Contents of compiled articles from Strengthening the Capacities of Local Organisations and People

PART I – Setting the Scene

Setting the Scene: Capacity Development for Improved Local Water Governance, Maarten Blokland, Erma Uytewaal p 3

PART II – Local Partnerships

Partnerships and Capacity Development of Local Actors, Erma Uytewaal p 11

Comprehensive Support to Rehabilitation of Water Supply System in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Mikio Ishiwatari p 13

Ghana Case Study: Establishment and Development of a Resource Centre Network within the Water and Sanitation Sector, Abu Wumbei, Eugene Larbi p 19

Resource Centre Development Process within CREPA Network: Experiencies in Six Countries, Félicité Vodounhessi Chabi-Gonni, Jules Auguste Sow p 27

Honduran Resource Center for Knowledge and Information in the Water and Sanitation sector, CHRECIAS, Aleida Martinez Castillo p 35

PART III – Local Autonomy and Self-sufficiency

Local Autonomy and Self-sufficiency, Jetze Heun p 45

Water Users Organisations for Flood Protection, Drainage and Irrigation in Bangladesh, M.A. Quassem , Jetze Heun p 47

SAGUAPAC: A Bolivian Water and Sanitation Company, Ricardo Cadario, Fernando Ibane p 55

PART IV – Matching CD Demand and Supply

Matching Capacity Development Demand and Supply, Erma Uytewaal p 61

Learning Alliances for better Practice and Policy the Uganda Experience, Brenda Achiro, Carmen da Silva Wells, Brecht Mommen, Jo Smet, Patience Turyareeba p 63

Lessons from Resource Centre Network Nepal (RCNN) on the Development of RCNN Products and Development of the Network, Ratan Budhathoki, Kedar Nath Adhikari p 71

Filling the Gap - from Individual Trainings to Water Sector Capacity Development. A Case from Mozambique, Helmut Jung, Sonja Hofbauer, Thomas Zipper p 75

PART V – Knowledge Management and CD Tools

Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Tools, Judith Kaspersma p 83

Influencing Change by Bridging Disciplinary Divides: Learning from three regional capacity building networks on Integrated Water Resources Management, Anjal Prakash, Edwin Rap, Dinis Juizo p 85

Decision-Making Tools in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector, Meena Palaniappan p 93

AquaPedia: An Open Access Shared Learning Platform to Build Intellectual Capacity for Resolving Water Conflicts, Shafiqul Islam, Chen-I Lin, Ali Shafqat Akanda, Antarpreet Jutla, William Moomaw, Anna Schulz, David Grogan p 99

Successful Implementation of Large-Scale Drip Irrigation Projects: An Exploratory Study of the Socio-Economic Impact of the Andhra Pradesh Micro-irrigation Project (APMIP), Naty Barak p 107

Smart Tec Centres - Knowledge Centres for the Dissemination of New, Simple and Affordable Water and Sanitation Options via Demonstration and Hands on Training, Henk Holtslag p 113

PART VI – Gender mainstreaming

Gender Mainstreaming and Capacity Development, Margaretha Bakker p 121

Closing the Gap between Global Discourse and Local Curricula: The Experience of the Cinara Institute at the Universidad del Valle, Colombia in Integrating a Social Vision with a Gender Approach into Teaching on Engineering, Mariela Garcia p 123

Capacity Development through Gender Mainstreaming as Enabling Mechanism for Sustainable Water Resources Development - Experiences of a Women Professionals Network, Badra Kamaladasa p 129

Women & Leadership in Water, Ase Johannessen p 137

PART VII – Preparing for Climate change

Capacity Development as a Powerful Tool in Resilience Building for Climate Change Adaptation, Ton Bresser p 145

Capacity Development for Adapting to Landslides associated with Changes in the Precipitation Patterns caused by Climate Variability and Change in Manizales, Yesid Carvajal-Escobal, Mauricio Quintero-Angel p 147

Capacity building in Indonesia to prepare for Climate Change, Dr. Sutardi p 153

Capacity Constraints: Hydropower, Desalination and the Geothermal Option, Fazal Ibrahim Ali p 161

Reservoir Operation under Climate Change Conditions: Case Study Roseires Reservoir, Blue Nile, Yasir A. Mohamed p 167