD WATER CENTRES OF
It is important that the African Union (AU) /NEPAD Southern African Network for Water Centres of
Excellence (SANWATCE) align activities and thematic areas with Continental Strategic Plans and
also Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Policies and Strategies. To this
end, consultation and alignment of thematic areas have been undertaken, in line with the
AU/NEPAD Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and the new Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium Research Programmes (CRPs). Regionally, the AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE Business Plan will also align with the SADC Regional Water Policy and Strategy and also
the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Development and Management
(RSAP III) through the collaboration with WaterNet.
During the 24th SADC Water Resource Technical Committee (WRTC) meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, the
following was recommended and subsequently ratified by the SADC Ministers of Water:
That the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE and WaterNet have agreed amicably to focus on the two areas:
capacity building and training (WaterNet) and Research & Technology Transfer (AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE) (Section 4.8.4)
 Approve the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7)8
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 Approved the proposal for AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to be the implementing agent for the Water
Research Fund for Southern Africa (WARFSA 2.0), a programme of SADC Water Division
(Section 5.2.9.8). Subsequent to this ratification, a detailed project plan with associated costs
were developed for WARFSA 2.0.

The Ministerial Mandate, as instituted in Cairo (2006), provides the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE with the

 Serve as a Higher Education (PhD; postdoctoral; staff exchange) soundboard to the SADC
region on regional water matters;
AMCOST through the SADC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) , in order to observe political
direction and engage so as to provide evidence-based research.
Following the 24th SADC WRTC meeting in Lusaka (2013), and subsequent ratification of decisions
by the SADC Ministers of Water, the relationship between SADC Water Division and the AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE are formalised, which will enable the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE to:
Operationalize and regularly report to SADC in its mandate and progress;

Establish strategic partnerships outside and beyond the network. The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE can
then play a network brokerage role with like-minded organisations to take information and
knowledge beyond the current region to the benefit of the African continent;
Leverage resources from the region and
In the long term, it is also important to establish the most appropriate legal personnel of the
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat, with collaboration between NEPAD and Stellenbosch University
(SU).
Southern Africa (GWP-SA); the International Water Management Institute (IWMI); the Water
Research Commission (WRC); Cap-Net; Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA); the Water
Information Network-South Africa (WIN-SA); Africa Portal; United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Framework Programme for Research, Education and Training
in Water (FETWater) and the UNESCO initiatives, including Chairs, Category I and II Centres.
that the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE has an important role to play within the high-end scientific
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research and capacity sphere (M.Sc.; PhD; postdoctoral and Staff Exchange taking into
consideration current Master’s Programmes being offered by partners, such as WaterNet).
The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE is one of the African regional networks. The regional Hub and
Secretariat is currently being hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Membership to the
Network is open to all countries in the Southern African sub-region and current members are:
University of Botswana (UB), University of Malawi (UNIMA), University of Eduardo Mondlane
(UEM) in Mozambique, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), University of the
Western Cape (UWC), Stellenbosch University (SU) and University of the Western Cape (UKZN) in
South Africa, and University of Zambia (UNZA).
Vision
The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE will contribute to the improved human and environmental well-being
Focus Areas
By focussing on various strategic areas, the AU/NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence channel
resources and activities specifically to the following areas:

INTRODUCTION TO MILESTONE 3 OF THE EC JRC - AU/NEPAD

CONTRACT

assimilate the modern advances in science and technology necessary deal with the complex
Partnership for Africa's Development Water Centres of Excellence”.
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The European Commission (EC), through its support, aims at recognising these Centres of
Excellence (CoE), currently organized in two networks being represented by two African
institutions, as reference for regional development fostering south to south cooperation and hence
sustainability of technical support actions. These actions are in line with the overall political
framework of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI) and develop the successful approach
undertaken by the EC with the Joint Learning Programme (JLP) of the Train4Dev Network also
managed by the EC. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is implementing this project “Support to the
NEPAD Water CoE” on the EC’s behalf through the Administrative arrangement No 2009-09-31487
NFP CSP with EuropeAid. The JRC established the Contract Number 386793 with the SU, in the
framework of which these deliverables are submitted.
The below table displays the JLP and Knowledge Management (KM) deliverables that formed
Milestone 3 of the pilot project between the EC JRC and the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE.

JLP 1.4 PLANNING REGIONAL SEMINARS – Centre for Scientific Industrial and
DELIVERING CAPACITY ACROSS SADC’S Research
REGIONAL WATER SECTOR
JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN OF THE SEMINARS University of the Western Cape
AND TRAININGS - IDENTIFYING
COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS
JLP 1.6 SEMINARS PRESENTATIONS, All nodes and
ORGANISATION AND IMPLEMENTATION AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat
REPORT
KM 2.4 REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE University of Malawi
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES ON WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BETWEEN
AFRICA, CHINA, LATIN AMERICA AND
EUROPE
KM 2.5 REPORT AND PROCEEDINGS ON Stellenbosch University
THE E-CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
JLP 1.4 PLANNING REGIONAL SEMINARS – DELIVERING

