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FOURTH MKCF CALL

FOURTH MKCF CALL

4TH MKCF SELECTED PROJECT PROPOSALS

Cambodia

Title of the project: Data collection and processing for the Cambodian Irrigation Schemes Information System and Sharing Information on Water Resources between the Mekong ROK
Proponent: Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
Objective(s): To develop a nationwide information system referencing all irrigation and water management infrastructures. The projects outputs are:
  1. Trained officials on data collection and GIS data processing
  2. Collected and processed data for the Irrigation Schemes Information System
Priority Area / Sector: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

LAO PDR

Title of the project: Soil, Water and Nutrient Management for Increasing Farm Household Income in Drought Zones of the Lao PDR
Proponent: Department of Agriculture Land Management (DALaM), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR
Objective(s): To create the best soil, water and nutrient management models for farms in drought areas in Laos
Priority Area / Sector: Agricultural and Rural Development

MYANMAR

Title of the project: Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil and Water for Safety Crop Production in Myanmar
Proponent: Land Use Division Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Objective(s): To assess occurrence of heavy metal and its amounts in specific region, enhance the safety food production for export market, increase awareness on heavy metal contamination
Priority Area / Sector: Environment

VIET NAM

Title of the project: Developing of Climate-related Disaster Hazard Zoning Map and Enhancing the Salinity Intrusion Monitoring Network in Can Tho City
Proponent: Can Tho Climate Change Coordination Office
Objective(s): Improving capacity to respond and adapt to saline intrusion and natural disasters for local government and community
Priority Area / Sector: Environment

Thailand

Title of the project: Sharing of Experiences, Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks Between ROK and Mekong Countries.
Proponent: Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Objective(s): Sharing of evidence-based management and the appropriate innovative tools and intervention on COVID-19
Priority Area / Sector: Non-traditional Security Challenges
Title of the project: Data collection and processing for the Cambodian Irrigation Schemes Information System and Sharing Information on Water Resources between the Mekong ROK
Proponent: Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
Priority Area / Sector: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Status: On going
Objective(s): To develop a nationwide information system referencing all irrigation and water management infrastructures. The projects outputs are:
  1. Trained officials on data collection and GIS data processing
  2. Collected and processed data for the Irrigation Schemes Information System
Key Achievements / Milestones:
  1. The project has been launched in December 2022
  2. Conducted project inception workshop with the project stakeholder. The purpose of the workshop is to brief the project, inform the training and finalize the data collection forms.
Regionality: Cambodia
Contact Person: Mr. Klok Sam Ang, email: [email protected]
Title of the project: Soil, Water and Nutrient Management for Increasing Farm Household Income in Drought Zones of the Lao PDR
Proponent: Department of Agriculture Land management (DALaM), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR
Priority Area / Sector: Agricultural and Rural Development
Status: On going
Objective(s): To create the best soil, water and nutrient management models farms in drought areas of Laos
Key Achievements / Milestones:
  1. Completed initiative meeting with partner and local staff from three Provincial Agriculture Offices & six District Agriculture Offices.
  2. Completed Baseline survey for targeting villages and farmers’ selection as the project beneficiaries
  3. Developed seven (07) water ponds in the drought areas and facilitated rice, sweetcorn, and vegetables seeds as well as facilitated greenhouse material, vegetable seed, and material for organic tank construction.
  4. The average yield of paddy rice demonstration plot in project locations of three provinces has increased by 32%.
  5. Organized the Training of Trainers (TOT for provincial and district staffs on soil, water and nutrient management on cropping system in the target project areas.
Regionality: Lao PDR
Contact Person: Dr. Nivong Sipaseuth, email: [email protected], Mr. Soulikone Chaivana, email: [email protected]
Title of the project: Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil and Water for Safety Crop Production in Myanmar
Proponent: Land Use Division Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Priority Area / Sector: Environment
Status: On going
Objective(s): To assess occurrence of heavy metal and its amounts in specific region, enhance the safety food production for export market, increase awareness on heavy metal contamination
Key Achievements / Milestones:
  1. The project has been launched in February 2023.
  2. Completed Soil and Water expert meeting to discuss updates of heavy metal contamination as well as to define the risk and priority areas of project target intervention.
Regionality: Myanmar
Contact Person: Ms. May Phyoe Way, email: [email protected], [email protected]
Title of the project: Developing of Climate-related Disaster Hazard Zoning Map and Enhancing the Salinity Intrusion Monitoring Network in Can Tho City
Proponent: Can Tho Climate Change Coordination Office
Priority Area / Sector: Environment
Implementing Agency: Can Tho Climate Change Coordination Office, Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Status: On going
Objective(s): Improving capacity to respond and adapt to saline intrusion and natural disasters for local government and community
Key Achievements / Milestones:
  1. Assessed level of natural disaster risk caused by climate change focus on storm/ tornado, flooding, riverbank erosion, drought and salinity intrusion.
  2. Collected the climate-related natural disaster risks data
  3. Developed climate-related disaster hazard zoning and warning maps
  4. Enhanced the capacity of personnel in monitoring salinity intrusion
  5. Developed early warning of salinity intrusion through 3 (three) installed salinity monitoring equipment to take timely response measures
  6. Improved the access to information of salinity intrusion through website http://biendoikhihau.cantho.gov.vn/
  7. Increased public awareness through 9 (nine) training in 9 (nine) districts with 789 participants
  8. Completed project final workshops to disseminate the project results with both state and non-state (farmer associations) participants
Regionality: Viet Nam
Contact Person: Ms. Chau Thi Kim Thoa, email: [email protected], [email protected] Ms. Duong Thanh Van, email: [email protected]
Title of the project: Sharing of Experiences, Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks Between ROK and Mekong Countries.
Proponent: Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Priority Area / Sector: Non-traditional Security Challenges
Implementing Agency: Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Status: Completed
Objective(s): Sharing of evidence-based management and the appropriate innovative tools and intervention on COVID-19
Key Achievements / Milestones:
  1. Conducted pilot studies in five Mekong countries on how the migrant workers use the ICTs to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  2. Conducted two workshops with participants from Mekong countries to share lessons learnt and best practices from prevention and control measures of pandemic in Thailand using ICT with the speakers from Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN), Government Big Data Institute under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), Wisible (a patient information storage system with the capability of tracking the condition of patients’ health status), and Department of Disease Control (DDC), Ministry of Public Health.
  3. Conducted workshop on ICT and Outbreak Management in Korea in collaboration with Seoul National University Asia Center (SNUAC) with the participants from five Mekong countries with the topic on “Governing the Migrants: Overview and Update Situation in Controlling and Managing the COVID Outbreak”.
  4. Proposed Guidelines for ICT Management to Protect Migrant Workers during Health Crises in Mekong Countries
  5. Proposed Mekong-ROK Training Curriculum on: (i) Pandemic management and health response, (ii) Migrant workers and safe migration, and (iii) ICT literacy and management
  6. Conducted workshop to disseminate the guidelines and curriculum to a wider project stakeholder from public agencies, NGOs, and international organization.
Regionality: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Contact Person: Dr.Saikaew Thipakorn, email: [email protected]
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Mrs. Guohua Liu

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.