More effective and sustainable investments in water for poverty reduction

Final Project Workshop, 28-29 June 2018, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy

The Final Project Workshop aimed to present the achievements and recommendations made by the project “More effective and sustainable investments in water for poverty reduction”, funded by IFAD and implemented by FAO and IWMI under the CGIAR Research program on Water Land and Ecosystems (WLE). This project provided policy guidance, capacity development and technical support to countries to improve the sustainability of investments in Agricultural Water Management (AWM). The overall goal of the project was to contribute to improve food security and reduce rural poverty for smallholder farmers. The project that ended on 30th June 2018, was implemented in six African countries: Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Objective of the workshop:

  • Present and share with key stakeholders the project key findings and outcomes.
  • Share the experience and lessons learnt during the implementation of the project.
  • Discuss concrete applications of the project findings and results in the countries involved.

Participants:

Project partners including the national focal points, national consultants (Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia and Rwanda), IFAD, IWMI/WLE and FAO representatives.

Agenda, Thursday, 28 June 2018

Agenda, Thursday, 28 June 2018

08.30 - 09.00
REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS  
Entrance A

09.00 - 09.30
OPENING SESSION AND WELCOME:

Welcome by FAO, Olcay Unver, Deputy Director, Land and Water Division, FAO 

Welcome by IFAD, Mawira Chitima, Lead Technical Specialist, Water and Rural Infrastructure, IFAD

Welcome by IWMI/WLE, Emma Greatrix, Senior Program Manager, WLE

Presentation of the meeting agenda, Facilitator: Patrick Kalas

09.30 - 10.00
SESSION 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW

Emma Greatrix, Senior Program Manager, WLE

Patricia Mejias, Water Resources Officer, Land & Water Division, FAO

Nicole Lefore, Senior Project Manager, IWMI

10.00 - 12.00
SESSION 2: PROJECT KEY FINDINGS

10.00 - 11.00
Five corner presentations:
Poster presentation of the key findings of the needs assessment, the livelihood zone mapping and the suitability maps

Facilitator: Patrick Kalas

Aliou Bamba, Regional Consultant, Mali; Placide Kanyabujinja Nshuti, National Consultant, Rwanda; Bachir Ousseini, National Consultant, Niger; Njara Ravonison, National Consultant, Madagascar; Nicole Lefore, IWMI, Ethiopia

11.00 - 11.30 
Coffee/Tea break

11.30 - 12.00
Five corner presentations:
Poster presentation of the key findings of the needs assessment, the livelihood zone mapping and/ or the suitability maps

Facilitator: Patrick Kalas

Aliou Bamba, Regional Consultant, Mali; Placide Kanyabujinja Nshuti, National Consultant, Rwanda; Bachir Ousseini, National Consultant, Niger; Njara Ravonison, National Consultant, Madagascar; Nicole Lefore, IWMI

12.00 - 15.00
SESSION 3: CASE STUDIES ON AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT (AWM) BUSINESS MODELS

12.00 - 13.00
Presentation of AWM business and investment model case studies:

  • Business model methodology and framework, Nicole Lefore, IWMI
  • Case study on Solar / water lifting, Petra Schmitter, Researcher, IWMI
  • Case study on Water storage, Jennie Barron, Flagship Leader, WLE

13.00 - 14.00 
Lunch

14.00 - 15.00
Presentation of AWM case studies:

  • Review and recommendations on Water User Groups, Nicole Lefore, IWMI
  • Approach and highlights from microfinance case study, Nicole Lefore, IWMI

15.00 - 16.45 
SESSION 4: THE WAY FORWARD

15.00 - 16.15
Talk show on the existing and potential use and application of the project findings in the national AWM investment policies

Facilitator: Patrick Kalas

Country Representatives: Chaibou Adamou, Niger; Seyoum Getachew, Ethiopia;  Placide Kanyabujinja Nshuti, Rwanda; Njara Ravonison, Madagascar; Moustapha Sissoko, Mali

16.15 - 16.30 
Coffee/Tea break

16.30 - 16.45
Project communication

Michèle Piraux, Communication Expert, Land and Water Division, FAO 

16.45 - 17.00
WRAP-UP OF THE TALK SHOW AND CONSLUSION OF DAY 1

Facilitator: Patrick Kalas

17.15 - 17.30  Group photo

17.30 - 19.00  Cocktail

Agenda, Firday, 29 June 2018

Agenda, Firday, 29 June 2018

09.00 - 09.10  
WELCOME TO DAY 2 AND RECAP OF DAY 1
Facilitator: Patrick Kalas

09.10 - 11.30:
SESSION 5: SUPPORTING INITIATIVES

09.10 - 09.40 
IFAD and water: Facilitated discussion with Q&As

Mawira Chitima, IFAD

Audrey Nepveu de Villemarceau, Technical Specialist – Water & Rural Infrastructure, IFAD

09.40 - 10.10 
The CGIAR research Program on water, land and ecosystems (WLE): Supportng sustainable agricultural water management across Africa

Jennie Barron, Flagship Leader, WLE

10.10 - 10.25 
The International Forum on solar technologies for small-scale agriculture and water management: Taking the conclusions forward

Patricia Mejias, FAO

10.25 - 10.40 
FAO platforms for water management:

  • The TECA platform

Sonia Ricardo Dias, Agricultural Knowledge Innovation Systems (AKIS) Specialist, FAO

10.40 - 11.00
Coffee/Tea break

11.00 - 11.30 
FAO platforms for water management:

  • The Geo Network
  • WaPOR: a monitoring tool for water investments in agriculture

Livia Peiser, Technical Officer, Land and Water Division, FAO

11.30 - 13.00
WRAP UP AND CLOSING SESSION

11.30 - 12.45
Facilitated discussion on country priorities on water investments

Patrick Kalas, Facilitator, and Country Representatives

12.45 - 13.00
WRAP UP AND CONCLUSIONS:

Short summary of the meeting
Patrick Kalas, Meeting Facilitator

closing remarks
Mawira Chitima, IFAD