FAO WATER REPORTS 26 Capacity Development in Irrigation and Drainage Issues, Challenges and the Way Ahead Proceedings of the International Workshop held on 16 September 2003 during the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage Fifty-fourth International Executive Council Meeting Montpellier, France Organized by FAO Land and Water Development Division and the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2004
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Irrigation professionals from the Department of Irrigation and Department of Agriculture, Nepal, inspecting irrigation facilities in the Sunsari Morang Irrigation Project (SMIP) in Terai, Nepal, during an in-service training workshop on "Modernization of irrigation Systems", Beau Freeman/Irrigation Training and Research Center, California Polytechnic State University, United States of America.

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List of papers (available on CD-ROM)

Foreword

Acknowlegements

Acronyms

Summary and recommendations

Understanding what capacity development means
Capacity development in practice
Some broader issues
Recommendations

Synthesis

Introduction
Understanding what capacity development means

Capacity and development
A definition
As much a process as an end product
A matrix and a framework
Capacity development is people-centred
The who, what and how of capacity development

Capacity development in practice

Developing research capacity
Capacity to manage irrigation
Producing an enabling environment
The role of education and training

Some broader issues

A strategic approach to capacity development?
Lessons for strategy development
Capacity development projects?
Partnerships
Networking
Monitoring and evaluation
Costs

Summary

Understanding capacity development
Capacity development in practice

Recommendations

Keynote papers

Keynote paper 1. Capacity development engineering - a way forward for capacity building in irrigation and drainage?

Defining capacity building

Capacity and development
A definition
Capacity building - a negative concept?
A lack of capacity or a capacity gap?
As much a process as an end product
External/internal balance

A framework

A generic framework

A framework for irrigated agriculture
Developing a strategy

Strategic planning

An agenda for discussion

Individuals
Organizations
The water sector level
Enabling environment level
Education and research
Networks
Diagnosis and monitoring

Lessons for strategy development

Policy environment
The role of donors and technical cooperation
Organizations
Individuals
Education and research
Sustainability

Points for discussion
Appendix I - Case studies

Developing farmer and institutional capacity - Zambia
Creating irrigation markets - Africa
Changing long-established institutions - Peru
Developing a research institute - Pakistan
Creating an enabling environment

Bhutan
Egypt
The United Republic of Tanzania
Mali

Keynote paper 2. Capacity building for water and irrigation sector management with application in Indonesia

General framework for capacity building
Accountability mechanisms and tools

Generic management activities and accountability tools

Actors in capacity building

Ultimate target group
In-project capacity builders
In-project capacity-building builders
Postproject capacity builders
Training methodologies
Training quality assurance
National capacity building network

Keynote paper 3. Who will do what and how? Achieving effective capacity building in water resources

Introduction
Challenges in irrigation and drainage and water resources
Whose capacities need building?
What capacities are required?
How can capacity building be achieved?
Capacity building as part of the IWMI’s research and development programme
Conclusions

References

Annexes

Annex 1. Country papers and complementary papers - abstracts
Annex 2. Workshop programme
Annex 3. List of participants

FAO technical papers

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