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The Sustainable Mekong Research Network
The Sustainable Mekong Research Network, or Sumernet, is a research network established to catalyse the transition to sustainability in the Mekong region through collaboration in applied policy research, network development, fundraising, outreach and dissemination, and capacity building on key aspects of sustainable development, and with a particular focus on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Sumernet comprises of 12 research and education institutions based in the Mekong region. These are:
Thailand
Centre for Ecological Economics and Environment Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University
Lao PDR
Environment Research Institute, Science Technology and Environment Agency
National Agriculture and Forest Research Institute
Vietnam
Can Tho University
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies
Cambodia
Fisheries Action Coalition Team
Yunnan Province of China
Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
International
International Water Management Institute
Stockholm Environment Institute
Mekong River Commission
World Conservation Union
Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific
The objective of Sumernet is for these partners to seek to work together to catalyze the transition to sustainability in the Mekong region.
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