Stories of People
around the Mekong
Stories that bring together research partners.
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Studying wetland ecosystems in Cambodia and Vietnam
The research team studying wetlands in Vietnam and Cambodia provide a glimpse of their research methods and their project activities through blogs and short videos.
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How rubber plantations are affecting local livelihoods in Myanmar: One woman’s story
As private rubber plantations expand under the supervision of armed groups in northeastern Myanmar, village people lose their lands and are forced to migrate elsewhere to work. One woman narrates her story of how the private sector’s expansion of rubber p
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Chindwin Futures work highlighted during World Water Day events in Myanmar in Naypitaw, March 2016
SEI Asia’s work in the Chindwin River Basin was highlighted during events to commemorate World Water Day held by the Union Government of Myanmar in March 2016.
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Chindwin Perspectives
Chindwin Perspectives, a short film, provides views on environmental issues of the people living in the Chindwin River Basin in Myanmar. The video is produced by the Chindwin Futures programme of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre, Bang
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Stories of change from the Mekong Region: Photo exhibit at SUMERNET 10th Anniversary Meeting
Stories of change from the Mekong Region: Photos exhibit and the project partners at SUMERNET 10th Anniversary meeting, Bangkok, 26 January 2016.
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Stories of change from the Mekong at SUMERNET tenth anniversary event in Bangkok
Inspiring stories of change from the Mekong Region will be highlighted at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) in Bangkok.
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Drought in the Mekong Region to be discussed by prominent experts in the upcoming SUMERNET Annual Meeting, 26-28 January 2016
The Mekong Region went through an unusually long and intense dry spell in 2015 attributed partly to the El Niño effect. Prominent water experts and policy advisors will explore the urgent issue of drought in the Mekong Region in the upcoming SUMERNET Annu
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SUMERNET tenth anniversary to be highlighted at Annual Conference in January 2016
The SUMERNET Annual Meeting in January 2016 will be special, with the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of SUMERNET (2005 – 2015). The Annual Meeting 2016 will take the special theme of “A Decade of SUMERNET: Realising the vision of sustainable developm
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Two short films on the water-energy-food nexus in the Mekong
In Asia and globally, the water-energy-food nexus has received growing attention from policy makers, researchers, and practitioners. Whilst the nexus as a concept seems to be gaining momentum among experts, it is also subject to scrutiny. These two short
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Supporting drought management in Huai Sai Bat basin in Thailand through SUMERNET’s “Regional Assessment”
A recent regional assessment workshop of SUMERNET looked at supporting efforts at drought management in Thailand using the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework.
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Challenges facing the Mekong’s inland fisheries highlighted at the 2015 China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Forum in Nanning, China
How to deal with the various pressures facing the inland fisheries of the Mekong Region especially hydropower dams on the mainstream Mekong River, was a key topic of discussion at the 2015 China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Forum (CAECF) held in Nannin
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Addressing complexity in planning for the water/food/energy nexus in the Mekong: Using the “Robust Decision Support” (RDS) approach
SUMERNET will co-organise a panel on “Robust Decision Support (RDS) for Addressing the Complexity and Uncertainty in Planning for Water, Food and Energy Nexus” on 22 October 2015. The RDS panel is part of the 4th Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and E
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