This Pillar aims to (a) Identify concrete actions for improving local water management and reinforcing users’ participation; (b) Assess the adequacy of water legislations for the establishment and effective operation of WUAs and identify opportunities for updating and/or amending water legislation; (c) Provide WUAs with tools that would enable them to be actively involved in decision-making in the water sector on selected areas and at the local level, and (d) create partnerships among policy makers, civil society and local communities in ways that enhance mutual trust and collaboration.
The components of this Pillar are five-fold: (a) Preparation of a regional report on the status of water users’ participation; (b) Organisation of a regional workshop to promote the exchange of experiences among the countries in the region; (c) Legal framework assessment and identification of opportunities for updating and/or amending water legislation; (d) Training activities to assist the establishment of pilot WUAs and (e) Pilot activities to strengthen WAUs in accordance with national regulations.
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Work Package 1: Water governance & mainstreaming |
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Provide ad hoc support and advice for the review of water policies, national water strategies and IWRM plans. |
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Elaboration of a concise assessment document on the status (achievements, gaps, constraints, challenges, needs, opportunities, etc) of water user associations in the region and Organisation of one regional workshop to present the findings, share experiences and best practices at regional level and identify and recommend priority actions at country level. |
| Ensure sustainable water management strategies mainstreaming into other sectors’ policies |
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Development of a comprehensive M&E system for Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) and Irrigation Management transfer (IMT) Process: - Regional Assessment on Water User's Associations
- Regional review on the status of M&E system in the Partner Countries (PCs) through a survey of available M&E systems that are presently used by national governments to monitor and evaluate the adequacy of the PIM/IMT process in the PCs, with a view to identify good practices and shortcomings.
- Report on the International M&E systems (FAO, IWMI, WB)
- 3-days regional expert group workshop to discuss M&E experiences emanating from the SWIM-SM regional and international reviews with the aim of adopting a regional M&E system involving a checklist of indicators that suits best the needs and the specificities of SWIM participating countries and for formulating an M&E system.
- Test the applicability of the M&E system in 2 pilot areas (in Jordan and Tunsia): Jordan -- Kick-off meeting of the pilot implementation in Jordan; -- Training of Users involved in the pilot implementation
Tunisia -- Kick-off meeting of the pilot implementation in Tunisia; -- Training of Users involved in the pilot implementation;
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Work Package 2: Capacity building activities |
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Develop national and regional capacity building programmes / training sessions |
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Regional training of water user associations' representatives from selected countries with part of the training provided by representatives from PCs advanced in WUAs operationalisation - in coordination with H2020 CB/MEP . |
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High level study tour on participatory irrigation management/irrigation management transfer process |
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Work Package 3: Application of water management plans |
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Review and analysis of private sector participation modalities in water service delivery, with emphasis on the southern mediterranean region, to strengthen implementation capacity of national water plans at local level with emphasis on financial sustainability |
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