September 4 – 8, 2023, Kunming City, China – The Presidents’ Forum of Forestry Universities/Institutes in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) witnessed Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, the Executive Director of the Mekong Institute, deliver a keynote speech and a presentation, outlining strategic approaches to integrate forestry into the region’s development and cooperation for sustainable growth. In his …

MI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. SURIYAN VICHITLEKARN, PROPOSES INTEGRATED FORESTRY APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE GMS Read More »

Bangkok, August 31, 2023 – As part of the effort to explore integrative and multi-sectoral approaches to improve disadvantaged populations’ access to water, energy, and food in the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB)[1], Mekong Institute together with partners from the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), the Science and …

MI AND PARTNERS CHART THE NEXT STEPS FOR STRENGTHENING LOWER MEKONG COUNTRIES’ ACCESS TO WATER, ENERGY, AND FOOD Read More »

As an offshoot of MI’s regional training on scaling up digital connectivity for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) held on July 10-14, 2023, a group of six MI alumni from Thailand rolled out their country action plan starting with an online course offered to local MSMEs on August 25, 2023. The activity welcomed participants …

MI TRAINING ALUMNI INITIATE COUNTRY ACTION PLAN TO DRIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR THAI MSMES Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in partnership with the Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD) and the China Southern Power Grid Yunnan International Co., Ltd. (YNIC), brought together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to deliberate on strategies to foster sustainable and low-carbon development across the Mekong region in a second consultation workshop held on July 21 and …

MI AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DELIBERATE PATHWAYS TO LOW-CARBON FUTURE AND STRENGTHENED REGIONAL COLLABORATION Read More »

In a proactive move to empower Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the Lancang-Mekong (LM) countries in navigating the digital realm amid a post-pandemic era, Mekong Institute (MI) brought together stakeholders from Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam in a five-day regional training program on July 10-14, 2023 …

MI ENGAGES WITH THE GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION AND OTHER MEKONG COUNTRIES TO SCALE UP DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY FOR MSMES Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), with support from the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, China, successfully organized the Regional Training Program on Comprehensive Human Resource Development (HRD) for the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from June 26 to July 7, 2023, in two cities in Thailand – Khon Kaen and Bangkok. The program aimed to empower government officials in the …

MI’S REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ADVOCATES HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AMONG LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Executive Director, Mekong Institute (MI), met with Ms. Pouchamarn Wongsanga, Regional Component Lead of thePromotion of Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in ASEAN (ASEAN AgriTrade), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and Mr. Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs, Director-General, Department of Agriculture (DOA), Thailand, to discuss an institutionalization plan for the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network …

MI-GIZ-THAILAND’S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DISCUSS SUSTAINABILITY AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION PLAN FOR ASEAN-CRN Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing the first in a series of three consultation workshops on “Innovative Financing for the Decarbonization of the Transport Sector” on June 27 – 28, 2023 via Zoom. With the support of the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China), the workshop aims to enhance sustainable development in …

CALL FOR APPLICATION ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THE LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES CONSULTATION WORKSHOP Read More »

To enhance the capacity of participants in developing two-pronged approaches that could reduce poverty while promoting food security, Mekong Institute (MI), funded by the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, organized the Regional Training Program on “Targeted Poverty Alleviation and Strengthening Food Security in the Lancang-Mekong Countries for Post-pandemic Recovery” from April 24 …

REGIONAL TRAINING ON “TARGETED POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND STRENGTHENING FOOD SECURITY IN THE LANCANG-MEKONG COUNTRIES” CONTRIBUTES TO POVERTY REDUCTION AND PROMOTES FOOD SECURITY THROUGH SHARING OF GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED. Read More »