This report looks at the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in facilitating both regional integration and local development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). The ADB defines an SEZ as a specific geographic region with economic laws that are more liberal than a country’s typical economic laws (ADB Trade Facilitation Report 2009, 132). Drawing …
Across the Mekong region, ‘development’ has become synonymous with rapid economic growth, to be achieved through predominantly large-scale, private investments. The development model promoted by the region’s governments prioritizes trade and investment liberalization, and privatization. Private investment is sought in virtually every sector of the economy from energy, oil, minerals, agriculture and food processing to …
AN OVERVIEW OF LARGE SCALE INVESTMENTS IN THE MEKONG REGION Read More »
In the Mekong region, the majority of people living in poverty depend on land and natural resources for their survival but lack secure rights to it. This insecurity of tenure serves as a disincentive to invest in the land and leaves communities exposed to land expropriation by the state and commercial interests, as well …
RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY TENURE IN THE MEKONG REGION: AN ONLINE DIALOGUE Read More »
Since its formation, ASEAN has seen an underdeveloped region grow into one of the most dynamic drivers of today’s global economy. As it marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2017, the Association’s ten member countries are a significant focus of international investment as Southeast Asia’s success story continues, following the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community …
QUICK SCAN MYANMAR: GEODATA FOR AGRICULTURE AND WATER (G4AW) Read More »
Since its formation, ASEAN has seen an underdeveloped region grow into one of the most dynamic drivers of today’s global economy. As it marks its fiftieth anniversary in 2017, the Association’s ten member countries are a significant focus of international investment as Southeast Asia’s success story continues, following the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community …
INVESTING IN ASEAN: ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASAIN NATION Read More »
Changes in the climatic system introduce uncertainties in the supply and management of water resources. Climate change has direct impacts on the surface water and the control of storage in rivers, lakes and reservoirs, which indirectly controls the groundwater recharge process. The main and direct impact of climate change on groundwater is changes in the …
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS IN THE MEKONG REGION–A REVIEW Read More »
Vietnam is at a crossroads. Fragmentation of production across increasingly complex global value chains (GVCs) will continue to create both opportunities and challenges. The domestic policies that Vietnam enacts in the near future will determine whether it will be pushed further toward its current specialization of low value-added assembly functions—or whether it will manage to …
VIETNAM AT A CROSSROADS – ENGAGING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS Read More »
Crop-breeding innovations are merely a short-term solution for falling yields. Only agricultural diversity can ensure food security and resilience As a new year dawns, it is hard not to be dazzled by the current pace of technological change in food and agriculture. Only last month, news emerged of a crop spray with the potential to …
MODERN AGRICULTURE CULTIVATES CLIMATE CHANGE – WE MUST NURTURE BIODIVERSITY Read More »
Policy imperatives will help ASEAN “leapfrog” into the vanguard of the digital economy—making the region globally competitive and enriching the lives of citizens. Realizing this opportunity must be a top priority. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The opportunity Across the world, digital products and services are transforming industries, enriching lives, and propelling progress. The Association of South East …
The road to the establishment of the ASEAN Community began in 2003 through the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II in Bali, Indonesia, otherwise known as the Bali Concord II. In 2003, with the increasing interdependence between and among ASEAN countries and as a response to the ASEAN Financial Crisis, the ASEAN members declared the establishment …
THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND PROSPECTS OF CROSS-BORDER PRACTICE OF LAW Read More »
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Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department
Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.
In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.
She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.