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<br />Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-33408052615740399982013-05-16T10:46:00.000+02:002013-05-16T10:46:22.358+02:00Towards A Regional Collaboration – Regional Workshop Held on Establishment of a Twin Institute of UNU-FLORES as a Hub for the Region<div class="entry-content">
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06-08 May 2013, Maputo. The Regional
Workshop on establishment of a Twin institute of UNU-FLORES as a hub for
the region was organized by UNU-FLORES in close cooperation with
University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Dresden University of Technology
(TUD) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) of Mozambique.
Participating regional stakeholders represented 19 universities and
organizations from 14 countries (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South
Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, Zimbabwe) in Africa. The workshop had the
following objectives:</div>
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<li>Identify regional partners for the twin in Maputo and define their role in joint activities;</li>
<li>Building a network in research and education for the Twin Institute of UNU-FLORES in the region;</li>
<li>Conceptualize potential joint research activities within the network (topics and suitable regions for case studies);</li>
<li>Work out a concept for a MSc programme of UNU-FLORES, Maputo
considering the joint study programme of UNU-FLORES, Dresden and TUD.</li>
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In addition, a student seminar was
integrated, in which students enrolled in postgraduate programmes of UEM
and TUD analyzed and compared available study programmes related to the
topic of UNU-FLORES and worked out required components of a curriculum
on integrated management of environmental resources.</div>
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The workshop succeeded in identifying
four research projects in Africa and defining the required contribution
of involved partners. These initiatives will be followed immediately by
the established research consortia. Among other activities on capacity
development, the concept for a joint MSc programme on integrated
management of water, soil and waste was discussed. A currently
worked-out concept of a joint programme of UNU-FLORES, Dresden and TUD
may serve as a blueprint which can be modified according to the needs
and the legislative and administrative framework of the region.
Available postgraduate study programmes of UEM and regional partners
were introduced and may cover various aspects of the required
curriculum. The student seminar</div>
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<li>gave evidence that the capacity to host the programme is available in the region,</li>
<li>confirmed and complemented the identified required components of a
curriculum on integrated management of environmental resources and</li>
<li>identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the planned programme (SWOT analysis).</li>
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Overall, the workshop demonstrated the
strong interest in cooperation with UNU-FLORES in the region and the
clear commitment of Mozambique to host a twin institute.</div>
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The workshop is a follow-up to the 2nd International Scoping Workshop (ISW) on UNU-FLORES which took place in Maputo on 24-25 October 2011. The 2nd ISW was attended by stakeholders from UNU, from TU Dresden (TUD), the main partner of the UNU-FLORES, Dresden, from several faculties of Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), international experts and, to a limited extent, potential regional partners. The workshop resulted in a clearly worked out list of proposed research areas and topics for the twin institute in Maputo and a general outline for the future study programmes. <br />
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The planned regional workshop may build on two major achievements since the 2nd ISW: the official opening of UNU-FLORES, Dresden and the signing of an MoU on the establishment of UNU-FLORES, Maputo, between the Ministry of Science and Technology of Mozambique, Eduardo Mondlane University and UNU. Recalling the envisioned role of the UNU-FLORES, Maputo, to act as a regional hub for research and education in integrated management of environmental resources, the following aspects of the scientific concept of the institute need to be worked out in more detail: the scientific network in the region and the planned study programme(s) for the start-up phase. The relationship with UNU-FLORES, Dresden and with TUD shall in both cases receive ample consideration. The goals of the regional workshop are:<br />
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1. Identify regional partners for the twin in Maputo and define their role in joint activities;<br />
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2. Building a network in research and education for the Twin Institute of UNU-FLORES in the region;<br />
3. Conceptualize potential joint research activities within the network (topics and suitable regions for case studies), considering results of the 2nd ISW;<br />
4. Work out a concept for a MSc programme of UNU-FLORES, Maputo based on a mapping of available courses by regional partners and considering its relation to the joint study programme of UNU-FLORES, Dresden and TUD;<br />
5. Provide an exercise of joint teaching in the area of integrated resources management: regional needs of integrated resources management strategies.<br />
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The first point will largely be covered during the preparation of the regional workshop and be finalized during the event (2). Based on the research areas identified in the 2nd ISW and available partners, the third point can be addressed, e.g. by broadly defining a research consortium for some transboundary issues in resources management in the region.<br />
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Based on the mapping of available study programmes in the region which should be prepared for the workshop and taking the planned study programme of UNU-FLORES, Dresden as a template, details of the study programme and the potential contributions of regional partners may be worked out (4).<br />
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In the last part of the workshop (5), a group of graduated students (with a background in engineering, natural or social sciences related to resources management) from various countries in the region and coming from different universities (UEM, TUD, as well as from other participating universities) shall be involved in the discussions. To provide a common starting point, international experts (participating in the workshop) could provide a brief introduction to the management of the resources water, soil and waste. Some field trips or site visits related to the issue can be part of the student’s programme. Based on experience in their home country, students could work out specific needs and common features of resources management. Finally, they can join (and be invited to engage in) a panel discussion on “How to advance a nexus approach to environmental resources management? Curricula requirements for the next generation of environmental managers”.<br />
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Items to be included in the agenda of the regional workshop<br />
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· Brief introduction of all participants highlighting their experience and expertise in the field of environmental resources management and presenting ongoing study programmes <br />
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· Status report of mapping of available study programmes related to environmental resources management at UEM and in the region<br />
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· Presentation of the proposed joint study programme of TUD and UNU-FLORES (update of presentation at 2nd ISW)<br />
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· Working group session: required components of a curriculum on integrated resources management of the Twin Institute<br />
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· Working group session: balancing required components and available modules, defining contributions of partners<br />
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· Working group session: research on integrated resources management in the region – needs and opportunities<br />
· Panel discussion on “How to advance a nexus approach to environmental resources management? Curricula requirements for the next generation of environmental managers”.Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-10270745154284507802012-02-08T15:28:00.001+01:002012-02-08T15:40:54.619+01:00UNU-FLORES: Key research topics identified for Maputo Twin Institute<div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.vie.unu.edu/article/read/second-unu-flores-scoping-workshop-takes-place-in-mozambique" title=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue;">2nd International Scoping Workshop </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">on the establishment of the United Nations University Institute on Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and its Twin Institute in Mozambique took place 24-25 October 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Different key stakeholders discussed research topics for the envisioned Twin Institute in Maputo and identified key topics to be dealt with by both the Dresden and Maputo twinning partners. </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Workshop overview</span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The workshop succeeded in bringing together key stakeholders from UNU, <a href="http://tu-dresden.de/en" title=""><span style="color: blue;">Dresden University of Technology (TUD)</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.mct.gov.mz/portal/page?_pageid=615%2C1" title=""><span style="color: blue;">Ministry of Science and Technology of Mozambiqe (MCT)</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.uem.mz/" title=""><span style="color: blue;">Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM)</span></a> and further universities from the region as well as from international organizations and international experts. The purpose of the workshop was: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">to define the initial programme of research and teaching of the envisioned twin institute of UNU-FLORES in Mozambique </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">to elaborate on conceptual and structural aspects of MSc and PhD programmes, to be undertaken in collaboration with African partners </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">to define ways of cooperation between the twining partners in Dresden and Maputo </span></li>
</ul><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In addition, the initiative of establishing a Twin Institute of UNU-FLORES in Maputo was introduced to a wider public during the <a href="http://hikm.ihe.nl/waternet/index.php?option=com_content" title=""><span style="color: blue;">12th WaterNet Symposium</span></a>, which took place in Maputo, 26-28 October 2011. </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Research topics for Twin Institute in Maputo </span></b></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Future research</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">topics of the</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">UNU-FLORES</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Maputo Twin could be structured into five thematic areas: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">integrated water resources management</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">waste management and sanitation</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">soil and land management</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">systems and flux analysis</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">water economics and governance</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></li>
