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Mekong Research Symposium brings Data-Sharing Community Together
The Mekong Research Symposium (MRS) concluded today in Hanoi, after three days of discussions and demonstrations of tools for drought and flood predictions, water resource management, and resilience building. The event, organised by the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP) as part of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) from 16-18 December, brought together 160 participants from around…
How will Thailand’s move to Renewable Energy affect its Neighbors?
Thailand’s latest Power Development Plan (PDP) outlines a shift towards a greater share of renewable energy from biomass, solar, and wind in its total energy mix. Researchers are assessing the implications of this change. Today’s Bangkok workshop, organised by the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP), discussed how Thailand’s interest in solar, wind and other renewables could…
Managing the Cumulative Impacts of Hydropower Cascades
At least 13 hydropower dams are operating on the Mekong today: 11 on the Upper Mekong in China, and two on the Lower Mekong at Xayaburi and Don Sahong, both in Lao PDR.[1] Managing their cumulative impacts will require new levels of coordination—and a one-day dialogue in Bangkok aimed to set the ball rolling. The Sustainable…
Mekong Analysts form Socio-Economic Data Expert Consortium
Large-scale dams and development projects affect fishers and farmers throughout the Lower Mekong Basin—but social and economic data about the impacts is often unavailable. To counter this issue, socio-economists from the Mekong region have formed a consortium to promote sharing of data on livelihoods and wellbeing, especially from ‘hotspots’ where traditional livelihoods have been affected. …
In Lao PDR, Managing Crucial Groundwater Resources is an International Team Effort
SAVANNAKHET, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC It’s a cloudy day in the late July rainy season in Savannakhet, a province in central Lao PDR that sits along the Mekong River and the Thai border. A group of men and women is gathered around a thick blue pipe. One end connects to a thinner pipe that leads…
Lower Mekong Initiative 10th Anniversary
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Viet Nam Offers Teachers Incentives to Use COMET Signature Education Approach
The benefits of dynamic teaching approaches that strengthen students' soft skills are being recognized in several of the COMET Mekong Learning Centers. At Hue Industrial College in Viet Nam, the administration now provides incentives to instructors who use COMET's signature MekongSkills2Work approach: one credit-hour of teaching using the MS2W approach is counted as 1.2 credit-hours…
Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Senior Officials’ Meeting 8/4/2017
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CONNECTING YOUNG MINDS- Empowering Youth in Asia- COMET
Through our programs, USAID in Asia is looking to new ways to tap into the energy and innovation of young people. For example, the USAID Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training (USAID COMET) program and the International Organization for Migration in the IOM X campaign engage youth to become leaders in their communities. With…
10th Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial in Manila
https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2017/08/273217.htm 08/07/2017 08:11 AM EDT Press Availability Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Sofitel Hotel Manila, Philippines August 7, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good morning. Good morning, all. How’s everybody’s jet lag? Well, I thought I’d take a few minutes out of the series of events and give you a little bit of…
Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Senior Officials’ Meeting
EAP Assistant Secretary Danny Russel meets with LMI Senior Officials in Luang Prabang, May 2016
