Stories of People
around the Mekong
Stories that bring together research partners.
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Researching national REDD+ strategy development in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand
A research consortium from Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand is engaging with multiple stakeholders to identify barriers to and opportunities for the implementation of REDD+ national strategies.
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Researching National REDD+ Strategy Development in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand
A research consortium of institutions from Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand is engaging with multiple stakeholders to identify barriers to and opportunities for the implementation of REDD+ national strategies.
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Short film on "Ayeyarwady Futures" gives perspectives on river basin management in Myanmar
A short film on the Ayeyarwady Futures program (AF) provides the various perspectives of the people and institutions involved in the AF program including Myanmar government officials, researchers, academics and civil society representatives as well as co
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SUMERNET partnering the Global Resilience Challenge for innovative solutions to problems in Asia
SUMERNET staff from the Secretariat in SEI’s Asia Centre will be partnering with one of the 17 teams selected by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) for the “Global Resilience Challenge” that will fund the most transformative solutions with up to $1 m
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“Ayeyarwady Futures Partnership” highlighted at Myanmar’s World Water Day celebrations
At Myanmar's celebration of World Water Day 2015, SEI's Asia Centre presented highlights from the Ayeyarwady Futures Partnership (AFP) including achievements from the first year of implementation of the program.
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SUMERNET Policy Forum: Learning from the past to explore better futures
SUMERNET researchers joined policy makers, donors, and researchers as well as colleagues from SEI Asia in a policy forum on “Learning from the past to explore better futures: Water, food and energy in an uncertain and changing Mekong Region.”
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SUMERNET to host its “Annual Meeting 2015” 10-12 February 2015 in Bangkok
The SUMERNET Annual Meeting 2015 from 10-12 Feb. in Bangkok will bring together research partners, research mentors, boundary partners, members of SUMERNET Steering Committee (SSC), policy actors and experts, donors and media, to share their knowledge and
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What is “Natural Capital”: Perspectives from Mekong policy makers at EMM4
Policymakers in the Mekong region share their views about “natural capital”, whether they view the concept as meaningful for planning and policy, and how they intend to address key environmental challenges.
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ADB urges protection of “natural capital” in the Mekong, while concerns persist about its huge infrastructure investment plans
The fourth EMM hosted by the ADB was on the theme of “Increasing Investments in Natural Capital in the Greater Mekong Subregion” and held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 27-29 January 2015.
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Mekong projects receive research grants in SUMERNET phase 3
In December 2014, SUMERNET selected a total of seven research projects for receiving research grants supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Lower Mekong Public Policy Initiative (LMPPI).
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Adapting to multiple and uncertain changes in the Mekong Region: Strategies for today and a +4C world
The development of the Mekong Region, and in particular its water and land resources, will occur in the context of multiple, profound and uncertain changes. SUMERNET is initiating a “regional assessment” to interpret the multiple potential changes in the
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“Bridging science and policy in the Mekong Region”
SUMERNET researchers shared their perspectives at a panel on “Bridging Science and Policy in the Mekong Region” during the seminar held to commemorate SEI Asia’s 10th Anniversary on 17th November in Bangkok. Other participants included Thailand’s Ministry
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