CAPACITY ACROSS SADC’S REGIONAL WATER SECTOR
Part of the contract between AU/NEPAD SANWATCE and the JRC were Regional Seminars with the
aim to bring together key representatives and stakeholders of the country’s water-sector
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institutions to assess and update research and development (R&D) capacity gaps with a view to
sharing and improving knowledge on various water development, utilisation and management
issues in the country and the Southern African region.
The CSIR was responsible for planning and setting out a programme for each of the regional
seminars. Please see the table below for a detailed programme which the CSIR consolidated. This
programme was approved prior to the seminars by the JRC and was also sent to all the network
members for input. The dates of the regional seminars were as follows: Zambia (9-11 April 2013),
Botswana (16-19 April 2013), Malawi (23-26 April 2013), South Africa (7-10 May 2013), and
Mozambique (14-17 May 2013).
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JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN OF THE SEMINARS AND TRAININGS -
IDENTIFYING COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS
The objective of this deliverable was to design a communication strategy for a Sector-wide
Approach (SWAp) in the SADC region is to mainstream and integrate of cross-cutting issues through
appropriate communication mechanisms such as dialogue, awareness-raising and coaching. Such a
strategy will strengthen the working relationship between water sector stakeholders based on a
sector-wide approach. The aim in presenting this Strategy is to get the message to sector wide
partners that AU/NEPAD SANWATCE deliberately support the communication of ideas within and
between institutions, groups and individuals across and within disciplines. Only in this way will
AU/NEPAD SANWATCE achieve the goals of integrated water resources management, underpinned
by the ideas of social equity, financial viability and environmental sustainability.
The communication strategy draws on two key theoretical ideas, 1) social capital, 2) complexity
theory, resilience and adaptive management. The first concept of social capital draws on the work
of Coleman (1998), Putnam (1993), Putnam and Pharr (2000), Luhmann (1979), Ostrom et al (1994)
and Ostrom (2000), as well as Goldin (2003, 2010). The second idea is that of complexity that is
linked to theories of resilience and vulnerability. Here this task referred to the work of Snowden
and Boone (2007) on managing complex systems and the work of Gunderson and Devereux (2001)
Holling (2002), Kingsford, Biggs and Pollard (2010) and Folke et al (2005) on systems thinking,
resilience and vulnerability.
The second section isolated three selected communication tools, namely 1) coaching 2) dialogue
and 3) awareness raising and considers how these can be used to strengthen a sector wide
approach for boundary partners.
As part of this process, some key cross-cutting issues are to be mainstreamed into the planning of
all activities at the very early stage of the project, as partners begin to engage with one another.
The cross-cutting issues that have been identified by the project writers are: dialogue, awareness
raising/coaching, environment, health, gender, governance and transparency, human rights,
conflict prevention and others that are yet to be identified as the partners engage with one
another. These are all part of a sector wide approach that is underpinned by a commitment to
good governance, the backbone of the analysis framework.
The final section proposed a communication model for a sector wide communication strategy. The
report was concluded with the premise that a communication strategy for the CoE needs to be
rooted in theoretical frames that are able to capture connectivity (social capital), different types of
knowledge and differences and diversity of stakeholders (complexity), and lastly it must deal with
adaptation and social learning processes (resilience and adaptive management).
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JLP 1.6 SEMINARS PRESENTATIONS, ORGANISATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
From 9 April 2013 to 17 May 2013, the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE organised a series of Regional
seminars in all its current member states; Zambia (9-11 April 2013), Botswana (16-19 April 2013),
Malawi (23-26 April 2013), South Africa (7-10 May 2013), and Mozambique (14-17 May 2013). The
aim of the regional seminars was to bring together key representatives and stakeholders of the
country’s water-sector institutions to assess and update research and development (R&D) capacity
gaps with a view to sharing and improving knowledge on various water development, utilisation
and management issues in the country and the Southern African region.
The Regional Seminars were designed and planned to be comparable and followed a similar
schedule. Therefore, the output produced across the five seminars was similar. The workshops
were opened by a high-level government representative and presentations by the media, other
researchers, NGOs, and water utilities followed.
Together with the CoE representatives these participants, through group discussions, clarified
future pathways, directions and actions for the Centres, taking into account its niche role, i.e. high-
end research to improve regional, national and municipal water and its sustainable management
through, among others:
 Determination of impacts of land use changes in areas of rapidly growing populations on
water resources (both surface and ground water)
 Assessment of the amount of available water resources in the country, especially
groundwater.
 Assessment of capacities of wastewater treatment plants in the country’s major cities
(environmental audit of the treatment plants).
 Assessment of effects of climate change scenarios and drivers on the country’s surface water
and groundwater resources.
 Seeking for solutions to some existing societal challenges, including those that utilize
indigenous knowledge.
The workshops observed that intensifying competition for water resources by agricultural,
industrial, and domestic users will continue to put a lot of pressure on water resources. The cause
for this situation was identified as having been; (i) the country not being able to challenge its
scientists to solve some water-related developmental issues, and (ii) research not receiving
adequate attention, which has led to policy and decision-making remaining uninformed. Further,
the meeting identified some research and development gaps in the water sector of each country.
Incorporation of a field visit was intended to identify actions to be taken within the context of the
six different policy principle areas – social; economic; technical; information, education and
communication; environmental; institutional and management – in order to (i) facilitate a holistic
approach to water resources management, and (ii) enable relevant stakeholders to assist in the
design and implementation of more sustainable solutions for the site’s water challenges.
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Technical Notes on JLP 1.6
Timing: Participants from many Southern African countries, especially those working in the public
sector, work until 15:30. Consequently, it was very difficult to keep participants interested,
captivated and involved after 15:30. In some cases people simply left. Taken as a whole, a three
day seminar was considered very long, especially since it was not the kind of workshop where
participants would receive something tangible such as a certificate. This serves as a
recommendation in future workshops where participants can receive a certificate to increase their
participation and attendance till the end of the workshop, but furthermore, the certificate can
complement their Curricullum Vitaes (CVs).
Record keeping: The seminar summaries were prepared by local rapporteurs, often PhD and MA
students from the host institution. This type of minute taking was unfamiliar to most of them and
consequently the entire final day of the conference was spent patching together the missing
documents, discussions and conclusions. A briefing package containing template documents and
examples was sent out by the Secretariat after the first seminar in Zambia, however, it seems that
it was not detailed enough. In some cases, the Rapporteurs were only identified at the beginning of
the workshop and were not made aware that this would be a full-time, four day commitment. In
future workshops, it is recommended to utilize the opportunity to capacitate PhD and MA students
by transferring skills to be able to rapport and take decent good quality minutes.
KM 2.4 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
This workshop was organised in the framework of the EC support project to the AU/NEPAD
SANWATCE implemented by the EC JRC. Through its global network of CoE in Water Science and
Technology, the workshop on exchanging and disseminating of good practices in water resources
management was held in Ispra, Italy from 15 to 18 October 2012. The workshop was aimed at
exchanging and disseminating good practices in water resources management among experts from
Africa (African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence), Latin America (RALCEA),
China (EU-China platform) and Europe (JRC and other experts).
The workshop was very valuable to the consortium members in many ways. Firstly, the workshop
provided a forum where members shared their research experiences and expertise amongst
themselves and those from Europe, China and Latin America. Members also learnt how the other
similar networks are being run including the challenges they are facing.
Secondly, the presentations from SANWATCE showed that there is a region wide human capacity
need for specialists in water resources management, both from engineering and social dimensions.
In addition, the talks highlighted that currently, there are minimal monitoring activities of both
groundwater and surface water resources in the region and this is impeding their sustainable
development and utilization. The region’s water 16 resources are further being negatively affected
by climate change as the case study from Botswana demonstrated. It was hence observed that
deliberate efforts and new innovations are required for the better management of the region’s
water resources. The workshop however learnt that there are significant efforts being made
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towards better water and sanitation service provision in South Africa through the WSF programme.
This is expected lead to the improvement in the management of water resources and may
therefore serve as a learning platform region wide.
Key lessons on water resources management were also learnt from the other regions that
participated in the workshop. For China, experiences on stakeholder participation and analysis
under the largely successful World Bank funded Loess Plateau Rehabilitation project would be
beneficial to southern Africa. The Danube basin also provided an applicable stakeholder
engagement strategy. It was learnt that the Danube region has moved from confrontation to
cooperation and this is leading to better results by making best use of experiences in place from a
variety of interest groups. Other applicable stakeholder participation approaches include the
conflict resolution efforts in West Africa in the Hadejia-Jaamare Komadugu Yobe Basin in North
East Nigerian basin.
Another key lesson is a need for proper accounting procedures especially in the water stressed
regions. To this end, the West Africa region and China demonstrated the importance of full cost
recovery as a more sustainable way in water service provision. The case of China recommended
that water pricing should cover three components namely: the value of water itself; the
infrastructure used to manage water resources; and cost of damage (or preventing damage) to the
environment. The recently developed multi-criteria tool that has been built to optimize
combinations of water efficiency measures, as presented in the European Commission’s Blueprint,
may therefore be adopted for this purpose, in addition to hydrological models
The region may also benefit from using recent innovations in Environmental Management Tools (as
those presented for the Andean region) and remote sensing technology is the assessment of water
resources. The presentations on the Danube River Basin (Raimund Mair), China’s strictest water
policy presented (Guozhi Du) and on harmonising water quality objectives among EU member
states (Sandra Poikane) stimulated a lot of interest and debate among participants. These provide
potential areas for joint collaborative research including broad areas that were identified by
SANWATCE consortium members on climate change impacts on water resources, groundwater
assessments and sanitation. Furthermore, the workshop provided a bonding platform for the
consortium members as some were meeting for the first time and friendships were built.
Technical Notes on KM 2.4

After all logistical arrangements, three participants from Malawi, South Africa and Mozambique
could not attend the workshop. This meant that flight tickets had been paid for and were not used.
In addition, to claim money back from the hotel was difficult and with the large international
transaction costs and exchange rate losses, the Secretariat lost a substantial amount of money.
Based on this experience, the Secretariat has compiled and created a Voyage Policy to minimize
financial losses. In addition, the Voyage Policy will include rules and regulations in terms of day
allowances in order to communicated clear expectations to the network members.
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KM 2.5 E-CONFERENCE AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE E-
CONFERENCE
The AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat organised an e-Conference on Knowledge Management in

the Southern African Water Sector with the aim of
 Generating and disseminating knowledge in developing countries,
 Identifying joint action for the water knowledge management,
 Confronting new challenges of information management in the internet age,
 Designing sustainable knowledge strategies in beneficiary countries.
Two topics were addressed: The Knowledge Chain: Generation, dissemination and feedback from
the 26-30 November 2012 and Joint Action for Water Knowledge Management from 18-22 March
2013. Participants were able to sign up to the e-Conference on
http://econference.nepadwatercoe.org/ prior to the conference and in total approximately 70
people signed up to the open group discussion.
The first e-Conference was opened by Mr. Nico Elema, the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Programme
Manager, and Prof. Jacqueline Goldin, UWC, in an online video discussing KM in general and thus
providing the backdrop to the discussions that followed. The discussion was divided into two parts:
What is KM? Who are the stakeholders in the water sector?
A new direction?
Do researchers in the water sector have to change their perspective and become more policy-
tuning, rather than policy-shaping?
The second e-Conference was introduced by a PowerPoint slide by Dr Inga Jacobs from the Water
Research Commission in South Africa.
Technical Notes on KM 2.5

 The main shortcoming of the first, and more specifically in the second AU/NEPAD SANWATCE
e-Conference was that, it received unfortunately too little input from participants.
 With the first e-Conference only a few individuals, closely linked to the network, provided
comments. Although these seemed to have been read by many people, it did not lead to a
vivid discussion.
 After the first e-Conference, the Secretariat had decided to change its tactic to attract more
participants and increase participation through the following mechanisms:
 Focusing on a more solution-oriented topic as some of the problems and challenges have
already been pointed out.
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 Linking the e-Conference to the United Nation (UN) Water Day in March to bring it into a
wider context of water challenges. This strategic link could also mean that the e-Conference
might attract more participants.
 Contact key stakeholders in the sector prior to the e-Conference directly and make sure they
are aware of the e-Conference and prepared to participate.
 Despite all three mechanisms being taken into account, the second e-Conference failed to
attract the desired participation. More on each of the mechanism:
 In order to create a more engaging discussion environment, the Secretariat decided to focus
on a solution-oriented topic – Joint Action for Water Knowledge Management.
In hindsight this might have been the wrong timing for the e-Conference; instead of
strategically linking the UN Water Week, it appears as though participants were too busy at
other events to pay serious attention to the e-Conference.
 Emails were sent directly to key stakeholders in the region on KM. The GIZ Water Division,
UNESCO and the Secretariat’s network. Despite initially promising emails by some
stakeholders and repeated follow-up emails, none of the stakeholders took part in the actual
discussion.
 In addition to the challenges in marketing the conference adequately, the AquaKnow platform
proved to be very challenging as a discussion forum. Both e-Conferences were started with a
delay because the communication between the organisers and the IT team at the JRC did not
work effectively. The fact that people first signed up on one site and then had to re-register on
AquaKnow might have deterred people as well. However, as the Secretariat wanted to make
sure people sign up, it had to use our own web platform. For future e-Conferences, the
communication between organisers and IT team has to be established well in advance so that
people can sign up on AquaKnow directly and the organisers can test and retest the group
beforehand.
In conclusion, the Secretariat had initially planned to hold three e-Conferences:

