Agenda
Agenda
Agenda for workshop - Most Recent version on IUCN site
11 February 2008
SESSION 1 Welcome & Introduction
09.15-11.00
Chair: Janot Mendler de Suarez, GEF IW:LEARN
1.1 Opening ceremony (30 mins)
1.2 Introduction of participants
1.3 Presentation: Workshop overview and goals (15 mins)
Speaker: Mark Smith
1.4 Presentation: Introduction to Itaipu dam and the Plata basin: Cultivating Good Water (40 mins)
Speaker: Dr Nelton Friedrich, Itaipu Binacional
1.5 Questions
SESSION 2 Principles of environmental flows
11.15-13.00
Chair: Mark Smith
2.1 Presentation: Principles of environmental flows (40 mins)
Speaker: Prof. Marcelo Gavino Novillo, University of Buenos Aries, La Plata
2.2 Discussion: questions and exchange of experiences from other basins, including upstream and downstream perspectives
SESSION 3 Goals for flow management
14.00-15.45
Chair: Mark Smith
3.1 Presentation: Introduction to session (10 mins)
Speaker: Mario Aguirre, IUCN
3.2 Breakout exercise on goals for flow management: social, economic, ecological, hydrological goals for environmental flows from the perspectives of different stakeholder groups
3.3 Discussion: report back to plenary
1. facilitation highlights framework for workshop: flow assessment, managing the dam, economics, policy and law, equity and empowerment, social learning and change management. Review plan for rest of workshop.
3.4 Introduction to Framework Action Plan
SESSION 4 Introduction to Methods of Environmental Flow Assessment
16.15-18.00
Chair: Mario Aguirre
4.1 Presentation: Overview of methods of flow assessment (30 mins)
Speaker: Glauco de Freitas, TNC Brazil
4.2 Discussion & questions
12 February 2008
SESSION 5 Case Studies of Environmental Flow Assessment
09.15-11.00
Chair: Jorge Rucks
5.1 Presentations: Case study examples (15 mins each)
1. Honduras – presented by Glauco de Freitas
2. Costa Rica – presented by Marcelo Gavino Novillo
3. Pangani Basin, Tanzania – presented by Mark Smith
4. Potential for Environmental Flows in Brazilian River Systems - presented by Joaquim Gondim, ANA (tbc)
5.2 Discussion
1. questions
2. lessons-learned
3. how to ensure results can be used by decision makers
SESSION 6 Design of Environmental Flow Assessments
11.15-13.00
Chair: Mark Smith
6.1 Introduction and output of session (Marcelo Gavino Novillo & Glauco de Freitas)
6.2 Group exercise: assessment programme design. Identification of data needs for hydrology, ecology, social and economic components
6.3 Discussion
1. groups report back to plenary
2. consolidate recommendations
6.4 Checklist
SESSION 7 Setting Flow Objectives and Using Scenarios
14.00-15.45
Chair: Mark Smith
7.1 Presentation: Setting flow objectives using flow scenarios (30 mins)
Speaker: Marcelo Gavino Novillo
7.2 Presentation: Scenarios for the Plata River – Insights from the Plata TDA (20')
Speaker: Jorge Rucks, OAS
7.3 Dialogue on scenarios for the Plata & discussion
1. what are possible scenarios for flow management in the Plata?
2. scenarios and lessons from other basins
3. identifying and managing trade-offs among priorities
7.4 Checklist
SESSION 8 Management Options for Infrastructure
16.15-18.00
Chair: Glauco de Freitas
8.1 Presentation: Options for managing water infrastructure (30 mins)
Speaker: [Itaipu Binacional, TBC]
8.2 Presentation: Regulation of flow for the Rio Uruguay Plata system (30 mins)
Speaker: Ing. Alejandro Arcelus, CARU
8.3 Discussion
8.4 Checklist
13 February 2008 - Technical Visit
14 February 2008
SESSION 9 Enabling Conditions for Implementing Environmental Flows
09.15-11.00
Chair: Jorge Rucks
9.1 Presentation: Enabling Environment for Environmental Flows (10 mins)
Speaker: Mark Smith
9.2 Presentation: Valuation of ecosystems – principles
Speaker: Robert Crowley, GEF-UNDP
9.3 Presentation: Incentives for environmental flows
Speaker: Mark Smith
9.4 Discussion
9.5 Checklist
SESSION 10 Policy & Legal Frameworks
11.15-13.00
Chair: Mark Smith
10.1 Presentation: Enabling policy and law for environmental flows (30 mins)
Speaker: Dr Alejandro Iza, IUCN Environmental Law Centre
10.2 Presentation: Water policy and law in Brazil: implications for environmental flows implementation (30 mins)
Speaker: Luciano Meneses Cardoso da Silva, ANA
10.4 Discussion
SESSION 11 Reform of Governance & Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
14.00-15.45
Chair: Alejandro Iza & Rocio Cordoba
1.1 Introduction to group exercise and roles for participants (Alejandro Iza and Rocio Cordoba)
1.2 Group exercise: enabling implementation of environmental flows
SESSION 12 Reform of Governance & Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
16.15-18.00
Chair: Alejandro Iza & Rocio Cordoba
15 February 2008
SESSION 13 Reform of Governance & Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
09.15-11.00
Chair: Alejandro Iza & Rocio Cordoba
SESSION 14 Reform of Governance & Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
11.15-13.00
Chair: Alejandro Iza & Rocio Cordoba
Exercise Continued
Discussion and feedback
SESSION 15 Synthesis
14.00-15.45
Chair: Mark Smith
15.1 Synthesis of components and checklists
15.2 Framework action plans by participants
15.3 Consultations with resource team
SESSION 16 Closing
16.15-18.00
Chair: Janot Mendler de Suarez
16.1 Review of goals and expectations
16.2 Follow-up actions
16.3 Evaluation
16.4 Closing ceremony
Additional References
The reading list contains a few key papers that we suggest you look at before the workshop, as they will help strengthen your participation. The suggested readings include chapters from the IUCN Toolbook FLOW in 3 languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish. Note that hard copies of the book will be distributed at the workshop in your preferred language.
Sessions 1-4
Katz – Going with the flow
FLOW – Chapter 1 & 2, Fluxo - Capitulo 1 & 2, Caudal - Capitulo 1 & 2
Acreman and Dunbar – review of methods
Collischonn et al. - Searching for an Ecological Hydrograph
Sessions 5-8
World Bank – case studies
IUCN Tempisque case study (English and Espanol)
Pangani river system: State of the Basin Report
King and Brown – Striking a balance
FLOW – Chapter 3, Fluxo - Capitulo 3, Caudal - Capitulo 3
Sessions 9-16
FLOW – Chapter 4,5 & 6, Fluxo- Capitulo 4,5 & 6, Caudal- Capitulo 4,5 & 6
Scanlon & Iza – legal basis
The Environmental Flows Network was launched by IUCN and a consortium of partners in 2007. The Network features a website – www.eflownet.org – which provides access information, literature and most importantly a network of environmental flow practitioners and specialists around the world.
