Greater Mekong Subregion

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Program and Agenda

Day 1, 11 May 1999, Tuesday

0800-0830

Registration

0830-0900

Opening Session

Welcome Remarks

Mr. Chen Xunru
Assistant to the Governor
Yunnan Province

Opening Statement and Overview of GMS Cooperation in Environment

Mr. J. Warren Evans
Manager, Environment Division
Office of Environment and Social Development, ADB

0900-0915

Strategic Environmental Programming in the GMS

Mr. Ali Azimi
Senior Environment Specialist
Programs Department (West), ADB

0915-0930

Introduction to Thematic Papers on Transboundary Issues

Mr. Robert Dobias
Senior Environment Specialist
Environment Division, OESD, ADB

0930-1000

Coffee Break

1000-1030

Environmental Challenges of the Tonle Sap

Cambodia

Discussion

1030-1100

Compilation of Environmental Standards

People's Republic of China

Discussion

1100-1130

Lessons to be Learned from Hydropower Projects in the GMS

Lao PDR

Discussion

1130-1200

Effectiveness of Donor-Assisted Environmental Training Programmes

Myanmar

Discussion

1200-1330

Lunch Break

1330-1400

Public Participation and NGOs: Involving Civil Society in Environmental Management

Thailand

Discussion

1400-1430

Environmental Challenges in the Red River and Lower Mekong Delta

Viet Nam

Discussion

1430-1500

Experience in River Basin Managemment

Mr. Berthold Schrempp
Task Manager, MRC Secretariat
Associate Team Leader, SEF Project
Mekong River Commission (MRC)

Discussion

1500-1530

Coffee Break

1530-1600

Transboundary Trade in Timber and Wildlife

Mr. James Compton
Viet Nam National Representative
TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
World Wildlife Fund Indochina Program

Discussion

1600-1630

The Yunnan Eco-Network

Mr. Haans Raadschilders
Project Coordinator
FCCDP Sino-Dutch Project

Discussion

1900

Dinner hosted by ADB

Day 2, 12 May 1999, Wednesday

0830-1000

Review of Ongoing Subregional Environment Projects

Strategic Environmental Framework for the GMS

Mr. Robert Dobias

Senior Environment Specialist
Environment Division, OESD, ADB

Discussion

Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management in Remote GMS Watersheds

Mr. Stephen Devenish
Team Leader, RETA 5771

Discussion

Management and Protection of Critical Wetlands in the Lower Mekong Basin

Mr. Henry Tucker
Project Specialist (Natural Resources)
Forestry and Natural Resources Division
Agriculture and Social Sectors Department (West), ADB

Discussion

1000-1015

Coffee Break

1015-1100

Follow-on Activities for Completed Subregional Environment Projects

Subregional Environmental Monitoring and Information System, Phase 2 (SEMIS)

Mr. J. Warren Evans
Manager, Environment Division
OESD, ADB

Subregional Environmental Training and Institutional Strengthening (SETIS)

Representative from ADB

Opportunities for GEF Funding and Other Activities Related to WGE Work

Mr. J. Warren Evans
Manager, Environment Division
OESD, ADB

1100-1200

WGE Action Plan Based on Thematic Papers
Mr. Robert Dobias
Senior Environment Specialist
Environment Division, OESD, ADB

1200-1400

Lunch

1400-1500

Review of the Draft Summary of Proceedings

1500-1530

Closing Session

Mr. Toru Tatara
Head, GMS Unit, ADB

Representative from Yunnan Province

1830

Dinner hosted by Mr. Shao Qiwei, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province

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