15 African countries invited to call for proposals: Water and Development Partnership Programme
In order to strengthen collaboration across francophone countries in Africa, IHE Delft’s Water and Development Partnership Programme is seeking proposals that bring together diverse, inter- and trans-disciplinary teams that wish to collaborate to find sustainable solutions to water challenges, redress larger systemic injustices and enrich the knowledge on water.
The call, for proposals with budgets ranging from €50,000 to €100,000 for a duration of two to three years will be launched on 13 March and will follow a two-stage process. In the first stage, teams will submit their preliminary ideas in French or English, using the provided templates and guidelines. These ideas are due 12.00 CET on 10 April. The programme will provide feedback on the ideas, and teams that continue with the call’s second stage will use this feedback as they develop their project ideas. Final proposals must be submitted in English before 17.00 CET on 22 May.
Who can apply?
Projects need to be implemented in the following countries. Teams must include partners from at least two of the listed countries, including at least one of the countries indicated in bold:
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
- Niger
- Benin
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
- Togo
- Mauritania
- Chad
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Algeria
What kind of projects are sought?
Projects with budgets ranging from €50,000 to €100,000 euro for a duration of 2 to 3 years that aim to redress issues related to inequities and ecological degradation in water-related developments in one or more of the following thematic areas:
- Water and Health (1 to 2 projects will be awarded)
This theme focuses on developing viable pathways to improve and upscale the provision of adequate, affordable, and inclusive water and sanitation services, particularly to marginalized groups and/or underprivileged areas.
- Water for Food (2 to 3 projects will be awarded)
This theme focuses on developing viable pathways to more sustainable, equitable, and climate-change-resilient irrigation practices and agro-ecosystems to support the livelihoods of actors involved in small- and medium-scale agriculture as well as to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services.
- River Basins and Deltas (2 to 3 projects will be awarded)
This theme focuses on developing viable pathways to more secure, equitable, and ecologically sustainable governance and management of (transboundary) river basins and delta regions, including coastal areas and aquifers.
A more detailed description of the themes, challenges and priorities that the call aims to address can be found here under ‘Programme guidelines and templates’.
More about the partnership programme
The programme envisions a world where inclusive and diverse partnerships and marginalized knowledges transform the ways we know, use, share and care for water. To achieve this, the programme funds bold, creative and transdisciplinary projects that combine research, education and capacity strengthening activities aimed at creating a peaceful, just and sustainable world.
The Water and Development Partnership Programme 2022-2027 is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
More information
If you need assistance finding partners with whom to form a consortium or have any other questions, please contact us at secretariat_dupc3@un-ihe.org.
Check the programme Twitter for updates and visit our FAQs page.