Stories of People
around the Mekong
Stories that bring together research partners.
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Short film on "Saving Chindwin's Biodiversity"
“Saving Chindwin’s Biodiversity” gives the perspectives of the people living in the basin who talk about their lives and livelihoods, the threats to the natural resources such as from mining, and their ongoing efforts to urgently protect the basin’s natur
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Chindwin Basin biodiversity faces serious threats, urgent conservation measures needed, say SEI’s scientists
SEI scientists say Myanmar’s rapid economic development threatens the Chindwin Basin’s flora and fauna and the local livelihoods dependent on these resources. Implementing a host of conservation measures can save these valuable natural resources.
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SUMERNET signs agreement with Sida for Mekong research cooperation
As part of its mission to enhance research and policy engagement for sustainable development in the Mekong Region, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) signed an agreement with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) on 19th Novem
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Book review: "Dead in the water: Global lessons from the World Bank's model hydropower project in Laos”
In July 2018, the massive dam break of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam in Laos killed more than 30 people in Laos and left thousands of people homeless in both Laos and Cambodia. The US$1 billion Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam was a "build-operate-transfer" project much
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Opinion: How better hydropower planning can avert future disasters on the Mekong
The collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam hydropower dam in Sanamxay district of Attapeu Province, Lao PDR on July 23 is a major tragedy that took the lives of at least 34 Laotians, with at least 100 more still missing and thousands displaced. The question is: wa
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Policy briefings from SUMERNET Phase 3 now out
A booklet of policy briefings written by SUMERNET research partners from the research and policy engagement work is now out. The booklet provides policy recommendations for key sustainable development issues in the Mekong Region. It is a product of the co
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Climate change, young women and girls: Vulnerability, impacts and adaptation in Northern Thailand
This report seeks to address a major research gap by adopting an intersectionality approach to better understand the different climate risks, vulnerabilities, adaptation and resilience among people of different ages and different genders.
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Biodiversity mapping and assessment in the Chindwin Basin
SEI organized a biodiversity assessment training workshop on 15-16 August 2018. The participants included government organizations, academics and civil society. The aim of the workshop was to build the capacity of participants using tools such as QGIS and
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Biodiversity Assessment and Media Training Workshop: Communicating on development, biodiversity and livelihoods in the Chindwin River Basin, 16-17 August 2018
SEI will hold a biodiversity training and media workshop for Myanmar in Monywa from 15-17 August 2018. The workshop is co-organized by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Myanmar Environment Institute (MEI).
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SDGs report card is out, and Asia-Pacific is failing
A UN report on the progress of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2017, released last month, shows that the Asia-Pacific region is failing to meet targets for almost two-thirds of them.
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SUMERNET regional work recognized as Mekong Environment Ministers meet to approve action plan in Chiang Mai
As the Environment Ministers of Mekong Region countries met in Chiang Mai, Thailand in early February, to approve the Asian Development Bank Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Core Environmental Program Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2018-2022, Permanen
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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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