Conference on Building Capacity of Professionals Working in Lower Mekong Region

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and Green Innovation & Development Centre (GreenID) organized a conference for thirty one participants under the theme: “Cooperation for a Sustainable Future” from November 29 to December 1, 2012. Participants are government officials, NGO leaders and researchers from Lower Mekong region countries, including: Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam.

 

During the program, participants network and learn about scenario planning, strategic planning and share best practices in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The goal of this conference is to raise public awareness of Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) cooperative programmes, to build capacity of those involved and to promote open and honest discussions among countries of the Lower Mekong region in order to find solutions for sustainable development of each country and the whole region.

 

Looking forward, the United States has committed substantial resources to LMI over the next three years through the Asia Pacific Strategic Engagement Initiative (APSEI), which has allowed LMI members to support regional efforts towards political and economic integration and narrowing the development gap in ASEAN over the long term.