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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