MINUTE OF MEETING_MK33 PROJECT
--------------------------------1. GENERAL INFORMATION
 Objective: Introduction the main content, approach, implementation plan and the product of
the MK33 project.
 Venue: Headquarter of VAWR (VAWR), 171 Tay Son street, DongDa, Hanoi, Vietnam
 Time: 13h30-17h00, 16 March 2015
 The participants: Leadership of VAWR, Mrs Mayvong Sayatham – Representative of WLE
program – MK33 project coordinator; Representative of MK31 and MK27 project;
Representative of the Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, Department
of Water Resources – MONRE, representative of Water Resources University, Vietnam
Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning (VIFEP); Representing the functions board and
Institute under VAWR; Representative of Bac Hung Hai irrigation company; Representative
of Irrigation; Institute for Water Development Partnership (IWDP); Vietnam Water
Partnership (VNWP); Representatives of scientists and young researchers of the units inside
and outside VAWR and all member of the MK33 project.
2. WORKSHOP CONTENT
The workshop was divided into 02 main parts:
1. Project introduction, institutional status in the management of water resources of Vietnam
(With presentations from participants);
2. Discussion.
Workshop agenda
Time
Content
13:30-14:00
Welcome and registration
14:00-14:05
Opening and welcome speech
14:05-14:15
WLE program introduction
14:15-14:30
MK33 project introduction
Response
Organizationer (VAWR)
Leader of VAWR
Ms. Mayvong Sayatham
(Project coordinator of
MK33)
MK33 project member
Presentation 1: Institutional issues of water resources
management in Vietnam
Presentation 2: Water resources management in Viet Nam in
the context of climate change – Present and Challenges
Dr. Dao Trong Tu
VNWP
Assoc., Prof. Dr. Huynh
Thi Lan Huong - IMHEN
Assoc., Prof. Dr. Nguyen
Quang Trung - IWE
15:15-15:30
Presentation 3: Water resources management and economic
development in the Red River Basin
Coffee break
15:30-15:45
Work plan of MK33 project
14:30-14:45
14:45-15:00
15:00-15:15
PARTNER CONSORTIUM:
MK33 project member
Time
Content
15:45-16:00
Discussion:
1/. Institutional issues off water resources management exist in
Vietnam
16:00-16:20
Discussion:
2/. Support from MK33 project and opportunities for fellows
16:20-16:40
Discussion:
3/. Expectations of the participants/fellows from MK33
project’s support
Response
MK33 project member
MK33 project member
16:40 – 17:00
Final discussion and closure
MK33 project member
Leader of VAWR
3. COMMENT AND FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS
A. Call for proposal and fellow selection
 It should be clearly defined entrance age (Mr Hoanh_IWMI);
 Priority should be given to students who have working experience in the related field
especially is working at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Mr
Hoanh_IWMI);
 Working group skill should be considered. (Mr Hoanh_IWMI);
 There is a commitment of the participants in the process of implementation and after
project completion (Mrs Tung Hoa_WRU).
B. Activities of project
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Topic:
It is necessary to have a conference/workshop/writeshop with the participation of experts
in order to orient students build research topic (Mrs Tung Hoa_WRU);
There should be one topic on "The Impact of the flow system in the Red River for Bac
Hung Hai. Solutions and recommendations” (Mr.Thai_BHH Irrigation company);
Do not just focus on institutional management of water resources, which need to pay
attention to issues relating to the execution and implementation of laws, policies (Mr
Hoanh_IWMI);
There should be one topic of “Water transboundary” (Mr Carl_MK31);
Need to focus not only “% Gender participant” but also “Gender issues in water resources
management” (Mr Hoanh_IWMI);
International law should be a priority topic or not. What is the main criteria for topic
choosing (Mr.Thai_BHH Irrigation company);
Research topic need to have 2 levels: Community level and National & Mutilnational
level (Mr Hoanh_IWMI).
Research methodology:
PARTNER CONSORTIUM:
Necessarily have workshop/writeshop to guide the fellows how to write article, journals,
webstorie, etc (Mr Thuan_IWDP, Mr Hoanh_IWMI)
C. Partners
 To coordinate with CTIC (A center under VAWR) to have the research guide class (Mr
Hoanh_IWMI);
 Strong linkages with the project's three remaining basins (Mr Carl_MK31);
 Should have a Chinese Institute to coordinate (Mr Hoanh_IWMI).
4. CONCLUSION
Representative for the group project, Mr Nguyen Tung Phong (Deputy Director of
VAWR) has committed to implement the project in accordance with the content in project
proposal. Besides, the members of the project review and analyze all the comments & feedback
from the participants, from which to make adjustments during implementation to achieve better
results.
Hanoi, 17 March 2015
PARTNER CONSORTIUM: