{"id":62580,"date":"2022-10-03T13:27:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T10:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/?p=62580"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T12:16:15","slug":"water-and-environmental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/water-and-environmental\/","title":{"rendered":"ATPS Programme on Water and Environmental Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ATPS Programme on Water and Environmental Sustainability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Program Duration: 2004 \u2013 2008
Program Director & Coordinator: Dr. Kevin Urama, Executive Director, ATPS
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The ATPS carried out STI research capacity building activities under the auspices of its Water and Environmental Sustainability Program. The main objective of the program was to enhance the generation, use and communication of knowledge in driving environmentally sustainable use of water resources in Africa. The specific objectives addressed in this program were:<\/p>

  1. To improve water management and conservation for poverty reduction<\/li>
  2. To enhance the capability of the water and sanitation governance and delivery institutions in meeting their service delivery objectives in selected key countries<\/li>
  3. To induce attitudinal and behavioral changes with respect to sustainable water and environmental management at various levels<\/li>
  4. To harmonize national and regional water acts and environmental acts\/policies to avert potential cross-border conflict<\/li>
  5. To enhance knowledge exchange and collaboration between the different water stakeholders\u2019 in Africa<\/li>
  6. To generate new knowledge and build capacity for efficient water management<\/li>
  7. To improve Africa-wide policies on Water and Environmental Management through support to NEPAD.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The purpose of the program was to contribute to increasing knowledge on the use of technology for the sustainable management and conservation of water and to empower stakeholders at the grassroots and other levels by increasing their knowledge on the benefits of good management of water, sanitation and environmental conservation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Four main strategies were followed to achieve the program objectives during 2004-2008. These included\u00a0primary research and research capacity building<\/b><\/i>\u00a0at both institutional and individual levels involving research methodology training, surveys, and extensive data collection and analyses and synthesis of policy environment;\u00a0dynamic engagement and empowerment of stakeholders<\/b><\/i>\u00a0at all levels including engagement in research design, implementation and results validation;\u00a0knowledge generation, results dissemination and policy advocacy<\/b><\/i>, involving scientific publications, training of journalists, artists and other relevant stakeholders in science communication, national dissemination seminars, etc;\u00a0identification and prioritisation of future policy research gaps<\/b><\/i>\u00a0in liaison with stakeholders, including press conferences, policy fora, etc; and\u00a0active research valorisation activities<\/b><\/i>, including writeshops, regional and international conferences, publications in various media, and active advocacy for implementation of small scale technologies developed by the program researchers, engagement in international and global networks for knowledge circulation and building partnerships, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    The final beneficiaries of these activities include:<\/p>

    1. Policy makers, planners and implementers, and other government officials;<\/li>
    2. Active network members who took part in program activities and received support and guidance on research skills in this area;<\/li>
    3. Poor households in rural and urban areas who were engaged in these activities, especially the main survey, policy fora and small grants results dissemination at local levels;<\/li>
    4. Grassroots organisations and other local NGOs in rural communities who participated and will continue to participate in the dissemination activities;<\/li>
    5. The International development partners and expert community who benefit from the presentation of the outcomes of the studies at international policy fora, workshops and conferences. ATPS network on water and environmental management has grown tremendously through this program, leading to joint research proposals with relevant science and policy research institutes and ministries in more than 10 countries in Europe and elsewhere.<\/li><\/ol>

      Overall, the program funded 9 small grants case studies on various issues in 9 countries (including Benin, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda); 5 regional baseline studies in 5 countries (including Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria) and 3 regional policy review studies covering all the countries of the Great Lakes & Horn of Africa, the SADC and the ECOWAS countries. It has so far produced 64 publications in various media including popular articles, policy briefings and articles in peer reviewed journals. A book volume of STI for sustainable water and environmental management in Africa is in the pipeline. Other low cost technology for purifying waste water developed by a small grants researcher in Cote-d\u2019Ivoire is also being followed up on for potential implementation in Abidjan. Recommendations of the Small Grants Case study in Lesotho are also being used to inform policies on Waste management in Lesotho. The program was coordinated by Dr. Kevin Urama.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      STI Training and Sensitisation Activities<\/h4>