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Dam Safety
Capacity Building

The ENTRO and NELSAP-CU are Strengthening Dam Safety Units Dam Safety Risk Framework
working together to strengthen the
institutionalization of dam safety Under the NCCR dam safety An interim report on a tiered dam safety
management across the basin through capacity-building initiative, several risk management framework based on
a combination of activities to enhance activities are underway within the preliminary hazard classification and risk
the technical capacity of dam ENTRO and NELSAP components, screening with the Risk Index Method
professionals, support institutional along with training efforts that was developed, and the framework was
development of dam safety regulators, significantly contribute to tested on dams in Rwanda. A framework
and identify and close critical strengthening dam safety units that incorporates potential hazard
information gaps about the distribution (DSUs). These activities include the classification and detailed risk screening
and risk profiles of dams in the basin. creation of a basin-wide inventory of using the Risk Index Method significantly
dams, the development of a Dam enhances dam safety management by
Regional Training Center Safety Risk Management Framework, providing a systematic approach to
The inception report, Institutional and the establishment of a basin-wide identifying and assessing risks from dam
Framework, and Prospective Strategic Reference Regulatory Framework and operations. The risk index will facilitate
Partners Report for the Regional Dam Guidelines. These key initiatives systematic decision making and enable
Safety Training Center have been directly enhance the DSUs’ technical the identification of dams requiring further
completed. The Center will support capacity by enabling them to identify detailed studies based on their risk
regional dam safety capacity building. and manage their portfolio of dams, profiles. This allows for more effective
The report includes a training needs prioritize riskier dams for intervention, allocation of resources and attention to
assessment that identifies gaps and become familiar with the above the most critical risks that require
between current and desired knowledge frameworks and guidelines. To further immediate intervention or monitoring.
and skills in dam safety management build capacity, training sessions were
across the basin. It also includes conducted during each deliverable
competency-based, flexible, and review workshop, which included the
targeted curriculum to equip trainees ENTRO’s capacity-building training for
with the knowledge and skills they need 33 participants and the NELSAP’s
to perform dam safety tasks effectively. training for 33 people in March 2024.

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