Projecting Industrial Pollution in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Applying the Industrial Pollution Projection System is an important first step toward mainstreaming pollution concerns into strategic planning in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Applying the Industrial Pollution Projection System is an important first step toward mainstreaming pollution concerns into strategic planning in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic have agreed to strengthen joint efforts to fight illegal fishing practices and increase fish stock in the Mekong-Sekong basin.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
Myanmar is putting in place a national safeguards system to better balance rapid economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Government and development partners talk about the importance of environmental cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion and the GMS Core Environment Program.
This introduces the green freight approach, which helps improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions of the transport sector.
Launched in 2006, the Core Environment Program supports environmental cooperation efforts to contribute to a vision of an ecologically rich subregion free of poverty.
The new 5-year strategy will focus on three priority thematic areas: green technologies and sustainable infrastructure, natural resources and ecosystem services, and climate resilience and disaster risk management.
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to work together to protect wildlife and ecosystems in transboundary forest areas.