Integrated River Basin Planning

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Integrated River Basin Planning

• BDP- MRC
• Training Course Overview

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IRBP Training Package

• Objective
• IRBP Competencies
• Core Competencies
• Training Strategies
• Modular Training Program

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Objectives

• To improve integrated river basin planning
  knowledge and skills of members of river basin
  organizations involved in Mekong River Basin
  Development Plan.

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IRBP Competencies

• Importance of Basin Planning for the Sustainable
  development of shared resources of LMB
• Major issues in basin planning for the MRB
• Principles and practice of good basin planning

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IRBP Competencies cont.

• Roles and functions of MRC in planning and
  managing shared resources
• Role of Basin Planners
• BDP process, expected outputs, and management
  tools.

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Core Competencies

• Communication Skills
• Facilitation Capabilities
• Information Management Ability

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Training Strategies

• Competency-based Training Module
• Learn to do
• Do to learn
• Share to learn
• Weave metacurriculum into course content,
  structure and sequence

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Course Overview

• Importance of IRBP to the Sustainable Development
  of the Mekong River Basin
• Major Issues in Basin Planning in the Mekong
  River Basin
• Principles of good basin planning
• Applying the principles in the Mekong River Basin
• The Role of Basin Planners
• The Role of MRC in Developing and Harnessing
  Mekong River Basin Resources
• The Role of MRC in Developing Mekong River Basin
  Development Plan and Available Decision Support
  Frameworks and Tools

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Module I Importance of Basin Planning

• What is Integrated River Basin Planning (IRBP)?
• How does Basin Planning differ from other
  Planning?
• Basin Planning focuses on Transboundary Issues
• Basin Planning is Strategic

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Module II Major Issues in Basin Planning in MRB

• The shared resources of the Mekong River Basin
• Benefits from the shared resources of the Mekong
  River Basin
• Needs, development priorities and key issues of
  the basin (Northern Highlands, Plateau, Southern
  Highlands, Flood Plains and Delta.

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Module III. Principles of good basin Planning

• What are the Principles of Good Basin Planning
• Knowledge-based Approach to Planning
• Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement
• Effective Organizational Arrangements
• Integration and Coordination Across Sectors and
  Areas of Expertise
• Informative Monitoring and Evaluation
• What do these principles mean for a Basin Plan

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Module IV. Applying Principles in MRB

• Examples/Case Studies of River Basin Programmes
• Warning Systems for the Mekong River- Knowledge
  based
• The Pak Mun Dam - Cost of non-participation
• The Fish Conservation Project in An Binh Village
• Thailand river basin organizational arrangement
• Basin Development Plan Project

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Module V. The Role of Basin Planners

• .Basin Planners as Integrators of Knowledge and
  People
• .Basin Planners and Trade-offs
• Basin Planners as Communicators

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Module VI. The Role of MRC in Harnessing MRB
Resources

• .Overview of international rivers, roles and
  functions of river basin organizations
• .History of Mekong Cooperation
• .1995 Agreement, MRC Vision, Mission, Goals and
  institutional structures
• MRC Core and Sector programmes and how they are
  link to the BDP

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Module VII MRC Role in Basin Development Plan

• .MRC Core and Sector programmes and how they are
  link to the BDP.
• .Basin Development Plan Programme implementation
  strategy and operating structure
• .BDP Planning Process
• .MRC Strategic partners in Mekong Development
  (GMS, IUCN, ADB, Oxfam, National Universities,
  AIT, etc)
• .Information, data, tools and expertise available
  at MRCS (BDP Units, WUP, TSD, etc)

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IRBP Way forwards in BDP

• Field test curriculum
• Training of Trainers ( IRBP)
• National package
• Replication of this course
• Synthesis evaluation workshop
• Dissemination of TM to training institution in 10
  SAs

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IRBP Way forwards in BDP

• Field test ( JRP) Nov 04
• TOT (SAWG/Uni Institutions in SA) Feb 05
• National package /translation -gt Feb-April 05
• Replication of this course- June 05
• Synthesis/ evaluation workshop- July 05
• Disseminate TM to training institutions
• in 10 SAs -gt July 05
• BUDGET US 131,000