UNESCO’ International Hydrological Programmeactivities for capacity-building and knowledge-sharing

Youssef Filali-Meknassi - UNESCO-IHP50 aniversario de la Federación Mundial de

Organizaciones de IngenieríaInstituto de la Ingeniería de España – 1 March 2018 1

UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP)

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• Sole intergovernmental programme of the UNsystem that is dedicated to water-related science, management, education, and capacity-building

• 169 Members – 1 Bureau – 1 Council

• UNESCO Water Family network

To support Member States and contribute their capacity for science-based, sound water resources management

The World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), with its secretariat hosted and led by UNESCO in Italy and which produces the periodic World Water Development Report

UNESCO staff located at the Paris headquarters of the IHP Secretariat and the Regional Hydrologists located in the UNESCO field offices

IHP National Committees representing the Programme in 169Member States

42 UNESCO Water Chairs

37 water-related Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO

Together, they represent more than 3000 water experts worldwide

A unique and global network: the UNESCO Water Family

IHP’s activities

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IHP-VIII strategy (2014-2021): “Water Security - Responses to Local, Regional, and Global Challenges”

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“You can’t manage what you don’t know”

Achievement of SDG 6 is conditional to the improvement of access to and dissemination of knowledge on water

Universal access to information and knowledge: Open access policies

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IHP has been developing and promoting the use of:

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to enable users to access, store, transmit, and handle information

Universal access to information and knowledge: Information and communications tools

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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) combine openness and ICTs

Practical instrument for development Tool to reduce the knowledge- and capacity-access gap between industrialized and developing countries

Universal access to information and knowledge: Free and open source softwares

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Hydro Free and/or Open-source software Platform of Experts

To support Member States, Institutions, People in using and developing FOSS for the effective management of water resources in their respective countries.

HOPE initiative (launched in 2012)

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• Raising awareness towards education and vocational qualification

• Promoting equal access to FOSS.

Consortium of 20 partnersincluding AMCOW, UNECA And FAO.

Dozens of capacity building workshops

and seminars organized to provide training

to 300+ participants.

HOPE initiative (launched in 2012)

• Version 1.0 - 2013• MODFLOW 2005 • STOAT

• Version 2.0 - 2016• MODFLOW 2005• STOAT• ModelMuse• QGIS• SWAT• Aquacrop

HOPE initiative (launched in 2012)

http://www.hope-initiative.net/

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FREE and open source software tools for WATer resource management

Open source and free GIS integrated modeling platform for promoting Water Resources Management

FREEWAT project (launched in 2014)

EU

Horizon

2020

project

Total

Budget

>1,4 M €

Consortium

19 partners

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FREEWAT project provide:

Simulation of water quantity and quality in surface water and groundwater for integrated water management and planning module

Merged a plugin for QGIS a modular ensemble of different tools for:

• analysis, interpretation and visualization of hydrogeological and hydrochemical data and quality issues

• simulation of models related to the hydrological cycle and water resources management

• performing model calibration

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• Innovative participatory approach

• Gathering technical staff and relevant stakeholders, including policy and decision makers

• Designing scenarios for the proper application of conjunctive water policies.

Organization of capacity building workshops and seminars 700+ participants trained during the first year

FREEWAT is an:

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Online participatory platform for sharing data, information and knowledge on water

Water Information Network System - WINS (launched in 2017)

A knowledge sharing platform

A networking hub

A georeferenced information

database

1. A georeferenced information database

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Storing, combining fromseveral sources, andsharing open data onwater resources, at alllevels (local, regional,global)

Providing a scientificknowledge base tosupport sound decision-making

1. A georeferenced information database: Combining information

Fig.: Transboundary aquifers of the world (2014).16

1. A georeferenced information database: Combining information

Fig.: Groundwater stress (2014) and transboundary aquifers (2014).17

Transboundary aquifers

Groundwater stress:Low (<1)Low to medium (1-5)Medium to high (5-10)High (10-20)Extremely high (>20)No data

2. A knowledge sharing platform

This allows to create an INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY of the work related to water resources

Various types of DOCUMENTScan be stored and accessed on WINS.

DOCUMENTS can be viewed, printed and downloaded.

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Transparency and traceability of all information

Each layer/map/document has METADATA to show all its related information:

- Responsible, - Author, - Date, - Source, - Abstract, - Quality statement,- DOI.

A true ID card for any data 19

Transparency and traceability of all information

Also developed on WINS:

The Digital Object Identifier, or DOI

A unique and permanent identifier

Ex: DOI: 10.29104/WINS.D.0001.2018

Transparency and respect of authorship

Accurate identification and crediting of any contribution, and easy later sharing.

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3. A networking hub

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Connecting water-stakeholders,promotingexperience-sharing,offering onlineworking spaces through groups

Building capacity through anonline community of practice

Users can join working groups

• Can be created for Member States, organizations, UNESCO-IHP sections, specific projects, private sector organizations, etc.

• Have MANAGERS who administrate the group

22A group’s activity feed

Users can engage with each others

Username

Groups membership

Details on the profile and activities

Profile contains information on what user

has published23Profiles allow to share information

In conclusion, IHP’s activities contribute to:

• Worldwide efforts towards sound,science-based management of waterresources

• Bringing different water stakeholders(agencies, Member States, etc.)together to produce and circulateknowledge

• Visualizing and sharing clear andunderstandable water-related information

• Feeding decision-making and policyrecommendations 24

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

MANAGERS can approve the layer/map/document for publication by IHP-WINS Admins.

A USERuploads data

The USER fills the metadata and sets data as “private”

A MANAGER checks work done by its USERs. After checking, he can give permission to IHP for publication

UNESCO-IHP does the final and overall check before officially publishing (i.e. making it public) the data on the platform

How data will be uploaded?

Until data and metadata are checked by an experienced MANAGER, they cannot be published, to avoid spreading errors.

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