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AfrICANDO 2008 Capacity Building for Sustainable Solutions to Water Management Issues 1. International Center for Integrated Water Resource Management 2. JC-HOA Trainings in - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2007,2008) - Nairobi, Kenya (2007)
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AfrICANDO 2008 Capacity Building for Sustainable Solutions to Water Management Issues 1. International Center for Integrated Water Resource Management 2. JC-HOA Trainings in - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2007,2008) - Nairobi, Kenya (2007) Jon Fenske, P.E., USACE IWR-HEC, Davis CA
International Center for Integrated Water Resource Management (ICIWaRM) • Hosted by USACE Institute of Water Resources (IWR), already up and running • Nominated by U.S. Government as a global water center within the umbrella of the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Hydrologic Program (IHP). • Nomination endorsed by IHP governing council July ’08, awaiting final approval by General Conference and Director General • ICIWaRM is a "distributed” center, reflecting an intergovernmental partnership between Corps and other Federal agencies, academia, professional societies & NGO's • Key core partners include Univ of Arizona, Oregon State Univ, Colorado State Univ, and Florida International Univ, along with ASCE, AWRA, The Nature Conservancy. Other institutions and organization likely to join as program grows
IWR OFFICES & TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES • Program Direction • Emerging Issues • Water Resource Trends • Policy Development • Program Analysis • National Studies • Planning Models & Methods • Multi-Objective/IWRM • Plan Formulation • Socio-Economic Analysis • Environmental Evaluation • Partnering • Collaborative Planning • Public Involvement • National Interface • International Outreach IWR HQ & ICIWaRM Alexandria, VA Hydrologic Engineering Ctr. (HEC) DAVIS,CA Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) New Orleans, LA • H&H Methods & Models • Surface Hydrology • Hydrologic Statistics • River Hydraulics • Ecosystem Function Models • River Forecasting • Reservoir Systems • Water Management • Groundwater Hydrology • Waterborne Commerce Statistics • Foreign Trade • Domestic Commerce • Navigation Infrastructure • Dredging & Lock Performance • CW Business Information IWR NCR Office
ICIWaRM Core Organizations and Partners Oregon State University Univ of New Hampshire Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) DAVIS,CA ICIWaRM Secretariat, Alexandria, VA Colorado State University University of Arizona ASCE Florida Atlantic University AWRA The Nature Conservancy Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, New Orleans, LA Global Water Partnership USA Institute for Water Resources (IWR) Water Science / Academic Sector Core Partners Professional Practice / NGO Sector
International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWaRM) • The mission of ICIWaRM is: “The advancement of the science and practice of integrated water resources management (IWRM) to address water security and other water-related challenges by regional and global action, through new knowledge, innovative technologies, collaborative interdisciplinary scientific research, networking, training and capacity development, within the framework of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP)”. • A priority focus of ICIWaRM is on partnering and working with other UNESCO-IHP centers to advance US Government objectives in assisting nations in Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
ICIWaRM - Program Goals IWRM Practice BMP’s Contribute to the development & advocacy of IWRM principles and best management practices, focusing on institutional, engineering, planning and evaluation issues. Undertake capacity-development focusing on training for implementing IWRM at both watershed and national levels, particularly in Latin America, Africa & Asia, working closely in collaboration among UNESCO centers towards joint problem-solving. ICIWaRM: International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management Capacity Development Foster research, tech development and technology transfer of models and methods that enhance IWRM . Water Science Water Education Technology Transfer
ICIWaRM – Ongoing & Planned Activities • Partnership with UNECO-IHE and sponsorship of training at IHE • Delivery of joint IHE & ICIWaRM IWRM short course June 08 • Service on IHE-Delft governing board & ICHARM advisory board • Partnership w/CAZALAC – drought atlas, hydrologic workshop • Co-Sponsorship of the 4th International Symposium for Flood Defence, Toronto, Canada (6-8 May 2008) • Partnered w/ICHARM & Ctr. for Eco-Hydrology on Floodplain Eco-Hydrology Conference, Lodz, Poland (19-21 May) • Hydrologic (HEC) training-Ethiopia & Kenya water professionals • Mekong River Commission – River management & hosting of MRC delegation tour of Columbia River System, US & Canada • Participation in the LAC-IHP Regional Annual Meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay – 12-13 Sep 08 • HELP -10 Year Assessment Conf - Univ AZ/ICIWaRM (Oct 08) • Chair of IHPIntegrated River Management Working Group • World Water Assessment Prog – to be presented at 5th WWF • Policy committee, Global water science & performance indicators, • & Global marine transportation assessment
Capacity Building for Sustainable Solutions to Water Management IssuesTrainings • Nairobi, Kenya - 4 days Training on Modeling Hydrology and Hydraulics (May 2007) • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 6 days Training on Modeling Hydrology and Hydraulics (June 2007) • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 10 days Training on Modeling Groundwater Flow and SW-GW Interaction (July 2008)
Sponsored by:CJTF - HOA • Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa • HQ in Djibouti (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Eritiea, Djibouti, Yemen, Uganda, Tanzania) • Capacity building in the Horn • Well Drilling • Education • Hospital Renovation, Vet support
Nairobi, Kenya (May 28-31, 2007) • 20 Students • 4 Days Training • Course initially was designed to present a broad overview of watershed hydrology, stream hydraulics and groundwater flow • In response to students, training focus was adjusted to watershed hydrology and modeling
US Army Corps of Engineers May 22 - June 12, 2007
Movie 1 Teaching in Nairobi 2007
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (June 6-11, 2007) • 30 Students • 6 Days Training • Course designed to present a broad overview of watershed hydrology, stream hydraulics and groundwater flow • HEC – River Analysis System (RAS) • Most used stream hydraulics model in world • Floodplain mapping
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (July 7-18, 2008) • 20 Students • 10 Days Training • In conjunction with US Geological Survey • Course designed to train hydrologists in groundwater modeling using MODFLOW • MODFLOW Groundwater Flow Model • Most used groundwater flow model in world • Long-Term Water management, SW-GW Interaction
Movie 3 Ethiopia 2008 Class
Ongoing Efforts September 2008 (now) – THE CJTF-HOA is sponsoring two separate 4 day trainings on watershed modeling (HMS) in Nairobi, Kenya • 2 staff from COE Institute of Water Resources Hydrologic Engineering Center providing training
AfrICANDO 2008Capacity Building for Sustainable Solutions to Water Management IssuesJon Fenske, P.E., USACE IWR-HEC