Mekong - U.S. Partnership
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…
LMI Monthly News Feed – November 2013
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Vietnamese Youth Learn about Protecting Endangered Species
Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV), a partner of the USAID-funded Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) program, continued their public outreach program with wildlife trade exhibits at universities in Vietnam. Hundreds of students visited the exhibits at Sai Gon University and Ho Chi Minh City University of the Food Industry held on December 1…
Promoting Change Agents for Gender Equity in Forestry and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific
Over 30 women and men from six Asia-Pacific countries came together from November 25-30 to enhance their gender leadership and analytical abilities in the context of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) and Climate Change. The Asia-Pacific Leadership Program on Gender and Climate Change/REDD+ was organized by the USAID-funded Lowering Emissions in Asia’s…
Creating a Vietnamese National REDD+ Fund
On November 29, over 100 participants representing government departments, international donors and provinces that implement Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) gathered in Hanoi for a National Consultation Workshop on the Third Draft Proposal on Establishment of a Viet Nam REDD+ Fund. The consultation was organized by the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry…
