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WGE 19th Annual Meeting and WGA 10th Annual Meeting
Cross-sector collaboration is central to the long-term success of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program, particularly among inter-dependent sectors such agriculture and environment.
Knowledge Event: Facilitating Green Pro-poor Value Chains in the GMS (Xiengkhouang, Lao PDR)
2 April 2013
Natural resources play a pivotal role in the lives of people in the GMS with 67% of the population living in rural areas and 40% employed by the agriculture sector. Increasing cross border economic int...
Working Group on Environment: 19th Annual Meeting (Xiengkhouang, Lao PDR)
3 April 2013
Hosted by Lao PDR’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the 19th Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Environment brought together WGE members, ADB representatives and de...
Working Group on Agriculture: 10th Annual Meeting (Xiengkhouang, Lao PDR)
3 April 2013
Hosted by Lao PDR’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the 10th Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Agriculture brought together WGA members, ADB representatives and development par...
Asian Water Development Outlook 2013 (ADB)
Water security in Asia and the Pacific is under threat from many sources: population growth, urbanization, increasing water pollution, the over-abstraction of groundwater, water-related disasters, and climate change. Current planning and management have proven insufficient to address the challenges of meeting society's diverse needs for water.
PPP Training Presentations and Exercises
Below are the presentations from the PPP Training on Environmental Safeguards for Energy and Transport in the GMS.
PPP Training on Environmental Safeguards for Transport and Energy in the GMS
This 5-day training program aimed to provide planners and environmental assessment practitioners with the concepts, tools and approaches to systematically integrate environmental safeguards into the transport and energy sectors of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program.
The First Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change Adaptation in the GMS
Climate change and associated extreme weather events will have a significant impact on economic growth and human development in the GMS. Key sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, and tourism support economic growth and local livelihoods and are highly dependent on climate-sensitive natural resources including forests, water resources, biodiversity and other ecosystem services.