The Mekong Institute conducted a two-week-learning-program on Integrated Water Resources Management for the Mekong sponsored by and held at Mekong River Commission (MRC) Vientiane Office, Laos last November 28 – December 10, 2011.  Out of the 10 participants, eight were Junior Riparian Professionals (JRPs) under the MRCs project, one was a dialogue partner from Myanmar, …

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A training course on Agriculture Sector Value Chain Analysis and Promotion has been organized in the Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand. In order to indentify and find the weak links in the value chains of their respective countries, 28 government officials from Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, and Yunnan Province of PR China had …

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The 5-day Structured Learning Visit on Regional Rural Development Planning for Laos government officials opens on 5 July 2011 at Mekong Institute with 14 senior to middle-level government officials from central and provincial offices of the Department of Planning, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (DoP-MPI). The participants were warmly welcomed by Dr. Suchat Katima, …

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The Training Workshop on Transboundary Water Conflict Management and International Water Governance opened yesterday (1 November) at Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The 6-day workshop is organized for 27 mid-level professionals and academics from 4 Lower Mekong Basin countries and Myanmar. Dr. Wim J.A.M. Douven of UNESCO-IHE welcomed the participants, and the workshop was officially …

TRAINING WORKSHOP ON “TRANSBOUNDARY WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL WATER GOVERNANCE” OPENED ON 1 NOVEMBER 2010 Read More »

The Mekong Institute plays host to the Training Workshop on Transboundary Water Conflict Management and International Water Governance. The Opening Ceremony was held on June 3, 2009 where twenty three participants from the lower Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam were present together with resource persons from UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the …

MI HOSTS MRC’S WORKSHOP ON TRANSBOUNDARY WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL WATER GOVERNANCE Read More »