Mekong Water Dialogues
MWD Team exchanged experience with Myanmar counterpart
Although Myanmar is not part of MWD, the door to collaboration is open. By Inlay lake in June, MWD Team sat together with Myanmar environmental conservation organization and government agencies to learn more about natural resources management in Myanmar, as well as to share information and work experiences with Myanmar counterpart. …
31 Jul 2012 | Article
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MWD Thai National Working Group Met in Chiang Khan
On 25-26 June 2012, members of MWD Thai National Working Group (TNWG) gathered in Chiang Khan, Loei Province in northeastern Thailand. The meeting was co-hosted by Chiang Khan Municipality, local NGOs and researchers were invited to join the discussion and share information. …
30 Jul 2012 | Article
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MWD welcome Sorn Pheakdey to the team
In March, the MWD Team welcomed Sorn Pheakdey, new MWD Cambodia Field Coordinator. …
28 Jul 2012 | Article
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Biodiversity Could be Casualty of Burma’s Reform
News article by The Irrawaddy, 8 May 2012 …
25 Jul 2012 | Article
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Xanthophyllum Glaucum Wall Plantation Activity, Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland
Xanthophyllum Glaucum Wall Plantation Activity, Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland, Phatoumphone District, Champhasack Province.
24 Jul 2012 | Article
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Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award - Call for Entries
SEADocs – The Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award is a competition to encourage the art of documentary filmmaking in the region as a platform to engage with pressing social and environmental issues. … | French
06 Jun 2012 | News story
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Celebrating wetlands in Vietnam
The 4th Forum on “Nature and culture conservation for the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta” was held on 21 July 2012 in the city of Cao Lanh, Dong Thap province, Vietnam. On the following day, a ceremony was organised to celebrate the Listing of Tram Chim National Park as the country’s 4th Ramsar Site and the number 2,000 site worldwide. …
30 May 2012 | Article
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Sharing benefits across borders: Messages from Mekong2Rio
Innovative collaborative actions that foster positive results are instrumental in encouraging further cooperation between sovereign countries, was the message from IUCN to the participants of Mekong2Rio, an international conference organized by the Mekong River Commission in Phuket, Thailand on 1-3 May 2012. …
25 May 2012 | Article
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A dialogue on integrated water and wetlands management among six local authorities in Kang La Wa wetland, Khon Kaen province
Sixty participants representing six tambon administrative organisations (TAOs) around Kang La Wa wetland gathered on 21–22 May 2012 to develop a collaborative plan for integrated water and wetland management to support various user groups and local livelihoods. The dialogue was supported by MWD Thailand.
21 May 2012 | News story
The Kang La Wa wetland conservation and integrated water management dialogue kicks off
On 25 April 2012, MWD Thailand, together with WWF, the Coca Cola Foundation, Khon Kaen University, Region 4 of the Department of Water Resources and other stakeholders in Khon Kaen province, held the first meeting of the provincial working group on building community and ecosystem resilience to the impacts of climate change. The meeting discussed integrated water resource and wetland management at Kang La Wa wetland in Ban Phai district.
21 May 2012 | News story
