MEKONG-REPUBLIC OF KOREA COOPERATION FUND (MKCF) 7TH CALL FOR REGIONAL PROJECT PROPOSALS

Eligible organizations from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Thailand (CLMVT), Republic of Korea (ROK), International Organizations including UN Agencies, and other International Non-Governmental Organizations having operating offices in the Mekong countries and ROK are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for regional projects under the 7th call of the Mekong-Republic of Korea …

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MI HOSTS HYBRID REGIONAL EXPERT TALK ON PROMOTING RESILIENT CREATIVE ECONOMY THROUGH CROSS-SECTORAL AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION AS PART OF ISAN CREATIVE FESTIVAL 2023

As part of the Isan Creative Festival 2023, Mekong Institute (MI) organized the Hybrid Regional Expert Talk on Promoting Resilient Creative Economy through Cross-sectoral and Regional Collaboration on April 3, 2023. The aim of the event was to exchange best practices and experiences to build resilience, anticipate future threats, and prepare for change and transition …

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PROSAFE TRAINING OF TRAINERS CENTERS ITS AGENDA ON STRENGTHENING THE FOOD SAFETY NETWORKS IN CLMV

To further build the capacity of food safety trainers in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) in planning and designing effective food safety training programs, Mekong Institute (MI) organized the Regional Training of Trainers for Safer Food under its project Promoting Safe Food for Everyone (PROSAFE), from March 27 to 31, 2023 at the …

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REGIONAL RICE PROJECT ON STANDARDS HARMONIZATION A GOOD BEGINNING TO PURSUING FUTURE REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE RICE SECTOR

As Mekong Institute (MI) and the Rice Department (RD) of Thailand conclude their three-year project on the ‘Development and Implementation of Common Rice Product Standards in Lancang-Mekong (LM) Countries,’ partners from the rice sector in the Mekong Region have expressed their interest in collaborating on another initiative that will forward the development of a common …

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MI REPRESENTATIVE UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF CAPACITY BUILDING TO INCREASE GREEN TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN THE FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY AT A GREEN FREIGHT POLICY DIALOGUE

Capacity building for professionals in public and private sector involved in the transport and logistics sector by means of training and workshops is critical for the adoption of green logistics technologies in the GMS region This was the message emphasized by Mr. Robby Rosandi, Project Coordinator, Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, Mekong Institute (MI) at …

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VISIT BY LAO OFFICIALS TO MI

On March 28, 2023, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, MI Executive Director, and MI senior staff, received a visit from the Lao PDR’s Department of Trade Promotion (DTP), Ministry of Industry (MoIC) and Commerce, the Department of Economic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), and the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI). The Lao delegation was …

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MI AND CIKD COHOSTS THE WEBINAR ON GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD) and with support from the People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, organized a half-day webinar on March 28, 2023. The event aimed to exchange knowledge and ideas for a better understanding of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and explore …

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MKCF LAUNCHES A PROJECT ON CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE MEKONG RIVER BASIN

Mekong Institute (MI) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Water and Resource Meteorology (MOWRM) hosted a meeting to launch the “Capacity Building for Sustainable and Climate Change Resilient Water Resource Management in the Mekong River Basin”project on March 28, 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Funded by Mekong – Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), the project provides …

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MI, RICE DEPARTMENT OF THAILAND CONCLUDE THE RICE PEST AND NATURAL DISASTER AI SYSTEM PROJECT

Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Rice Department (RD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Thailand, organized the End-of-Project Workshop for the project “Development of Rice Pest and Natural Disaster Monitoring, Forecasting and Warning Center for Sustainable Rice Production under Climate Change in the Mekong-Lancang Subregion”, on March 21-23, 2023 in Luang …

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MI PARTICIPATES IN THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LANCANG-MEKONG COOPERATION WEEK IN YUNNAN 2023

On March 23, 2023, Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Mekong Institute (MI)’s Executive Director, together with other senior staff, attended the “Launching Ceremony of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Week in Yunnan 2023 and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Serial Events” in Yunnan, China. The event was hosted by the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Yunnan Province (FAOYN).  In his …

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