Topic 1: Knowledge Chain: Generation, dissemination and 26 - 30 November 2012
feedback
Topic 2: Joint action for Water KM 17 – 22 March 2013
Topic 3: Challenges and Problems of KM 17 – 22 March 2013
However, due to the low participation and partial coverage of Topic 3 in the first topic, it was
decided to discard the workshop. However, AU/NEPAD SANWATCE is principally interested in this
format of engagement and knowledge dissemination and the Secretariat is planning on holding e-
Conferences in the future on topics that are fundamental to the Southern African water sector.
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ANNEX I: Consolidated List of Participants at the Regional
Seminars
NAME ORGANISATION MOBILE E-MAIL
Imasiku A. Nyambe UNZA IWRM CENTRE 955793600 [email protected]
Jonathan Phiri WASAZA 977846246 [email protected]
[email protected]/,
Benedict K. Tembo ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL 0966750451/0955750451 [email protected]
Chitaku G. Muchelenganga NISIR 966295573 [email protected]
Inyambo Nyumbu GFA 966452174 [email protected]
Mwandira Wilson UNZA IWRM CENTRE 976348726 [email protected]
Mailesi Ndhlovu Nkandu LUSAKA CITYCOUNCIL 976702155 [email protected]
Levy Museteka MMWEWD/DWA 972299932 [email protected]
Kieth Kennedy CSR SOUTH AFRICA [email protected]
Nora Hanke SU SOUTH AFRICA 0728436133 [email protected]
George W. Sikuleka MAL/DOE 977777573 [email protected]
SNV Netherlands
Development Org/
Zambia Water
Chiwanga Maseka partnership 955860260 [email protected]
Simon Kangomba DWA/MMED 977623398 [email protected]
William Sam Phiri SEEDS OF HOPE 966777350 [email protected]
Mpale Nkonkomalimba - 977368403 [email protected]
Daniel C.W. Nkhuwa UNZA 979315465 [email protected]/dcwnkhuw
AU/NEPAD
N.M Elema SANWATCE 27762278373 [email protected]
A.Chompolola UNZA 977430872 [email protected]
Kawawa Banda UNZA-IWRM 977533041 [email protected]
Claude Mwale UNZA-IWRM 979304302 [email protected]
Rodwell Chandipo ZEMA 966878593 [email protected]
Ndila Hamalambo SWSC 955915419 [email protected]
Justine Liyali WWSC 977878451 [email protected]
Macphersson Mutale UNZA 977596219 [email protected]
B.P. Parida UNIV of Botswana 26772619548 [email protected]
P.K Kenabatho UNIV of Botswana -74599050 [email protected]
Robert Chimambo CRCCT/ZCCN 955880111 [email protected]
Joel Kabika UNZA 977880126 [email protected]
Maurice Monjerezi University of Malawi +265991865585 [email protected]
Botswana Meat
Modiri Garenamotse Commission +26771335048/5331265 [email protected]
Botswana Meat
Gofaone Maswabi Commission +2672414499/2462005 [email protected]
Cosmo Ngongondo University of Malawi +26588222083/994780470 [email protected]
Kobamelo Dikgola Dept of Water Affairs +26772662780 [email protected]
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Swedish
Meteorological and
Anna Johnell Hydrological Institute 0119958320 [email protected]
Onalekutlo Kenabatho Dept of Water Affairs [email protected]/okenabatho@y
Swedish
Meteorological and
Judith Olofsson Hydrological Institute 0114958343 [email protected]
Kalahari Conservation 3974557; Plot 398, Ext 4,
Felix Monggae Society Kgasa close,Gaborone ceo.kcs.orh.bw
Portia Keetile BOPA 3653518 [email protected]
Dept of
Jobe Manga Environmental Affairs 3902050 [email protected]/mangajz@gmail
B.P. Parida FET, UB [email protected]
Environmental
M Lenkopane Science, UB [email protected]
Environmental
Bothepha Mosetlhi Science, UB [email protected]
AU/0NEPAD
Nora Hanke SANWATCE +27(0)728436133 [email protected]
Ogopoleng Kgomoethata BOPA 76263232/3653575
Water Utilities
Lesego Raditsebe Corporation 72751398/71449640
IWRM
Project/Kalahari
Kutlwano Mukokomani conservation society 71588544 [email protected]/kutlwano
Environmental
Piet Kenabatho Science, UB [email protected]
Keith Kennedy CSIR-South Africa [email protected]/watermatters@
Dept of
Environmental
Raban Chanda Science [email protected]
Buyani Zongwani MISA –Botswana 73216096 [email protected]
Department of
Tsalano Kedikilwe Environmental Affairs [email protected]
Environmental
Nomazile Chicho Science, UB 71667065 [email protected]
Environmental
Cynthia Gwisai Science, UB 72539234 [email protected]
Environmental
Nomazile Chicho Science, UB 71667065 [email protected]
Environmental
Cynthia Gwisai Science, UB 72539234 [email protected]
Environmental
Reginald Gwisai Science, UB [email protected]
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Southern Region
+265 (0)888361520 [email protected]
Amedeo N. Gobede Water Board
+265 (0)999570023 [email protected]

Annie Sigere Chancellor College
Charles Mkoka Sunday Times [email protected]
265 (0) 882223083/ +265
[email protected]
Cosmo Ngongondo Chancellor College (0)994780470
World Vision 265 (0) 999363224/ 265 (0)
[email protected]
Deborah Muheka International 8841315226/
Kasinthula Research
Station Irrigation and +265 (0)882925512 /+265
[email protected]
Drainage Research (0)999336212
Dr. Isaac R Fandika Team
Water and Sanitation
Centre Mzuzu +265 (0) 881277452 [email protected]
Elijah Wanda University
Evelyn Nkhonjera CEPA, Blantyre +265 (0) 999274411 [email protected]
Gertrude Jeremiah Chancellor College +265 (0)888567064 [email protected]

Regional water
265 (0) 993869205
development Office, [email protected]
+265 (0) 888783091
Gift Wanagwa South (Blantyre)
OboCSIR and as
[email protected]/watermatters@
Keith Kennedy IWRM.org 27820530850/27218882441
Maurice Monjerezi Chancellor College +265 (0)991865586 [email protected]

Nora Hanke NEPAD SANWATCE +27(0)728436133 [email protected]
Ministry of Water
Development and +265 (0)992236958 [email protected]
Patrick Chintengo Irrigation
WASHTED- +265 (0)888337550/ +265 [email protected]/ pzuzani@
Petros Zuzani POLYTECHNIC (0) 111989855 [email protected]
Samson Sajidu Chancellor College +265 (0) 888891714 [email protected]
Ministry of Water 265 (0) 888763575/ 265 (0)
Development and 999922015/265 (0) [email protected]
Sandram Maweru Irrigation 111773182
Blantyre City
[email protected]
Sylvester Mitini Nkhoma Assembly 265 (0)995550532
Thoko Kaitane Blantyre water Board 265 (0) 888590497 [email protected]
Ministry of Irrigation
and Water +265 (0)99 3837950 [email protected]
Toney Nyasulu Development
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Aliness Mumba FANRPAN 79 706 9216 [email protected]
UEM – FAEF,
Joao Mutondo Mozambique +258 82 661 7857 [email protected]
[email protected]
UEM – FAEF
Abel Lumbela Mozambique +258 82 965 0560 [email protected]
Siboniso Mdlovn Dept of Water Affairs 012 336 7391 [email protected]
Lucilla Minelli UNESCO – IHP +33 64 929 9790 [email protected]
Eberhard Braune UWC 082 310 8183 [email protected]
Edmund Pool UWC 021 959 3535 [email protected]
GEF - IW LEARN -
Mish Hamid CUNOPS +43 676 415 0281 [email protected]
Clement Cupido UWC – ISD 082 449 4494 [email protected]
Willem de Clercq SU 083 2919 9368 [email protected]
Adelaide Cupido Pegasys 083 440 5453 [email protected]
Y. Filali-meknassi UNESCO [email protected]
Peter Nthathakane ORASECOM 266 58531711 [email protected]
Ncamiso Mhlanga UNDP +268 78023557 [email protected]
NSAS Nubian
Osman Mustafa Ahmed SandsStone Aquifer
Mohamed System - GEF Project +24 9912910034 [email protected]
Yasmina Rais El Fenn CAP-NET/UNDP +27 84 9529485 [email protected]
+254786784180;
Eliot Taylor IUCN +277272033344 [email protected]
Ahmad Wagdy Abdelayem Cairo University +201227669002 [email protected]
Kirstin Conti IEGRAC +31612759638 [email protected]
Abdulwarim Seid NBI +256 757 396804 [email protected]
Mthokozisu Ncube JHB Water +27 71 3636350 [email protected]
Overstrand
Stephen Muller Municipality +27 82 495 1924 [email protected]
Jessica Wilson EMG +27 21 448 2881 [email protected]
University os
Jo Barnes Fellenbosch 021 938 9480 [email protected]
Yongxin Xu UWC 082 776 9612 [email protected]
Keith Kennedy CSIR 082 053 0852 [email protected]
Dominic Mazvimavi UWC [email protected]
Tony Brutus DWA - Western Cape 941 6204; 076 709 6969 [email protected]
Ranogale Sekwele DWA – WRIP 012 336 8867; 082 940 2643 [email protected]
Christine Colvin WWF 083 462 2919 [email protected]
Zama Masondo Dir. Water Affairs 012 336 8129; 083 795 1947 [email protected]
Niger Basin Authority
Olomouda Ibraheem - Nigeria +227 9629 2263 [email protected];
E. Makandze UWC (ECON) 073 425 4434 [email protected]
Xiaobin Sun UWC
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Tebogo Madlala UWC [email protected]
Rozwi Magoba UWC [email protected]
Jacqueline Goldin UWC [email protected]
Dominique Mannel SU [email protected]
Thokozani Kanyerere UWC [email protected]
Antony Taylor UFS
Nora Hanke SU [email protected]
Cynthia Laar UWC [email protected]
Abel Lumbela UEM-FAEF 829650560 [email protected]

