In its Phase 2 research, beginning in 2009, the CPWF will focus work in six river basins: the Andes system of basins, the Ganges, Limpopo, Mekong, Nile and Volta basins.

A CPWF call for proposals has just been announced for the Limpopo and the Volta river basins. Information on Expressions of Interest can be found here:

https://sites.google.com/site/cpwfbdceoi/

In each of these river basins, research will focus on a specific Basin Development Challenge, or BDC. The BDCs evolved over time and drew upon various sources of information, including Phase 1 research results, Phase 1 Basin Coordinator input, key informant surveys, and stakeholder workshops.

Research to address a BDC is to be conducted through a relatively small number of closely integrated projects. Each project may be contracted in one of three ways:

1.    Open competition (open to all),
2.    Limited tendering (by invitation), and
3.    Direct contracting (negotiation with a selected team).

The call for open competition Phase 2 CPWF projects in the Andes, Mekong and Nile basins was announced July 6, 2009, and closed August 31, 2009.