Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Embassy of India, Bangkok, Thailand, organized the Mekong-India Forum on “Engaging Youth in Water Resources Conservation and Management” on March 22, 2022. The Forum, which is part of the India Cooperation Initiatives with the Mekong countries such as the India-Thailand Exchange Program (ITEP) and India Technical Economic Cooperation …

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To explore solutions to key policy and sustainability challenges facing the Lower Mekong, the United States Department of State, together with the Stimson Center and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, organized a series of Partnership Policy Dialogues that will run from 2021 to 2023. Mr. Madhurjya K. Dutta, Director of Trade and …

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The Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Embassy of India to Thailand, is organizing the Mekong-India Forum on “Engaging Youth in Water Resources Conservation and Management” via Zoom on March 22, 2022 at 9:00 to 11:30 am. The forum, which is part of the India Cooperation Initiatives with the Mekong countries such as the …

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To share the preliminary findings of the survey on Women in Trade (WIT) Knowledge Platform 2020-2022, the Mekong Institute (MI) conducted a virtual multi-stakeholders’ workshop on March 3, 2022. The workshop was attended by representatives from business associations, chambers of commerce, export promotion agencies, women entrepreneurship associations, exporting companies, research institutions, and policy-makers. The three-year …

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With support from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund of P. R. China, the Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) of the Royal Government of Thailand and the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, is hosting the 3rd Lancang-Mekong Business Forum (LMBF) on March 30-31, 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   With the theme …

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To comprehensively involve high-level policymakers in exchanging views, building mutual understanding, and developing policy options for proactive regional planning and coordinated management operation, the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam launched the Mekong Leadership Program and Capacity Building Activities (Mekong LEAD and Mekong BUILD) in a virtual event …

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To address the shortage of drinking water in rural communities, the Seoul National University R&DB (SNU R&DB) formally launched the ‘Promotion of Innovative Rainwater for Drinking (RFD) System as a Sustainable Water Supply in Rural Schools’ project in a virtual meeting on February 4, 2022. To be implemented in selected schools in the five Mekong …

A SUSTAINABLE RAINWATER FOR DRINKING SYSTEM TO BE PILOTED IN RURAL SCHOOLS IN THE MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

To improve the capacity of local stakeholders in small-scale water resource management, the Center for Civil Society and Nonprofit Management (CSNM) of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University (KKU), together with the National University of Laos (NUoL) and Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), formally launched the ‘Enhancing the Community and …

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To present the highlights of research results among relevant stakeholders, Mekong Institute (MI) organized an online validation workshop on the study titled ‘Implementation of National Single Windows (NSWs) in the Mekong Countries and Operability with the ASEAN Single Window (ASW)’ on January 21, 2022. The online workshop aimed to present and validate the findings and …

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To promote sustainable infrastructure in the region, Cambodia’s Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport (TSIPWT) formally launched the “Capacity Building for Road Maintenance Methodology to Promote Sustainable Infrastructure in CLV countries” program in a hybrid event on January 17, 2022. TSIPWT will be implementing an 18-month capacity building program for technicians, relevant government …

CAMBODIA KICKS OFF A CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM ON ROAD MAINTENANCE FOR CLV COUNTRIES Read More »