cpwf and m-power fellowship program in the mekong region

Pech Sokhem and Kate Lazarus, CPWF Mekong

CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food - Mekong

The Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Programme ObjectiveTo help build capacity and provide support to people interested in improving the interface between research-

based knowledge and policy for the sustainable management of water resources in the Mekong

basin.

First call: April 1st, 2011

• Five grants @ US$10,000• Must complement CPWF

Mekong program.• Grant period = 1 year.• Open to anyone.• Concept notes will be reviewed

by independent panel.

Focus areas• How do Chinese officials and agencies view

the Mekong-related interests of downstream countries?

• What is the performance to date of the basin's river basin organisations (excluding the MRC) and how can their performance be improved?

• In what ways does hydropower decision-making and administration need to be improved in the Mekong?

Second and third calls• Focus areas to be determined.• 2nd call later this year.• Same grant sizes, but up to 25 grants per year.• 3rd call in 2012.

More information soon at

www.mekong.waterandfood.org and www.mpowernetwork.org

Kate Lazarus, CPWF Mekong

CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food - Mekong

Opportunities for Collaboration

‘Complementary projects’

• Grant of US$2.5 million.• Project size: US$100,000-500,000.• Must complement CPWF Mekong Program.• Must end before December, 2013.• Focus areas not yet established.• Must demonstrate research-for-development.• About 50% commissioned, 50% competitive.

‘Complimentary projects’

• CPWF will give favour and support to national partners.

• Must be cross-sectoral/cross-departmental/ cross-ministerial.

• Favour given to cross-boundary projects.• First call in June, 2011.

The CPWF invitation

The CPWF invites Provincial and National Authorities to discussions partnerships, and the

possible focus of complimentary projects.

More information soon at

www.mekong.waterandfood.org