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Development stages

Capacity-building is a continuous process of improvements and can occur at dif- ferent levels (individuals, organizations or the system in which they operate) and focus on different dimensions of capacity. Similarly, it can be targeted at different types of stakeholder. Given the complexity of a capacity-building process, this ini- tiative is structured in two stages.

(a) Stage I (2011–2013)

The current stage of this project (stage I) targets staff members and individuals from key organizations in the targeted countries which are involved directly or indirectly in the use of wastewater in agriculture. The targeted group is trained in the use of selected materials and methodologies to promote the safe use of wastewater in agriculture, and supported to develop national strategies, and to conceptualize a capacity development action plan for the dissemination of train- ing materials and learning methods in the relevant organizations at country level. Different tools and techniques such as face-to-face training, web-based knowl- edge sharing and technical publications will be used and discussed and selected to maximize knowledge dissemination in the selected organizations and among related stakeholders. Enhancement of individual capacities will contribute to the improvement of the performance of the organizations as a whole in the safe use of wastewater in agriculture. The institutions and organizations involved in this stage are: ministries of irrigation, agriculture, food, health, water, environment and ru- ral affairs, research centres, consumer groups, water control laboratories, national farmers’ unions and others that are linked with wastewater treatment and reuse for agricultural irrigation.

(b) Stage II (2013–2014)

Stage II of this project will start in 2013 and will aim at improving the system per- formance to enable trained individuals to make best use of their new capacities (acquired in stage I). This will provide the conditions for a comprehensive and ef- fective implementation of projects and programmes related to safe wastewater use in agriculture. Special attention will be given to policies, strategies, laws and regu- lations and the relationships, interdependencies and interactions among concerned stakeholders. This second stage will focus on the whole system of wastewater production, management and use, and all the organizations and stakeholders in- volved. The project will address the suitability of working environments, opportu- nities and incentives, taking into account the organizational/institutional/political level as well as the societal level.

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