Transcript Current Research and Capacity Development: Offerings and

NEPAD AFRICAN NETWORKS OF
WATER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
Presented by: Mr. Nico Elema
Programme Manager: NEPAD Water
Centres of Excellence
Date: June 2013
AMCOW - Cairo
Objective of this presentation
Guide us to mobilise
financial resources for
scientific research in the
Africa water sector
Role of NEPAD Water CoEs…
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The NEPAD Networks of Water
Centres of Excellence
Scientific research
to achieve Policy Impact
in the African Water Sector
Africa’s Research Output
Africa
produces < 1%
of the world’s
scientific
output
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Science made easy
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Background and Objectives
of the NEPAD Water Centres
of Excellence
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Our Mandate
The African Ministerial Councils on
• Science and Technology (AMCOST)
• and Water (AMCOW)
Authorized the CoE initiative to run under
NEPAD’s Office of Science and Technology
(Cairo Resolution, 2006)
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Welcome to
Africa
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Five regions are defined by the
African Union
North Africa
West Africa
Central
Africa
East
Africa
Southern Africa
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2 Existing Networks:
WANWATCE / SANWATCE
(WANWATCE)
Western African
Network of
NEPAD Water
Centres of
Excellence
(SANWATCE)
Southern Africa
Network of NEPAD
Water Centres of
Excellence
(SANWATCE)
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OUR VISION
Will contribute to the improved human
and environmental well-being through
research and development in water and
related sanitation.
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FOCUS AREAS
Own activities and support (CAP-NET; GWP;
WaterNet etc.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Research and Development (including
infrastructure) through innovation;
Human capacity development;
Outreach through networking; conferences
and workshops;
Strategic partnerships and
Financial sustainability.
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INSTITUTIONALISATION
Continental
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INSTITUTIONALISATION
Regional
Status: In Process
Status:
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24th WRTC Meeting, Lusaka,
Zambia, May 2013
CURRENT NETWORK
WANWATCE
• Current members:
• University of Cheikh Anta
Diop (Senegal) (Hub and secretariat
of the Western African network)
West-Africa
• International Institute for Water
and Environmental
Engineering (2iE) (Burkina Faso)
• University of Benin (Nigeria)
• National Water Resources
Institute (Nigeria)
• Kwame Nkrumah University for
Sciences and Technology (Ghana)
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CURRENT NETWORK
SANWATCE
• Current members:
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Stellenbosch University (South
Africa) – as the Secretariat and hub
International Centre for Water
Economics and Governance in Africa
(Mozambique) - Node
University of KwaZulu-Natal (South
Africa) - Node
University of Western Cape (South
Africa) - Node
University of Malawi (Malawi) - Node
University of Zambia (Zambia) - Node
University of Botswana (Botswana) Node
The Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research, CSIR (South
Africa) – Node
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DIRECT FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
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The NEPAD Southern African
Network of Water Centres of
Excellence (SANWATCE)
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FOCUS AREAS IN CONTEXT
SADC Water
Educational
Sector
Institutions to
address water
sector edu.
needs
SADC
endorsed
Network
Institutions
Research &
Development
Strategic
Partnership
Financial
Sustainability
Instruments
of Network
Institutions
Short
courses
FET’s
Cap. Dev &
Training
Outreach
through
networking;
conferences and
workshops
Focus Areas
of Network
Institutions
WaterNet
Colleges
Masters
Programme
in IWRM
Universities
Research
Councils
NEPAD
SANWATCE
Other i.e
CAP-NET;
GWP-SA
Water Research
Fund of
Southern Africa
(WARFSA-II)
Research
Projects
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FOCUSSED RESEARCH
Knowledge brokering
Networking
Strategic advise
High end research (PhD, Post Doc, Staff
exchange)
Entry level research (MSc, Hons,
B&Mtech)
Post graduate courses
Higher education
FET
Primary
education
The knowledge value chain
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WARFSA-II
Achievements
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MANAGEMENT
•
Secretariat
•
Dedicated Programme
manager
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Stellenbosch University is
the hub
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Business Plan 2013-2015
•
Financial Audit of SA-DST
funds – end 2012
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Sub-Sahara Funding Proposals
• ACP- 11 Partners (SANWATCE; WANWATCE; EC JRC;
ANBO) - €1 Mil
• DFID/Royal Society 1: Uni Liverpool; Uni Malawi; Cheikh
Anta Diop (Senegal); Kwame Nkrumah University for
Sciences and Technology (Ghana) - £25,000 (Initial)
• DFID/Royal Society 2: Uni
Leeds; Stellenbosch Uni; Uni
Malawi; Uni Kenya - £25,000
(Initial)
