Press Release and EOC Calendar of Events

| Press Release | EOC Calendar of Events |

• 5^th June 2008: Press Release on the World Environment Day
• 29^th January 2008: The Environment Ministers' Meeting (EMM) of the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) [PDF: 97KB | 1 page] [News Release at ADB website]
• 23 - 25 October 2007: GMS-EOC participated in UN Day 2007 Exhibition at Central World Shopping Mall in Bangkok [PDF: 61KB | 2 pages]
• 15^th February 2007: First Issue of the Strategic Environmental Assessment E-Forum released [PDF: 538KB | 2 pages]
• 13^th December 2006: News Release on First Semi-Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Environment (WGE-SAM-1) [PDF: 92KB | 2 pages]
• 11^th October 2006: Agreements for Biodiversity Conservation Projects in Western Thailand Signed
• 4^th October 2006: Winners of "My World, My Home" Children's Art Competition Announced [PDF: 104KB | 2 pages]
• 26^th September 2006: CEP-Data & Information Forum Announced [PDF: 593KB | 2 pages]
• 31^st May 2006: ADB, Netherlands Formalize $14 million Grant for Mekong Environment Program
• 21^st December 2005: ADB to Help Develop Sound Environmental Management for Mekong
• 17^th May 2005: Shanghai To Host First GMS Environment Ministers Meeting

Upcoming Events

• 14-16 September 2008, BCI Subregional Exchange Meeting (BCI-SEM) for Implementing Agencies, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 17-18 September 2008, Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism Development in the GMS, Bangkok, Thailand. [Background and Agenda (PDF: 60KB | 5 pages)]
• (November 2008), 3^rd WGE Semi Annual Meeting (WGE SAM-3) Videoconferencing through GMS countries' ADB Resident Missions.

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Recent Events

• 28^th August 2008, Final Strategic Environmental Assessment Workshop on Tourism Sector in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [Background and Objectives (PDF: 33KB | 3 pages)] [Agenda (PDF: 23KB | 1 page)]
• 17^th July 2008, SEA Regional Workshop on Hydropower, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
• 1-2 July 2008, Fourteenth Meeting of the Working Group on Environment (WGE-14), Luang Prabang, Lao PDR.
• 5^th May 2008, The premiere launch of the documentary "Forests for Our Future"
• 21^st May 2008, 2^nd GMS Development Dialogue, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 6-9 May 2008, Brainstorming Workshop on "Programming for the CEP" and "Institutional Future for the EOC", Bangkok, Thailand.
• 29^th April 2008, 2^nd Anniversary Celebration of the Environment Operations Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 31^st March 2008, Third GMS Summit, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
• 30^th March 2008, GMS Youth Forum, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
• 29^th March 2008, GMS Youth Forum Caravan Workshop, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
• 26-29 February 2008, Environment Seminar for GMS Senior Officials and Executives (EOC / PPP), Bangkok, Thailand.
• 28-30 January 2008, Second Environment Ministers' Meeting and Eco-Exhibition, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
• (December 2007), SEA Workshop for NSEC, Kunming, PR China.
• (December 2007), SEA Hydropower Scenario Development Workshop, Viet Nam.
• 6-10 December 2007, BCI Workshop with Viet Nam's and Guangxi's Delegations , Da Nang, Hanoi, Cao Banh province, Viet Nam.
• (November 2007), SEA Workshop for NSEC, Kunming, PR China.
• 28^th November 2007, 13^th WGE SAM 2 Meeting – Video Conference through GMS Countries' ADB resident missions.
• (1^st week of November 2007), SEA Scoping Workshop for NSEC, Kunming, PR China.
• 31^st October 2007, EPA Session at the Environment Seminar for Senior GMS Officials/Executives, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 30^th October-2^nd November 2007, "Issues and Sustainable Options for the Mekong": An Environment Seminar for GMS Senior Officials / Executive, Bangkok, Thailand.
• 23-25 October 2007, EPA Technical Workshop, Bangkok.
• 23^rd October 2007, Workshop on draft scoping report discussion, Viet Nam.
• 16-18 October 2007, GIS session at The Future of Forests in Asia and the Pacific Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
• 16-18 October 2007, "Colorful Yunnan" International Forum on Biodiversity Conservation, Kunming PRC. [Draft Agenda]
• 15-18 October 2007, Regional SEA training workshop, Beijing, PR China.
• 2-3 October 2007, SEA Training in Cambodia.
• 17-28 September 2007, Training course on mapping & remote sensing for biodiversity conservation planning, Kunming, PR China.
• 23-30 September 2007, 2^nd GMS Study Visit: "Biofuels Development and Environmental Management", Bangkok, Thailand & Yunnan, PR China.
• Study Visit to the US Environmental Protection Agency for the Delegates from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 17-26 August 2007. [Briefing Note (PDF: 96KB | 7 pages)]
• WGE Thirteenth Annual Meeting (WGE AM-13), 13-15 June 2007, Guilin, People's Republic of China [More Details]
• GMS Environment Operations Center (EOC) celebrates first anniversary, Bangkok on 26 April 2007 [More Details]
• WGE Semi-Annual Meeting (SAM), 12-13 December 2006
• GIS Training, 13-17 November 2006
• First CEP Technical Advisory Panel Meeting, 7-8 October 2006, ADB Thailand Resident Mission
• Workshop on "Biodiversity and Socioeconomic Assessment - Harmonization of Approaches in the GMS", 4-6 October 2006, Siam City Hotel
• "My World, My Home": Children's Art Exhibit, 4-6 October 2006, Siam City Hotel, Bangkok
• Signing Ceremony: Letters of Agreements with Thailand's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Society, 10 October 2006, ADB Thailand Resident Mission
• Signing Ceremony: Letters of Agreements with WWF on Cambodia and Lao PDR Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Pilot Sites, 21 September 2006, ADB Viet Nam Resident Mission
• "My World, My Home" Children's Art Competition, 18 September 2006, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand
• Strategic Environmental Assessment Planning Workshop, 9-10 August 2006, ADB Thailand Resident Mission
• Partner Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting, 3 July 2006, UNEP Office, Bangkok
• BCI Symposium, 27-28 April 2006, Bangkok [More Details]
• Inauguration of the Environment Operations Center, 26 April 2006, Bangkok [Photo Gallery]
• Twelfth Meeting of the GMS Working Group on Environment, 25-26 April 2006, Bangkok [More Details]

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