Cours international de formation de formateurs

Cher(e)s membres de la Liste CESP,

Vous trouverez ci-dessous les renseignements que nous a transmis le UR’s Centre for Development Innovation (Centre de Recherche Universitaire pour le développement de l’innovation) de Wageningen, Pays-Bas, concernant le International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management Course (Cours international de formation des formateurs à la gestion des zones humides). Ce cours a reçu l’aval du Secrétariat Ramsar.

Étant donné les longs échanges que nous avons eus, l’an dernier, sur cette Liste de discussion, concernant la question du financement, je tiens à préciser que le Secrétariat Ramsar et le Centre de Wageningen n’ont aucun contrôle sur la liste des pays pouvant bénéficier des bourses NFP (Netherlands Fellowship Programme) ou MENA. Il est certes regrettable que ces bourses ne soient pas ouvertes à tous les pays mais aucune de ces institutions n’a le pouvoir de changer la situation.

Attention : ce cours n’existe qu’en ANGLAIS. Vous trouverez tous les détails nécessaires ci-après (en anglais seulement), ainsi que des liens web pour des compléments d’information. Vous pouvez envoyer vos questions par courriel à training.cdi@wur.nl . Merci de transmettre ce message à vos contacts susceptibles d’être intéressés.

Cordialement, Sandra Hails, Secrétariat de Ramsar
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Please apply before 1 September 2010 to be able to meet the deadline of the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)!
Please apply before 1 October  2010  to be able to meet the deadline of the MENA Scholarship Programme!
Please find more information below.

International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management, a course focusing on the facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development (ICWM-TOT) The Netherlands, June  20 - 8 July, 2011

Wetland Management
One of the difficulties identified in wetland management is the division of management responsibilities between different administrative authorities in a river basin. This often results in fragmented and competitive approaches to water resources planning and management. The management of wetlands therefore requires a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the technical, economic, environmental, social and legal aspects of water management which does not end at country borders but needs to be carried out at a basin scale.

Aims and objectives
The primary condition for achieving integrated wetland management is the willingness of sectoral stakeholders to work together. To achieve the necessary cooperation, stakeholders in a catchment area need to be able to understand each other clearly. Steps to achieve understanding of the various views, and to explore how far such separate views can be shared, will be one of the main issues covered within the International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management, a course focusing on the facilitation of multistakeholder processes and curriculum development (ICWM-TOT).

The ICWM-TOT aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary for curriculum development in the field of wetland management in their own region. The course will focus on the multi-stakeholder processes that play an important role in wetland management and the need for transboundary and cross-sectoral co-operation to manage the natural resources of a river basin and its wetlands.

Programme topics
Concepts in wetland and river basin management Concepts in wetland and river basin management (ecological, social and economic perspective) as well as ecosystem approach, Ramsar, CBD and other international agreements.

Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes Multi-stakeholder processes, tools and techniques to support the facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes in wetland management, public participation, stakeholder involvement in decision making and conflict management.

Fieldwork wetland management
Wetland management, stakeholder analysis and public participation in practice.

Adult education and social learning
Participatory learning principles, learning styles, the learning cycle, educational psychology, raising awareness, training skills.

Curriculum development
Curriculum development, development of a training programme for wetland managers.

The course will be interactive with a high degree of personal contributions by the participants. Besides lectures the course will include fieldwork, technical and social excursions. The ICWM-TOT will provide the opportunity of professional networking fostered by the institutions organising the course, as a follow-up after attending the training.

Course organisation
The course is organised by Wageningen UR's Centre for Development Innovation, formerly known as Wageningen International. Experts from other leading organisations in Integrated Water Resources Management and Wetland Management are involved in the programme as well (UNESCO-IHE, Deltares, Tour du Valat, ITC, Wetlands International etc.). The training is endorsed by the Ramsar Secretariat.

Who can participate?
The ICWM-TOT has been designed for (future) trainers in wetland management. The course programme is suitable for wetland managers and land use planners, policy makers, consultants, researchers and NGO staff who have affinity with training. The course will be relevant to participants from all climatic zones.

Requirements for admission
Applicants should meet the following requirements:

 *   have at least a Bachelor level qualification or equivalent educational background;
 *   have at least two years of professional experience;
 *   be involved in wetland management and preferably:
 *   assigned to capacity building in wetland management;
 *   be fluent in spoken and written English.

