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Welcome to M-POWER The Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience is a network of collaborating organizations and individuals working to democratize water governance in the Mekong Region. Find out more about our agenda for action research, dialogue facilitation and knowledge brokering by downloading the M-POWER Strategic Guide 2011. |
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Water Rights and Social JusticeM-POWER has released the third edited volume in its book series. Published by Earthscan, Social Justice and Water Rights in the Mekong Region shows how vitally important it is that water governance is democratized to allow a more equitable sharing of water resources and counteract the pressures of economic growth that may pose risks to social welfare and environmental sustainability. |
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Contested WaterscapesThe second edited volume in M-POWER’s book series, Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region, examines how large-scale projects are being proposed, justified and built. It was published by Earthscan in 2009. |
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Multi-Scale Water Governance‘Enhancing multi-scale water governance’ is the recently completed flagship project of M-POWER and one from which a number of sub-projects emerged. Its main goal was to help improve livelihood security, human and ecosystem health in the Mekong Region through democratizing water governance. |
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Water Allocation‘Improving Mekong water allocation’ was a substantial, collaborative activity involving 52 M-POWER researchers from 15 countries. The goal of contributing to water allocation policy and practice which results in a more optimal and equitable use of water by society has been pursued by research across the Mekong Region and active engagement with policy-makers. |
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Water GovernanceM-POWER’s work aims to improve water governance in the Mekong Region. We have lead responsibility for a project focusing on ways in which benefits from dams can be improved across the Mekong Basin by concentrating on how dams are managed and operated at a basin-wide scale. |
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Multi-Stakeholder PlatformsThis project aims to realize more open, inclusive and transparent decisions about the development and placement of projects and plans relating to water and energy governance. Better decision-making processes are expected to contribute to reducing the negative social and environmental impacts of the implementation and operation of major projects and plans in the Mekong Region. |
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Hydropower SustainabilityM-POWER is working to influence the way in which hydropower is designed, developed and managed. We are leading a project on ‘Hydropower Governance’ that focuses on introducing and building capacity for the utilization of a new governance tool, the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP). |
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Mekong Region FuturesThis project is investigating possible future trajectories in the energy, food and water nexus in the Mekong Region. Nexus refers to the dynamic interactions between the three sectors as opposed to understanding each sector in isolation. M-POWER has contributed to the project’s conceptualization and is now supporting its implementation. |
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Expert PanelsExpert panels can be an effective way of improving the transparency of decision-making, and the knowledge base upon which it is informed. Our first panel initiative has been in partnership with the Mekong River Commission to review the Basin Development Plan Phase 2 (BDP2). |
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Fellowship ProgramM-POWER, with the support of the Challenge Program on Water and Food, operates a fellowship program that provides academic support to and builds capacity of persons interested in knowledge generation, exchange and policy influence in the Mekong Region. |
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