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Urbanising Deltas of the World
Huub Savenije, Chair UDW Steering Committee
UDW matchmaking meeting, 10 December 2012
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Aim of the programme
Contribute to global water and food security and
sustainable economic development in river deltas
worldwide by providing more effective and efficient
responses to increasing pressure and rapid change
(e.g. climate change, population growth and
increasing economic activities).
 Intersection of two NWO Themes: Water and
Climate, Connecting Sustainable Cities
 Dutch expertise: “Water Mondiaal”, DGIS Water for
Development policy, Topsector policy
Objectives
• Knowledge and research: New theories, knowledge
and insights, high quality original research;
• Relevance for development: New tools and
technologies, perspectives for action, pro-poor
sustainable development;
• Capacity to innovate: Capabilities and skills to apply
knowledge, individuals and organisations.
 Ambitious but rewarding!
Three programme foci
1. Understanding: enhancing fundamental knowledge
on the delta metabolism
2. Designing: developing new approaches and
technologies in planning and design
3. Implementing: determining socio-economic
conditions and strengthening governance and
institutional development
 At least one focus, always include no. 3.
Issues of interest (1) - Delta metabolism
• Smart sensoring observation techniques;
• Interactions between water, climate and socioeconomic developments;
• Land use change and adaptation to change;
Issues of interest (2) - Planning & design
• Sustainable technology;
• Transport and logistic systems;
• Combining investments in construction, infrastructure,
flood protection and water management.
Issues of interest (3) - Governance
• Scenarios future demand for food, fresh water and
energy;
• Risks and perceptions in water management and
governance;
• Cooperation between separate governments;
• Participatory planning approaches.
UDW structure & governance
• Calls for proposals: Competition; separated advicedecision making procedures; peer review and reply
procedure
• Steering Committee: 8 members, representing
funding agencies, including DGIS & NWO
• International Advisory Committee: international
experts; academia and applied research, experts
policy and practice, North and South
Urbanising Deltas of the World
Han van Dijk, Programme Coordinator UDW
UDW matchmaking meeting, 10 December 2012
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Integrated Projects
Consortia of at least four partners:
• 2x research and 2x non-research
• 2x North and 2x South=LMIC
• Lead by a Dutch senior researcher of academic
institute
• At least one of the Southern partner from a DGIS
‘water partner’ country or a ‘transboundary river
basin’ country
DGIS delta and river basin countries
Delta/water countries:
• Bangladesh: GangesBrahmaputra-Meghna
• Benin: Ouémé, Mono
• Egypt: Nile
• Ghana: Volta
• Indonesia: Ciliwung
• Kenya: Tana
• Mali: Niger
• Mozambique: Incomati,
Zambezi
• Vietnam: Mekong
Transboundary river basin countries:
• Brahmaputra (Bangladesh, India,
China)
• Incomati (South Africa, Swaziland,
Mozambique)
• Mekong (China, Myanmar, Laos,
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam)
• Senegal (Senegal, Mauritania, Mali)
• West Bank (Palestine, Israel,
Jordan)
• Zambezi (Zambia, DR Congo,
Angola, Namibia, Botswana,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi,
Tanzania)
Facilities
• Research – thorough review; rigorous design; inter
or transdisciplinary approaches
• Communication & knowledge sharing
• Learning, training and capacity development
Subsidy
• Amount available: €5.5M
• Maximum of € 750,000/project for 4-5 years;
• Personnel:
– PhD and post-docs at academic institutions;
– Senior staff: limited to knowledge sharing &
capacity development
• All other project costs: travel, accommodation,
durables, consumables
• Some specific conditions apply for activities like
capacity development, knowledge sharing
Partnership & Co-funding
Partnership:
• Preferably Public-Private Partnerships
• Part of the selection criteria
• Co-funding is a prerequisite
• In-kind (e.g. human input, data) or cash
Co-funding:
• All types of partners beyond academic institutes
• 5 % over part of project budget < €500,000
• 25 % over part of project budget > €500,000
Process approach
• Continuous generation of new actions and uptake of
acquired knowledge
• Demand driven, stakeholders involved from the
start
• Possible extension opportunity after yr 2 (Mid-term
review)
Effective strategies & procedures
• MoA between consortium partners
• Communication strategy
Monitoring & Evaluation
Preliminary proposal - logframe outline:
• Overall objective: impact
• Specific objectives for: i. Research, ii. Development,
iii. Capacity development: outcome
• Results: output
Full proposal – elaborated logframe:
• Specifying indicators
After awarding - fully elaborated logframe:
• Refinements
• Baseline & setting targets
Criteria preliminary proposals
1. Quality knowledge generation and research:
• New knowledge and insights;
• Originality in research design;
• Inter or transdisciplinarity and integrative approach.
2. Relevance for sustainable development:
• Rootedness in stakeholder demands;
• Potential tools and technologies and perspectives for
action.
Criteria preliminary proposals
3. Potential for capacity development:
• Relevance of identified stakeholders.
4. Coherence and synergy in project and process
design:
• Collaborative working procedures and arrangements
in the project design/workshop;
• Strength of the public-private partnership.
Planning
First stage: Preliminary applications
• Deadline - 1 March 2013
• Advice by IAC - April 2013
• ±14 selected consortia invited - May 2013
• Joint elaboration full application - May-August 2013
 Training & workshop
Second stage full proposals: Full applications
• Deadline - 14 August 2013
• Peer review / Reply applicants - August-October 2013
• Advice by IAC / Decision by SC - November 2013
• Start IP – from December 2013 to July 2014
Activities at programme level
• Regional workshops & UDW conferences
• Inter-project knowledge sharing / part of project
budgets
• Joint publications
• Support facilities, e.g. virtual working space, infosheets on output (e.g. d-bases, manuals,
publications), website, newsletter et cetera
Thank you