BACKGROUND Mekong Institute (MI), with the support of the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), is currently implementing “Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development in the Mekong Region”. The project is designed to introduce smart tourism tools, techniques, and technologies through learning exchanges, structured learning visits, information-sharing, and adoption of best practices. Such investments are geared …
Marking another stride towards better market surveillance in Cambodia, Mekong Institute (MI) and the Consumer Protection, Competition, and Fraud Repression (CCF) Directorate-General delivered the third training under their joint initiative ‘Capacity Building Program on Food Safety Legal Framework and Better Market Surveillance for Food Inspectors’ on November 22, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tailored to …
MI AND CCF ROLL OUT THE THIRD TRAINING FOR CAMBODIAN FOOD INSPECTORS Read More »
A delegation led by Professor Yu Yimin, Dean of School of Information, Dean of Intelligent Application Research Institute, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE) visited Mekong Institute (MI) on November 21, 2023. Mr. Rithy Buth, Officer-in-Charge and Director of Finance and Operations Department, welcomed the delegates and senior MI staff. The objective of the …
YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DELEGATION VISITED MI Read More »
Rationale The world is becoming more complex as it faces environmental, economic, and social challenges. The growing population, increasing rates of poverty and hunger, climate change and environmental degradation pose threats to food security. Technological advances in food and non-food production while providing benefits also can also pose threats to human health and safety. The …
BACKGROUND Adopting Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is becoming increasingly significant in the face of mounting global climate change challenges. In the Greater Mekong Subregion, for example, climate vulnerabilities have been a concern for years. As a rule of thumb, every 1o of global warming adds 7% more moisture into the atmosphere which powers up the water …
Regional Training on Climate-Smart Crop Production Technologies and Innovations Read More »
Background and Introduction In t he Mekong r eg ion a substantial reservoir of untapped potential and opportunities emerges when countries engage in strategic collaboration. While notable efforts have been made, including initiatives like the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy(ACMECS), the Lancang-Mekong Special Cooperation …
Structure Learning Visit (SLV) cum Evaluation Workshop in Mekong countries Read More »
Introduction 1.1 Background The Mekong Institute (MI), an intergovernmental organization owned by the Governments of Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand, primarily aims to promote regional development, cooperation, and integration at bilateral and multilateral levels. This is achieved through technical assistance, capacity building, policy advice, and the generation of targeted activities for …
Training on Regional Project Monitoring and Evaluation Read More »
INTRODUCTION On December 3, 2021, a 422-km standard-gauge Boten-Vientiane Railway, the Lao section of the China-Lao PDR Railway, was officially opened, which connected the China section through a 613-km standard-gauge railway running from Mohan, Yuxi to Kunming (see Figure 1). As part of this railway connection, an extension of Lao PDR-Thailand railway is expected to …
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