Water supply and sanitation
Regional and local short-term training courses on management aspects
of water and wastewater management
The issues
The water community has found its agreement: water supply and sanitation
is in the center of its actions and is reflected in MDG 7 as well as
in many bilateral aid strategies. Facing the challenge of achieving the
MDG, water sectors worldwide are under strong pressure that comes together
with changing natural conditions, liberalization and decentralization
tendencies, population growth and migration issues. To sum it up, the
sub-sector water supply and sanitation has to enormously increase the
number of accesses, overcome water quality problems and droughts as well
as pollution affects and, at the same time, build up and strengthen the
staff to manage the complex situation reflected on an organizational
level.
Thus, appropriate concepts for an adequate application and operation
of technologies as well as innovative methods for human resource
development (HRD) and financial management need to be developed.
Furthermore, organizations and its executive level have to be
strengthened to transfer reform processes into operational feasibility.
In this context utility management plays a central role: Efficiency has
to be increased, performance has to be improved, regardless of its public
or private organizational nature.
InWEnt’s approach
Needs of a sub-sector cannot be considered in a one-dimensional
manner: The complex nature of water resources has to be reflected
in an integrated manner, the tight linkage of individual-organization-system
has to be considered, too. Thus, InWEnt’s activities follow a systemic
approach, linking professional and methodical skills. In doing
so, we aim to up-grade professional skills and to support individual
and organizational performance improvement as well as to strengthen
decision-making competencies. Thus, we contribute to the development
and implementation of modern management concepts and of adequate
technological solutions to guarantee an efficient water use. Emphasizing
regional cooperation and networking, we provide platforms of experience
exchange to promote the development of joint and internal-driven strategies,
of adequate problem-solving and implementing concepts and thus, the emerging
of synergies. Strengthening of capacity building entities on site is of
particular interest. In exchanging South-North experience, we establish
the partnership of learning organizations that are ready to listen to our
partners and to cover their priority needs.
InWEnt’s services
We apply a widespread set of instruments according to encountered
capacity building needs that comprises dialogue workshops and seminars,
short-term and long-term trainings as well as Training for Trainer
seminars.
Our capacity building measures are tailored for policy- and decision
makers on highest level as well as for managers and junior professionals
on the operational level.
In the context of water supply and sanitation, we offer capacity building
measures in the following areas:
- Water quality management
- Wastewater treatment and its reuse
- Operation and maintenance issues
- Master planning
- Utility performance improvement
- Transfer of reform processes and its needs on operational
level
Herewith, we focus on improving organizational performance by enhancing
individual skills. In doing so, we aim to contribute to create a climate
of innovation and to strengthen implementing and decision-taking competences.
Special attention is given to aspects of HRD, financial management and
the management of innovative, but appropriate technologies.
InWEnt’s experiences
The main contracting authorities are the Federal Ministry of
development cooperation (BMZ), the European Union (EU), the
World Bank and United Nations (UN) Organizations.
In intense cooperation with the Arab Water Council, Kreditanstalt für
Wiederaufbau (KfW), Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ),
the International Water Management Institute (IMWI), Global Environment
Facility (GEF) and the World Bank Institute (WBI), we try to join our
forces and meet the needs of our partners.
The partners of our programs are Ministries, National Authorities, research
institutions, NGOs and enterprises, acting within the water sector.
Combining professional, methodical, regional competence with policy advisory
services, InWEnt’s unique feature, we cover complex water sector
issues applying a systemic approach and tailor it to specific needs in
different regional contexts.
InWEnt obtains significant competence realizing programs on Water Supply
and Sanitation in SADC and MENA, our current focal regions.
Examples standing for our experiences:
- MEDA (EU) (Efficient Management of Wastewater, its Treatment
and use in the Mediterranean Countries); 2003 – 2007
- Water and Sanitation Management Project for Southern Africa
Countries; (WASAM) 2002 – 2005
- Efficient Management of Qater Supply and Wastewater in Syria;
(InWEnt) 2004-2007
