Stories of People
around the Mekong
Stories that bring together research partners.
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A future in the ‘fast lane’? The Mekong and the ASEAN economic community
SEI and SUMERNET researchers engaged in lively discussions at a conference on the challenges and opportunities ahead for Southeast Asia held at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, 26-27 July 2012.
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SUMERNET writeshop helps Mekong Region researchers share project findings
SEI Asia is hosting two three-day sessions to support co-authors of a major book on livelihoods, ecosystem services and the challenges of regional integration, forthcoming in 2013.
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Researchers seek shortcut to communicating for influence
At a workshop held in Bangkok on the 22nd and 23rd of November, organised by the SUMERNET Secretariat in SEI Asia, researchers from the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) took advantage of a rare opportunity to engage with high level policy ma
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Invitation to session: Learning from green growth initiatives in Asia
Join CDKN and the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership for an Open Space Session on innovative initiatives that enable green growth. At this market-place style session, participants will interact with representatives from a number o
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CBA7: Seventh international conference on community-based adaptation
What are the latest approaches for mainstreaming community-based adaptation into international, national and local planning and processes? IIED’s 7th Annual Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA7) aims to provide the latest thinking from climate scie
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Press release: SUMERNET policy forum
On 4 March 2013, a day before the opening of the Mekong Environmental Symposium (MES) 2013, the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) will hold a policy forum on “Local Government Planning and Policy in a
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Press release: SUMERNET researchers at MES 2013
The Mekong Environmental Symposium (MES) 2013 on 5-7 March 2013 in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City provides a platform for researchers from the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to discuss the Mekong Ba
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Boundary partners offer critical link for influencing local policy and bridging local government and researchers in the Mekong
Policy makers, practitioners and analysts including local government agencies and SUMERNET researchers shared their perspectives on research and policy on sustainable agriculture and forestry in the Mekong during the “SUMERNET Policy Forum” and Mekong Env
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Effective policy advocacy in the Mekong: Relationships and information flows needed across national boundaries
Effective policy advocacy across different levels is crucial in the path to sustainable development, according to researchers and practitioners of the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET). Policy makers, practitioners and analysts including
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SUMERNET outreach to local communities about climate change adaptation in Samut Sakon province proves beneficial
During the current monsoon season and heavy rainfall, the SUMERNET research partners undertook field-level outreach activities on climate change and adaptation techniques in Samut Sakon province in Thailand.
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SUMERNET partners learned to use economics tools for assessing environmental projects
Through collaboration between the SUMERNET and Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), an introductory training on “Environmental Economics” was held in Ho Chi Minh City, 19 – 29 August 2013.
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Challenges in managing the “forest commons” in the Mekong Region
Forest resources with common pool characteristics face new and complex challenges in sustainable management, was the message that emerged from the SEI-SUMERNET roundtable on “Forest Commons in a Rapidly Changing Mekong”.
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