1. In cooperation with
In the framework of

2. 1. AUDIO
2. MICROPHONE

3. 3. INTERACT
4. CHAT

4. Objectives
of
Webinar
#1
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17/10
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Provide
an
overview
of
the
initiatives
and
projects
carried
out
within
GEF
IW:LEARN
Inspire
a
discussion
on
groundwater
governance
and
the
current/future
GEF
strategy
on
groundwater
Inaugurate
the
Global
Groundwater
Forum
as
the
permanent
global
interactive
hub
for
groundwater
resources
dialogue
Initiate
a
series
of
learning/exchanging
events
Contribute
to
the
sustainable
project
activities
that
will
be
shared
at
the
GEF
IW
7
conference
in
Barbados
Extend
the
CoP
beyond
project
closure
in
June
2014

5. The
Global
Environment
Facility
¤
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¤
Financial
mechanism
unites
182
member
governments
—
in
partnership
with
international
institutions,
nongovernmental
organizations,
the
civil
society
and
the
private
sector
-­‐
to
address
global
environmental
issues.
Born
in
1991,
today
the
GEF
is
the
largest
public
funder
of
projects
to
improve
the
global
environment.
An
independently
operating
financial
organization,
the
GEF
provides
grants
for
projects
related
to
different
focal
areas:
biodiversity,
climate
change,
international
waters,
land
degradation,
and
persistent
organic
pollutants.
In
more
than
20
years
GEF
International
Waters
have
created
an
enormous
amount
of
knowledge…

6. IW
LEARN
Project
(2011-­‐2014)
“Strengthening
IW
Portfolio
Delivery
and
Impact”
International
Waters
Learning
Exchange
And
Resource
Network
Unique
initiative
in
the
GEF
portfolio
Strong
focus
on
groundwater
Goals:
¤ To
strengthen
Transboundary
Waters
Management
(TWM)
by
facilitating
portfolio
learning
and
information/knowlegde
management
amongst
GEF
IW
projects
and
partners
and
by
providing
a
series
of
services
to
facilitate
this
exchange
¤ IWLEARN.NET
supports
knowledge
sharing
in
the
GEF
IW
portfolio
and
contains
project-­‐related
information,
contacts,
documents,
e.g.
case
studies,
Transboundary
Diagnostic
Analyses,
Strategic
Action
Programmes,
news
and
events.

7. Groundwater
in
the
IW
LEARN
Project
executes
two
components
on
groundwater:
1.
Menarid
support
via
land/groundwater
integrated
management:
EXPECTED
OUTCOME:
Improved
effectiveness
in
combating
land
degradation
in
MENARID
through
an
enhanced
role
of
groundwater
and
improved
subsurface
space
management
a. Integration
of
groundwater
into
MENARID
land
and
water
projects
at
the
MENA
regional
level
through
a
Knowledge
Management
Platform
(menarid.icarda.org)
b. Targeted
learning
workshops
on
groundwater
2. Establishment
of
a
Global
Groundwater
Community
of
Practice
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Online
platforms:
portal
and
interactive
hub
Analysis
of
the
GEF
portfolio
of
Groundwater
Projects
Face
to
face
meetings:
Groundwater
Integration
Dialogues
Series
of
webinars
Groundwater
Talks

8. GEF
MENARID
Projects
involving
different
focal
areas
(and
co-­‐financing)

9. Learning
workshops
on
groundwater
for
MENARID
portfolio
1.
Traditional
Knowledge:
Building
awareness
and
capacity
on
various
sustainable
water
utilization
and
harvesting
practices
in
dry
lands,
with
focus
on
traditional
knowledge,
including
rainwater
harvesting
practices
and
groundwater
management
systems,
such
as
qanats.
Yazd,
Iran
at
the
UNESCO
Center
on
Qanats
(ICQHS),
February
2012
2. Opportunities
for
Managed
Aquifer
Recharge:
Overview
of
different
MAR
strategies,
practical
examples
worldwide.
Amman,
Jordan
in
cooperation
with
the
MoWI
of
Jordan,
ICARDA-­‐IFAD,
IGRAC,
December
2012
3. Groundwater
Economics:
11-­‐14
November
2013,
Morocco.
W/ICARDA,
Univ.
Agadir,
IAH

10. The
"community
of
practice"
is
that
group
who
share
a
common
interest
and
a
desire
to
learn
from
and
contribute
to
the
community
with
their
variety
of
experiences
(Lave
&
Wenger
1991).
Coordinates
the
sister
Surfacewater
CoP:
http://freshwater.community.iwlearn.net/
¤ WHO:
GEF
groundwater
(&
surface)
projects;
National
experts
and
policy
makers
of
key
ministries
(water,
agriculture,
environment,
land
use
planning);
water
practitioners
Virtual
connections:
portal
and
interactive
hub
www.groundwatercop.iwlearn.net
forum.un-­‐igrac.org

11. The
Global
Groundwater
Forum:
A
Permanent
Home
for
the
CoP
¤
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¤
¤
¤
¤
Global
Groundwater
Forum
started
in
2013
Initially
conceptualized
with
the
long-­‐term
needs
of
the
CoP
in
mind
Place
for
groundwater
professionals
from
across
the
world
to
share
ideas
and
best
practices
Site
housed
by
IGRAC
and
linked
to
our
Meta
Information
Module
Moderated
by
UNESCO-­‐
IHP
and
IGRAC
Able
to
host
groups
for
public
or
private
discussions
All
ideas
and
contributions
are
welcome!

12. Analysis
of
the
GEF
Groundwater
Portfolio
ü Living
document
(to
be
finalized
and
published
in
2014)
ü Tool
to
present
and
review
the
por?olio
of
GW
projects
(co-­‐)financed
by
the
GEF
and
implemented
by
different
Agencies
and
partners
ü Added
value:
analysis
and
digesKon
of
these
projects
in
light
of
disseminaKng
outstanding
results,
lessons
learned
and
replicable
pracKces
Series
of
Groundwater
Integration
Dialogues
ü
ü
1.
2.
3.
Promote
conjuncKve
management
of
surface
and
groundwater
resources
Share
knowledge
at
regional
level
across
the
IW
por?olio
and
beyond
I
Dialogue:
Cape
Town,
May
2013
(w/
NEPAD,
IGRAC,
IUCN)
II
Dialogue:
Buenos
Aires,
June
2013
(w/UNECE,
IGRAC,
IUCN,
ECLAC,
…)
III
Dialogue,
locaKon
tbc,
2014

13. Series
of
webinars
on
groundwater
ü IniKated
by
UNESCO-­‐IHP
and
IGRAC
in
cooperaKon
with
different
partners,
insKtuKons
and
projects
ü Calendar
to
be
announced
at
IWC7
ü Tool
for
variety
of
purposes
(short
lectures,
project
meeKngs,
consultaKons,
…)
Groundwater
Talks
A
series
of
videos
from
events
across
the
world
looking
at
groundwater
issues.