Government
Discussion on the Implementation of the Joint Project “Lao-Thai Safety Regulations for Navigation”
A discussion on the Implementation of the Joint Project “Lao-Thai Safety Regulations for Navigation” will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 21, 2018. The meeting will bring together officials from the MRC Member Countries and representatives from the Secretariat to discuss the harmonization of navigation ...
6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit
The 6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit will be held at National Convention Center in Vietnam’s capital city of Ha Noi on 29 – 31 March 2018. The Sixth GMS Summit of Leaders, hosted by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, carries the theme “Leveraging ...
ADB
World Sustainable Development Summit
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), organized by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India, will be held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from 15/02/2018 to 17/02/2018. The summit aims to accelerate action towards sustainable development and especially climate change. At WSDS, UNCCD will organize ...
WSDS
The 149th GRIPS Forum “Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): A New Way of Cooperation and its Contributors”
The 149th GRIPS Forum “Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): A New Way of Cooperation and its Contributors” will open on January 22, 2018 in Tokyo.Mr. Noritada Morita, Former Director-General of Asian Development Bank, is speaker of the forum. Registration for the forum is available by 17:00 on 21 ...
GRIPS
ADB Launches Instagram Photo Contest on Development Progress in the Mekong Subregion
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 ...
The Asian Development Bank
Joint Committee Working Group Meeting on CEO’s Performance Appraisal
Joint Committee Working Group Meeting on CEO’s Performance Appraisal will be held on January 4, 2018 at the Office of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat in Vientiane, Lao PDR.The meeting is to discuss and obtain a concrete roadmap for the second year of Chief Executive Officer’s ...
Mekong River Commission
Joint Press Communiqué of the Third Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting
1. The Third Lancang-Mekong Cooperation(LMC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, China on 15 December 2017. H.E. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China)
International Forum on Economic Development and Public Policy: Riding the Waves of Technological Change: The Way Forward to Drive Productivity and Alleviate Inequality
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold an international Forum on Economic Development and Public Policy in Bali, Indonesia on December 7-8, 2017.The invitation-only forum is themed “Riding the Waves of Technological Change: The Way Forward to Drive Productivity and Alleviate Inequality”Participants will be senior ...
The Asian Development Bank
24th MRC Council and 22nd Development Partner Consultative Group meetings late November
The 24th MRC Council and 22nd Development Partner Consultative Group meetings will be held at Pattaya Resort in Chonburi Province of Thailand on November 28-30, 2017.The meeting will discuss a number of organizational matters including (i) cooperation between MRC and Dialogue Partners, Development Partners and ...
Mekong River Commission
Call for consultation: Draft OECD Recommendation of the Council on Open Government
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has opened its draft recommendations of the Council on Open Government to the public for consultation, open until September 10, 2017. The OECD defines open government as: “a citizen-centred culture of governance that utilizes innovative and sustainable tools, ...