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Asian Youth Tackle Environmental Issues
They came from all over Southeast Asia and met on the beach. And cleaned it. Without pay. That’s not all. They had to compete for the opportunity.“You need to step outside your comfort zone and make a difference,” said Thai volunteer Rungtip Junlah when asked why she joined in. “Volunteering is another way you can…
LMI Monthly News Feed – December 2013
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Charity Concert Supports Fin Free Thailand Campaign
On December 21st, Swissôtel Le Concorde Bangkok hosted the Fin Free Charity Concert in support of the Fin Free Thailand campaign. The U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Patrick Murphy spoke at the event and helped celebrate the group’s work to reduce the shark fin trade in Thailand. Through support from the USAID-funded Asia’s Regional Response…
Vietnam’s National Committee on Propaganda Supports Plan to Reduce Wildlife Consumption
The USAID-funded Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) Program, in partnership with the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, supported Vietnam’s Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA) to develop a plan to reduce the illegal consumption of wildlife. The BCA plan was presented to Vietnam’s Central Committee for Propaganda and Education (CCPE) on December 17,…
Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI)
Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI), launched in 2009, is a multinational partnership among Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States to create integrated sub-regional cooperation among the five Lower Mekong countries. LMI serves as a platform to address complex, transnational development and policy challenges in the Lower Mekong sub-region. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjLLkc3o6Uw
Asia Saves Sharks, One Kitchen at a Time
There’s no getting around the fact that most people have a primal fear of sharks. It doesn’t matter that only a handful of the hundreds of shark species are even dangerous to humans. Sharks were getting bad publicity decades before the 1975 release of “Jaws.”The sad reality is that humans are a much bigger threat…
USAID Assists Vietnam Province in Greening Growth with Low Carbon Planning
From December 9-10, the USAID regional Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) program and the USAID bilateral Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) program, in partnership with the Thanh Hoa Provincial Peoples Committee and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, organized a technical workshop in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam titled, "Putting Policy into Practice: Development of Green Growth…
Lower Mekong Climate Study Projects Significant Impacts to Region’s Ecosystems and Livelihoods
The USAID-funded Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) project finalized its Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Study for the Lower Mekong Basin. The study, undertaken by a team of more than 20 international and national scientists and researchers and peer reviewed by experts from globally respected research organizations, details anticipated changes to the…
U.S. Helps Vietnam Prepare for Climate Risks, Kerry Says
Washington — Ca Mau, Vietnam, is among three places on the planet most vulnerable to predicted adverse effects of climate change. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the province December 15 to better understand the magnitude of the threat and the activity underway to mitigate the risks.The southernmost tip of Vietnam is just slightly…
Remarks on Climate Change and the Environment
John Kerry, Secretary of StateKien Vang Market Pier, Mekong Delta, VietnamSECRETARY KERRY: I want to thank Dr. Dang Kieu Nhan for – from Can Tho, from the Can Tho University, who just gave me, over the course of our boat ride, a briefing, and before the boat ride, a really eye-opening briefing about the effect of…
Fact Sheet: U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation on the Environment
Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCThe United States and Vietnam are working closely together to tackle some of the most difficult environmental challenges of our day. Our efforts focus on climate change, clean energy, sustainable infrastructure, ecosystem and water resource management, and wildlife trafficking.Lower Mekong InitiativeThe United States and Vietnam co-chair the Lower Mekong Initiative’s Environment…
ASEAN Youth Volunteer Experiences Aired in All Home Countries Media
The inaugural program for “The Development of ASEAN Youth Eco-Leaders through Volunteerism and Community Engagement” concluded successfully. The program, funded by USAID in partnership with the ASEAN Secretariat, the Malaysia Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, aimed at strengthening youth leadership skills in environmental conservation across the ASEAN region. A pilot group…
