Pacific IWRM Resource centre
A hub for knowledge sharing and provision of technical
support/information/resources/links:
General aim
• To assist governments and other actors in Pacific Island
Countries to facilitate processes and partnerships for
IWRM on the national, catchment and community level
Specifically: To assist the development and implementation
of National Integrated Water Resources Management
(IWRM) and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) Plans
• To facilitate regional exchange and help to improve the
coordination of regional water sector support programmes
implemented with partner organisations in the pacific
region
Pacific IWRM Resource centre
Technical support
• Expertise within SOPAC (water safety planning, water and sanitation,
water quality, hydrology, governance, IWRM, Water Use Efficiency,
etc).
• Source expertise and support from other organisations and
institutions working with water resource management and SIDS (e.g.
links to other Caribbean, Pacific water partnership members,
independent experts, learning centres, etc)
• Bridge to regional exchange of expertise
Pacific Water Action Matrix
• Overview of progress and actions supporting the implementation of
the Pacific Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Water Management
( actions, institutions, initiatives, donors, etc.)
News and Events
• Quarterly newsletter supported of the Pacific Water Partnership
distributed to a growing list of water management practitioners in the
region, ca. 700 receivers early 2008 (also on SOPAC website)
• Calendar of events for water resources management in Pacific Island
Countries and globally (on web site)
Resources Search Facility
• A search facility for publications and other resources related to water
resources management in general with a focus on SIDS and the
Pacific region.
Links
• A directory and search function of organisations, institutions and
experts within water resources management, focussing on Small
Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Pacific region.
Pacific Island Country Water Profiles
• Country profiles for Pacific Islands on water related issues, including
overviews with situation analysis and links to key documents and
resources (housed in national selected institution to support Water
Committee)
Pacific IWRM Resource centre
Toolbox/Topical guides
• National Priority Issues and IWRM
• The IWRM Planning Process
• Monitoring & Evaluation for IWRM
• Information management for IWRM
• Stakeholder Participation for IWRM
• High Level Engagement for IWRM
• IWRM for Media
• IWRM for Youth
• IWRM Partnerships
• Water Resources Policy and Legislation
• Institutional Reform Processes for IWRM
• Financing IWRM
• Water Use Efficiency Planning
• What else?
Working session
Working session
Divide into 5 groups
Write on cards (2 cards per person per question)
1. What type and format of technical support does your
country need to draft an IWRM plan?
2. What themes would you like to see as part of in-depth tool-
kits/topical guides for IWRM resource centre?
3. What kind of exchange programme would you like to see
between countries? (how would it work? activities,
mechanisms for information exchange, etc.)