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6th Working Group on Environment Meeting
Introduction
The sixth Meeting of the Working Group on the Environment (WGE) for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
was sponsored and hosted by Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 10 January 2000 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.
Meeting Participants included official Government representatives from Cambodia, People's Republic of China,
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam;
Bank staff and Consultants; resource speakers from UNEP and the Mekong River Commission (MRC);
and an observer from UNDP, Cambodia.
The Steering Committee for GMS environmental projects also comprises the official Government representatives to the WGE Meeting,
as well as representatives of ADB, UNEP and the MRC.
Objectives
The meeting was organized with the following objectives:
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To discuss the GMS Interim Assistance Plan for 2000-2002 focusing on the concept and implementation of economic corridors;
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To report on proposed and ongoing potentially environmentally sensitive projects, both at the national and regional levels, for ADB support;
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To discuss the strategic environmental planning tools available for the GMS countries;
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To review the status of the regional TA on Strategic Environmental Framework for the GMS;
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To discuss the coordination of international assistance;
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To develop a strategic environmental response to the GMS program, 2000-2002; and
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To present and agree on the recommendations to the GMS Senior Officials' and Ministerial Meetings to be held between 11-13 January 2000.
The Proceedings of the meeting is available as the links below:
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