This document outlines the agenda for a seminar on Multiple Use Water Services (MUS) in the Dutch policy and practice context. The seminar aims to share approaches and experiences with MUS, develop closer collaboration between Dutch organizations involved in MUS, and identify joint policy messages. The morning sessions will cover MUS policy, case studies from the MUStRAIN project, and water from sand. The afternoon will discuss pumping money and scaling up MUS approaches.

1. Seminar on
Multiple Use Water Services (MUS)
in the context of Dutch
policy and practice
Wednesday 26 June 2013

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What is the MUS approach?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP3CfPdmunQ
Video produced by Winrock International

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Personal introductions

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Background
Dutch government links water and food security
Number of Dutch organisations playing leading role in MUS
– Implementation
– Research
– Networking, e.g. through MUS Group (http://www.musgroup.net)
MUStRAIN Project
– MUS through Rain Water Harvesting in Ethiopia
– 2 year project, funded by Partners for Water, started in 2011
– Project partners: NL: IRC, RAIN Foundation, Water Health – ET: RiPPLE and HCS
– One of the objectives: strengthening cooperation between Dutch
organisations on MUS
NWP and NWP-NGO Platform

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Objectives of the seminar
To share the latest approaches,
methodologies and experiences relating to
Multiple Use water Services
To develop closer collaboration between
Dutch organisations involved in multiple use
water services
To come up with joint policy messages on
multiple use water services.

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Programme
Morning (9.00-12.15)
Block 1: MUS Policy
Block 2: Different approaches in
different contexts and settings - Case
studies from the MUStRAIN project
Block 3: Water from sand
Afternoon (13.15-16.30)
Block 4: Pumping money
Block 5: Scaling-up MUS
Drinks!