On 26th June 2019, the news agency “KPL” posted on their Facebook page that the Public Relations Department from Prime Minister’s office informed that the Facebook page entitled “Support Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith” is not linked to Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith himself.Official from Public Relations Department ...

SDG 7 – “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” – has a monitoring framework with five targets and six indicators. These will be used to monitor progress toward achieving global sustainable energy access as part of the 2030 Agenda. ...

Deadline: 27 June 2021, 11:59 PM, (UTC +07) The East-West Center and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, in partnership with the Stimson Center, are pleased to launch a second and final round of fellowships to journalists from Mekong  countries. The fellowship provides fellows with the opportunity to develop data journalism skills and support data-driven investigations into water security challenges ...

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development and the Mekong Land Research Forum will run a week-long intensive summer school on land research in the Mekong Region. Applications are welcome from early-career academics, government staff and those working with civil society organizations. The purpose of the summer ...

Date: July 5th-13th, 2019  Venue: National University of Management (NUM), Phnom Penh, Cambodia RCSD invites graduate students (Master’s and PhD) from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University to participate in the ASEAN Water Platform and workshop, organized and held atNational University of Management, Cambodia in Phnom Penh ...

The Mekong River system maintains the world’s largest inland fishery. 2.2 million tonnes of fish were harvested from it in 2009, with an estimated retail market value between US$4.3 billion and US$7.8 billion. The value of the Mekong’s fish harvest is not simply economic, however, ...

ShareTweetShare0 Shares In today’s ever-changing world, where we navigate a landscape overflowing with information, the ability to make sense of data and use it for informed decision-making becomes essential. Yet for many Women Environmental Defenders (WED), their stories are often lost or told in ways that ...

Mekong Partnership for the Environment has issued a call for public comments on the draft Regional Guidelines on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), developed by the Regional Technical Working Group on EIA. See below for the full text of the announcement.—— start ——You ...

The ASEAN SOGIE Caucus has released a statement urging ASEAN governments to promote LBGTIQ rights during the ASEAN summit in Manila. Please see below for their full release, or read the statement on their website. —  Amidst the euphoria of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit ...

SDG 14 aims to “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”57 and covers a wide range of human interactions with the oceans. In July 2017, the UN confirmed its strong commitment to implement SDG 14 by adopting a universal ...

SDG 6 – “Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” – has a monitoring framework with eight targets and 11 indicators. These will be used to drive action towards achieving universal access to safely and appropriately managed water resources as part ...

SDG 9 – “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation” – is made up of eight targets and 12 indicators. SDG 9 addresses three aspects of sustainable development: infrastructure (9.1, 9.4, 9.A), inclusive industrial development (9.2) including a focus on small-scale ...

SDG 11 – “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” – is made up of 10 targets and 15 indicators. It covers aspects of safe and accessible urban spaces and services such as housing (SDG 11.1), transport (SDG 11.2) and green spaces ...

Developing infrastructure in the Lower Mekong Countries (LMCs) is a major undertaking, requiring significant financial investment. In the LMCs, the main financiers, or entities that deal with large-scale investment, include both bilateral (country-to-country) investment, like from China, as well as multilateral (investors from more than ...

Introduction Rivers and lakes are two types of surface water. In Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (or the Lower Mekong Countries), the majority of surface water is organized into large river systems that network into streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands, and flow into deltas. It ...

Nationals of Lower Mekong countries are encouraged to apply for a newly open position with Mekong region Land Governance’s MLIKE platform. From the job announcement: MRLG seeks a supportive, proactive and organised Administration Officer to assist our project team. They should be a team player and great ...