GMS Core Environment Program (CEP) 2006-2015

Vision: A poverty free and ecologically rich GMS

Goal: To promote sustainable and equitable development in the GMS

Purpose: To enhance the development potential, performance, and impact of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program

Future Directions and Plans

• Strengthening planning and monitoring capacity at the central/provincial levels in ANR, Transport, energy and tourism sectors
• Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities for GMS
• Carbon Neutral Transport Corridors
• Capacity building in Multi Criteria planning for transport and energy sectors
• Capacity building for resource use efficiency assessments
• Conference on GMS environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness
• Developing protocols and codes of practice
• Private sector funding for environmental technologies
• GMS Atlas

GMS Economic Corridors

For implementation purpose, 6 GMS Economic Corridors have been created:

1. EWEC: East West Economic Corridor
2. NSEC (Eastern): North South Economic Corridor (Eastern)
3. NSEC (Eastern Ext.): North South Economic Corridor (Eastern Extension)
4. NSEC (Western): North South Economic Corridor (Western)
5. SEC (Northern): South Economic Corridor (Northern)
6. SEC (Southern): South Economic Corridor (Southern)