the mekong msps
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Presented by Kim Geheb and Kate Lazarus (Mekong Coordination and Change Project) at the International Forum on Water and Food (IFWF), South Africa, 14-17 November 2011. The International Forum on Water and Food (IFWF) is the premier gathering of water and food scientists working on improving water management for agricultural production in developing countries. The CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF) represents one of the most comprehensive investments in the world on water, food and environment research.The Forum explores how the CPWF research-for-development (R4D) approach can address water and food challenges through a combination of process, institutional and technical innovations.TRANSCRIPT
The Mekong MSPs
Kate Lazarus and Kim GehebMekong Coordination and Change
Project
The Dialogue Space
Language
MSP 1Dam
developers, operators and
owners
MSP 3NGOs and Civil
society
MSP 4Technical
MSP 2Governments, regional and international organisations
MSP 5Hydropower
financiers
Dialogue spaces
The Dialogue Space• Built around a common
appreciation of an idea.• Size varies with what’s
appropriate.• Politically neutral.
• Managed = mediation and/or facilitation.
Naga House