Agostinho Marta Maria ADEGAZA 823931240 [email protected]
Albano Leite INIR-MINAG 825095340 [email protected]
Alminda Maria Afonso MPD 828716780 [email protected]
Anacleta Botao MINAG-DNSA-DCAP 824940880 [email protected]
Antonio Jone OMR 829343850 [email protected]
Belarmino Zimba ARA-SUL 828190840 [email protected]
Botelho Ferro DMI-DAS 842921912 [email protected]
Castilho Amilai UEM-FAEF 844680062 [email protected]
Eduardo Neves Joao Feconomia UEM 825363792 [email protected]
Faruk Mamugi UEM-FAEF 824146540 [email protected]
[email protected];
Fernando Congolo INAM 824155703 [email protected]
Fernando da Gloria Tamelesa UEM-FAEF 823293294 [email protected]
Moamba ASSociation
Fernando Mucachua of AGRiculture 827479956
Filipe Mabutana RM 825216140 [email protected]
Florinda Pires DNA/DRH 824281150 [email protected]
Helder Antonio Mangate UEM-FAEF 828035941 [email protected]
Jenisse Luis ARA-SUL 824808220 [email protected]
Joao Mutondo UEM-FAEF 826617857 [email protected]
Jose Alvaro Malang DNA/MOPH 827680023 [email protected]
José Sequeira INATA 842545093 [email protected]
Judith Chiuhuma RM 828631550 [email protected]
Centre for Scientific
Keith Kennedy Industrial Research 0027 (0)820530852 [email protected]
Laurondo Macomo Lefonios MCT-IIA 843802110 [email protected]
Moamba ASSociation
Lucas Matola of AGRiculture 820017417
Nelson Virgilio Rafael UEM-FAEF 823466250 [email protected]
Nora Hanke NEPAD SANWATCE 0027 (0)8436133 [email protected]
Paula Viola UEM-FAEF 827580139 [email protected]
Pedro Joao Mavume ARPONE 829578100 [email protected]
Scola J.G. Guibunda MINAG_DE 842093669 [email protected]
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Sebastiao Famba UEM-FAEF 823961320 [email protected]
Senisse Luis ARA-SUL 824808220 [email protected]
Simao Niquisse UEM-FAEF 823831300 [email protected]
Stefano Farolfi UEM-IWEGA 845343538 [email protected]
Tomás Maculuve IIAM-DASN 826825953 [email protected]
Veloseo Malunfane INGE 846576694 [email protected]
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17. ADDENDUM IV: PROJECT DIARY
From: Elizabeth Touomguo [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: 22 September 2011 11:41
To: Nico Elema [email protected], Cloete, TE, Prof <[email protected]>
Cc: 'AMCOW'
Subject: AMCOW EXCO Meeting - October 2011
Sir,
I hereby forward to you an invitation letter for the AMCOW’s EXCO Meeting scheduled to hold in
South Africa from the 20th to the 22nd October 2011.
Kindly acknowledge receipt.
Best regards.
Elizabeth Touomguo
AMCOW Secretariat
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From: Nico Elema <[email protected]>

Date: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: JRC NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence Project - WORKSHOP - VENUE
To: Graham Jewitt <[email protected]>, [email protected], Harrison Pienaar
<[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], "DL Mej <[email protected]> Mannel" <[email protected]>, TE Prof
Cloete <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Rob
Slotow <[email protected]>, Eberhard Braune <[email protected]>, Andrea Leone
<[email protected]>
Good morning Colleagues
We have now confirmed our venue for our workshop, taking place on 29 and 30 October 2011 in
Maputo, Mozambique.
The venue will be at the Hotel Cardoso in Maputo. In order to make the logistics easier, we have
booked a package with the hotel. You do not need to make your own accommodation arrangements,
as we will all be staying at the hotel. If you are at the Waternet Conference, we kindly ask that you
book into the Hotel Cardoso on Friday (28th) October, afternoon/evening.
Most have confirmed attendance attendance of the workshop, but those who have not confirmed yet,
please do so as soon as possible, as we would like to finalize arrangements with the hotel.
Our package with the hotel include the following (and a bit more about the venue):
2 Night’s Accommodation at the 4* Hotel Cardoso in Maputo
§ Bed and Breakfast
The Hotel Cardoso offers an ideal venue for both business and leisuretravellers. The hotel is 5 minutes
by car to the business centre of Maputo and just 15 minutes from Mavalane Airport (Maputo
International Airport). The hotel offers 130 guest rooms, which are equipped with air-conditioning,
satellite television, international direct dial telephone, hairdryer and
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wireless internet access. The restaurant and bar provide a wide variety of food from which you can
choose. Enjoy a fine a la carte dinner, a more informal buffet for lunch or dinner, a quick snack, or just
a relaxing drink in the bar. Facilities include a swimming pool, fitness centre, parking, currency
exchange, 4 meeting rooms and a business centre. Certain services,recreational facilities, and activities
may be at an additional fee.
2 x Full Day Conference Packages inclusive of the of the following:
Hire of conference room
Morning and afternoon coffee and tea breaks
Buffet lunch in restaurant
Normal audio visual equipment – Overhead projector, flipchart, TV, screen, pads and pens
Mineral Water during conference included in the package
The package price excludes:
Non-Alcoholic drinks during lunch – R35 per delegate
Meals and drinks not mentioned above
Optional sightseeing tours
Visas and passport costs
Medical & Travel Insurance
Tipping
All items of a personal nature, e.g. mini-bar, telephone calls, laundry, drink, etc...
Sincerely
Nico
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From: Nico Elema [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: venerdì 9 settembre 2011 10:32
To: Andrea Leone
Cc: Mannel, DL, Mej <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: JRC Kick-off meeting - Letter of invitation and skype name
Hi Andrea.
When I contacted you earlier, I did not have all the info yet, but I have it
now :-) We are 2 people traveling. So here it goes:
Person 1.
Name and surname: Nico Michiel Elema
Nationality: South African
Date of birth: 10 September 1971
Residence: Somerset West; South Africa
Passport number: A01827937
Passport place and date of issue : Place - DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
(PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA; Date: 4 July 2011
Passport expiring date: 3 July 2021

Government releasing the passport: South African
Institution you are coming from: University of Stellenbosch
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Flight number and date of arrival and departure:
Arrival: Flight QR33; Time- 14:00
Departure: Flight QR34; Time- 15:55
Person 2.
Name and surname: DOMINIQUE LEONORE MANNEL
Nationality: SOUTH AFRICAN
Date of birth: 8 MARCH 1983
Residence: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Passport number: 410124046
Passport place and date of issue : DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, 23 DECEMBER 2008
Passport expiring date: 22 DECEMBER 2018
Government releasing the passport: SOUTH AFRICA
Institution you are coming from: UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH
Flight number and date of arrival and departure:
Arrival: Flight QR33; Time- 14:00
Departure: Flight QR34; Time- 15:55
Thanks you very much for the assistance. Just let me know if you need more
info.
Best
Nico
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From: Idrissa Doucoure <[email protected]>

