Education | Lower Mekong Initiative

The LMI fosters regional education towards human resource development cooperation, narrowing economic and social disparities and ensuring sustainable economic and social development in the sub-region by increasing opportunities to the people of the lower Mekong basin, increasing competitiveness of the Lower Mekong countries in the global market, and enhancing the benefits of sub-regional cooperation and equitable integration. Opportunities include improving knowledge sharing, increasing technical English skills, and enhancing communication between scientists, specialists, and policy makers in all disciplines.

Highlights

IVLP Program in 2010, Diverse and Cross-Cutting

The IVLP program in 2010 included foci across a number of the pillars in the LMI.

Mekong-Mississppi Sister Rivers Partnership

Washington — When the Mississippi River Commission and the Mekong River Commission signed a partnership agreement in May 2010, they focused on sustainable development along their two river...

LMI Soil Sampling Event as Part of Study on Persistent Organic Pollutants

International Visitor Leadership Program for LMI, June 13 to July 1, 2011

From June 13 to July 1, 2011, the U.S. Department of State sponsored an International Visitor Leadership Program for participants from the four Lower Mekong Initiative countries (Cambodia, Laos,...

USAID LMI: Sustainable Hydropower in the Mekong Basin

BACKGROUND The Mekong River plays a central role in the lives of millions of people in South East Asia who depend on it for their food, water, income, and transportation. Yet it is precisely...

Joint Statement of LMI Second Regional Working Group Meeting

Lower Mekong Initiative Second Regional Working Group Meeting Vientiane, Lao PDR November 7-8, 2011 Joint Statement

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WORKSHOP — FORECAST MEKONG IN VIETNAM

From October 24-26, 2011 USGS scientists conducted a three day hands-on workshop on radar remote sensing for natural resource mapping and assessment in Can Tho Vietnam. The workshop was hosted...

LMI English Language Fellows Program Powerpoint Presentation

A presentation by Regional English Language Officer Damon Anderson, U.S. Embassy Bangkok, at the LMI Second Regional Working Group Meeting on November 7-8, 2011.