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Have efficient communication systems. Communications need to be fluid and easy. A website offering platforms to post documents and serve as virtual “meet- ing rooms” is highly operational and not expensive. Such tools limit the need for face-to-face meetings, and therefore are in line with Green Economy principles and better allocation of (scarce) development funds.

3. Tools for knowledge transfer

Networks will see their knowledge transfer as effective when they are addressing the following areas:

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  Training and education: i) Regular and/or tailor-made capacity-building de- livery. Networks should have a set of courses available to be delivered as well as the capacity to offer tailor-made training responding to specific demands. ii) Curriculum development. This is an efficient means to anchor knowledge and strengthen capacity-building institutions. For this networks need to be working with universities and schools.
  

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  Information dissemination. Sessions or conferences at meetings or forums are a means to transfer knowledge. These encounters need to be tailored to each occasion, considering the audience and type of event. Who will be there? What message should be put across?
  
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  Advisory support. Networks also need to understand such services as a means to transfer knowledge.
  

4. Tools for knowledge generation

As the process advances, new knowledge will be generated, in the form of best practices, lessons and compiled experiences. The research activity by capacity- building institutions also has a direct relation to this process, as it aims to find answers for implementation problems or questions. Knowledge may be generated and assimilated through the following routes:

Research on various aspects of water management contributes significantly to our understanding of how to implement IWRM and contribute to Green Economy principles.
Case studies, best practices, lessons learned and process systematization serve to document and convert experience into knowledge which can be shared. By doc- umenting these experiences, the implicit knowledge is captured and made explicit to be secured and shared.
Monitoring, evaluation and learning plans, a vital form of knowledge genera- tion for increased impact and efficiency in capacity development. Recognizing that there are many factors that affect performance of individuals and institutions, it is particularly challenging to monitor and evaluate the results of capacity develop- ment initiatives.

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