Components and Objectives

Activities

1. Flood forecasting capability. To develop and implement a methodology for flood forecasting in selected critical catchments

Catchment selection; design, procurement and installation of rainfall and river level monitoring system; forecasting model development; training workshops & programmes; developing a forecast distribution communication mechanism; application to development of flood hazard planning and integration into national disaster management planning.

2. Water resources assessment in major rivers. Countries with significant surface water resources have in place a network of near-real time hydrological observing stations and the capability to securely archive incoming data

Choosing station locations, obtaining satellite access, equipment installation, establish communication networks, set up of quality control systems, set up of regional communication system; staff training workshops; spare parts & back-up inventories; application to surface water resources management & protection policy & plan development.

3. Water resources databases. Countries have secure national hydrological databases, meet data quality standards, & have the capability to maintain them & generate information products to meet users’ needs.

Database needs analysis; compute upgrades and database installation; regional database installation and linking to national databases; set up quality control systems; existing data transfer; water resources procedure development; training workshops for operation and maintenance; application to water resources management and protection policies & plan development.

4. Drought forecasting. To develop and implement a common approach to drought forecasting in participating countries

Existing meteorological & hydrological data analysis; recent drought impact analyses; development of mitigation & management plans; development of rainfall and stream flow forecasting model; low flow equipment installation; standardisation of drought forecasts; training workshops in drought forecasting, response & mitigation; development of public education materials on drought preparation; application of drought forecasting to rainwater harvesting and drought response policy and plan development .

5. Groundwater monitoring and assessment. To establish in Countries a basic capability in monitoring and assessment of groundwater resources.

Monitoring needs analysis; installation of instrumentation; groundwater database module development; quality control procedure development; groundwater assessment & monitoring training workshops and programme; application to groundwater management & protection policies & plan development.

6. Water quality monitoring and assessment. To establish in Countries a basic capability in monitoring and assessment of water quality and chemistry.

Water quality monitoring needs assessment; design of sampling networks; equipment procurement & laboratory analyses arranged; water quality database development; quality control procedures developed; water quality assessment & monitoring training workshops; application to water resources protection, land use & pollution prevention policies & plans.

7. Project management. To have Project management systems in place and implemented

Ensure that contracted outputs are delivered on time, to standard, and within budget; enable the Project to respond promptly to changing requirements; facilitate the participation of stakeholders in Project affairs; provide timely and accurate reporting.

Objective

Expected Outcomes

Verifiable Indicators

Means of Verification

Improved Water Resources Management

Improvement in water resources and land use management resulting in progress to achieving sustainable development and the water MDGs, and reduced island vulnerability

Number of countries with operational water resources management systems, reporting improvements in water resources management, reporting tangible economic, social and environmental benefits

Country and governmental reports and surveys

Mid term project review and project completion reports

Flood Forecasting

Methodology for flood forecasting developed and implemented in 14 selected critical catchments in the participating countries

Number of flood forecasting systems operational, % of flood events with useful warnings, reductions in flood damage costs and fatalities

Statistics provided by NHSs and presented in annual Project reports

Surface Water Resources

Basic network of near-real time hydrological observing stations operational in surface water dependent countries with capability to securely archive incoming data

Number of river monitoring systems operational, % of river flow record actually secured, improvements in irrigation and water supply

Statistics provided by NHSs and presented in annual Project reports

Database Management

National Water Resources databases developed in each country with the capability to maintain them and generate information products that meet users’ needs

Number of databases operational, information products developed, increased recognition of value of water resources management

National Water Resources Database records.

Monthly Data Reports

Drought Forecasting

Common methodologies developed on rainwater surface water and groundwater drought forecasting in participating countries

Number of drought forecasting systems operational, drought management plans developed, drought impact reduced

Procedures Manual.

Interviews with NHS Directors and directors of national disaster management agencies

Groundwater Resources Management

Basic capability in hydrogeological monitoring and assessment established in each country dependent upon groundwater resources

Number of groundwater monitoring systems operational, groundwater abstraction within aquifer sustainable yield, reduced groundwater pollution, reduced groundwater salinization

Interviews with NHS Directors and directors of national disaster management agencies.

National Groundwater Database records

Water Quality and Pollution Monitoring

Basic capability in monitoring and assessment of water quality and chemistry established in participating countries

Number of water quality monitoring systems operational, improvements in water resources water quality, improvements in water supply drinking water quality, reduction in pollution sources

Interviews with NHS Directors and expected users.

National Water Quality Database records

Project Management

Project management systems in place and implemented that (1) ensure that contracted outputs are delivered on time, to standard, and within budget; (2) enable the Project to respond promptly to changing requirements; (3) facilitate the participation of stakeholders in Project affairs; (4) provide timely and accurate reporting

Timely implementation of activities, within budget, good stakeholder satisfaction of participation

Executing agency’s Project files: quarterly and annual reports.

Mid-term Review and Completion Report.

Interviews with stakeholders

Component

Outputs

Flood Forecasting

· Flood forecasting capacity developed in appropriate participating countries

· National needs are identified for flood forecasting

· Real-time data acquisition and transmission system for rainfall and river level data designed

· Up to 30 suitable field observing sites selected and instrumented

· Forecasting models developed and implemented

· Staff trained in the operation and maintenance of the system

· Flood forecast dissemination systems established

· Complementary flood mitigation options investigated for each basin

Surface Water Resources

· Surface water resources management capacity established in countries

· Network of hydrological observing stations operational

· Field locations selected and sites assessed

· Data transmission rights via the GMS satellite to national meteorological and/or hydrological services obtained

· Remote satellite linked monitoring sites procured, installed and operational

· Conventional base stations installed

· Satellite communication networks to country services established

· Data quality control procedures developed and implemented

· Regional communication network among participating services established

· Staff trained in maintenance, quality control & operation of system

· Spare part inventory established by Regional Centre with ordering system

Database Management

· Appropriately designed National Water Resources databases operational in participating countries and applied to catchment management

· Needs analysis completed, and appropriate database system designed

· Computer hardware and database management system software installed

· Regional database established at the Regional Centre

· Quality assurance procedures developed and introduced

· Existing data migrated onto the new national databases

· Staff trained in hydrological data analysis, applied product production e.g. water resources assessments & protection

· Staff trained in the use and maintenance of database management system

Drought Forecasting

· Appropriate and sustainable drought forecasting capability in countries

· Historic meteorological and hydrological drought vulnerability analysed

· Recent drought impact analysis on water resources and water users

· Drought mitigation and management approaches and plans developed

· Drought forecasting procedures and capability (onset and severity) developed.

· Any additional observing stations are installed that are required to provide data inputs into the forecasting procedure developed in the previous step

· National drought forecast communication and dissemination network effective

· Staff trained in drought forecasting, response and mitigation

· Drought preparedness public education and awareness materials available

Groundwater Resources Management

· Groundwater resources management capacity established in countries

· National needs assessment completed and up to 30 sites selected

· Instrumentation (water level and salinity) procured and installed

· Groundwater data & analysis module in the national database developed.

· Quality control measures developed and operational

· Staff trained in groundwater assessment, development, management, protection and monitoring

Water Quality and Pollution Monitoring

· Water quality monitoring and resources protection capacity established

· National needs assessments and sampling networks designed

· Sampling equipment and national and regional laboratory analysis developed

· Water quality data module developed in the national databases

· Quality control procedures developed and implemented

· Staff are trained in water quality/chemistry monitoring and assessment

Project Management

· Project management systems in place and implemented to ensure project delivered on time, to standard, and within budget, with facilitation of the participation of stakeholders in project affairs