The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provided financial means for conducting an International DAAD Alumni Summer School “Integrated Watershed Management – Financial Aspects of Watershed Management” to be held in Moshi, Tanzania. The summer school was organised by Universität Siegen and Sokoine University of Agriculture, assisted by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

The objective of the summer school was to develop concepts for financing sustainable watershed management based on a holistic approach. Alumni from the fields of engineering, geography, social science, economics, and financing met to establish concepts for watershed management plans as well as to enhance existing learning modules in the respective fields.

Needs for developing integrated concepts for sustainable financing of watershed management were adressed. A guideline has been developed to write proposal directwed to national or international donors. An analysis of known donors in the Kenyan and Tanzianian local context has been undertaken. 

The outcome shall serve as a basis for establishing ongoing studies and for the evaluation of financial aspects of rural area management plans. In this respect, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management was able to contribute its extensive experience acquired in other African countries. Results will be evaluated further in a sub-sequent summer school in 2010.

The developed guidelines can be downloaded here
 

The programme included:

Integrated Watershed Management
Concepts and Sources of Financing
Expectation Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis Related to Financing
Proposal Writing for Selected Activities
Financial Mechanisms for WRUAs and WUAs
Examples for Proposal Writing
Stakeholder Analysis
Donors’ Profiles
Payment for Environmental Service


Participants

30 participants took part in the DAAD Alumni Summer School 2009.

15 DAAD Alumni from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda were representing Universities and Institutions in the Eastern African region related to economics or water affairs. They functioned as resource persons and facilitators for their respective institutions and disciplines. 

10 experts from the concerned local Water Resource User Associations WRUA, Kenya, Water User Associations WUA in Tanzania, as well as the regional authorities WRMA, Kenya and Pangani Basin Water Office PBWO working in Meru Region were selected to ensure integration of concepts developed for financing sustainable watershed management into the existing institutional and legal framework and implementation of the planned activities. 3 lecturers of Universität Siegen were participating as organisers and lecturers, one expert from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management served as resource person for finances.