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Event
Date: 12 March 2013
12 March 2013
Climate change and associated extreme weather events will have a significant impact on economic growth and human development in the GMS. Key sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, and tourism support economic growth and local livelihoods and are highly dependent on climate-sensitive natural resources including forests, water resources, biodiversity and other ecosystem services.
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Publication
Date: 24 January 2013
These papers outline the strategy, major actvities as well as monitoring framework for the four components that comprise CEP-BCI (2012-2016).
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Date: 05 December 2012
28 to 30 December 2012
The Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference is an event on air quality in Asia, covering transport, energy, industry and climate change, with a particular emphasis on government policies and measures. BAQ 2012 was co-organized by the Clean Air Initiative-Asia (CAI-Asia), the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), and in partnership with the Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
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Activity
Date: 01 June 2012
It is widely recognized that rural communities in the GMS are particularly vulnerable to climate change. As most are dependent on agricultural for their livelihoods, anticipated increases in drought, disease, sea-level rise and weather-related disasters will affect local people significantly.
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Activity
Date: 30 May 2012
Under the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors (BCC) project in Cambodia, a vulnerability assessment was undertaken in selected communes in Koh Kong Province – an area at risk from anticipated rainfall and temperature changes – to identify community-based vulnerability, coping mechanisms, hazard mapping and potential adaptation measures.
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Activity
Date: 30 May 2012
One of the flagship components of GMS Economic Cooperation Program is the establishment of economic corridors in the region. One of these is the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) traversing Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Viet Nam.
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Event
Date: 20 February 2012
20-21 February 2012
A major international conference, "GMS 2020: Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability," was held by CEP-BCI in February 2012 in Bangkok,Thailand. The conference benchmarked GMS economic growth between 2001 and 2010 and its impact on environmental and social development as well as provided an outlook for the next decade.
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Publication
Date: 01 January 2011
This publication illustrates how climate change activities are being integrated across CEP-BCI programs. A case study of Peam Krasaob Province, Cambodia, demonstrates how vulnerability and adaptation capacity can be strengthened when the appropriate measures are taken as part of program design.
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