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Policy Impact
Sub-Committe (PISC)
Policy Impact SubCommittee
• Established end 2012 as subcommittee of network
• Consists of 5 (volunteering)
individuals from network
institutions
• Purpose:
• Provide guidance ito
policy impact
• i.e. Policy briefs
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MARKETING
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Updated website at www.nepadwatercoe.org
•
Resource for 2,000+ News Articles on Water in Africa
•
Regular Newsletter – 360+ subscribers
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Daily African News Diary – 600+ subscribers
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Social Networks:
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Conferences – MDG (May 2012); WISA (May
2012); AWW (May 2012); WWF; Stockholm
(2013) etc. www.nepadwatercoe.org
WEBSITE
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Twitter @NEPADWater
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
•
Meetings and discussions with:
AfWA; AWS (Formally CREPA); EUWI- Africa
Water Focus Group; SADC Water; SADC
Water Resources Technical Committee;
WaterNet; AMCOW; AMCOST; CAP-NET;
WRC; World Youth Water Parliament
• Pan African Universities
•
Member of
UNESCO HOPE Steering Committee
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Student support
Support of 6 students to 2012
WaterNet conference in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Support to the Southern
African Young Water
professional Conference June
2013, Stellenbosch, South
Africa
OUTPUT & VALUE OF EC JRC PROJECT
• Developed SANWATCE and
network relationship
• Developed institutional capacity
• Culmination of tasks into the
Water Resource Country Profilesto be launched at the World
Water Week in Stockholm,
Sweden – Sept. 2013
Way forward
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MOVING AHEAD:
SANWATCE BUSINESS PLAN
Timeframe: 2013-2015
• Governmental buy-in – SADC
ministerial buy-in - WRTC
workshop (May 2013, Lusaka,
Zambia)
• Mobilise resources
• Various activities
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MOVING AHEAD
SANWATCE BUSINESS PLAN (2)
Bid on project calls:
• ACP 2013 (€1 Mil)
• FP7 (in future)
• Royal Society/DFID
• Unsolicited project development –
work close with NEPAD and SADC
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MOVING AHEAD
• Official Programme of SADC Water Division
• NEPAD SANWATCE to oversee and facilitate high
level scientific research in SADC water sector
• Solicit proposal and fund MSc- and PhD research
• Collaborate with WaterNet annual symposium to
facilitate presentation and publication of research
• Develop fund implementation (mid 2013)
• Solicit funding
EXPANDING THE
SANWATCE NETWORK
At least one
institution per
SADC Country (15
Countries) – end
2014
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Policy Impact
Sub-Committe (PISC)
•
Policy Impact SubCommittee
• Executing objectives of PISC:
• Create policy briefs from
resent research undertaken
in 8 member-institutions
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KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
• Clear vision and objectives as defined in
the Business Plan
• Members-institutions that have bought
into the initiative and are active
• Support from Governments (even need
to be expanded)
• AMCOW & AMCOST & NEPAD and
SADC & ECOWAS Support (even need to
be utilised more)
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KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
• Dedicated Programme Management
(programme managers and support staff)
Leverage funds 1 : 2.33
• Effective communication and marketing
(email; newsletters; daily African water news
diary; website; twitter; facebook)
• Institutionalisation within REC’s (currently in
ECOWAS and SADC)
• Short to medium term Financial
sustainability of management (Secretariats)
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How much funding over 5 years?
Funding is required for 2 levels
5 years
Secretariats – Maintenance
of the networks
US$ 2 mil
Support for Scientific Research
through network members
• Water Research Funds (Southern
and Western Africa (WARFSA &
WARWA)
• Research projects
• Staff exchanges
• Networking and conferences
US$ 9.0 mil
TOTAL US$ 11 mil
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Requesting AMCOW/AMCOST support
FROM: RESOLUTIONS OF THE INTER-MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN
AMCOW AND AMCOST ON ESTABLISHING AFRICAN NETWORK OF CENTRES
OF EXCELLENCE IN WATER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY - Cairo, 2006
"Encourage AMCOW Ministers to
explore the possibility of establishing a
special fund in the African Water
Facility for supporting the African
Network of Centres of Excellence in Water
Sciences and Technology Development“
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Recommendation
NEPAD Water CoE’s can
potentially contribute in
information brokerage in AMCOW
M&E Programme
If accepted, note in annotated agenda
Back to my original objective…
Any guidance to mobilise financial
resources for scientific
research in the
Africa water
sector?
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THANK YOU
NEPAD NETWORKS OF WATER
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
[email protected]
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National Water
Resources Institute,
Nigeria