Make sure that you clearly indicate the usefulness of this training in your application form, and outline your current or future involvement in water resources or wetland management and capacity development. We are aware that many of you have applied already for several times in a row, if this is the case could you please indicate this in your application form?

Certificate
Participants will be granted a Certificate of Attendance.

Fees and venue
If you cannot find your country back in the NFP list, the fee for this course is € 3500, but do not hesitate to apply because we might find the necessary budget for your participation through other sources. Costs include administration costs, lecture materials and field trips, but excludes board and lodging and travel expenses. Participants will be accommodated at the 'Hof van Wageningen', Wageningen, The Netherlands, on basis of full board and lodging. Prices are available on request.

Fellowships
A limited number of fellowships are available through the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) for nationals of 61 countries (please, find list at the end of this email). NFP-candidates must FIRST apply to Wageningen UR's Centre for Development Innovation for admission to the training. Acceptable candidates will receive a PROVISIONAL Letter of Acceptance from Wageningen International. Candidates can then apply for a NFP fellowship through the Netherlands Embassy or Consulate in their own country. Applications for NFP fellowships should be submitted to the Centre of Development Innovation before 1 September  2010

A limited number of fellowships are also available through the MENA Scholarship Programme. The MENA Scholarship Programme aims to contribute to capacity building within organizations and institutions in six selected countries: Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman and Syria.

More information: http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/International_training_of_trainers_on_wetland_management.htm
 (NFP: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/the-netherlands-fellowship-programmes;
MENA: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/mena-scholarship-programme).

Wageningen UR's Centre for Development Innovation, itself, can NOT provide any funds to finance the participants and is also unable to assist applicants in obtaining sponsorship.

Application
The admission deadline for application directly to Wageningen UR's Centre for Development Innovation, with funding other than through an NFP fellowship or MENA Scholarship, is 20 May 2011. Early application is recommended!

Please, find the factsheet, the application form, the possibility to enroll online and information about other courses at http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/Courses/. If possible please enroll online!!
The direct link to the ICWM-TOT:http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/International_training_of_trainers_on_wetland_management.htm <http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/newsagenda/agenda/International_training_of_trainers_on_wetland_management.htm>

More information:
Wageningen UR
Centre for Development Innovation
P.O. Box 88, 6700 AB Wageningen, The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)317 486 800
F: +31 (0)317 486 801
E: training.cdi@wur.nl<mailto:training.cdi@wur.nl>
W: http://www.cdi.wur.nl/UK/Courses

NFP Country list

To be eligible for an NFP fellowship, you must be a national of one of the following 61 countries:

Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Autonomous Palestinian Territories
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
China (excl. Hong Kong and Macao)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
DR Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ivory Coast *
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Macedonia
Mali
Moldova
Mongolia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan **
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
Thailand
Uganda ***
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

 * The Netherlands Embassy in Abidjan is closed. Originally, the Netherlands Embassy in Accra would handle NFP applications originating from Ivory Coast. Unfortunately, this embassy is not in the position to verify documents from applicants from Ivory Coast. For the time being it is therefore not possible for people from Ivory Coast to apply for the NFP.

** Unfortunately, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Pakistan cannot provide all services to the public at this moment. For the Netherlands Fellowships Programmes this means that only NFP applications for short courses can be accepted. The  Netherlands Embassy (http://www.mfa.nl/isl-en/) can be reached by telephone only.

*** The fellowship desk of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Kampala, Uganda will be closed from 10 March to 30 August 2010. In this period the fellowship desk will only deal with selected applicants who were awarded a fellowship.

 For some countries, applications should be submitted to the Netherlands embassy in a different country:
Armenia
via Georgia

Burundi
via Rwanda

Cambodia
via Thailand

Cape Verde
via Senegal

El Salvador
via Costa Rica

Guinea-Bissau
via Senegal

Honduras
via Costa Rica

Moldova
via Ukraine

Mongolia
via China

Namibia
via South Africa

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Sandra Hails
Administratrice du Programme de CESP
Secrétariat de la Convention de Ramsar
Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Suisse
hails@ramsar.org
Tél.: +41 22 9990176
Fax: +41 22 9990169
http://www.ramsar.org/CEPA-Programme/