Partners for Water tender opened
Date: 21-04-2011
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In 2011, 'Partners for Water' launched the programme ´Working with water worldwide´ for private and public-private initiatives in 30 countries. The programme covers between 25% and 80% of project costs, with a maximum of € 600.000,-. With this 'seed money' three types of activities can be funded:

• Environmental feasibility studies
• Demonstration and pilot projects
• Knowledge enhancement project

Dutch companies active in the water sector can apply by presenting their own project proposal. There are two tender submission dates per year, April 28 and September 15, 2011. Projects need to fit with one or more of the following themes:

• Climate
• Food and ecosystems
• Drinking water and sanitation (including wastewater)
• Safety
• Governance

 The project must meet the following requirements:

• the long-term continuity of the consortium must be sufficiently guaranteed
• the project must meet a clearly identified need in the target country (demand-driven)
• the project must reflect Partners for Water themes
• the project must involve at least two parties that are based in the Netherlands

Projects should contribute to strengthening the international position of the Dutch water sector whilst enhancing long-term collaboration between project partners. Projects should be innovative in nature and be able to create considerable spin-offs.

The project can take place in any of the following countries:

• Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda, South Africa
• Asia: Armenia, Bangladesh, China, Philippines, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
• Europe: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey
• Latin America: Brazil, Mexico

Special attention is paid to the socalled deltacountries, namely:

•  Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Mozambique and Vietnam

Last changed: 21-04-2011 at 10:06