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Objectives of the session: I nform about and showcase proegress to date

Objectives of the session: I nform about and showcase proegress to date Discuss challenges encountered and ways to overcome them Exchange ideas for the bright future. Establishment of a Global Surface Freshwater Community of Practice . Online platforms: portal and interactive hub

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Objectives of the session: I nform about and showcase proegress to date

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  1. Objectives of the session: • Informabout and showcase proegress to date • Discusschallengesencountered and ways to overcomethem • Exchange ideas for the bright future

  2. Establishment of a Global Surface Freshwater Community of Practice • Online platforms: portal and interactive hub • Learning resources • Face-to-face meetings: Regional Targeted Workshops • Series of webinars • Videos on the economics of ecosystem services

  3. Online platforms: portal and interactive hub

  4. Learning resources

  5. Face to face : Regional Targeted Workshops

  6. Series of webinars

  7. Videos on the economics of ecosystem services

  8. Groundwater Community of Practice • 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

  9. Virtual connections: portal and interactivehub www.groundwatercop.iwlearn.net • 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 • A portal for all activities of the CoPs The Global GroundwaterForum: A Permanent Home for the CoP forum.un-igrac.org • 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!

  10. Analysis of the GEF Groundwater Portfolio • Living document (to be finalized and published in 2014) • Tool to present and review the portfolio of GW projects (co-)financed by the GEF and implemented by differentAgencies and partners • Added value: analysis and digestion of these projects in light of disseminating outstanding results, lessons learned and replicablepractices Series of Groundwater Integration Dialogues • Promoteconjunctive management of surface and groundwaterresources • Share knowledgeatregionallevelacross the IW portfolio and beyond • IDialogue: Cape Town, May 2013 (w/ NEPAD, IGRAC, IUCN) • II Dialogue: Buenos Aires, June 2013 (w/UNECE, IGRAC, IUCN, ECLAC, …) • III Dialogue, location tbc, 2014

  11. Series of webinars on groundwater • Initiated by UNESCO-IHP and IGRAC in cooperation with differentpartners, institutions and projects • Calendar on the GW CoP • Tool for variety of purposes (short lectures, projectmeetings, consultations, …) GroundwaterTalks A series of videos from events across the world looking at groundwater issues.

  12. Discussion questions: • Are we meeting your needs and expectations – both in terms of content and means? • If you were the steering committee of IW LEARN, how would you design your own learning and knowledge management strategies? • Imagine you are not bounded by financial or technical limitations: how would you envision these CoPs to operate?

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