Mekong River Commission Secretariat

Mekong Environment and Climate Symposium 2010

	Description of thematic session objectives and contents   Date:    26-27 April 2010 Venue:     Phan Thiet city, Viet Nam Registration The participation fee is US$ 10 (to be paid on site). Journalists and student may request for fee waiver. Click here to download the registration form Exhibition Registration At the occasion of the Forum, organisations, companies, or institutions will be enabled to exhibit their activities, or products. Click here to download the registration form for participation in the exhibition Deadline for exhibition registration    1 April 2010 Notification of acceptance of exhibit   20 April 2010     For more information, please contact: Sukthawee Suwannachairop Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative Communication Officer, Environment Division Mekong River Commission (MRC) Tel: +856 21 263 263 Ext. 2415 Fax: +856 21 263 264 Email: Sukthawee@mrcmekong.org

 

Environment Division of the Mekong River Commission would like to announce the "Mekong Environment and Climate Symposium 2010" which is to be held in Phan Thiet city, Viet Nam on the 26th-27th of April 2010.

At the event, there will be 5 thematic sessions:

Thematic session 1 "Development of Methodology and Tools for protection of the Mekong River environment"

Thematic session 2 "Environmental knowledge sharing for the Mekong River"

Thematic session 3 "Bridging environmental policy, decision makers and stakeholders on Mekong environmental protection and conservation plans of action"

Thematic session 4 "Preparedness and adaptive capacity to Mekong environment changes and climate risks"

Thematic session 5 "Partnership and collaboration for a sustainable Mekong environment"

We aim to organize the event as an interactive platform for stakeholders and concerned citizen to share, discuss, and connect in a permissive atmosphere.

Stakeholders from the MRC Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam), Dialogue Partners (China and Myanmar), donor agencies, MRC Programmes, scientists from the Mekong River Basin and the international community, international and national civil society organisations, journalists, and local communities are expected to join the forum.