How Risk Financing Can Help Mekong Farmers Cope with Disasters
Risk financing can help at-risk communities better cope with the economic costs of natural disasters and extreme weather.
Risk financing can help at-risk communities better cope with the economic costs of natural disasters and extreme weather.
HA NOI, VIET NAM (20 September 2017) — Ministers from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion today endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the subregion achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA (8 September 2017) — Agriculture ministers in the Greater Mekong Subregion today endorsed a 5-year strategy and action plan to build a region-wide food safety system.
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA (13 July 2017) — A senior level working group meeting is finalizing a 5-year strategy for promoting safe and environment-friendly agro-based value chains (2018-2022) for the Greater Mekong Subregion.
At the southernmost tip of the Mekong Delta, Vietnamese shrimp farmers are going organic and restoring mangrove forests to help protect coastal communities against sea level rise.
Monster Fish biologist spearheads a research project on how to sustainably manage one of the world’s most important ecosystems.
Safe, organic food is becoming popular across the Greater Mekong Subregion. A pilot program in Thailand is helping farmers meet the growing demand and leave chemicals behind.
BANGKOK, THAILAND (31 May 2017) — The Asian Development Bank and the Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture today opened a series of events on the theme "Discover GMS: Asia's Natural Hub" during the Thaifex World of Food 2017 at Bangkok's Impact Exhibition Center from 31 May to 4 June.
GMS Pavilion on Safe and Environment-friendly Agriculture Products and Policy Forum on Food Safety and Market Access at the THAIFEX World of Food Asia 2017