Announcements

We, Thai Mekong People’s Network from Eight Provinces, declare our position from the Dialogue with Datang (Lao) Pak Beng Hydropower Co. Ltd. We demand an integrated assessment of the Mekong dam cascade, including Xayaburi, Sanakham, Pak Beng and Don Sahong Dams. We support a Dialogue ...

Disasters have multiple impacts e.g., losses of lives, devastating impacts on infrastructure, damage to ecosystems and undermining development. On top of this, climate change is expected to aggravate existing disaster risks in many regions of the world. There is a need for increased awareness amongst ...

Mekong Institute (MI) is opening application for the Mekong Institute Young Scholars (MIYS) Program which aims to develop the human resource capacity of public institutions involved in the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) development and cooperation initiative by providing a structured learning opportunity and hands-on experience to ...

RECOFTC is currently seeking a Senior Program Officer: People, Forests and Climate Change to support RECOFTC in its final year of the 2013 – 2018 Strategic Plan. The focus will be on the implementation and consolidation of the People, Forests and Climate Change (PFCC) program ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on January 8 launched a photo contest on Instagram to showcase the development progress in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and demonstrate how a focus on increased regional cooperation and integration can improve people’s lives.The online photo contest, which will be ...

As a Collaborative Partnership on Forest (CPF) member, UNCCD is co-organizing the International Conference: Working across Sectors to Halt Deforestation and Increase Forest Area – from Aspiration to Action, which aims to provide substantive input, through UNFF13, to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), the United ...

The Young Water Leaders Summit (YWLS) brings together water leaders of the future, and seeks to influence, equip, and transform them to become effective catalysts of continuous change in their home region and in the wider, water world.The 3-day Summit facilitates interactive dialogues on pressing ...

EarthRights International (ERI) is recruiting candidates for the seven-month program titled “Community Leadership for Earth Rights.” The curriculum integrates storytelling and legal advocacy strategies used to address earth rights abuses caused by large-scale development projects, with a strong focus on land rights, environmental and social impact ...

Deadlines have been extended for Mekong Business Initiative’s MATCh innovation accelerator. MATCh, Mekong Agri Tech Challenge, is seeking mature startups aspiring to enter new markets and budding startups with agritech solutions and products. The Greater Mekong Sub Region is rich in natural resources and ripe with opportunities to make your launch successful.  The startup accelerator track is accepting ...

MRCS is arranging a Consultation with Developers on Review and Update of the Design Guidance for Proposed Mainstream (and Tributary) on January 25, 2018 at the Office of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR.For more details, please visit here ...