Project Highlights

• Project team visits Bangladesh site to initiate Monitoring and Evaluation method- see blog post- 'Process monitoring of the Learning Alliance of the IWMI WASPA project in Bangladesh
• WASPA Project sets uptwo Learning Alliances

Project Overview

“Knowledge sharing is a fundamental part of bringing together the relevant stakeholders and encouraging them to work together.  A better understanding of the processes involved in knowledge sharing will improve this and future projects.” – Alexandra Clemett, Project Leader

This project is being undertaken in two cities (in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), where over 300 urban and peri-urban farmers use wastewater, often storm-water drainage mixed with household and sanitary waste, to irrigate crops.  This activity and its resulting health risks are often not properly addressed due to sectoral planning; poor communication among government officials; no involvement by community members; lack of knowledge about other sectors and alternative technologies; and, sometimes, ignorance that wastewater irrigation is even taking place. 

Objectives
The project will involve all stakeholders in integrating and testing a knowledge sharing in research concept that will allow them to holistically plan and manage sanitation and wastewater in the city for agricultural end-use.  By building on the existing knowledge sharing methodology of Learning Alliances, the project will augment an existing EU-funded WASPA Asia project by developing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation method that will lead to a better understanding of the process and improved application in the future.

Lead Administrative Center
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Project Leader
Alexandra Clemett, Researcher, IWMI ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Project Status
Commencement date: August 2007
Planned duration of project: 12 months

Download the project proposal

Project Outputs

• WASPA website
• Process Monitoring document
• Learning Alliance- Minimum requirements document
  
• Participatory Action Plans (PAPs)

1. PAP Concept example
   
2. Bangladesh PAP
   

• WASPA Briefs on 'Documenting change in the WASPA project" produced:

1. WASPA Brief- Documenting change in the WASPA project: involving farmers in WASPA Bangladesh 
2. WASPA Brief- Documenting change in the WASPA project: involving polluters and raising their awareness 
3. WASPA Brief- Documenting change in the WASPA project: Understanding the Learning Alliance process in Bangladesh

• Project team visits Bangladesh site to initiate Monitoring and Evaluation method- see blog post- 'Process monitoring of the Learning Alliance of the IWMI WASPA project in Bangladesh

• Blog posts on Monitoring and Evaluation visit and interviews (feel free to visit them and comment):

1. Second KSinR M&E Pilot Project visit- to IWMI WASPA LA in Sri Lanka
2. Looking at Learning Alliances (in IWMI WASPA project): the NGO partner perspective
3. Looking at Learning Alliances (in IWMI WASPA): The farmers’ persective
4. Looking at Learning Alliances (in IWMI WASPA project): A community’s perspective
5. Looking at Learning Alliances (in IWMI WASPA project): A reseacher’s perspective

•  Photos

1. IWMI WASPA Project photos
2. M&E visit to IWMI WASPA Project by KSinR Project Leader Photos