Greater Mekong Subregion

GMS Regional Cooperation Strategy and Program (RCSP)

The Regional Cooperation Strategy and Program (RCSP) is a road map to guide ADB’s regional operations in the Mekong Region.

Consistent with ADB’s overarching goal of poverty reduction, the RCSP aims to reduce poverty in the region. To achieve this, it defines a five-year strategy supported initially by a 3-year program of assistance.

The strategy was approved in March and presented to the ADB's Board of Directors. It was prepared through consultations with governments, NGOs and civil society. Earlier drafts of the RCSP were presented to GMS governments in December 2003.

In January 2004, a draft was circulated to NGOs. It was discussed at a Tripartite Meeting in Bangkok on 27-28 January where NGOs, GMS governments, and ADB attended. Read the executive summary.

The RCSP will be updated regularly through continuous consultations with stakeholders.

View the document [ PDF: 4,109kb | 68 pages ]. To read, you need Acrobat.

Contents

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Executive Summary [ PDF: 1,310kb | 5 pages ]

1. The Mekong People [ PDF: 85kb | 5 pages ]

Rich Human Diversity
Sharing Natural Resources
Millennium Development Goals
Promoting Gender Equality
Reducing Poverty

2. The Economic Context [ PDF: 88kb | 6 pages ]

Economic Challenges Within the GMS
Managing Economic Transition
Economic Cooperation and Integration
Debt Burden and Sustainability

3. GMS - Beyond Borders [ PDF: 86kb | 5 pages ]

   Greater Mekong Subregion
   Goverment Program
   Asian Development Bank Program
   Impact Evaluation Lessons

4. Making it Happen: The GMS Strategy [ PDF: 110kb | 11 pages ]

The Strategy
Connectivity and Cross-border Facilitation
Private Sector Development
Human Development
Environmental and Shared Natural Resource Management
Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building
Broad-Based Participation and Governance
Programs with Other Development Partners

5. Resource Mobilization - An Enchanced ADB Role [ PDF: 54kb | 3 pages ]

Expanded Partnership
Resource Constraints

6. Towards 2008 - Assessing the Strategy and Potential Risks [ PDF: 51kb | 3 pages ]

Economic Corridors
Potential Risks

1. Greater Mekong Subregion Poverty Map [ PDF: 212kb | 1 page ]


2. Millennium Development Goals [ PDF: 1,222kb | 17 pages ]

   Table A2.1: Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
   Table A2.2: Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women.
   Table A2.3: Goal 4: Reduce child morality; Goal 5: Improve maternal health.
   Table A2.4: Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases.
   Table A2.5: Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability: land and air.
   Table A2.6: Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability: water and sanitation.
   Table A2.7: Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development: Debt sustainability.
   Table A2.8: Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development: work opportunities, access to drugs, and access to new technologies.
   

3. Indicative ADB Program for Greater Mekong Subregion: 2004-2006 [ PDF: 1,310kb | 8 pages ]

   Table A3.1: GMS Indicative Assistance Pipeline for Lending Products, 2004-2006
   Table A3.2: Indicative Assistance Pipeline for Non-Lending Products, 2004-2006