Date: 22 October 2011
Subject: Invitation letter for December dialogue to Development Partners
To: [email protected]
Dear Nico Elema,
Please find attached your invitation letter for the CREPA dialogue to Development Partners that will
be take place Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 05 to 08 December 2011.
Sincerely yours
______________________
Idrissa DOUCOURE
Directeur Général
CREPA (Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable

et l'Assainissement)
03 BP : 7112
Ouagadougou 03 Burkina Faso
Tel : 00 226 50 36 62 10 /11
fax : 00 226 50 36 62 08
Site web : www.reseaucrepa.org
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Date: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Subject: NEPAD SANWATCE - EU JRC Project: project status report - FEB 2012
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], kenab
[email protected],[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
a, [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Cc: Andrea Leone <[email protected]>
Dear colleagues
As we move closer to our first delivery (end Feb 2012), and as we move into the next milestones of on
the EU JRC project, I though it would be a good time to report on the status of our project, in order to
keep momentum.
As always, I first and foremost want to thank all of you who have contributed in trying to make this
project a success. In future I want to increase the communication though various channels (i.e. email;
skype; Aquanknow etc), in order for all of us to keep the momentum.
Herewith the progress report - apologies for it being quite extensive, but we have a few topics to
cover, so please take some time to absorb the content of this report.
1. Project Progress - Deliverable 1
Based on feedback I received, we had a very good worksession in Stellenbosch on 14-15 Feb 2012 with
the Institutions that are leading tasks JLP1.1 and JLP1.2 (Stellenbosch University) and KM2.1 (UWC;
UMozambique and Hub) on the deliverables due end of Feb 2012 to the EU JRC. During this time, Keith
Kennedy (CSIR) also joined us on 15th Feb 2012. We still aim to submit the report and are pushing
hard to finalise the draft reports.
As mentioned earlier, once we have compiled a report that is at a decent level, we would like to
circulate it among consortium members - please expect some correspondence either from me or the
lead institutions in the coming week 20-24 Feb 2012.
2. Overall Project Progress
During the aforementioned worksession, we also discussed JLP1.3 PREPARATION OF MECHANISMS
FOR DIALOGUE, AWARENESS RAISING AND COACHING ELEMENTS (UWC) which is the following task,
and also discussed logistics and required outputs of JLP1.4 CONSULTATIVE PLANNING SEMINAR with
UBotswana. I am in the process of compiling the minutes of the worksession, which I will circulate in
next week, which will report on the discussions.
3. Project monitoring and evaluation
In order to monitor and evaluate the progress of the project, I have extended the original project
Gantt chart with the feedback from our Maputo workshop, as provided by the different consortium
members. I attach the updated chart to this mail. Within the Gantt Chart, I have allocated the steps
due date as per detail tasks, and are then able to monitor the task by ‐
ACTIVITY : PLANNED DATE
ACTIVITY : ON TRACK (ACTUAL)
ACTIVITY : PREPARE PLAN B (ACTUAL)
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ACTIVITY: IMPLEMENT PLAN B (ACTUAL)
To date I have received such detail feedback from all institutions on their specific tasks, except for
JLP 1.5 FINAL DESIGN OF THE SEMINARS AND TRAININGS (CSIR)
JLP 1.6(a) TRAINING/SEMINARS, ORGANIZATION (ALL)
JLP 1.6(b) TRAINING/SEMINARS, IMPLEMENTATION REPORT (SU)
KM2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND
DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES (UKZN - to be reassigned)
KM2.5 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP (UMalawi)
I will commit to prepare the detail steps and requirements for JLP 1.6, but if all other institutions could
please provide their steps and expected dates to me as soon as possible, then I can monitor the
project. If by any change you prepared and sent the information though and I missed it, please just
forward it again.
4. Important dates
Please keep the following important dates as we move through the project. I have organised the tasks
chronologically in the table by due date, in order for us to plan better: (I also attach the table as a
document)
Communication and Collaboration
As per my emails in the week. A CLOSED and PRIVATE group has been created on the Aquaknow.net
KMS platform for us to communicate and distribute private information, discussions and documents
amongst ourselves. I urge you to please register on Aquaknow.net (if you have not done so yet), and
become members of the "NEPAD SANWATCE - EU JRC Project" group. If you are unsure how to
proceed with this, just let me know, as I want to use that platform in future for all our
communications.
6. So what to expect in the next few weeks
1. Finalise report and deliver on Deliverable 1 to EU JRC - expect correspondence and input into the
report in the week 20-24 Feb 2012
2. Focus on Deliverable 2 due end April 2012 (refer to above table)
3. Start Planning for Consultative workshop in Botswana
4. Resolve and realocate the UKZN task
5. Refer to 3. Project monitoring and evaluation - if all other institutions could please provide their
steps and expected dtates to me as soon as possible, then I can monitor the project.
6 . Refer to 5. Communication and Collaboration - Register and joint the NEPAD SANWATCE - EU JRC
PROJECT group
7. EU JRC Issues
1. Get clarification of the expected date for the International workshop
2. Assist in resolving the reallocation of task KM2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH
AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES
If there are anything you require clarification on, or that you think I might have left out, just let me
know.
All the best
Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema, MBA
NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence
Regional Program Manager:
SANWATCE - Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
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Date: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Subject: NEPAD SANWATCE: EU JRC Project - UKZN involvement
a, [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], Laurie Barwell
<[email protected]>
Cc: Andrea Leone <[email protected]>, Cornelia Malherbe <[email protected]>
Dear colleagues
I have had the unfortunate reply from Graham Jewitt in the last day or
so, that UKZN has decided to not be part of the EU JRC project
anymore. They will however still partake as a WCoE at a NEPAD SANWATCE
Level.
Having said that, and as unfortunate as it is, I am still confident
that we as a existing consortium will be able to fulfill the
requirements of the EU JRC contract. The members as of date, will
thus be:
• Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
• International Centre for Water Economics and Governance in Africa (Mozambique)
• University of Western Cape (South Africa)
• University of Malawi (Malawi)
• University of Zambia (Zambia)
• University of Botswana (Botswana)
• The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR (South Africa)
The task UKZN was responsible for leading was: KM2.3 PRODUCE
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND DEVELOPMENT OF
COURSES due as a final deliverable by early May 2012.
This leads us to take a few decisions in terms of how to proceed with

their task allocation and associated budget allocation of EUR 31,000.
I would thus like to put a few proposals on the table for discussion,
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and request your input, for us to communicate with the EU JRC. I have
further decided to make this process open and transparent to our
funding partner, and include Andrea Leone even at this stage. I also
include Me. Cornelia Malherbe of the legal dept to keep her informed.
The options as I see it (in no particular order and purely as options

- I have not given them thought on how feasible or practical they are
- open for discussion ). Keep in mind that we all would in any case
partake in the task as per the original agreement.
1. One of our organizations commit towards leading the task, with

funding of a percentage of the EUR31,000 (maybe 30% or whatever) be
allocated towards the new task-leading organization and the balance
equally distributed among all existing members.
2. We find a new external partner and bring the organization in as a
full consortium member
3. We outsource the task to a subcontractor for a fee, with input from
all members, and distribute the balance of funds to all partners.
4. One organization commit towards leading the task and all partake to
complete it. We then keep the EUR31,000 as a reserve and use it for
activities out of the current scope of the project. This can
potentially include a additional seminar with SADC members, or be able
to invite more organizations to the consultative seminar, or
international workshop etc.
Any other options?
If I may have your comments and feedback as a matter of urgency, for

us to finalize how we are going to proceed and try and let it not
effect our contractual deliverables on the project.
All the best

Nico
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Date: Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Subject: NEPAD WCoE - Online group for discussion and communication
a, [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Dear colleagues
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As discussed recently during the Deliverable 1 worksession, it was agreed that in order to improve
communication, we will create a group in the Aquaknow Knowledge Management System.
I have now created a PRIVATE (thus closed) working group for us (EU JRC consorium members) on the
Aquaknow KMS which will assist us to communicate centrally.Note that as this croup is private, no
one can access the group or content except us - this is how I understand it from the JRC
By using this platform, we can (among other things):

Upload documents, foto's and videos
Mark dates for events
Send emails from a central point
get notifications as content is added
I urge you to please join, in order to receive updates as we share in this group. The group name is:
NEPAD SANWATCE - EU JRC PROJECT
What to do:
If you are not registered yet, register on AquaKnow.net by going to www.aquaknow.net (just follow
the link "create new account" and steps from the homepage)
If you have registered before, log into Aquaknow.net
Let me know that you have registered, and I can add you to this private group
Once I've added you to the group, you will be able to see the group under My groups - Please refer to
the attached screenshot. You log in, go the Groups (Step 1); My groups (step 2) and NEPAD
SANWATCE - EU JRC PROJECT (Step 3)
You will then access the group and view some content I have added
You will now also be able to add content by going to "Create Content" just under the log-in box in the
top right of the screen
I have added the following members which I could find on AquaKnow:
Nico Elema
Eberhard Braune
Jaqui Goldin
Dominiqui Mannel
Keith Kenedy
If you are registered, just let me know what your usernames are is and and I can add you
If you are having trouble, please let me know
All the best

Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema (MBA)
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SANWATCE - Southern African Water Centres of Excellence
========================
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 1:21 PM,

Zia Tomes <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Nico
Apologies for the delay in getting the contract to you but it is a bit hectic her at the moment. Please
find attached the contract for your stand E13 at WISA 2012. Would you arrange for the contract to
be completed and signed and then either scanned and e-mailed back to me or Faxed on 086 505 1888,
I will then confirm your booking in writing.
Hans, please note that my directors require both the contract and Terms and Conditions of Contract
(both documents attached) to be signed as they both form part of the same document, they will not
accept one without the other.
Please let me know if you have any further queries.
Kind regards
Zia
ZIA TOMES
Exhibition Manager
WISA 2012
Specialised Exhibitions
Tel: 021 790 1337

Fax: 086 505 1888
Cell: 082 881 2174
=======================================
From: Michelle Iweka <[email protected]>