</ul><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Among these areas, the first three are to be seen as a triangle of interrelated resources; systems and flux analysis provides the tools to evaluate options and scenarios, while water economics and governance is a cross-cutting area. </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This structure emerged from an extensive list of topics collected, but is strikingly similar to thematic areas identified earlier for the Dresden Twin. </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Important topics for joint research projects of both twins (and further partners) could be “integrative resources management of informal settlements” and “risk management of extreme events”. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US">From 24 to 25-th of October 2011,the 2nd International Scoping Workshop on the establishment of the </span></span><span lang="EN-US">United Nations University Institute <span class="phrase">for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) Dresden and its envisaged Twin Institute in Mozambique will take place in Maputo, Mozambique .</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span class="phrase"> </span></span></div><div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tmW-0BOAopNsOTDKEGaZYWJEFsODhRZE-oN3Y-DgbSG5EOE0us0HZtA-W5mVFv8ypSWifaq7O20Cr_ViYYarD6Vpib4Z3vfyJIJUtZifp78XClx1wlBdr98YZHH8i6ogyfzJ0m-yC4Y/s1600/2ISw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tmW-0BOAopNsOTDKEGaZYWJEFsODhRZE-oN3Y-DgbSG5EOE0us0HZtA-W5mVFv8ypSWifaq7O20Cr_ViYYarD6Vpib4Z3vfyJIJUtZifp78XClx1wlBdr98YZHH8i6ogyfzJ0m-yC4Y/s320/2ISw.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US">Scientists from the African continent and all over the world, international representatives of UN-Water and other UNU Institutes worldwide, as well as delegates from the host countries Germany and Mozambique will continue to lead discussions on the Institute´s scope and mission, the workplan and research priorities. </span><a href="http://unu.edu/administration/centre/the-rector" target="_blank" title=""><span lang="EN-US">Prof. Konrad Osterwalder</span></a></span><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US">, Rector of UNU and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization, is also expected to attend the workshop. </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US">The </span><a href="http://vie.unu.edu/article/read/scoping-workshop" target="_self" title=""><span lang="EN-US">1st ISW</span></a></span><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US"> took place f</span></span><span lang="EN-US">rom 11 to 12 November 2010 in Dresden, Germany. Proceedings of the workshop are now available for download:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<a href="http://vie.unu.edu/file/get/8978" target="_blank" title="UNU-FLORES_Proceedings_web.pdf"><span lang="EN-US">Proceedings</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Background: UNU-FLORES </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">UNU-FLORES will focus on sustainable management of environmental resources, such as water, soil and waste, and will be dedicated to research, postgraduate education and training of professionals to contribute to integrated management and capacity development for material flow and resources management. It aims to work very closely with other UNU Institutes as well as UN bodies working in the field of sustainability, as such resources are crucial factors of development and several UNU Institutes have substantial knowledge in different aspects of their management. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Download:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://unuflores.opendrive.com/files/49353435_BYfb0_2876/questionnaire_unuflores_workshop_oct11.pdf">Workshop Questionnaire</a> <a href="http://unuflores.opendrive.com/files/49362720_3zD5S_4431/conceptnote_unuflores_workshop_oct11.pdf%22%20alt">Workshop Concept Note</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-30239746188052825242011-09-01T11:49:00.001+02:002011-10-26T11:53:48.782+02:00Proceedings of UNU-FLORES International Scoping Workshop published<h1 class="title" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9tTLWFmx4okYq5JrQC1E1TFKYKGcngziSLoynE7iweq2bN9eyUmk8o_SNA3teU7SSS-93XK635-Q0jVsB19V6GeubFuSQ-aitdV3pmf-4eJ6uTq909_Geg51oncsZqVRMuO3TyQCnFs/s1600/proceeding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9tTLWFmx4okYq5JrQC1E1TFKYKGcngziSLoynE7iweq2bN9eyUmk8o_SNA3teU7SSS-93XK635-Q0jVsB19V6GeubFuSQ-aitdV3pmf-4eJ6uTq909_Geg51oncsZqVRMuO3TyQCnFs/s320/proceeding.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase">The publication </span><span class="phrase">documents the state of the art concerning the establishment of the </span><span class="phrase">United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (</span><span class="phrase">UNU-FLORES) in Dresden and its envisaged Twin in Mozambique. It</span><span class="phrase"> keeps up and manifests the momentum gained during the <a class="link" href="http://vie.unu.edu/article/read/scoping-workshop" target="_self" title="">1st International Scoping Workshop</a> that took place in November 2010.</span></span></h1><h1 class="title" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase"><a href="http://vie.unu.edu/file/get/8978">Download Proceedings</a> </span></span></h1>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-49420318055514736882011-07-04T11:10:00.030+02:002011-07-04T14:25:26.785+02:00UNU Rector and Expert Delegation Visit Mozambique to Discuss Twinning Strategy<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wq5vsngh0jHyAu3Kvp57fKFzuJ8Rj_f9C7wyT_JILLSUYRom_fE8HuOUUcxyLha-fZI9OmoTj9TyEhk6yswhJ3Ngi6_BtqhGlJoxYwSq-IZWTJYOAV3USACEL_xRRDr7thApuS9hwjA/s1600/DSC05121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wq5vsngh0jHyAu3Kvp57fKFzuJ8Rj_f9C7wyT_JILLSUYRom_fE8HuOUUcxyLha-fZI9OmoTj9TyEhk6yswhJ3Ngi6_BtqhGlJoxYwSq-IZWTJYOAV3USACEL_xRRDr7thApuS9hwjA/s320/DSC05121.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-US">Prof. Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of UNU: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><i><span lang="EN-US">“Key to success of twinning initiative is the comprehension of partnership.”</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A UNU delegation met with the Hon. Minister of Science and Technology (Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, MCT) and the Rector Magnificus of Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) from 1 until 4 May 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Main topics of the meeting were the progress on the twinning initiative</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"> of UNU in Africa and the organization of a second international scoping workshop on the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) to be held 24-25 October 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">During their stay, strategic meetings and fruitful working sessions were held, involving high-ranking stakeholders to discuss legal and general issues underlying the process of establishing a twin institute of the soon to be inaugurated UNU-FLORES in Dresden. This new institute will concentrate on integrated management of material fluxes and of resources with a special focus on water, soil and waste management with the perspective to address other geo- and energy resource flows as the institute develops. </span><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Major Outcomes:</span></div><ul style="color: black;"><li><span lang="EN-US">Legal status of the twin of UNU-FLORES as an entity of UNU was clarified </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Appointment of an establishment committee of the twin institute, as well as a scientific and organizing committee for the 2nd International Scoping Workshop </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Necessary items for feasibility report (list of study programmes and of partners in the region) identified </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Date for the 2nd International Scoping Workshop (24-25 October 2011) in Maputo was agreed </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Agreement on a general work plan towards the 2nd International Scoping Workshop and the establishment of the twin</span></li>
</ul><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">UNU Twin Institute as Hub for Southern Africa</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7AxGPoiDGjAcfgC7QWRkuOXKhaoXv0Qohk0B8eWPxxrdH_oDucJ41Gm8K-tLkilJ7BtCWppafhG0EIQyJXnEX-29ihXRtt-6X2qSxGhxKFHHSUn1wN_6fKg_jZwPd0NxHe7tuIoklwQ/s1600/DSC05115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7AxGPoiDGjAcfgC7QWRkuOXKhaoXv0Qohk0B8eWPxxrdH_oDucJ41Gm8K-tLkilJ7BtCWppafhG0EIQyJXnEX-29ihXRtt-6X2qSxGhxKFHHSUn1wN_6fKg_jZwPd0NxHe7tuIoklwQ/s320/DSC05115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US">The Mozambican partners explained the challenges of science and technology development and of higher education in Mozambique, but also their vision for the future. The twin institute of UNU-FLORES is seen as opportunity to consolidate and strengthen the capacities of Mozambique and the region for research and teaching in the field of its research scope. Both MCT and UEM confirmed and stressed their commitment for the initiative. Several existing or recently established MSc programmes related to the topic of the twin were identified. It was proposed to compose a joint study programme with UNU-FLORES from suitable modules offered within these courses. Care will be taken to involve partners from neighbouring countries during the establishment process which starts now and will be finalized during the scoping workshop later this year. By so doing the role of the twin institute as a hub for Southern Africa and even beyond will be emphasized.<o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><span lang="EN-US">In the meetings present were the Honourable Minister Prof. Massingue, Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), H.E. Ambassador Dos Santos, the Rector of UNU, the Rector and Vice-Rector of UEM, as well as various further deans, directors and professors of UEM. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Background</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"> UNU-FLORES is about to be established in Dresden, Germany, in cooperation with TU Dresden. It will be funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts (SMWK).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In view of the twinning strategy of UNU, Mozambique was identified as a suitable host of a second campus of UNU-FLORES. Both the government of Mozambique and the leading university, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, confirmed their support and commitment for the initiative after the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://vie.unu.edu/article/read/scoping-workshop" target="_self" title=""><span lang="EN-US">first international scoping workshop </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">on UNU-FLORES held in November of 2010 in Dresden, Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-55472918211454965182011-05-12T15:52:00.000+02:002011-10-26T14:28:32.252+02:00Second International Scoping Workshop-Maputo,Mozambique<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wq5vsngh0jHyAu3Kvp57fKFzuJ8Rj_f9C7wyT_JILLSUYRom_fE8HuOUUcxyLha-fZI9OmoTj9TyEhk6yswhJ3Ngi6_BtqhGlJoxYwSq-IZWTJYOAV3USACEL_xRRDr7thApuS9hwjA/s1600/DSC05121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wq5vsngh0jHyAu3Kvp57fKFzuJ8Rj_f9C7wyT_JILLSUYRom_fE8HuOUUcxyLha-fZI9OmoTj9TyEhk6yswhJ3Ngi6_BtqhGlJoxYwSq-IZWTJYOAV3USACEL_xRRDr7thApuS9hwjA/s320/DSC05121.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-US">Prof. Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of UNU: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><i><span lang="EN-US">“Key to success of twinning initiative is the comprehension of partnership.”</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A UNU delegation met with the Hon. Minister of Science and Technology (Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia, MCT) and the Rector Magnificus of Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) from 1 until 4 May 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Main topics of the meeting were the progress on the twinning initiative</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"> of UNU in Africa and the organization of a second international scoping workshop on the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) to be held 24-25 October 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">During their stay, strategic meetings and fruitful working sessions were held, involving high-ranking stakeholders to discuss legal and general issues underlying the process of establishing a twin institute of the soon to be inaugurated UNU-FLORES in Dresden. This new institute will concentrate on integrated management of material fluxes and of resources with a special focus on water, soil and waste management with the perspective to address other geo- and energy resource flows as the institute develops. </span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Major Outcomes:</span></div><ul style="color: black;"><li><span lang="EN-US">Legal status of the twin of UNU-FLORES as an entity of UNU was clarified </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Appointment of an establishment committee of the twin institute, as well as a scientific and organizing committee for the 2nd International Scoping Workshop </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Necessary items for feasibility report (list of study programmes and of partners in the region) identified </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Date for the 2nd International Scoping Workshop (24-25 October 2011) in Maputo was agreed </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"> Agreement on a general work plan towards the 2nd International Scoping Workshop and the establishment of the twin</span></li>
</ul><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">UNU Twin Institute as Hub for Southern Africa</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7AxGPoiDGjAcfgC7QWRkuOXKhaoXv0Qohk0B8eWPxxrdH_oDucJ41Gm8K-tLkilJ7BtCWppafhG0EIQyJXnEX-29ihXRtt-6X2qSxGhxKFHHSUn1wN_6fKg_jZwPd0NxHe7tuIoklwQ/s1600/DSC05115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7AxGPoiDGjAcfgC7QWRkuOXKhaoXv0Qohk0B8eWPxxrdH_oDucJ41Gm8K-tLkilJ7BtCWppafhG0EIQyJXnEX-29ihXRtt-6X2qSxGhxKFHHSUn1wN_6fKg_jZwPd0NxHe7tuIoklwQ/s320/DSC05115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US">The Mozambican partners explained the challenges of science and technology development and of higher education in Mozambique, but also their vision for the future. The twin institute of UNU-FLORES is seen as opportunity to consolidate and strengthen the capacities of Mozambique and the region for research and teaching in the field of its research scope. Both MCT and UEM confirmed and stressed their commitment for the initiative. Several existing or recently established MSc programmes related to the topic of the twin were identified. It was proposed to compose a joint study programme with UNU-FLORES from suitable modules offered within these courses. Care will be taken to involve partners from neighbouring countries during the establishment process which starts now and will be finalized during the scoping workshop later this year. By so doing the role of the twin institute as a hub for Southern Africa and even beyond will be emphasized.<o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p><span lang="EN-US">In the meetings present were the Honourable Minister Prof. Massingue, Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), H.E. Ambassador Dos Santos, the Rector of UNU, the Rector and Vice-Rector of UEM, as well as various further deans, directors and professors of UEM. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Background</span><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"> UNU-FLORES is about to be established in Dresden, Germany, in cooperation with TU Dresden. It will be funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts (SMWK).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u1:p></u1:p></span> </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In view of the twinning strategy of UNU, Mozambique was identified as a suitable host of a second campus of UNU-FLORES. Both the government of Mozambique and the leading university, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, confirmed their support and commitment for the initiative after the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://vie.unu.edu/article/read/scoping-workshop" target="_self" title=""><span lang="EN-US">first international scoping workshop </span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">on UNU-FLORES held in November of 2010 in Dresden, Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
