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cooperative effort axong the LBII technical assistance team and
WDA staff who have been fnvo>ved in the development of the
Planning Unit.
A redefinition of the presort and possible future roles of
the Ki3A is discussed in Section 6-0. T5is proposal relates to
that discussfan. m-m ~.,e WDA needs to monitrr operations and
evaluate prograz results regardless of the extent to which
functians within the water fndusrq are transferred to the
private sector,
2.3,T,I, The ZnstiTuZio~~l Ccztex: and Assumptions
The Ministry of Mineral and a Resources will soon
establish a Satianaf Water Data Resource Center [WDC) which
will have data callection an3 planning functions. The
activities of z3e T\rw*;Dt Gay lead to madiflcations in the role of
the SDA Planning :nit and the relationship between them awaits
clarification. Thc proposal for the Planni~g Unit assumes that
it will continue to collect borehcrie data, menitor the operation
~f WDA vells acd evaluate their izpact on mal populations. It
also ass3mes that WDA #ill ~ramote and support community
pasticipatlan in well developzenr and aanagenent*
T3e proqi-ea assunes thar The WDA will recruit and/ar
reassign szaff xith adequate qdalitizatione to the Planning
~,n,it. Insofar as possible, these individuals should be
identified prior to signing a project agreement. The proposal
fakes inte account zhe fact that sane of the individuals may
resiqn or be transferre2 to other WDA depa-nente but it is
esscncia2. :hat zost of %hose vho receive training remain with
the ?laming CnSc fsr several years.
A11 trai~i~q is sckedzled To take place in-country, with
extensive use af long-%e,rm and shart-ee= consultant trainers,
IE azny cases, the cbjective is ta develo? tke ability of SomaLi
staff ta %rain others.
2.3.7.2. Objectives and Ac~ivities.
* *he recornended principal objectives and activities of the
Planning Unit axe generafly cocsistent vith those stated in the
:985-1986 Project Exrension wcrk ?:an. They are:
(1) WDA Resource Eanagezent. --, s ; involves nonitoring WDA
activities a ~ d planaicg t most effisient use of WDA
resozrces, inclcding nanpvder, vehicles, and equipment,
This requires the establish~ent cf ~anagezlrent information
systens in a13 XI?,>+ operatio~zl units. It also involves
the co-ordk~aeio~ of Planzizq VnFt daea collectfun and
repurti~g functians uitk those of other zgencies and