The  Beginning  

Dr  Kim  Geheb,  Regional  Coordinator  CGIAR  Research  Program  on  Water,  Land  and  Ecosystems  

Greater  Mekong  Program    

Knowledge  is  a  critical,  but  not  the  only,  ingredient  in  successful  water  resources  

management”  –  John  Williams.  

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15  Projects  working  on:  •  Water  governance  •  Healthy  rivers  •  River  food  systems  •  Healthy  landscapes  

and  ecosystems  In  part,  through:  •  Capacity  building  and  

professional  development  

WLE  GM  works  in…  

7  Projects  

3  Projects  

3  Projects  

2  Projects  

Ideas,  like  large  rivers,  never  have  just  one  source”    “  

Willy  Ley  1906  -­‐  1969  

306  Delegates  

139  Institutions  

14%  Cambodia  

9%  China  

13%    Lao  PDR  

16.5%    Myanmar  

13%    Thailand  

16.5%    Viet  Nam  

19%    Intl.  

How  wonderful  that  we  have  met  with  a  paradox.  Now  we  have  some  hope  of  making  progress”  –  Niels  Bohr  

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It’s  not  what  you  say,  but  how  you  say  it  that  counts”  –  Me.  

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The  ‘shape’  of  WLE  communications  

   

The  Detail  

The  Big  Picture  

The  Hook  

§  Messages  §  Elevator  pitches  §  Engagement  §  Social  media  

§  Syntheses  §  SoKs  §  Infographics  §  Atlases  §  Dialogues  

§  Formal  articles  §  Technical  solutions  

Highly  s

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Low  com

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High  co

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Low  spe

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Matching  power?  

Acknowledgements  

Thank  You!!!  

•  Ministry  of  Environment,  Kingdom  of  Cambodia  

•  International  Water  Management  Institute  

Thank  You!!!  

•  CGIAR  Research  Program  on  Water,  Land  and  Ecosystems  

•  Department  of  Foreign  Affairs  and  Trade,  Australia  

•  German  Technical  Cooperation  (GiZ)  

•  PACT  –  Mekong  Partnership  for  the  Environment  

•  Stockholm  Environment  Institute  •  Mekong  River  Commission  •  Our  projects!  

Thank  You!!!  

•  HoaBinh  Tourist  •  Hotel  Cambodiana  

Thank  You!!!  

•  The  WLE  Greater  Mekong  Fellows  

Thank  You!!!  

•  Fisher  Qua  •  Mia  Signs  •  Natalie  Orenticher  •  Michael  Victor  •  Joe  Girton  •  Stew  Motta  •  Sharon  Perera  •  Ruby  Laohapraseng  •  Mayvong  Sayatham  •  Noi  Punkeo  •  David  Clayton    

Thank  You!!!  

YOU!!!  

Thank  You!!!  

Thank  you  for  listening  

https://wle-­‐mekong.cgiar.org