Stories of People
around the Mekong
Stories that bring together research partners.
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Reducing water insecurity: Questions of power, politics and equity in the Mekong region
At the 2017 SUMERNET policy forum held late last year, researchers and policymakers discussed policy challenges and research needs for reducing water insecurity for the most vulnerable groups in the Mekong region.
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'“Living with Floods in a Mobile Southeast Asia" Panel Discussion and Book Launch
“Living with Floods in a Mobile Southeast Asia" Panel Discussion and Book Launch: 18 December 2017, 16:15-17:30 at the Auditorium on the 13th Floor of the Faculty of Political Science Building, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Learning games to save Chindwin’s biodiversity
At last month’s Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy held in Yangon, SEI Asia showcased a series of games as learning tools to raise awareness about the critical environmental issues in the Chindwin River Basin in Myanmar.
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SUMERNET policy forum on water insecurity on 9th November
SUMERNET will hold its "Policy Forum" on 9th November in Bangkok will bring together policy actors and researchers to discuss water insecurity topics in the Mekong Region.
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"Knowledge Exchange Workshop" on biodiversity conservation between the Chindwin and Mekong River Basins
A "Knowledge Exchange Workshop" between the Chindwin and Mekong River Basins will bring together policymakers, researchers, civil society and the media to share knowledge and good practices on biodiversity assessment and protection in the Chindwin River B
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‘Useful’ research and policy development: Social forestry in ASEAN
The objective of the 6th CSO Forum on Social Forestry was to continue being the platform to discuss, distil, consolidate, and elevate messages and learnings of CSOs and smallholders on Social Forestry, Climate Change and related topics and develop concret
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Chindwin Biodiversity Conservation Project to kick-off in Monywa, Myanmar on 14th June
The kick-off meeting of the project "Mainstream Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service in the Chindwin River" will take place in Monywa, Sagaing Region, Myanmar on 14 June 2017.
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SUMERNET at the SEI Science Forum 2017, 30 May to 1 June
SEI Science Forum 2017 will be organized by SEI Asia from 30 May to 2 June in Bangkok. Prominent policy-makers, scientists and researchers, from across the Asia-Pacific region, are expected to attend to share ideas and perspectives, build partnerships and
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Action-research into local participation in environmental assessment for infrastructure and development projects
Final action-research reports from the research projects looking at local participation in environmental assessment for infrastructure and development projects. These were produced from collaboration with the Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE).
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Policy briefings from work with the Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE)
Policy briefings on issues of local participation in environmental assessment for infrastructure and development projects in the Mekong Region were produced in collaboration with the Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE) and SEI (Asia).
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SUMERNET policy forum to be held in Phnom Penh on 30 March 2017
SUMERNET Policy Forum: Opportunities for regional research and partnership approach in supporting the implementation of water security related Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030" will be held on 30 March in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The policy forum
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The proposed Pak Beng dam in Lao PDR: Is the “transboundary impact assessment” adequate?
The 1st Regional Stakeholder Forum on the Pak Beng Hydropower Project organized by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) last month debated whether the transboundary social and environmental impact assessment done for the proposed Pak Beng dam is adequate giv
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