Date: Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Subject: Welcome on board Millennium Development Goals Summit
To: [email protected]
Cc: Nico Elema <[email protected]>
Dear Nico,
Just a quick note to confirm receipt of your registration form. To save time and move things along I
wonder if you can confirm a few details for me.
1: The correct contact for stand and branding information
2: The correct contact for invoice purposes
3:The correct address for invoice purposes
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible and meeting you in Cape Town
Best regards
Michelle Iweka
Account Manager
VRS Media
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Tel +44(0) 203 427 3993 ext 4145
Tel: +44 (0)208 816 8790
Mob: +44 (0) 7736 521973
Fax: +44 (0) 203 427 3994
Email: [email protected]
web:www.mdgsummit.org, www.vrs-media.com
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Date: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Subject: Notes of meeting held on 5 April 2012 beween SADC WATER and NEPAD Southern African
Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE)
To: [email protected], Joy Phiri <[email protected]>
Cc: "Cloete, TE, Prof" <[email protected]>, "Mannel, DL, Mej <[email protected]>"
<[email protected]>
Dear Mr. Phera Ramoeli

Once again I would like to thank you for your time and the constructive meeting between ourselves on
5 April 2012 in Gaborone, Botswana.
During the meeting various aspects were discussed in order to seek common ground for collaboration
and support. Please find herewith a few notes of the meeting, and please feel free to comment
and elaborate.
In order to ensure that the NEPAD SANWATCE is sustainable over the long-term, it is essential that
support is established for the NEPAD SANWATCE at National level from the various SADC countries.
To this effect, SADC WATER will assist the NEPAD SANWATCE to present and workshop National needs
at the next SADC Water Resources Technical Committee meeting, scheduled for 4-8 June 2012 in
Harare. This is part of a process to obtain adoption at the SADC ministers meeting later in the year.
As WATERNET is already a strategic program of SADC WATER, the NEPAD SANWATCE, with its
endorsement from AMCOW and AMCOST, will actively seek ways in which the two initiatives can
collaborate, in order to ensure that resources are used to the maximum benefit of the SADC region.
In principle, the NEPAD SANWATCE is supported by SADC WATER, and once the NEPAD SANWATCE
has demonstrated that it adds value to SADC water-sector, the two parties can explore the
mobilization of resources, in order to support the activities of the NEPAD SANWATCE.
The NEPAD SANWATCE is current undertaking a research project through the European Commissions
Joint Research Centre. Part of the project is an online survey, to identify water-sector skills gaps within
the SADC Region. It was indicated that SADC WATER would assist in distributing the internet link to
Water Affairs Departments and other stakeholders in the different SADC countries, in order to obtain a
SADC Regional input.
The NEPAD SANWATCE Programme Manager will provide SADC WATER with a brief document
highlighting the objectives of the NEPAD SANWATCE, in order to assist discussions with various
stakeholders.
I hope this is a true reflection of the key points of our discussions. Please feel free to comment and
add if you deem it necessary.
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I further look forward to working closer with you in future. Please do not hesitate to contact me
should you require additional information.
Sincerely
Nico
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Date 5 March 2012

To Oseloka, Bai-Mass, Andrea, TE,, Heidi, bcc me
Dear Oseloka
As requested in the previous email, please find attached a statement

which will be presented to the AMCOW TAC in Cairo by the NEPAD Water
Centres of Excellence. The statement is in English and also translated
in French
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely
Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema, MBA

SANWATCE - Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence
===================================
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:55 PM,

Oseloka Zikora
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Nicole,
>
> What you requested is still in draft. However, NEPAD can go ahead and report
> for TAC which can be presented by the NEPAD representative of SANWATCE on
> the May 11-12 2012 before the General Assembly on May 14th 2012. We will
> appreciate it if we get the report possibly in both English and French at
> least a week before the TAC meeting.
>
>Best,
>Oseloka Zikora
> Communications
>AMCOW Secretariat
> 11 TY Danjuma Street,
>Asokoro, Abuja
>Nigeria
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>Tel: (O) +23498703749 (M) +2348056000563
>E-mail: [email protected]
>
> Participate in Africa’s biggest water and sanitation event – 4th Africa
> Water Week, CityStars – Cairo, Egypt 14th – 18th May 2012. Click
> www.africawaterweek.com to register online
==========================
From: "KENABATHO, P. (Dr.)" <[email protected]>

Date: May 14, 2012 3:57 PM
Subject: Invitation to attend NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence Workshop in Gaborone_June 13-14
2012 (JLP 1.4)
To: "Nico Elema" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Nico Elema" <[email protected]>
Dear Mr Nico Elema
Please receive the attached package inviting you to a regional workshop to be held in Gaborone, 13-14
June 2012
Kindly confirm your attendance to the undersigned address.
Thanking you in advance,
Piet
---------------------------------------------------------------
Dr. Piet Kebuang Kenabatho (PhD, DIC London)
Workshop Coordinator
Department of Environmental Science
University of Botswana
P/Bag UB 00704
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267-3552509 Cell: +267-74599317
============================

Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Subject: Invitation and Agenda to the NEPAD SANWATCE Interim Steering Committee meeting - 15
June 2012 in Gaborone, Botswana
To: Nico Elema <[email protected]>
Dear Colleagues
I hope you are all well?
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As mentioned earlier in the week. Please find attached the formal invitation and Agenda to the NEPAD
SANWATCE Interim steering Committee meeting to take place in Gaborone, Botswana on 15 June
2012.
If I may ask if you please reply to me with your availability to the meeting, for us to arrange travel and
accommodation.
Sincerely
Nico
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Date: Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Subject: NEPAD SANWATCE - Important information.
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], nicoelema@
nepadwatercoe.org,[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], jnam
[email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], yxu@uw
c.ac.za, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], and
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], anneline.morgan
@dst.gov.za,[email protected], Graham Jewitt <[email protected]>
Dear colleagues
I hope all are well?
During the week I had extremely productive discussions with the SA-DST and NEPAD, where Prof
Aggrey Ambali is now firmly part of the initiative from NEPAD-side. For me, the meetings cemented
the importance, level of support and way forward that we should proceed, in order to make the
NEPAD WCoE initiative a success, and which will, among others provide the basis for future funding (a
question many of you have been asking)
Of importance thus for us now, which I would like to communicate.
The main priority is finalising the Business Plan. With the support of NEPAD and SA-DST, a three day
workshop will be organised in the next month or 2, which will include various stakeholders in the SADC
water-sector. The outcome of the workshop will be an agreed Draft BP.
In the light of the above, I was instructed that the "Waternet-Sub-Committee" activities, as discussed
at the Interim Steering Committee meeting in Gaborone on 15 June 2012 should be halted
(fortunately activity was still at defining the ToR), as discussions with Waternet, and also other
networks and stakeholders will form part of the 3 day workshop.
To thus align our activities.
1. We must finalise the draft Business Plan for the NEPAD SANWATCE by mid to end August 2012.
2. During the Interim Steering Committee meeting of 15 June 2012, we allocated certain sections of
the Draft Business Plan for review to members. If I may ask for you to please proceed with that, and
further forward feedback to me by 16 July 2012 - this will be much appreciated.
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3. For the EC JRC Project Consortium: We have quite a bit of momentum and are delivering well on the
project. We should be able to manage the remaining deliverables and see where our activities could
compliment the Business Plan.
Sincerely and all the best
Nico
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Date: Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Subject: NEPAD SANWATCE: JRC Project - KM2.5 E-conference: topic suggestion
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], n
[email protected],[email protected], [email protected], baraujomz@gmail
.com, [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected]
m, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],Niekerk@dwa.
gov.za
Dear Colleagues
Now that you have worked so hard to get the business plan to where it is, there is no time to sit back
(unfortunately). But as you know, from my side I always try to steer us through the EC-JRC project,
with as little pain as possible, but still maintaining momentum.
To this effect, a task which is also waiting for us down the pipeline, is the KM2.5: E-CONFERENCE AND
PROCEEDINGS, planned for November 2012 and assigned to Stellenbosch University as the lead - so all
of you can "just" contribute.
Now, in order to get the ball rolling on the e-conference, we need to build up some steam and
momentum. To achieve this, Stellenbosch University has solicited the assistance of Me. Nora Hanke to
assist the Secretariat in logistics and also the EC JRC task 2.5: E-CONFERENCE of the EC JRC Project. You
will hear a lot more from her as she and Dominique work together in order for Stellenbosch University
to deliver.
So may I "hand it over" to Nora then...
-----------------------------------
I would like to briefly introduce myself to you as I work in the office of the NEPAD SANWATCE Hub in
Stellenbosch together with Dominique Mannel and Nico Elema.
My name is Nora Hanke, I am currently completing my Master's at the University of Stellenbosch.
Through my research in water governance in East Africa I came across the Water Institute and am now
involved in the Joint Research Commission project. As such, I am driving the e-conference in
November on the JRC's AQUAKNOW.net communication platform.
It is concerning the e-conference, that I am contacting you today and hope to excite some feedback.
AIM:
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We are currently developing topics and themes with the aim of identifying issues, defining needs,
suggesting solutions, sharing lessons, producing knowledge, identifying joint action and challenges,
developing knowledge management strategies.
FORMAT:
A similar conference hosted by the JRC in 2008, serves as guideline for the 2012 e-conference. In order
to incorporate the various stakeholders’ time constraints, emails were sent around to the participants.
In their own time the participants had the chance to respond, add, etc. to the documents sent
around. It appears as an interesting alternative to the traditional seminars and workshops because
it saves mission costs and offers the participants more flexibility. In general, an e-conference
lasts around 3 weeks, with distinct themes/questions/goals to be achieved/discussed in each week.
PROPOSED TOPICS:
Water Knowledge Management
SUB-THEMES:
1) Knowledge Chain: Generation, dissemination, feedback
2) Joint Action: Information to implementation
3) Information Management: Online and user-shaped
These are just prelimenary thougths and I kindly ask for your feedback and input in the next 2 weeks.
What is it you would like to talk about concerning Water Knowledge Management?
Sincerely,
Nora Hanke
NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat

