Greater Mekong Subregion

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Program and Agenda

Day 1, 5 March 1998

0800-0830

Registration

0830-0915

Opening Session

Welcome Remarks

H.E. Minister Chu Tuan Nha
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of Viet Nam

Opening Statement and Overview of the GMS Program

Dr. Bindu Lohani
Manager, Environment Division
Office of Environment and Social Development, ADB

Morning Session Co-Chair:

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh
Director-General
Viet Nam National Environment Agency

0915-0920

Adoption of the Agenda

0920-1005

GMS Environment Sector Update: Country Presentations on Environmental Developments and Issues

• Cambodia
• People’s Republic of China
• Lao PDR

1005-1020

Coffee Break

1020-1105

GMS Environment Sector Update (continued)

• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Viet Nam

1105-1200

Statement of Observers

• Bilateral Organizations
• Multilateral Organizations
• Non-government Organizations

1230-1400

Working Lunch

Afternoon Session Co-Chair:

Dr. Bindu Lohani
Manager, Environment Division
Office of Environment and Social Development, ADB

1400-1415

Overview of ADB's Environment and Natural Resources Program

Mr. Toru Shibuichi
Manager, Forestry and Natural Resources Division (AWFN)
Agriculture and Social Sectors Department, ADB

1415-1500

Status of Subregional Environmental Projects

Subregional Environmental Monitoring and Information System (SEMIS)

Surendra Shrestha, Regional Coordinator
Environment Assessment Program for Asia and the Pacific,
UNEP

Ian Crain, Consultant, SEMIS
Nokeo Ratanavong, MRC

Henry Tucker, Project Specialist (Natural Resources), AWFN, ADB
Subregional Environmental Training and Institutional Strengthening (SETIS)

Gary Vigers, Consultant, SETIS

1500-1515

Coffee Break

1515-1700

Status of Subregional Environmental Projects (continued)

Poverty Reduction and Environmental Improvement in Remote GMS Watersheds

Henry Tucker, Project Specialist (Natural Resources)
Forestry and Natural Resources Division (AWFN), ADB

Strategic Environmental Framework

Robert Dobias, Environment Specialist
Environment Division (ENVD), ADB

Management and Protection of Critical Wetlands in the Lower Mekong Basin

Henry Tucker, Project Specialist (Natural Resources)
Forestry and Natural Resources Division (AWFN), ADB

Day 2, 6 March 1998

0830-1000

GMS Environmental Program: A Retrospective and Prospective Look

• Review of WGE's TOR
• Plan of cooperation between GMS-WGE and NGOs
• Establishing GMS/WGE linkages with other agencies
• New focus on subregional and transboundary issues
• Others

1000-1015

Coffee Break

1015-1130

GMS Environmental Program: A Retrospective and Prospective Look (cont’d)

1130-1200

Next Steps/Other Matters

1200-1330

Working Lunch

1330-1400

Draft Report/Summary of Proceedings

1400-1445

Closing Remarks

• GMS Country Delegations
• Mr. Jean-Pierre A. Verbiest, Resident Representative
• ADB Viet Nam Resident Mission
• Mr. Toru Shibuichi, Manager, Forestry and Natural Resources Division (AWFN)
• Agriculture and Social Sectors Department, ADB
• Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, Director-General
• Viet Nam National Environment Agency

1445

Coffee/Tea Break

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