Strengthening Capacity for Global Knowledge-Sharing in International Waters (IW:LEARN)
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General Information:
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Project
Type
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Full Size Project
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Project
Status
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Completed
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Start Date
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2000/03/10
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End Date
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2002/12/31
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GEF characteristic:
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Operational Programme
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OP10 - Contaminant-Based Program
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Focal Area
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International Waters
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GEF Project Stage
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Project Completion
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GEF Allocation to project
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5.24M
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Total Cost of the project:
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10.04M
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Partners:
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Lead Implementing
Agency
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United Nations Development Programme
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Other
Implementing Agency
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IBRD
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Executing
Agencies
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Tides Center, UNOPS in collaboration with UN-DOALOS
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Project
Description:
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The International Waters Distance Learning Project (IW:LEARN) is an innovative inter-institutional partnership to build a Web-based "knowledge community" among transboundary waters projects. The purpose is to expand knowledge-sharing so that people who live in and manage transboundary water systems can better learn from and teach each other. IW:LEARN will draw upon the experiences and intellectual resources of GEF and its three Implementing Agencies (UNDP, World Bank, and UNEP), co-financing partners, and 40+ regional waters projects. During Phase 1 (2000-2002), IW:LEARN will: Train and mobilize a Web-based Implementation Team (representing at least 20 countries) whose members will catalyse and carry out knowledge-sharing activities within and across their respective home projects; Develop waters-related knowledge products (e.g., courses, seminars, Web sites) to be shared and tested by the IW:LEARN Implementation Team, making use of new communications technologies and drawing upon intellectual resources of the participating projects, UNDP, World Bank, UNEP, and other partners; Create a globally accessible 'Web space' (i.e., an extranet) dedicated to learning and knowledge-sharing about International Waters, integrating no fewer than 8 support facilities, 30 Community Resource Centre products with individual GEF IW projects, and multiple Portable Resource Centre products for offline access, and dial-up connections from anywhere on the Internet; Articulate future-oriented methodologies for building Web-based knowledge communities in developing countries, demonstrating results and work-in-progress at the GEF International Waters strategic planning and assessment meetings to be held in 2000 and 2002. With external co-financing and institutional partnerships, IW:LEARN will intensify Implementation Team training and on-the-ground activities, especially in Africa. With continued global extension of the Internet, Phase 2 (2003-2008) will emphasize regionalisation, scaling up successful virtual community-building methods, and financial models that vastly expand access to learning.
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