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</o:p></span></div>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-54010312792638316342011-03-30T23:43:00.009+02:002011-10-26T11:57:49.153+02:00UNU-FLORES: Research and Teaching Cooperations Explored<div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">On 15 March 2011, United Nations University (UNU) and the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) explored ways of cooperation in research and teaching for UNU-FLORES. The one-day meeting was a follow up to the </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://www.vie.unu.edu/article/read/scoping-workshop" target="_self" title="">first scoping workshop</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"> in November 2010. </span><span style="color: black;">The meeting intended to </span></span></div><div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Elaborate the research topics listed during the scoping workshop of November 2010</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"></span></span></div><div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span class="phrase"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Develop proposals for joint study programmes offered by TUD and UNU-FLORES</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"></span></span></div><div class="simpara" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span class="phrase" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Clarify legal and administrative issues</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div><ol class="orderedlist" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuY_EcGpkA-fzmmIv5anGysqoKgC73tOdlD_WCjR16fg35MJq7FxA-iBOTOU98RKRI598CG7TRtNchND9EAmCy12ifB4uO-loYcGEn45QN-neHPHSGNh4-odbBgTgeBYSQOjPgLz9nro/s1600/2011.03.15+TUD_UNU+workshop+on+FLORES+pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><h1 class="title MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase"> </span></span></b></h1><h1 class="title MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase">Workshop Summary</span></span></b></h1><div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuY_EcGpkA-fzmmIv5anGysqoKgC73tOdlD_WCjR16fg35MJq7FxA-iBOTOU98RKRI598CG7TRtNchND9EAmCy12ifB4uO-loYcGEn45QN-neHPHSGNh4-odbBgTgeBYSQOjPgLz9nro/s1600/2011.03.15+TUD_UNU+workshop+on+FLORES+pic.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuY_EcGpkA-fzmmIv5anGysqoKgC73tOdlD_WCjR16fg35MJq7FxA-iBOTOU98RKRI598CG7TRtNchND9EAmCy12ifB4uO-loYcGEn45QN-neHPHSGNh4-odbBgTgeBYSQOjPgLz9nro/s320/2011.03.15+TUD_UNU+workshop+on+FLORES+pic.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;">The <span class="phrase strong">research topics</span></span><span class="phrase phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase"> listed during the scoping workshop were found to be in line with the proposed structure of the institute. The <span class="phrase strong">Institute </span>to be </span><span class="phrase">consisted out of <span class="phrase strong">five departments</span>: <span class="phrase strong">Systems and Flux Analysis, Global Change, Water Management, Soil and Land use Management, Waste Management and Contaminated Sites</span>. Responsibilities of research departments for overarching topics and the research topics covered by the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Twin Institute in Mozambique</span><span class="phrase phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase"> will be further discussed at the occasion of the third workshop to take place in Maputo, Mozambique, later this year.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;">The workshop resulted in a common understanding that all proposed research departments should focus jointly on research and teaching in accordance with the Humboldt-principle.</span></div><div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;">The successfully established MSc course</span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"> at TUD on</span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"> <a class="link" href="http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/fakultaet_forst_geo_und_hydrowissenschaften/fachrichtung_wasserwesen/Studium/studiengaenge/stg_hse?set_language=en&cl=en" target="_blank" title="">“Hydro Science and Engineering”</a> (HSE) was identified as an excellent starting point for a <span class="phrase strong">joint degree programme</span>.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;">About 70 per cent of the offered modules are suitable for a joint Masters programme with UNU-FLORES. Additionally, the <a class="link" href="http://www.inweh.unu.edu/index.html" target="_blank" title="">United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)</a></span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"> and the </span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><a class="link" href="http://www.ufz.de/" target="_blank" title="">Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) </a>were identified as obvious cooperation Partners. Beyond the joint Masters programme, also joint PhD programmes will be developed between UNU-FLORES and TUD due course.</span></div><h1 class="title MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="phrase">Background</span></b></span></h1><div class="simpara simpara MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase phrase">Since November 2010 significant progress was achieved. The most important milestones are:</span></span></div><ul class="itemizedlist" style="font-family: inherit;"><li class="listitem"><div class="simpara"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase"><span class="phrase phrase phrase">Creation of a working group responsible for the establishment of UNU-FLORES </span></span></span></div></li>
</ul><ul class="itemizedlist" style="font-family: inherit;"><li class="listitem"><div class="simpara"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase phrase"><a class="link link" href="http://www.vie.unu.edu/article/read/cooperation-agreement-concerning-unu-flores-signed" target="_self" title="">Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)</a> between UNU, TUD, the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), and the Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Fine Arts (SMWK)</span></span></div></li>
<li class="listitem"><div class="simpara"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase phrase">Finalization of the funding agreement between </span><span class="phrase phrase">UNU, BMBF and SMWK</span></span> </div></li>
<li class="listitem"><div class="simpara"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="phrase phrase">Kick off premises search </span><span class="phrase phrase">for UNU-FLORES in the historic City of Dresden</span><span class="phrase phrase"> provided by government</span></span><span class="phrase phrase" style="font-size: small;"> of Saxonia.</span></div></li>
</ul>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-16379739372672975782011-03-29T11:56:00.005+02:002011-04-06T16:51:40.353+02:00UNU-FLORES: Cooperation Agreement Signed<h1 class="title" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></h1><h1 class="title" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(65, 66, 65); font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 1em 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><div class="simpara"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Following the favourable decision of the Saxon State Cabinet on 16 November 2010, a four-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) </span></span></span></span><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">on the establishment of the </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">United Nations University Institute </span></span></span><span class="phrase phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources</span></span></span></span><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (UNU-FLORES)</span></span></span></span><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> was signed shortly after the </span></span></span><a class="link" href="http://unu-flores-mozambique.blogspot.com/search/label/iswprogramme" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_self" title=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">First International Scoping Workshop</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> took place.</span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="simpara"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Signing parties are </span></span></span></span><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">UNU, the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts (SMWK) and the Dresden University for Technology (TUD). </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOeDQNhzBQLKq8sFROjycwOPdZ7dJh2L9UhJ-9s7fjAU9FQQQmYxzow-BADhMiB3GfqhLTzFYIpr5Bg96o9rIGesEERBr6wrawxFZIlCCYDecso4YSgwQUgodKy08DqMri8OVIH7Vvqs/s320/dresden_congress_award.jpg" width="320" /></span></div></div><div class="simpara"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The MoU will cement the obligations of the partners including the financial support to be provided by the BMBF and Saxony as well as in-kind support by Saxony and TUD.</span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="simpara"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The preceding International Scoping Workshop took place from 11 until 12 November 2010. It was </span></span></span></span><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">officially opened by the Rector of UNU, the Saxon State Minister for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts and the Rector of TUD, and followed by a press conference that provided the opportunity to officially announce the planned establishment of UNU-FLORES and its twin institute resulting in considerable </span></span></span><a class="link" href="http://www.vie.unu.edu/article/read/press-coverage" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_self" title=""><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">media coverage</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in press and television.</span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="simpara"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">As a next step, it was agreed that UNU will organize a second International Scoping Workshop </span></span></span></span><span class="phrase"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">in close collaboration with its partners in Mozambique in the spring of 2011.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></h1><div class="section" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0px 10px;"><div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <b>Focus</b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">UNU-FLORES will focus on issues of crucial importance in the area of sustainability:</span></span></span></span></div></div><ul class="itemizedlist" style="font-family: inherit;"><li class="listitem" style="color: black; list-style-type: disc;"><div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">integrated management and capacity development for material flow and resources management (water, soil and waste)</span></span></span></span></div></div></li>
<li class="listitem" style="color: black; list-style-type: disc;"><div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">development of global sustainable management strategies</span></span></span></span></div></div></li>
<li class="listitem" style="color: black; list-style-type: disc;"><div class="simpara" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">research, postgraduate education and continuing education.</span></span></span></span></div></div></li>
