Promote local awareness and capacity building in river basin management;
Promote the exchange of best practices and lessons learned among key stakeholders, thus strengthening local networking in river basin management;
Support MWA in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility mandates in a comprehensive, cost effective and sustainable way.
The Partnership will initially aim to provide grants to the upper watershed areas of the two river basins: namely the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong river basins, which are the main sources of MWA’s supply of raw water.
Priority will be given to three GEF/SGP focal areas related to river basin management: which include: international water, land degradation, and persistent organic pollutants.