Regional Consultation Meeting on Development of Transboundary Adaptation Projects (September 08 2022)  Ho Chi Minh: Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) had organized the Regional Consultation Meeting on Development of Transboundary Adaptation Projects, presided over and leaded the discussion by Ms. Nguyen Hong Phuong, Deputy Secretary General, Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) and participated by the EGPDs from the four member countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR., Thailand, and Viet Nam), relevant MRCS staff, international expert on the climate change. The EGPD from Cambodia leaded by His. Excellency Mr. Kol Vathana, Deputy Secretary General of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) and jointed by the relevant staff from CNMCS, and relevant staff from line agencies, including, MOWRAM, and MoE. The Objectives of the Meeting are (1) Introduce and report on status and next steps of a project proposal to GCF: Integrating flood and drought management and early warning system for climate change adaptation in the LMB; (2) Introduce and report on a new adaptation...
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Regional Training Workshop on Regional Studies (September 06-09, 2022)  Bangkok: Cambodia working group comes from Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Mine and Energy, Ministry of Planning, Fisheries Administration, Tonle Sap Authority and Cambodia National Mekong Committee participated in regional training workshop on 3 regional studies (1) the extent of salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta, (2) the conditions of the riverine, estuarine, and coastal habitats, and (3) economic value of wetlands across the LMB and was attended by member countries, MRCS and international experts. The objectives of the workshop are: 1. To inform the national line agencies of the developed methodologies and their strengths and limitations, and obtained initial hands-on experience with the corresponding data and tools; and 2. To ensure that the agreed methodology and protocols are clearly understood, implemented, interpreted, and reported in a systematic and consistent manner in accordance with the procedures....
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