Tel: +27 21 808 9453
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Date: Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Subject: NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence - as we move forward
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], nicoele
[email protected],[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
za, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],bongani.maseko@dst
.gov.za, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Heidi Snyman
<[email protected]>,[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Dear Colleagues
Following our 3-day workshop at OR Tambo -airport, Johannesburg last week, may I once again thank
all of you for the extremely valuable input and time dedicated towards the finalisation of the NEPAD
Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE). I also hope you had safe
journeys back to your families.
After all the "Thank-you's" to and from Me. Anneline Morgan (SA-DST); Prof Alaphia Wright (Facilitator
- UNESCO) and myself on Friday, I walked into my office this morning, focussed and excited to do my
bit to move the NEPAD SANWATCE forward.
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So, may I confirm the way forward, in order to finalise the NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan, now that
we have have all the content required to finalise the documentation. To use Alaphia's words: "To get
us on the same page"
1. The NEPAD SANWATCE secretariat will finalise the documentation, before 14 September 2012 (2
weeks max)
2. The Consortium members and relevant stakeholders will have the opportunity to review the final
Business Plan, and comment (2 weeks max)
3. The NEPAD SANWATCE Programme Manager will incorporate the feedback into the Final NEPAD
SANWATCE Business Plan for 2013-2015 (1-week max)
4. The NEPAD SANWATCE Consortium members will sign-off on the NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan.
5. The NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat will present the Business Plan to SA-DST, in order to fulfil the
contractual requirements as per agreeement (DST/CON 0210/2009)
Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema, MBA
to HPienaar, dmannel, norahanke, paridab, kenabatho, baraujomz, jnamangale, jjnamangale, eugenecl

oete, dcnkhuwa, yxu, ebraune, jgoldin, sajidu, murray.biedler, Niekerk, Keith, andrea.leone, bcc: me
Dear Colleagues
Just a update on this specific task.
Following discussions between Mr. Murray Biedler; the NEPAD SANWATCE EC JRC Consortium
members and the EC JRC, I would like to formally welcome Murray to the project, where he is going to
assist in task KM2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, LINKED WITH AQUAKNOW PLATFORM AND
DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES (previously assigned to UKZN)
As Murray is no stranger to some of the members, I was not surprised by the support expressed when
I proposed we use his expertise in this task, and I would like to thank all for it.
Murray and I have been communicating a bit on TOR (essentially the contract requirements), and he
has been in contact with the EC JRC to ensure that we adhere to there contractual expectations.
May I now request Murray to also actively engage with the NEPAD SANWATCE - EC JRC Consortium
members as some members have specifically requested such, as valuable input can be provided based
on previous tasks completed as part of the project (In essence, Murray, the communication channel is
open, and visa-versa). Note that Muraay is also going to be in Italy in a months time, where we can
face-to-face give input into the draft content of the task.
Sincerely
Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema, MBA
=================================
From: "Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema" <[email protected]>
Date: Oct 22, 2012 2:04 PM
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Subject: RE: Waternet Symposium <> NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence
To: "Nico Elema" <[email protected]>
Cc: "David Love" <[email protected]>
Dear Nico,
Thanks for the feedback and update on NEPAD support to students for the upcoming WaterNet
symposium, I shall keep you informed on the relevant people that will join us for the meeting.
Thanks and regards
Jean-Marie
Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema (PhD)
Research Coordinator/ Acting Manager
WaterNet
PO Box MP600, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel.: +263 4 336725/333248
Fax.: +263 4 336740
Cell:+263777464805/+27721107173
Skype: imaninaneema
http://www.waternetonline.org
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Nico Elema <[email protected]

11 August 2012
Subject: Momentum on the JRC Project.
to LBarwell, HPienaar, dmannel, norahanke, paridab, kenabatho, baraujomz, jnamangale, jjnamangale,
eugenecloete, dcnkhuwa, yxu, ebraune, jgoldin, sajidu, cngongondo, Niekerk, murray.biedler, Keith,
bcc: me
Dear Colleagues
So many things are happening, but most important, I am glad that all who attended the JRC
International Workshop in Ispra, arrived home safely. I am not going to delve into news, as we are
preparing a newsletter, highlighting the important things. I will also communicate specific news as
they unfold, in order to keep this mail as short as possible..
The main aim of this mail is just to assist all of us on a few pointers, in order to keep momentum on
the JRC Project.
GENERAL
1. First of all, we have received confirmation from the EC JRC that the contract has been extended,
giving us time until May 2013 to complete the remaining tasks, and submit all reports. This
will involve updates to your sub-contracts as addenda. The Stellenbosch University contract
department will liase with you on this matter.
2. Could I please request your skype addresses, as we are planning skype meeting sessions. eMail it to
me, or you can just invite me as contact. My skype address is nicoelema . Just invite me to become a
contact through skype, and we can take it from there. If you are not yet registered on skype, just go
to www.skype.com download the software, register and add me as contact.
3. As you know we have received payment for milestone 1, which is being processed as we speak
(maybe some of you even received confirmations of such payments). Anyway, in order to move
towards our next completion of milestone 2, 3 and ultimately 4,
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Herewith a few points for you to focus on in the next 4 weeks.TASK SPECIFIC POINTERS
1. on task KM2.3 PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. (Murray Biedler's task). As discussed in Ispra, we
are required to present 3 themes. Groundwater is one them, and we need to identify at least one
more, as the third theme will be based on the AquaKnow water Toolkit. Murray proposed we sort this
out through skype, so if we can all link up with skype, a date and time can be arraigned to finalise
this. If we can finalise this task, we have completed all tasks of milestone 2, and we can once again
submit invoices to the JRC :-)
2. I would like to remind all of Eberhards' email from 25 October 2012, on "Coaching: Understanding
our Interaction with the Water Sector" I respectfully request you review the request and to please
respond.
3. We need to move towards the Regional Workshops, which will probably take place from February
2013. The CSIR is preparing the outline for the workshop (TASK JLP1.5), and should start circulating it
soon. Please keep your eyes open for the communications, as this will assist in framing the format of
the workshops.
4. TASK KM2.5 e-CONFERENCE. This is a Stellenbosch University task, being driven by Nora with input
from the Stellenbosch University, Murray and the EC JRC. The first discussion is taking place from 26-
30 November 2012. If I may request you to please go to the website and signup
at http://econference.nepadwatercoe.org/?page_id=6
May I also ask you to please tap into your networks to promote the e-Conference. In order to
promote the e-Conference, you can use the following link: http://econference.nepadwatercoe.org
5. Remember to assist Cosmo (from U Malawi who is leading the task) in the drafting of the report for
the recent International Workshop. If I may prompt Cosmo again, to please communicate with
consortium members if you need anything in terms of content.
That is it for now. I tried to keep it as short and to the point as possible.
Should you feel you want to add something, as always, you are more than welcome.
Sincerely and all the best as we speed towards the end of the year!
Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema, MBA
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Date: Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Subject: OECD Workshop at Stellenbosch University for non-SA partners of NEPAD SANWATCE 8-9 May
2013.
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], cngongon
[email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected], joao.muto
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], dcnkhuwa@u
nza.zm, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected]
, Paul GINIES <[email protected]>, Amadou Hama MAIGA <[email protected]>,
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"Swanepoel, FJC, Prof" <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Dear colleagues
The NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence secretariat was contacted by the
African Doctoral Academy (ADA), also based here at the Stellenbosch University in South Africa to seek
support and availability of our members and partners for an OECD international workshop
being hosted here in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 8-9 May 2013. Since they already have quite a
few South African nominations from South African institutions, this invite is aimed at our colleagues in
Mozambique; Botswana; Malawi; Zambia; Senegal and Burkina Faso. I also include the
African Network of River Basin Organization (ANBO).
Please note that this is just a nomination. If you are available, please notify me at your earliest
convenience, for me to include your name on the list. Based on available funding, attendees will be
notified by the ADA.
I attach detail information on the workshop to this mail.
Nico-
==========================
Nico Elema <[email protected]

5 March 2013
to andrea.leone, cesar, bcc: me
Dear Andrea & Cesar
For your info....
Very positive development, linking with GEF coming from one of the NEPAD SANWATCE members
best
Nico
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Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Possible Back to Back event: SANWATCE SA Country Workshop and Regional GEF IW Learn
Dialogue
To: "Minelli, Lucilla" <[email protected]>, "Treidel, Holger" <[email protected]>
Cc: Eberhard Braune <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
Yongxin Xu <[email protected]>, Jacqueline Goldin <[email protected]>, "Filali-Meknassi, Youssef"
<[email protected]>, Nora Hanke <[email protected]>, Keith Kennedy
<[email protected]>
Dear Lucilla; Holger and fellow colleagues

