Mekong Countries Seek Greater Cooperation on Green Agriculture

NEWS RELEASE

XIENGKHOUANG, LAO PDR (2 April 2013) – Senior agriculture and environment officials from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries met today to discuss environmentally sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in the region.

Xe Pian BCI on Channel News Asia

In October 2012, ADB  took regional journalists along the East-West Economic Corridor, from coastal Vietnam to the Lao-Thai border to see first hand the impact of GMS Program support. As part of the press tour, EOC and Lao PDR's Minstry of Natural Resources and Environment organized a two-day visit to the Xe Pian Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Pilot Site in Champassak Province. There journalists saw how the Core Environment Program's work has benefited local people and their environment.

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Vacancy: Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Specialist

Greater Mekong ministers, ADB plan next generation of development activities

ADB News Release

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (12 December 2012) – The next phase of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) investments should expand the program into new areas such as multisector investments towards urban development, connecting remote areas with growth centers, and extending existing corridors into Myanmar, ministers attending the 18th GMS Ministerial Conference in Nanning, People’s Republic of China (PRC) said today in a joint statement. 

Guangdong shows GMS officials how to 'green' road freight sector

Green freight technologies and driver training in the People's Republic of China are reducing greenhouse gases and fuel costs as well as providing important lessons for other GMS countries.

Sweden Commits $8.3 Million to the GMS Core Environment Program

NEWS RELEASE

BANGKOK, THAILAND: The Government of Sweden today committed $8.3 million for a second phase of the Core Environment Program and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (CEP-BCI), an Asian Development Bank (ADB) administered program helping the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) achieve environmentally-friendly economic growth.

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Green Freight in the GMS

The GMS Environment Operations Center gave a presentation about CEP work to develop green freight pilot projects in Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam at the ADB Transport Forum, held in Manila on 8 November.