“Knowledge Sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas”

Dear KM4Dev Colleagues,

I am pleased to share the first week program for the upcoming focused conversation “Knowledge Sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas” . The discussion will be moderated by our HimalAndes Core Team, Felipe Custer, Les Simm and myself during the next three weeks.

We appreciate the contribution from those experts who submitted valuable case studies for the discussion. We encourage our member's participation to enrich the debate.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Ana Maria Ponce

KM4Dev Core Group Member

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KM4Dev Focused Conversation:

“Knowledge Sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas”

Sep 23 – Oct 10, 2013

Week 1 Program : Sep 23 – 27

Sep. 23

· Introductory Statement by Dr. Alejandro Camino, HimalAndes Initiative Founderhttp://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_manageme...

· Introduction to the first week’s topic: Innovations on water management and knowledge sharing networks in the Andes and Himalayas by Felipe Custer, CEO Equilibra Consultants http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_manageme...

· Andes: Innovation on Water Management in the Andes (Case 1: Machangara River Basin Council, Azuay Province, Ecuador) by CONDESAN http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_manageme...

Sep 24

· Andes: Innovation on Water Management in the Andes (Case 2: Integrated Water Management of Muylo Mullucro catchment, Tarma, Peru), by CONDESAN

http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_manageme...

Sep 25

· Himalayas: Climate Change, Tourism and Freshwater Management in the Sagarmantha (Everest) National Park, Nepal, by Alton Byers, Director of Science and Exploration, The Mountain Institute

http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_manageme...

Sep 26

· Andes: "Quillcay Watershed: innovating local governance for water resources management in the context of climate related hazards" by Jorge Recharte, Director of South America Programs, The Mountain Institute

Sep 27

· Weekly Summary No. 1 by Felipe Custer