ADB Forms Experts' Panel to Guide Energy Strategy for the Greater Mekong Subregion
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - ADB has formed a panel of renowned energy and environment experts to guide the preparation of an energy strategy for the Greater Mekong Subregion. The panel comprises Dr. Mohan Munasinghe, Dr. Johan Rockström, Dr. Akrasanee Narongchai, and Ms. Keobang Keola. Dr. Munasinghe is presently the Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change while Dr Rockström is the Executive Director of Stockholm Environment Institute. Dr. Narongchai is a former Government Minister in Thailand and is now the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Export-Import Bank of Thailand. Ms. Keola is an environment expert from Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), and is currently the Deputy Director General of the Science, Technology and Environment Agency in the Prime Minister’s Office. Through the experts’ panel, ADB seeks to enrich the process of developing the GMS Energy Strategy. The panel will bring diverse perspectives to bear on the strategy and will supplement the work done by Integriertes Ressourcen Management AG (IRM) of Austria, the consultant engaged to conduct the study. ADB first announced the formation of the panel during the First Planning and Consultation Workshop on the study held on 31 July 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. ADB has initiated the study in partnership with the six GMS countries – Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The study will define a regional energy for 2006−2020 to expand cooperation among GMS economies to meet emerging energy challenges. About ADB |  |
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