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Workshop on Preparing Detailed Research Design [Hanoi, Vietnam]
Vietnam Academy of Water Resources Headquarter, Hanoi.
20 to 22nd May, 2015](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/session6introfellowships-151102064704-lva1-app6891/75/Introduction-to-Salween-Mekong-Fellowships-13-2048.jpg)
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Introduction to Salween/Mekong Fellowships
The project aims to enhance research capacity and policy engagement regarding water, land, and energy governance in the Mekong/Salween basin, with a focus on gender and social marginalization. It involves a mentored fellowship program for scholars and practitioners, organized around four main themes including water governance and gender justice. Outputs include research publications and stakeholder engagement activities, as well as a call for expressions of interest from diverse participants in the region.
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Introduction to Salween/Mekong Fellowships
- 2. • The project’sgoals are: – To strengthen the capacity for undertaking research and policy engagement of scholars and practitioners of water, land and energy use, management and governance in the Mekong/ Salween Basin. – To research on and raise the profile of gender and other forms of social marginalization. – To build a learning community amongst fellows who are scholars and practitioners, and link them across the Mekong, Red and Salween River basins. Professional Development of Water Governance and Regional Development Practitioners in the Mekong/ Salween Basin
- 3. • A mentoredfellowship program • Draws on a wider consortium of partners as mentors • “Buddy mentors” from past fellowship programs • Organized around the 4 themes of WLE- GM program • Water Governance • Healthy Rivers • River Food System • Healthy Landscape and Ecosystems • Gender and Social Justice (cross- cutting theme) • Key Questions • Our fellowships are guided by the WLE theme guiding questions • PLUS: What opportunities and barriers to social and gender equality in water governance exist and how they be overcome • Open call for Expression of Interest across the region and beyond to: government; academics; and civil society • Competitive criteria-based selection process HOW ARE WE DOING IT ?
- 4. OUTPUTS • • Phase 1: • Infographic • Blogs • Policy Brief • Research report • Conference Paper • Stakeholder engagement (process output and outcome) • Phase 2: • A journal article • Or, a chapter in a edited book
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- 6. • 13 Fellows • Categorized by gender • 3 males • 10 females • Categorized by countries • 5 from Vietnam • 3 from Lao • 2 from Thailand • 1 from USA • 2 from Cambodia • 12 Research Projects • 8 gender and social justice projects • 3 water governance projects • 1 river food system and food security MEKONG FELLOWS
- 10. By country • Myanmar:7 • China: 4 • International: 2 By gender • Male: 3; Female : 10 By topic • Healthy landscapes: 1 • Gender and social justice: 8 • Water governance: 4 By sector • Academics / Government : 7 • Civil society : 5 • Independent : 1 MK31 Fellows: 13 Fellowships in total
- 11. MK31 FELLOW Name Title Cherry Aung Investigation on the potential threats to fishery resources and the socio-economic implication for fishery communities in the Thanlwin River Estuary Hnin Wut Yee Gender Equity and Social Justice: Rights of marginalized ethnic women in Salween Basin affected by development projects Huang Yaping Chinese Hydropower Construction: Lisu Women’s Trans-provincial Migrations From Nujiang—From the female perspective on Government Decision-making and Public Participation John Bright Water Governance in the Salween River: Understanding different values, Seeing the problem of conflict in Salween Hydropower Projects and Recognizing the role of Ethnic and Marginalized groups Kimberly Forest Governance in the Nu-Thanlwin-Salween River Basin of the Shan State Kyaw Thu Han The Study on the Impact of Large Scale Dams on the Women working in the Agriculture sector Wenhong Xie Mapping hydropower development in the Nu-Thanlwin-Salween Basin: Identifying knowledge, communication and policy-implementation gaps amongst stakeholders
- 12. MK31 FELLOW Name Title Yongmin Bian Role of Environmental Impact Assessment in the Governance of Salween River: A Comparative Study of the Chinese and Burmese Approaches Zhong Mei Gender and Local work opportunity: Analysis of the reservoir resettlement of Yunnan Liuku Hydropower Station Mar Mar Aye Ethnobotanical Study on Some Plants growing on Thanl win river Regions of Lashio and Hpa An area Khin Sandar Aye Geographical Analysis on the Impact of Landcover Changes on Socio – Economic Condition of Bawlakhe District, Kayah State in Myanmar (A Case Study of Four villages in Balakhe District) Nang Shining The Role of Women Engagement in Water Governance in Mong Pan, Mong Pan, and Kunhing Townships, Shan State Hannah El- Silimy Women’s Participation in Civil Society on the Nu/Salween: A Comparative Study of China and Thailand
- 13. 1ST WORKSHOP Workshopon Preparing Detailed Research Design [Hanoi, Vietnam] Vietnam Academy of Water Resources Headquarter, Hanoi. 20 to 22nd May, 2015
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- 15. 2ND WORKSHOP Workshop onField study and Data Analysis MSSRC, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University and Sasi Salai Dam, Si Sa Ket, Thailand 4-6 August 2015
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