Thank you for linking our workshop and activities with the UN Year of Water Cooperation 2013 and
further with the UNESCO HOPE project, as it all builds and support the same objectives.
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Then further, I had a brief discussion with Laurie Barwell at the CSIR - he has been copied in the emails
and the CSIR being our co-partner in organizing the South African workshop of the EC JRC-project. The
common feedback is that having the GEF IW Learn Dialogue during and after the current workshop, is
a very good idea, as it will be mutually beneficial and complimentary to both initiatives.
Should we then proceed to make arrangements?
Lucilla and Holger: maybe you can possibly give us an indication of
the number of people you might expect;
any logistical arrangements we can assist you with
Anything you might want to propose that we can assist you with
Looking forward to a very good workshop in Cape Town between 7-10 May 2013
Nico
---------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Nico Elema, MBA

SANWATCE - Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence.
=============================
On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Minelli, Lucilla <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Nico,
Thanks so much for the call and for sharing with us the draft programme – it looks really good!
On this basis we will make our suggestions on how to complement each other’s work.
We are very grateful to you and Eberhard for having responded so enthusiastically to the idea, there
are indeed lots of synergies in the air and we will bring them all in Cape Town!
On this, I would like to mention again the linkages with the HOPE initiative (and I copy its coordinator,
Mr Youssef Filali-Meknassi) as well as with the International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 – we
could flag our joint meeting as a contributing event to the Year and therefore use its logo and
messages to broaden the scope of our presentations.
Thank you again, I look forward to further exchanging with you soon - from our side we will send you
more information in the coming days.
All the best,
Lucilla
----------------------------------------------------
Lucilla Minelli
UNESCO - Division of Water Sciences
International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
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Groundwater Systems Section
1, rue Miollis - 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 68 40 29
Fax: +33 (0) 1 45 68 58 11
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Date: Mon, May 13, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Subject: NEPAD SANWATCE: Good news! Feedback from WRTC meeting in Lusaka, 7 May 2013
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], n
[email protected],[email protected], [email protected], joao.mutondos@
gmail.com, [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], jgoldi
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], anneline.morgan
@dst.gov.za, [email protected]
Dear Colleagues
As you might be aware, we had a workshop with the Water Resource Technical Committee (WRTC) in
Lusaka last week. The WRTC members consist of the Director Generals (or equivalent) of SADC
member states, and 13 of the 15 members were in attendance.
SADC Water Division (Phera Ramoeli; Ken Msibi and Alfred Masedi); WaterNet (Jean-Marie Kileshye
Onema) and NEPAD OST (Chimwemwe Chamdimba) were also present.
In essence, the workshop focussed on institutionalising the NEPAD SANWATCE at a SADC level.
I am please to update you that our objectives were all met -and in a sense, exceeded.
Please refer to the attached documentation to see the items as pertinent to the NEPAD SANWATCE
1. The collaboration between WaterNet and NEPAD SANWATCE
2. Our Business Plan was conditionally approved - the conditions are in any case part of the business
plan.
3. NEPAD SANWATCE and the future management and implementation of the Water Research Fund of
Southern Africa (WARFSA-II)
There are certain activities which I am planning, in order to move the process further, which will be
communicated as we move along
So in conclusion, I would like to thank all members, partners and stakeholders in getting us to where
we are now - I guess the hard work can now begin
Feedback, comments and suggesions are always welcome
Nico
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Mr. Nico Elema, MBA
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SANWATCE - Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence.
Scientific research to achieve Policy Impact in the African water sector
===========================
On 25 April 2013 16:59, Mannel, DL, Mej <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Jaqui
It is up to USD 7000. (but your invoice should be in RANDS, not USD)
Please see template attached for information that’s required when creating an invoice to us.
Thanks,
Dominique
============================
From: Jacqueline Goldin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 25 April 2013 04:40 PM
To: Mannel, DL, Mej <[email protected]>
Cc: Nico Elema; [email protected]; Unesco Chair; Yongxin Xu
Subject: Workshop funds from SUDear Dominique
What is the exact amount that we are given for the workshop. We want to send an invoice so that we
can be paid as soon as possible.
Please also specify how the invoice should be addressed and how the task on the invoice should be
stated
We need to claim down payment urgently as we will be dispensing funds upfront for our expenses
Thank you
With regards
Jaqui
=============================
From: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 11:25 AM
To: '[email protected]'; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; brussels-
[email protected] ; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]';
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'[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ;
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; G-
[email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; cesar.carmona-
[email protected]
Subject: EUWI MSF in Stockholm
Dear colleagues (contacts of the EUWI Coordination Group)

I would like to inform you about the preparations for the next EUWI multi-stakeholder forum taking
place on 4 September 2013 in Stockholm.
Following on the discussions during the last EUWI CG, we have proposed to all Working Groups to
focus the next EUWI MSF on the opportunity to develop a ʽnexus approachʼ in the activities of the
different components. This responds to a recommendation from the earlier study on a new thematic
strategy for EUWI, to focus its catalytic role on new challenges and opportunities. Addressing the
water-energy-food security nexus, with a particular attention on cooperation in transboundary waters,
is consistent with the new orientations of the EU development policy (Agenda for Change) and is
linked with the Council Conclusions on EU water diplomacy recently adopted.
We have asked each Working Group to indicate its intention to develop activities based on a ʽnexus
approachʼ, and to use the multi-stakeholder EUWI platform in Stockholm to present and discuss this
development.
Following on the presentation of the different regional inputs, we will have a final panel with one
representative from each group, with opening remarks from representatives from civil society and
from business.
Looking forward to your active participation in this meeting.
I would like to ask all Working Groups to forward this announcement to their members who will be
attending World Water Week.
Best regards,
André Liebaert
European Commission - Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid
Unit DEVCO C2 - Climate Change, Environment, Natural Resources, Water
tél.: +32 2 29 92753
rue de la Loi, 41, 1049, Bruxelles
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Tue 8 October 2013 23:13
Mannel, DL, Mej <[email protected]>
Greetings Dominique Mannel,
A Image has been created in group "NEPAD Southern CoE Network": AU/NEPAD
African Centres of Excellence on Water - Seminar in Dakar October 2013
The AU/NEPAD Centres of Excellence on Water held their meeting in Senegal on
30th September to 2nd October 2013 in Dakar (Senegal).
Read more:
http://www.aquaknow.net/es/nepad-southern-coe-network/node/18914
Created by: cesar.carmona
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION AU/NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER

AU/NEPAD Southern African Water Centres of Excellence

EU JRC Contract Number: 386793

Tender Number: IES/H/2011/01/02/NC

Final Technical Report

DOCUMENT STATUS: DRAFT V3

Document prepared by:

Date: November 2013

AMCOST African Ministers Council on Science and Technology

1. Facilitate, and where applicable, conduct selective research on water issues;

1. Operationalize and regularly report to SADC in its mandate and progress;

2.3 Focus Areas

The project diary is attached as Addendum IV to this report.

4.1 Adjusted project work-flow chart

DELIVERABLE / MILESTONE 1 February 2012

5.1 First Interim Technical Report

TASK LEAD INSTITUTION

5.2 Second Interim Technical Report

TASK LEAD INSTITUTION

TASK LEAD INSTITUTION

This International Workshop on Exchange of Experiences on Water Resources Management

8. JLP 1.7 PROCEEDINGS AND FEEDBACK MATERIAL FROM THE

6.1 Key Conclusions

Zambia a) Identification of consequences of current land use behaviour on

b) Botswana should take advantage of the on-going water sector

b) Identify the extent of uranium related issues in Malawi (potential

c) Stakeholder assessment of water and sanitation sectors and

d) Coordinate research activities, compile and publicise water related

e) Explore or pilot WWTP alternatives.

b) The scope of capacity development needs has increased

c) Specific gap areas that were highlighted, include the ecological,

d) UNESCO – Division of Water Sciences, attended some sessions as

Mozambique The centre of excellence was recommended to:

The research lines that were recommended are:

As a result of this workshop, the CoE should:

6.2 Survey Results

i. Approve the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7);

7.1 Technical Notes on JLP 1.8

 Approve the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7);

10. SANWATCE ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

b) Obtained endorsement at the fourth Conference of the AMCOST in 2009 to further

c) Secured a research project with specific deliverables to the value of € 651,279.01

I. Approved the AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Business Plan (Section 5.2.9.7);

f) Completed a positive financial audit by the Department of Science and Technology

g) Completed a positive programme evaluation for the DST by external consultants –

j) Assisted in organising the 2013 Southern African Young Water Professionals

k) Establishment of an operational AU/NEPAD SANWATCE Secretariat hosted by the

l) In order to improve awareness of the programme with partners and stakeholders, a

m) The Secretariat staff attended numerous international conferences to market the

11. CONTACTS ESTABLISHED

12. PROJECT CHALLENGES

Although funds are provided by the DST to

For example, a shortfall of approximately R4

In order to make the SANWATCE initiative a success, a partnership needs to be established

EUROPEAN COMMISSION NEPAD SOUTHERN AFRICAN WATER

NEPAD Southern African Water Centres of Excellence

EU JRC Contract Number: 386793

Tender Number: IES/H/2011/01/02/NC