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</span></span></span></h2></div><h1 class="title MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-weight: normal;"><ul class="itemizedlist"></ul></span> </span></h1>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-59109027441757105202011-03-28T23:05:00.006+02:002011-04-06T16:55:25.514+02:00Scoping Wokshop on new UNU Institute in Dresden<div class="simpara" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From 11 to 12 November 2010 the first international scoping workshop on the establishment of the United Nations University Institute </span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and its Twin Institute in Mozambique</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> took place in Dresden, Germany.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more pictures of the workshop, please visit:</span></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unubonn/sets/72157625270288005/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/unubonn/sets/72157625270288005/</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span">Prof. Dr. Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of UNU, Prof. Sabine von Schorlemer, Saxon State Minister of Saxon Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts (SMWK), and Prof. Hans Müller-Steinhagen, Rector of TUD presented their welcome address to the participants in the official opening of the workshop.</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="simpara" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Scientists of </span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Africa and the Arab region, international representatives of UN-Water and other UNU Institutes worldwide, as well as delegates from the host countries Germany and Mozambique discussed during the workshop the Institute´s scope and mission, the workplan and research priorities.</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="simpara" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">UNU-FLORES will focus on sustainable management of environmental resources such as water, soil and waste, and will </span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">be dedicated to research, postgraduate education and training of professionals to contribute to integrated management and capacity development for material flow and resources management. </span></span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It aims to work very closely with other UNU Institutes as well as UN bodies (e.g. UN-Water) in the field of sustainability, as </span></span><span class="phrase" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">water is a crucial factor of development and several UNU Institutes have substantial knowledge in different aspects of water and its management. </span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> In what concerns other UNU initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, the envisaged new UNU Institute on Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) is destined to create a Twin Institute in Mozambique as a regional hub for Southern Africa and even beyond.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Maputo</span></b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">In what concerns the twinning strategy of UNU, Mozambique was identified as a suitable host of a second campus of UNU-FLORES. Both, the Government of Mozambique and the leading university, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, confirmed their support and commitment for the initiative after the 1st International Scoping Workshop on UNU-FLORES held in November of 2010 in Dresden, Germany. The 2nd International Scoping Workshop on UNU-FLORES will be held on 24-25 October 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> The involvement of research organizations and researchers from developing countries, first and foremost in Africa, is crucial as it has been proven and widely expected that the most negative impacts of climate change and unsustainable activities, though frequently practiced, would be felt in the South, notably in sub-Saharan Africa. The African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST), in cooperation with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has also identified the need for a concentrated, concerted and solution-oriented science for African development and the adaptation to cope with the vagaries of climate change, desertification and disasters of natural origin. The Consolidated Plan of Action for Science and Technology for Africa (CPA) calls among others for the establishment of regional (African) centres of excellence with different thematic scopes. A Twin Institute of UNU-FLORES in Africa could thus be conceived as a part of an African regional centre of excellence foreseen by CPA.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> <b> </b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Addressing problems in Africa by and with African scientists should be the priority. Network building and strong long-term support is needed for African universities and research institutes in order to achieve a critical mass of well educated scientific staff. Involving institutions of the network and Twin(s) in the intercontinental PhD programme could be one of the first steps. Education and knowledge transfer in the field of water, waste and soil use should also be considered as a priority.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Located along the south-eastern rim of the African continent, Mozambique is intersected by several major rivers (Zambezi, Limpopo, Buzi, etc.) draining the central highlands towards the Indian Ocean. The flow regimes of these rivers are particularly subject of climatic variability and climate change.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Therefore, Mozambique is very vulnerable to the consequences of natural hazards due to its geographical location. A series of devastating floods during the last decade destroyed some of the results of the development Mozambique had experienced in the last two decades.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Mozambique has emerged from a long lasting civil war with considerate political stability, reforms and a developing economy. In many aspects, while still in need for human capacity development to carry further its economic and institutional progress, Mozambique can be characterized as one of the most promising African countries. It could be identified as a “role model” for countries developing under similar conditions and opportunities. The capacity needed (both at individual and institutional levels) could to a great extent be provided and strengthened through collaboration and sustained presence of UNU in Mozambique.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> <br />
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</div>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-76340851418120934892010-10-22T16:52:00.017+02:002011-10-24T13:08:14.415+02:00WORKSHOP CONCEPT NOTE<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES </b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the course of the workshop targeted introductory speeches on selected topics shall trigger exchange and discussion among experts and in working groups the participants are expected to further elaborate on the topics proposed in the programme. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The workshop pursues the below formulated objectives and aims. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-FLORES: </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. To further shape the scope and mission of UNU-FLORES and identify its niche;</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. To outline the work plan for the start-up phase;</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. To pin-point potential synergies and intensify cooperation and define interfaces in complementary areas with the water network within UNU, Germany and Saxony and internationally; and</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. To identify opportunities for Master’s and PhD programmes in the areas of UNU-FLORES’ expertise. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mozambique Twin of UNU-FLORES: </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. To identify and prioritise research questions to be addressed by the future twin; </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. To develop a tailor-made strategy for the relation between the Mozambique Twin and UNU- FLORES Dresden;</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. To assess the current status of water-related research in Mozambique; </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. To outline future strategies and structures for the implementation phase. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2. BACKGROUND</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The soon-to-be-established UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) will be dedicated to research, postgraduate education and training of professionals to contribute to integrated management and capacity development for material flow and resources management, dealing first and foremost with the environmental resources soil, water and waste with the perspective to address other geo- and energy resource flows as the institute develops. UNU-FLORES shall contribute as a fulcrum point to the development of global sustainable management strategies. The institute will be closely working with the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) and other Dresden and Saxony-based relevant research institutions, thus exploring the potential and contributing to the international up-scaling of what may be called “Competence Centre Dresden”. Its core scientific task is to develop a “linked cycle management” replacing traditional input-output models for the management of water (as resource, dissolver and transport agent) as well as soils, recyclable organic matter and nutrients to foster efficient and sustainable use of these resources. Based on this integrative research approach innovative concepts for target- and region-specific knowledge transfer and capacity development will be put into action. Together, these activities will provide the basis for decision support for various target groups (governmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders). </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The internal impact assessment within UNU revealed a geographical skew in the distribution of the location of UNU institutes. While expertise in core challenge areas such as natural resource management, adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change and unsustainable economic practices are available in the more than a dozen institutes of UNU, most of them are located in the so-called developed countries.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In order to rectify this mismatch between the locations of available knowledge and the biggest needs for it, UNU has embarked on a process called ‘twinning’ which would imply the establishment of additional campuses of its existing and future institutions. Twin institutes (indeed 2nd or 3rd campuses of existing ones) should be located in developing and transitional countries. They should be demand-driven and receive both in-kind, financial and moral support from the new host countries. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Water is a crucial factor of development and several UNU institutes have substantial knowledge in different aspects of water and its management. Mozambique has several serious water-related problems with a series of devastating floods and aggravation of droughts during the last decade. The Government is prepared to address those challenges. The capacity needed (both at individual and institutional levels) could to a great extent be provided and strengthened through collaboration and sustained presence of UNU in Mozambique. Establishing a twin institute of UNU-FLORES in Mozambique would not only be of great help for Mozambique, but could have a strong regional impact.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Different stakeholders will be invited to the workshop in order to contribute to the discussions related to the above formulated objectives. The programme for the workshop, including individual working groups, will be designed to engage all the participants in discussions on the different topics. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The workshop should result in: </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Identification of possible areas for cooperation and generation of synergies; </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Identification of the core areas of UNU-FLORES and its Mozambique Twin; </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Draft work plan and outreach strategy for the start-up phase of UNU-FLORES; </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Strategies and concepts for the implementation of the feasibility study in Mozambique; </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Proceedings of the Workshop will be published by UNU and distributed to all stakeholders afterwards.</span></div>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-90144479984923755812010-10-22T14:56:00.010+02:002011-10-24T13:08:28.853+02:00UNU-FLORES Concept Note: Core Area of Focus<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. MISSION STATEMENT </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-FLORES will contribute to improve the efficiency of the use and management of the resources water, soil and waste in developing and emerging countries in scientific, educational, managerial, technological and institutional terms. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Innovative concepts for target- and region-specific knowledge-transfer of results as well as appropriate methodologies and approaches for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education will be developed for sustainable capacity development. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">As a result of research and development projects, decision support for various target groups like ministries and governmental organisations, municipalities, enterprises, NGOs and other stakeholder will be provided. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2. RESEARCH DIRECTIONS </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The proposed institute UNU-FLORES will be dedicated to research, post-graduate education and training of professionals to contribute to integrated management and capacity development for material flow and resources management, dealing first and foremost with the environmental resources soil, water and waste with the perspective to address other geo- and energy resource flows as the institute develops. UNU-FLORES shall contribute as a fulcrum point to the development of global sustainable management strategies. The institute will be closely affiliated with the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) and other Dresden and Saxony-based relevant research institutions, thus exploring the potential and contributing to the international up-scaling of what may be called “Competence Centre Dresden”. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Instead of the hitherto attempted static spatial referencing of the resource management (like water resources management of a river basin: in simplified terms an input-output model) it will be explored whether the consistent tracing (follow up) and management of the resource throughout its migration (passage, flow, transport, transfer) through subsequent compartments and phases would not bring a more comprehensive insight and ultimately more efficient and sustainable management results. In case of the resource water this approach would imply to close both the so called small and large water cycles. The small one describes the sequence “nature” withdrawal, channel transport of water, treatment plant, distribution system, consumption/use, collection and transport of sewage and waste water, treatment, recycling and/or return to “nature”, and thus it is linked to the large water cycle (passage of water in the “natural” hydrosphere: atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, oceans and so forth). In simplified terms this means to replace the traditional input-output model by the concept of linked cycle monitoring and management. The development of this, what may be called “linked cycle management” approach is the core scientific task of the institute.