Participatory water monitoring

Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (2008). Participatory water monitoring : a guide for preventing and managing conflict. (Advisory note). Washington, DC, USA, Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), International Finance Corporation. v, 99 p. : 8 boxes, 1 tab. Includes glossary (p. 89-97). 15 ref.
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This advisory note, based in part on the CAO’s experience in Peru to resolve issues surrounding the Yanacocha gold mine, provides hands-on guidance for implementing successful participatory water monitoring programmes. It gives examples of practical models to achieve participation in different environmental, financial and governance contexts. The guide opens in chapter 1 with a discussion of the need for participatory
monitoring. Chapters 2-5 describe the four components of an effective participatory monitoring programme:

 * initiating the monitoring program;
 * creating meaningful participation, effective governance, and transparent financing;
* creating credible information;
 * evaluating the process and results.

Three appendices present: summaries of eight participatory monitoring programmes surveyed to provide background for this guide; sampling methods and procedures; and a list of additional resources.