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The CPWF-MUS Project

This site contains outputs from the Multiple Use Services (CPWF-MUS), project which was part of the Challenge Program on Water and Food. It ran from 2004-2009. The project was a partnership of professionals from the productive and domestic water sectors, and from the research and implementation communities. It focused on developing tested tools and guidelines for multiple-use water services delivery as an effective way to use water for poverty alleviation and gender equity. Activities were carried out in rural and peri-urban areas of five major river basins and eight countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.The project worked through so-called learning alliances to develop locally-specific innovations and build capacity for scaling up.

Structure of this web site

This web site is an archive of the activities carrried out in the CPWF-MUS project from 2004-2009. Research took place in eight countries in five major river basins. The specific objectives and outcomes of the research activities have been listed per basin. Countries and basins which took part are:

Bolivia and Colombia in the Andes basin
India and Nepal in the Indo-Gangetic basin
South Africa and Zimbabwe in the Limpopo basin
Thailand in the Mekong basin
Ethiopia in the Nile basin

A synthesis of results has been made at global level. These can be found under "global outputs". In addition, you can find more information about the project organisation and approach under "about CPWF-MUS".

About CPWF-MUS

The CPWF-MUS project carried out action research about the provision of multiple-use services. This folder contains information about the project's objectives and approach, as well as about the partners involved in it.

Basins/Countries

The MUS project was carried out in eight countries in five major river basins: Bolivia and Colombia in the Andes, Ethiopia in the Nile basin, India and Nepal in the Indo-Gangetic basin, Thailand in the Mekong basin and South Africa and Zimbabwe in the Limpopo basin. Here you will find the Research Activities of the MUS project in different basins and countries.

Global Outputs