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The above sketched challenge is envisaged to be addressed within five scientific sections:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">1) Systems and Flux Analysis </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">2) Global Change; Assessment (climate, demographic, land use, socio-economy)</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">3) Water Management </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4) Soil and Land Use Management </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">5) Management and Treatment of Waste </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The two “core” sections “Systems and Flux Analysis” and “Global Change Assessment” and their respective research scopes define the challenge, the approach and expected results of UNU-FLORES. The multi- and interdisciplinary approach pursued in these efforts will be supported by three further subunits where expertise related to the three resources / materials will be grouped.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The “Water Management” section will in particular focus on the two hydro-cycles: the “natural” one describing the flux of water and vapour in the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere at different scales, of which the basin / aquifer scale is the smallest one. The “artificial” hydrocycles like the municipal (urban, rural), industrial and agricultural ones focus on the intensive interactions and pollutions of water along its passage in pipelines, canals, ditches, being used as production factor, cooling, generating power, consumed or deployed as conveyance agent. Among these “small” hydrocycles the urban one will be given ample consideration, though the agricultural cycle offers the best opportunities to explore soil-water interaction and hence subsurface fluxes at various scales. This section has excellent cooperation potential with UNU-INWEH and UNW-DPC.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Soil and Land Use Management” considers the impacts and interactions: both potential improvements but also deteriorations of soil texture, fertility and availability through changing land use and its management. Both socioeconomic, but also climate change, changing vegetation cover, increasing rainfall intensities, compaction / erosion tillage and accelerated decomposition of organic materials will be considered. Urbanisation and development of transport infrastructure are considered as clear-cut threat through loosing prime agricultural land but also through sealing the surface. Deforestation, especially by using fire is not only one of the most widespread land use change but it contributes both directly and indirectly to climate change. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The section “Management and Treatment of Waste” covers the issue of collection storage, processing and recycling of waste thus considering it both as “refuse” to be disposed but also as a source of energy or nutrients. Particular emphasis will be given to the identification, assessment and rehabilitation of contaminated sites (wild deponies, old military areas etc) which gives also the excellent impetus for collaboration with the Soil and Land Use Management section. Collaboration potential with UNU-INRA and UNU-EHS are excellent.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>3. EDUCATION & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-FLORES, just as all other UNU institutes will engage in both policy-relevant research in the above described challenging areas, and in post-graduate capacity building activities at MSc and PhD level. At MSc level a very close synergy will be sought and explored with similar programmes offered by TUD Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences. At the first phase UNU-FLORES scientific staff will contribute as resource persons / thesis supervisors to the programmes. Once the institute reached its intended strength, depth and width, the formulation and launch of joint MSc degree programme in integrated resource management could be envisaged.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">As far as the PhD programme is concerned this high level segment will be considered from the very beginning of the conceptual and institutional development of UNU-FLORES. Being directly linked with the research programme, the PhD component, while admittedly an organisational burden for an emerging institute, would strengthen the research component by providing swiftly the critical mass of research capacity. (Joint) PhD activities enable the rapid and effective linking of UNU-FLORES to: </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">• TUD</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">• to other UNU institutes (UNU-INWEH, UNU-INRA, UNU Tokyo based programme on sustainability science, UNU-EHS, UNU- IIST, UNW-DPC) and </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">• to other German and Dresden based scientific institutions like HIGRADE, UFZ.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next to the cycle-oriented integrated resource / material flux management concept as main scientific challenge a multinodal water resources management-oriented PhD programme can be seen as the other key characteristic of the proposed institute. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.1 The multinodal UNU PhD programme on “water”:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-FLORES will join the family of geographically distributed UNU institutes. Several of these entities have viable water-related research and education activities, frequently engaging with local academic partners and universities in PhD or Master level programmes. Within the new strategic initiatives UNU aims to become itself a graduate degree awarding university in order to fulfil its paramount capacity building mandate for developing countries. Within this context a crucial chance and challenge is to explore the synergies hidden in the distributed research and teaching capacities of existing and new UNU institutes. In this concept a particular role can be foreseen for UNU-FLORES. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The envisaged multinodal PhD programme focusing on “water” could start with three continental “nodes” in Northern America (UNU-INWEH in Hamilton, Canada) in Asia (UNU Tokyo-Yokohama) and Europe (UNU-FLORES, Dresden and UNU-EHS, Bonn), the PhD programme is conceived to admit students at any of these nodes. Registered as student of the respective “entry institute” the successful PhD candidates enter a joint programme where all nodes (and their respective local partners) contribute to the curriculum and research opportunities with their main field(s) of competence. Coursework is offered in block-lecture modes, envisaging both rotating lecturers and students mainly to spend substantial part of their research phase elsewhere than their entry points among the participating nodes. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The following development trajectories can be pursued: </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">• to extend the scheme for Africa (presumably UNU-INRA in Accra)</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">• involve UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (located in Delft, the Netherlands) in the programme</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">• to explore whether the degree awarded should be issued by UNU alone, or at the participating nodes joint and/or double degree models should be established. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Capacity development for and in developing and emerging countries is considered to be a crucial aim of UNU-FLORES, within but also next to the above outlined multinodal programme. Educating of future research on sustainable resources management is provided through a PhD graduate school programme and a master of science programme hosted by Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden). It will be carefully evaluated how the education courses can be a joint project together with other UNU institutes related mainly to water. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.2 Dresden based Graduate School </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A PhD graduate school will be implemented. The goal is to ensure a profound and unique education scholarship programme for PhD students. The graduate school can be linked to the graduate academy of TU Dresden and to the graduate school HIGRADE of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in collaboration with – among several universities – TU Dresden. The linkage to these large graduate schools guarantees for networking of the UNU PhD students and opens up the offer of an enormous variety of courses. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.3 Master of Science programme </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A master programme on resources management and material flux analysis could be hosted at the Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences of TU Dresden. The present master course Hydro Science and Engineering held in English could serve as a basis which would be extended with various modules allowing the students to diversify their study contents. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The UNU master programme could be linked with the UNEP programmes held at CIPSEM in Dresden. For 30 years, each year six-month courses on environmental management and three one-month courses on changing topics are organised for some 20 students from developing and emerging countries. The implementation of such a master programme should include the option to install a kind of twin degree of UNU and TU Dresden.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>4. RELATION TO TUD</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There will be strong cooperation of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden in teaching, research and with regard to shared infrastructure. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4.1 Research cooperation </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Both parties will profit from joint projects. UNU provides an international network and also international staff with access to international research funds. TU Dresden has a good record in research on environmental problems and in implementation of solutions, as well as in international education, and long experience in cooperation with industry and in application for research funding. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4.2 Cooperation in teaching </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The strong cooperation in teaching is outlined above in Chapter “Education”. On the one hand side, administration of the master programme open for UNU scholarship master students is run by TU Dresden, on the other hand side, UNU personnel offers a variety of lectures and modules which are open for regular TU Dresden master students. Also, topics for master thesis are offered and supervised by UNU. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The director of the UNU institute will be a professor at TU Dresden, similar to the twin professorships between Helmholtz or Leibnitz institutes and TU Dresden. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">4.3 Infrastructure: classrooms, laboratories, dormitories</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">TU Dresden provides its infrastructure for UNU activities, where it seems inefficient to build up an independent infrastructure for UNU. This refers to the administrative capacity for teaching: organisation for the master course as outlined above. Here, also seminar rooms are provided. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Experimental research on environmental problems often requires laboratory capacity. Instead of building up this capacity at UNU, the equipment and laboratory space will be shared with that of TU Dresden, especially at the Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences. However, personnel to carry out laboratory experiments or analysis may be recruited at UNU, either from scientists financed on a project basis or from the technical assistants, respectively. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>5. INTERFACES TO OTHER UNU INSTITUTES</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-EHS (Environment and Human Security) in Bonn: Flood research, risk perception, land use and climate change, adaptation, vulnerability assessment, impact analysis of mass migration on the water cycle. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-ISP, the Tokyo based institute on sustainability and peace: Urban risks, sustainable development, urban planning and infrastructures. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-LEH (Landscape and Ecosystem Health) in Slovakia: Ecosystems management, rehabilitation of deteriorated ecosystems eventually through engineering approach, adaptation to dynamic changes (climate, politics, economics) </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-INWEH (Institute for Water, Environment and Health) in Canada: Since UNU-INWEH is thematically closest to UNU-FLORES to define this interface is important. On the basis of the four thematic areas Water-Health-Nexus, Freshwater Ecosystems, Dryland-Ecosystems, Costal-Zone-Ecosystems, overarching goals include the improvement of drinking water accessibility, sanitation and the advancement in integrated water resources management (IWRM). However, the approach is different in Dresden since it is more model and laboratory research and development oriented than the UNU-INWEH approach such that synergy effects can be developed. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-INRA (Institute for Natural Resources in Africa) in Ghana: Improvement of food security via enhancing efficiency of irrigation, water resources management in the Volta River Basin. