GMS

Geographic Information System (GIS) tools can help to identify potential environmental risks, impacts and opportunities associated with economic development plans. CEP has been mainstreaming the use GIS tools in the subregion, including through targeted training programs.

This ADB e-news product provide readers with an update on activities and major developments in pursuit of accelerated development of the countries sharing the Mekong River.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program will begin its third decade in 2012. The start of a new decade is an opportune time for the GMS Program to assess its achievements and develop this new strategic framework for 2012–2022. The new strategic framework builds on the substantial progress the program has made and the likely global and regional trends, as well as the commitment that member countries have made in their national development plans to the promotion of regional integration. 

A major international conference, "GMS 2020: Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability," was held by CEP in February 2012 in Bangkok,Thailand. The conference benchmarked GMS economic growth between 2001 and 2010 and its impact on environmental and social development as well as provided an outlook for the next decade.

The Strategic Environment Assessments and Safeguards Application in Transport and Energy Sector Planning in the Greater Mekong Subregion is a five-day intensive program designed to provide opportunities for enhanced understanding and awareness on how environmental planning...

This ADB paper reviews existing literature and integrates various themes to provide an overview of four main issues related to biofuels deployment in the GMS: the need for alternative energy, risks to ...

This report describes The Core Agriculture Support Program (CASP) Phase II (2011-2015), which is implemented by ADB's Working Group on Agriculture (WGA) to address issues on expanding cross-border trad...

This ADB e-news product features the 4th GMS Summit; ADB President report to GMS Leaders; Trade Facilitation workshop and initiatives; GMS meetings; and Developing the GMS Investment Framework under th...

This series of policy briefs were produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with support from CEP as part of the Asia Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study II. The ...