Seminar on Multiple Use Water Services (MUS) in the context of Dutch

policy and practice

Wednesday 26 June 2013

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What is the MUS approach?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3CfPdmunQ

Video produced by Winrock International

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Personal introductions

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BackgroundDutch government links water and food securityNumber of Dutch organisations playing leading role in MUS– Implementation – Research – Networking, e.g. through MUS Group (http://www.musgroup.net)

MUStRAIN Project– MUS through Rain Water Harvesting in Ethiopia– 2 year project, funded by Partners for Water, started in 2011– Project partners: NL: IRC, RAIN Foundation, Water Health – ET: RiPPLE and HCS– One of the objectives: strengthening cooperation between Dutch organisations on

MUS

NWP and NWP-NGO Platform

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Objectives of the seminar

To share the latest approaches, methodologies and experiences relating to Multiple Use water ServicesTo develop closer collaboration between Dutch organisations involved in multiple use water servicesTo come up with joint policy messages on multiple use water services.

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ProgrammeMorning (9.00-12.15)

Block 1: MUS PolicyBlock 2: Different approaches in different contexts and settings - Case studies from the MUStRAIN projectBlock 3: Water from sand

Afternoon (13.15-16.30)Block 4: Pumping moneyBlock 5: Scaling-up MUS

Drinks!