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU-IIST (International Institute on Software Technology): this Macau-based UNU institute is actively involved in software development for water resources management. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>6. TWINNING STRATEGY FOR UNU FLORES</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The internal impact assessment within UNU revealed a geographical skew in the distribution of the location of UNU institutes. While expertise in core challenge areas such as natural resource management, adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change and unsustainable economic practices are available in the more than a dozen institutes of UNU, most of them are located in the so called developed countries.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In order to rectify this mismatch between the locations of available knowledge and the biggest needs for it, UNU has embarked on a process called ‘twinning’ which would imply the establishment of additional campuses of its existing and future institutions. Twin institutes (indeed 2nd or 3rd campuses of existing ones) should be located in developing and transitional countries. They should be demand-driven and receive both in-kind, financial and moral support from the new host countries.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Water is a crucial factor of development and several UNU institutes – among them the Germany-based ones like UNU-EHS, UNW-DPC and the envisaged future institute in Dresden UNU-FLORES have substantial knowledge in several aspects of water and its management. The involvement of research organisations and researchers from developing countries, first and foremost in Africa is crucial as it has been proven and widely expected that most negative impacts of climate change and unsustainable activities, though frequently practiced, would be felt in the South, notably in sub-Saharan Africa. AMCOST, in cooperation with NEPAD has also identified the need for the concentrated, concerted and solution oriented science for African development and adaptation to cope with the vagaries of climate change, desertification and disasters of natural origin. The Consolidated Plan of Action for Science and Technology for Africa (CPA) calls among others for the establishment of regional (African) centres of excellence with different thematic scopes. A twin institute of UNU-FLORES in Africa could thus be conceived as a part of an African regional centre of excellence foreseen in the CPA. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mozambique, located along the south-eastern rim of the African continent is intersected by several major rivers (Zambezi, Limpopo, Buzi etc.) draining the central highlands towards the Indian Ocean. The flow regimes of these rivers are subject of climatic variability and climate change. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In addition large scale development activities, water withdrawals and reservoirs upstream contribute to further aggravation of drought, while they do not provide enough storage space to alleviate the worst consequences of floods. Mozambique, due to its geographical location is very vulnerable to the consequences of natural hazards. A series of devastating floods during the last decade destroyed a part of the results of the development Mozambique has experienced in the last two decades.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mozambique has emerged from a long lasting civil war with considerate political stability, reforms and developing economy. In many aspects Mozambique, while still in need for human capacity development to carry further its economic and institutional progress, can be characterized as on of the most promising countries. It could be identified as a “role model” for countries developing under similar conditions and opportunities. The capacity needed (both at individual and institutional levels) could to a great extent be provided and strengthened through collaboration and sustained presence of UNU in Mozambique. Establishing a water-related twin institute of UNU-Flores in Mozambique would not only be of great help for Mozambique but could have a strong regional impact.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This positive account on stability, local interest and potential ownership as well as clearly identifiable needs and challenges make Mozambique the primary potential partner for UNU-Vice Rectorate in Europe to consider this country as the location of its first twin institute in Africa. Preparatory work for the establishment of this institute should start concomitantly with establishing UNU-FLORES in Dresden.</span></div>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-80437873123736732742010-10-21T15:07:00.005+02:002011-10-24T13:08:43.866+02:00Overview of the current state of water-related research in Mozambique and Southern Africa<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1. RATIONALE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">As a preparation for the 1<sup>st</sup> scoping workshop of the soon to be established UNU institute for integrated management of material fluxes and of resources (UNU-FLORES) this document aims at providing a brief overview about the current state of water-related research (only freshwater) in Mozambique and neighbouring countries. The focus will be on water, since this is supposed to be the core issue of the proposed twin institute besides soil and waste, which will be considered in a later phase of preparation of the Mozambican Twin of UNU-FLORES. The importance of water research and water management is clearly recognized both in the scientific community and by the Mozambican Government, as indicated by several recent initiatives: a Mozambican symposium on water resources which took place in Maputo in September 2010, hosting of yet another large conference (WATERnet) in 2011 (see below), the launch of a new Masters course at UEM (see below) and plans to establish a water research institute under the Ministry of Science and Technology.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">This brief overview is based on experience gained while being involved in the initiative for establishing UNU-FLORES and its Mozambican twin. A first query in the ISI web of Science (search term “water AND Mozambique”) as well as general internet queries using the same search terms were additionally performed. To some extent the scope of this overview includes neighbouring countries, too, but South Africa was deliberately neglected in this respect, since much more information is available to be covered in a brief overview intended here. Among the other neighbouring countries of Mozambique, the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, closely affiliated with WATERnet (<a href="http://www.waternetonline.org/" style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">www.waternetonline.org</span></a>), a regional network of university departments and research and training institutes specialising in water, located also in Harare, stands out in being very active in water issues. WATERnet is the regional network within Cap-Net (http://www.cap-net.org/), an International Network for Capacity Building in Water Resources Management by UNDP. In October 2011 Maputo will host the 12<sup>th</sup> WATERnet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, the largest scientific event on water, gathering more than 300 delegates. As with South-Africa, this document is not intended to fully cover activities documented on WATERnet. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">As first general impression it emerges that international visibility of water-related science in Mozambique is increasing concerning papers available in web of science. However, rather few papers were found with the first author’s affiliation being in Mozambique. Many more project reports, Masters thesis and dissertations containing valuable information on water-related issues are principally available (but harder to find). It should also be noted that documents in Portuguese, which certainly may have a large impact in Mozambique, were not considered here.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Within Mozambique research activities related to water are clearly concentrated in Maputo, at Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in the faculties of Engineering and Agriculture. In the department of Civil Engineering of UEM in 2010 a Masters Course in Hydraulics and Water Resources (first edition) has been launched. Until recently UEM was the only public University in Mozambique. The second, and only recently established public University in Mozambique, Uni Zambeze in Beira, with satellite stations distributed among several cities, is planning to put a focus on water research in the future. A recently (summer 2010) proposed joined project by TUD and Uni Zambeze (water quality assessment, including aquatic ecotoxicology) is anticipated to become the starting point in this direction.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2. ISSUES IN WATER RESEARCH</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Below, current and recent research (and development) activities, mainly in Mozambique, are grouped into major research directions. Examples given for each of the research directions are indeed meant to represent examples, without claiming to be comprehensive.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Drinking water supply</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">In a country where according to current official figures nearly half of the country´s population and about 45 per cent of urban residents do not have access to safe water </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Matsinhe, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">, this is certainly an issue of vital importance. Accordingly, many projects work on improving the situation, funded both by national (e.g. </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: small;">Joaquim Chissano Foundation) and international (e.g. WaterAid) donors. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Local water suppliers are certainly involved in several R & D projects both in the Maputo area (Águas de Moçambique, projects G-MOSAIC, MyWATER and TRUST) and in rural regions (e.g. FIPAG, Devex project). </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: small;">Research acitivies are also concentrated on this issue, ranging from rather technical aspects of desalination </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Arnal, Garcia-Fayos, Sancho<i> et al.</i>, 2010)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> and methods of improving drinking water treatment </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Matsinhe, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> to management and regulation aspects of service providers </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Matsinhe, Juizo, Macheve<i> et al.</i>, 2008, Matsinhe, Juizo, Rietveld<i> et al.</i>, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. With few exceptions </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Godfrey, Timo & Smith, 2005, Muiuane, 2007)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> groundwater supply seems to be largely neglected in current research activities, but since 2008 a groundwater network was established within WATERnet. In the context of water supply also social implication within communities </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Baptista, 2010)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> and gender issues </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Afonso, 2004)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> are considered. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">=>Many projects, some research; Groundwater still understudied</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Waste water treatment</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Sanitation and waste water treatment is increasingly becoming an issue especially in the larger cities. Similar to water supply, many donors are active in projects aimed at improving the situation (e.g. IRC, WASHCost project; nuffic, Water and Sanitation). For the case of Maputo insufficient infrastructure gives rise to heavy surface and groundwater pollution posing significant health and environmental risks. From a modelling study it was concluded, however, that a full-scale collection and treatment of sewage will not be sustainable and that small-scale systems might be a better option </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Chan, 2004)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. Such challenges generally hold for many regions of southern Africa </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Nyenje, Foppen, Uhlenbrook<i> et al.</i>, 2010)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">=>Many projects, some research</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Flood protection</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Mozambique is naturally prone to being effected by floods and has development ample experience in coping with them </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Vaz, 2000, Hanlon & Frances, 2002, Kampfer, 2009)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. This positive account holds both for municipal authorities especially concerning warning systems </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Kampfer, 2009)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> as well as local people adapting their life style </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Artur, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. New techniques for improving early warning and monitoring systems are being developed </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Asante, Macuacua, Artan<i> et al.</i>, 2007)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Water quality assessment</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">The need for water quality assessment and management programs is long recognized in Mozambique </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Hugman, 1984)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> and some attempts for implementation were made </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Chilundo, Kelderman & Okeeffe, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. For Zambezi River, the assessments from various periods and countries are available, covering aspects of biodiversity, morphology etc. </span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: small;">(HALL, VALENTE & DAVIES, 1977, Timberlake, 1998, Scott, 2010, Ronco, Fasolato, Nones<i> et al.</i>, 2010)</span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: small;"> . </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Systematic investigations and longer-term monitoring programs still seem to be scarce though. Involving local stakeholders and indigenous knowledge and practices in water quality monitoring in this respect seems a promising approach </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Nare, Love & Hoko, 2006)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">The proposed project of TUD-UNI Zambeze could be an important building block in establishing a comprehensive monitoring scheme as basis for integrated water management. This project will start in 2011 as a pilot study for 2 years, which afterwards is intended to be extended and upgraded both in spatial scale and scope.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Integrated water resource management</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Putting water quality assessment into a wider perspective, it is typically incorporated in integrated water resource management (IWRM) schemes. IWRM, being a great challenge in itself within UNU-FLORES is anticipated to be upgraded to an even higher level of understanding which would bring more efficient and sustainable management results. IWRM is a central issue in e.g. WATERnet and seems to be generally accepted as state of the art concept within the scientific community. In principle, IWRM is considered within the legal framework concerning the water sector in many countries, also in Mozambique. Detailed management plans for specific regions or watersheds and their implementation still seem to lag behind though. Identifying a priority ranking of the fundamental factors affecting the implementation of IWRM schemes may be helpful to bring about (and review) progress in this respect </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Gallego-Ayala & Juizo, 2010)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. An important prerequisite is certainly the comprehensive compilation of geographic, climatic and hydrologic conditions as well as land use as provided e.g. for the Limpopo watershed </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Brito, Famba, Munguambe<i> et al.</i>, 2009)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. In addition there is a need for good data on water demand </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Gumbo, Juizo & van der Zaag, 2003)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">, which is strongly increasing in many regions, especially due to irrigation projects </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(van der Zaag, Juizo, Vilanculos<i> et al.</i>, 2010)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Clearly, any management scheme to be implemented requires involving local people and communities </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Scodanibbio & Manez, 2005)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. Within this context also broader approaches for, e.g. assessing risks from climate change </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Hahn, Riederer & Foster, 2009)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">, including also the gender aspect </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Ribeiro & Chauque, 2010)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> have to be considered. Likewise, other resources than water </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Twomlow, Love & Walker, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> have to be taken into account.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Supra-national water management issues and examples</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Virtually all major rivers in Mozambique are shared with other countries. Transboundary management plans and decision making therefore is simply a necessity. This issue has been addressed with respect to many aspects, from water quantity estimation </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Matondo & Mortensen, 1998, Juizo & Lidén, 2008)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;"> as an important basis for management plans to their political implementation </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Juizo & Hjorth, 2009, Slinger, Hilders & Juizo, 2010)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>3. LIST OF RELEVANT AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS AND CURRENT PROJECTS</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Universidade Zambeze, Beira;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Instituto de Investigação em Águas (IIA, Ministry of Science and Technology), Maputo; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Contacts to the following institutions in Mozambique need to be established: <br />
Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável em Recursos Naturais, Chimoio; International Center for Water Economics and Governance in Africa, Maputo; International Water Management Institute, Maputo; Laboratório de Engenharia de Moçambique, Maputo; Parque Nacional da Gorongosa, Beira-Gorongosa;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Further:… see partners in WATERnet</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Water supply/Sanitation</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Águas de Moçambique (AdeM), water supply Maputo (more?): G-MOSAIC, MyWATER and TRUST</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">FIPAG (Fundo do Investimentoe Património do Abastecimento de Água), water supply Beira (more?)</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Administration</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Ministry for Science and Technology in Mozambique, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Environment,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Instituto National de Gestão de Calamidades (INGC),</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Conselho Regulardo da Agua (CRA)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Direccão Nacional de Aguas(DNA)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Regional Water Administration of Southern Mozambique (ARA-Sul): see projects AdeM,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">other regions: ARA-Centro, ARA-Zambeze, ARA-Centro-Norte,</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>4. LIST OF FOREIGN/INTERNATIONAL PROJECT PARTNERS INVOLVED</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">(incomplete..), see also database on ongoing cooperation projects, which is called ODAMOZ (http://mozambique.odadata.ampdev.net/)</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">DEVEX international development business, careers, news</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, NL</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Chem & Nucl Engn, Valencia, Spain (Arnal et al. 2010)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Lund University, Department of Water Resources Engineering, Sweden </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">(Juizo, 2008, Matsinhe, 2008)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: small;">Nuffic (Nederlandse Organisatie voor internationale samenwerking in het hoger onderwijs): Water and Sanitation</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">UNESCO-IHE, Delft (NL)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">UNICEF (Godfrey et al. 2005)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">University of Cambridge, department of engineering, centre for sustainable development, UK (Chan 2004)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">University of Halle, Germany (Baptista 2010)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">University of Wisconsin, USA (Hahn et al. 2009)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Wageningen University and Research Centre, Irrigation and Water Engineering Group (NL)</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>5. REFERENCES </b></span></div><ol><li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Afonso, I.O. (2004) Access to clean water in the southern region of Mozambique and its implications for girls’ right to education. Msc, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.</span></li>
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<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Chan, J.H. (2004) Water quality modelling and assessment in Maputo, Mozambique. PhD, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Chilundo, M., Kelderman, P. & Okeeffe, J.H. (2008) Design of a water quality monitoring network for the Limpopo River Basin in Mozambique. <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth</i> 33, 655-665.</span></li>
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<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Gumbo, B., Juizo, D. & Van Der Zaag, P. (2003) Information is a prerequisite for water demand management: experiences from four cities in Southern Africa. <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth</i> 28, 827-837.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Hahn, M.B., Riederer, A.M. & Foster, S.O. (2009) The Livelihood Vulnerability Index: A pragmatic approach to assessing risks from climate variability and change-A case study in Mozambique. <i>Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions</i> 19, 74-88.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Hall, A., Valente, I.M.C.B.S. & Davies, B.R. (1977) The Zambezi River in Mozambique. <i>Freshwater Biology</i> 7, 187-206.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Hanlon, J. & Frances, C. (2002) Preparedness pays off in Mozambique. <i>World Disasters Report</i>. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Hugman, S.J. (1984) OBJECTIVES OF A WATER-QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS IN A DEVELOPING-COUNTRY IN SOUTHERN-AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE. <i>Water Science and Technology</i> 16, 33-39.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Juizo, D. (2008) Methods for transboundary water resources management in water-stressed regions - case study: Southern Africa. PhD, Lund University, Lund.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Juizo, D. & Hjorth, P. (2009) Application of a district management approach to Southern African river basin systems: the case of the Umbeluzi, Incomati and Maputo river basins. <i>Water Policy</i> 11, 719-730.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Juizo, D. & Lidén, R. (2008) Modelling for transboundary water resources planning and allocation. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>HESSD</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"> 5, 1-35.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Kampfer, K. (2009) Situationsbericht zur Katastrophenvorsorge in Buzi - Aktivitäten im Katastrophenmanagement (KRM), 2008. <i><span lang="EN-GB">Strengthening of national Disaster Risk Management Systems in Mozambique</span></i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">. gtz.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Matondo, J.I. & Mortensen, P. (1998) Water resource assessment for the Zambezi river basin. <i>Water International</i> 23, 256-262.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Matsinhe, N.P. (2008) Challenges and opportunities for safe water supply in Mozambique. PhD, Lund University, Lund.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Matsinhe, N.P., Juizo, D., Macheve, B. & Dos Santos, C. (2008) Regulation of formal and informal water service providers in peri-urban areas of Maputo, Mozambique. <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth</i> 33, 841-849.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Matsinhe, N.P., Juizo, D., Rietveld, L.C. & Persson, K.M. (2008) Water services with independent providers in peri-urban Maputo: Challenges and opportunities for long-term development. <i>Water Sa</i> 34, 411-420.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Muiuane, E. (2007) The quality of groundwater in and around Maputo city, Mozambique. <i>WaterNet Symposium</i>. WaterNet, Zambia.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Nare, L., Love, D. & Hoko, Z. (2006) Involvement of stakeholders in the water quality monitoring and surveillance system: The case of Mzingwane Catchment, Zimbabwe. <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth</i> 31, 707-712.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Nyenje, P.M., Foppen, J.W., Uhlenbrook, S., Kulabako, R. & Muwanga, A. (2010) Eutrophication and nutrient release in urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa - A review. <i>Science of the Total Environment</i> 408, 447-455.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Ribeiro, N. & Chauque, A. (2010) Gender and climate change: Mozambique case study. Heinrich Böll Foundation Southern Africa, Cape Town.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Ronco, P., Fasolato, G., Nones, M. & Di Silvio, G. (2010) Morphological effects of damming on lower Zambezi River. <i>Geomorphology</i> 115, 43-55.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Scodanibbio, L. & Manez, G. (2005) The World Commission on Dams: A fundamental step towards integrated water resources management and poverty reduction? A pilot case in the Lower Zambezi, Mozambique. <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth</i> 30, 976-983.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Scott, L. (2010) Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: 556: Upper Zambezi Flooplains. <i>Freshwater Ecoregions of the World</i>. WWF.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Slinger, J.H., Hilders, M. & Juizo, D. (2010) The Practice of Transboundary Decision Making on the Incomati River: Elucidating Underlying Factors and their Implications for Institutional Design. <i>Ecology and Society</i> 15.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Timberlake, J. (1998) Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin Wetlands: Review and preliminary assessment of available information. <i>The world conservation Union, Office for Southern Africa (IUCN-ROSA)</i>. Zambezi Society, Biodiversity foundation for Africa, Harare.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Twomlow, S., Love, D. & Walker, S. (2008) The nexus between integrated natural resources management and integrated water resources management in southern Africa. <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth</i> 33, 889-898.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Van Der Zaag, P., Juizo, D., Vilanculos, A., Bolding, A. & Uiterweer, N.P. (2010) Does the Limpopo River Basin have sufficient water for massive irrigation development in the plains of Mozambique? <i>Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C</i> 35, 832-837.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small;">Vaz, A.C. (2000) Coping with floods - the experience of Mozambique. <i>WaterNet Symposium: Sustainable use of water resources</i>. WaterNet, Maputo.</span></li>
</ol>Background Infohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434770751133960503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185660245694616539.post-20630334800968205332010-10-20T14:53:00.004+02:002011-10-24T13:15:48.420+02:00UNU-FLORES Stakeholders’ List<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Under-Secretary-General, UN</span></div></td> </tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Office of the Rector,UNU </span></div></td> </tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Director, UNU-EHS </span></div></td> </tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">UNU focal point for UNU-FLORES </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div></td> </tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;">Programme Coordinator UNU-VIE </span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Gerhard Rödel</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Vice-Rector</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Peter Krebs</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Spokesman Hydro Science Department</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Bernd Bilitewski</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director, Institute of Waste Management and contaminated site treatment </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Christian Bernhofer</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director, Dres</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">den Water Centre </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Karl-Heinz Feger</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Vice-Dean</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. Dirk Jungmann</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Research Associate, Institute of Hydrobiology </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mr. Jörg Seegert</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">C</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">EO, Dresden Water Centre </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Thomas Berendonk</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director, Institute of Hydrobiology </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Ms. Shahenaz Hassan</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Scientific Assistant, UNEP-CIPSEM</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Hanno Hortsch</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director, Institute for Vocational Education</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. Ilona Bärlund</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Representative of Prof. Dietrich Borchardt, Director, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Sabine von Schorlemer</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Saxon State Minister, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: black;">Saxon Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts</span></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Mozambique and other African countries</span></b></u></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof.Dr. Venacio Massingue</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Minister-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Ministry of Science and Technology</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mr. Carlos dos Santos</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Ambassador, Embassy of Mozambique in Berlin</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. Roda Nuvunga Luis</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Deputy National Director, Ministry of Science and Technology</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mr. Emidio Mário Dimande</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Research Fellow, Ministry of Science and Technology</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. Jordi Gallego-Ayala</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Researcher, Ministry of Science and Technology</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Quilambo</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Vice-Rector-Eduardo Mondlane University(UEM)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. Carlos Lucas</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director of Cooperation, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eduardo Mondlane University(UEM)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Elónio Muiuane</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Faculty of Sciences,</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Eduardo Mondlane University(UEM)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Osmund Mwandemele</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Namibia</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. Luke Mumba </span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director, SANBio NEPAD</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Dr. George Magoha</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Vice-Chancellor, University of Nairobi</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="top" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mr. Andries Jordaan </span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="top" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director, DiMTEC-UFS </span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Vasco Junior </span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Director for Research & Post-Graduate Studies, University Zambeze</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">President, Arab Water Council</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 191.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="255"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">Prof. Roland Fuchs</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 254.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="339"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: small;">International Expert</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 460.6pt;" valign="top" width="614"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">10 November 2010</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">20:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Welcome Dinner at Restaurant ‘Italienisches Dörfchen’</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 460.6pt;" valign="top" width="614"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">11 November 2010</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">09:00-09:30</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Workshop registration at the ISW hospitality desk</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">09:30-10:30 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Official Opening of the Scoping Workshop</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Rector, UNU, Prof. Konrad Osterwalder</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">2. Saxon State Minister, Saxon Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Fine Arts (SMWK), </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Prof. Sabine von Schorlemer</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3. Rector, TUD, Prof. Hans Müller-Steinhagen</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">10:30-11:00 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Coffee Break (Press Conference)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">11:00-12:30 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Keynote Speeches</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">1. Under-Secretary General of the UN, Rector of UNU, Prof. Konrad Osterwalder</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Presentation on UNU and its core Strategies focusing on Postgraduate Programmes and the Twinning Concept”. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">2. Vice-Rector of TUD, Prof. Gerhard Rödel</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Introduction to TUD, its potentials and scientific network in Dresden and Saxony”.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">3. Deputy National Director, Ministry of Science and Technology of Mozambique, Dr. Roda Luis</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Mozambique and its Science & Technology agenda. Choice of Maputo as location for the UNU-Twin-Institute and its regional envisaged impact”. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">12:30-14:00 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Lunch Break in Restaurant on 1<sup>st</sup> Floor </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">14:00-15:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Introduction to UNU-FLORES and its key area of focus and interfaces with partners</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Vice-Rector in Europe a.i., UNU, Dr. Reza Ardakanian</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Spokesman Hydro Science Department, TUD, Prof. Peter Krebs</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">15:00-16:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Working Group 1: UNU-FLORES (Room No. 5 on 1st Floor)</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">-Discussion on research directions, educational focus and capacity development;</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">-Identification of synergies and potential cooperations;</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">-Reshaping core focus of UNU-FLORES. </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Working Group 2: Twinning (Room No. 6 on 1st Floor)</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> -Discussion on research direction, educational focus and capacity development of the UNU-FLORES Twin institute in Mozambique;</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">-Identification of synergies and potential cooperation with partners in Mozambique/region; </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">-Shaping of core focus of twin institute.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">16:30-17:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Coffee Break</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">17:00-17:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Wrap-Up / Report of Working Group sessions in Plenary </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">17:30-19:30 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Guided City Tour – Historic Centre of Dresden </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 460.6pt;" valign="top" width="614"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">12 November 2010</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">09:00-09:15 </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Welcome and Outline of 2<sup>nd</sup> Workshop Day</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">09:15-09:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mozambique and regional perspective on resource flux and management </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Faculty of Sciences, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Prof. Elónio Muiuane </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">09:45-10:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Capacity Development in Mozambique, the region as well as within UNU and the host country of UNU-FLORES: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Chair, UN-Water, Dr. Zafar Adeel</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Namibia, Prof. Osmund Mwandemele</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Director, Dresden Water Centre, Prof. Christian Bernhofer</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">10:45-11:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Coffee Break </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">11:15-12:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Working Group 3: “Postgraduate programmes of UNU-FLORES and its Twin Institute in Mozambique” (Room No. 5 on 1st Floor)</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Working Group 4: “Mozambique and the region” (Room No. 6 on 1st Floor) </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Research focus of UNU-FLORES Twin and its envisaged role as a regional hub</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">12:45-14:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Lunch Break in the Restaurant on 1<sup>st</sup> Floor </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">14:15-15:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Report on Working Group Outcomes in the Plenary </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">15:15-15:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Coffee Break</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">15:45-17:00</span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 363.05pt;" valign="top" width="484"><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: -106.2pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Final Discussion and Closing Remarks </span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Summary of outcomes by the Rector and consequent steps</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div></td> </tr>
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