2018

This report discusses opportunities for safe and environment-friendly agriculture products in the Greater Mekong Subregion and highlights the Siem Reap Action Plan, 2018–2022.

As the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has made considerable progress in food security, addressing health, safety, and environmental concerns is also essential. The strategy and action plan will strengthen the commitment to food security, increase market access for small producers, and ensure inclusive food safety for the GMS. It aims at achieving the GMS vision of being a leading global supplier of safe and environment-friendly agriculture products through four pillars: policies, infrastructure, knowledge, and marketing.

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GMS Value Chain Strategy	5.02 MB

Core Environment Program Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2018-2022

isolano — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:12:44 +0000

Core Environment Program Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2018-2022

isolano Fri, 02/23/2018 - 08:12

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Policies, Strategies, and Plans

Core Environment Program

Core Environment Program Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2018-2022

Core Environment Program

Environment

2018

Environment

News release: Ministers Endorse New Environment Agenda for the Greater Mekong Subregion

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CEP Strategic Framework and Action Plan 2018-2022	4.63 MB

Ministers Endorse New Environment Agenda for the Greater Mekong Subregion

isolano — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:23:14 +0000

Ministers Endorse New Environment Agenda for the Greater Mekong Subregion isolano Fri, 02/02/2018 - 02:23

2 February, 2018

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GMS Environment Ministers Meeting

The GMS Transport Sector Strategy 2030 is endorsed and the Early Harvest implementation of the CBTA is launched

moyek — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:34:36 +0000

The GMS Transport Sector Strategy 2030 is endorsed and the Early Harvest implementation of the CBTA is launched moyek Sun, 11/13/2022 - 23:34

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The GMS Transport Sector Strategy 2030 is endorsed and the Early Harvest implementation of the CBTA is launched

Regional Workshop on Laboratory Quality and Biosafety

yronald — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:51:15 +0000

Regional Workshop on Laboratory Quality and Biosafety yronald Fri, 02/28/2020 - 05:51

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Concept Note and Agenda	233.04 KB
Workshop Report	670.01 KB
List of Participants	180.16 KB

Roundtable Discussion on Regional Investment Framework for Migrant Health in the Greater Mekong Subregion

yronald — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:50:57 +0000

Roundtable Discussion on Regional Investment Framework for Migrant Health in the Greater Mekong Subregion yronald Thu, 01/30/2020 - 01:50

Concept Note

List of Participants

Background

The ADB convened in Bangkok, Thailand, on 15 August 2018 (Roundtable 1) and tabled the concept of a regional migrant health care project. Based on government feedback, it was agreed to follow up on financing solutions to innovatively address migrant health care challenges to support national and regional universal health coverage. Underpinning these issues, is a requirement to strengthen the supply and demand of health care services and access for migrants. In doing so, border connectivity, economic outputs and cross border health will also be strengthened.

The key issues noted from Round table 1 were: (1) documenting the “undocumented” including data, monitoring and evaluation challenges (2) health service delivery that is culturally sensitive; and (3) effective policies and regulations to support regional harmonization of migrant health. Roundtable 1 concluded with the green light for ADB to explore the design of a regional migrant financing mechanism to increase uptake of health services, strengthen health supply, increase border economic development and integrate health-based border connectivity. The conclusions of Roundtable 1 align with the 2007 ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (the “Cebu Declaration"). In 2017, ASEAN leaders again signed and re-affirmed their commitment for migrant worker protection and support, through the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.

Problem Statement

Labour migration in the Mekong subregion presents a large challenge, particularly for migrant-receiving countries such as Thailand. There are three key aspects to the problem statement:

Migrant numbers are growing: there are many undocumented workers crossing borders with Thailand receiving a lions-share of migrant workers. Proposed ASEAN economic belts and integration will increase connectivity placing additional pressure on currently underdeveloped health care systems. Furthermore, there is a need to conduct analysis to assess the actual migrant numbers including their contribution to economy and their impact on health systems.
Migrant contribution to border economy is significant: Migrant labour contributed an estimated 6.2% of US$189.3 billion Thai GDP in 2005 alone; with forecasts growing steadily since 2006. Migrant labour constitutes 5% of total labour in Thailand, including 7-10% of the industrial sector and 4-5% of the agricultural sectors. As noted above, there is a need to fully understand the impact of migrants to border economy, including areas of strengthening to not only improve trade and connectivity, but support migrants’ access to social services and health.
Governments have requested support to address regional migrant health challenges: Myanmar, Laos PDR, Cambodia and Thailand have made significant commitments to invest in UHC and develop national systems. Building on this, there is an urgent need to develop a regional framework that can support both supply and demand factors of migrant health. Potential solutions may be found through the use of an innovative financing framework.

Objectives and Outputs

To address migrant health related challenges and scaling up investments regionally, ADB will engage with Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR.

The overarching objective of the meeting is to discuss the proposed set of interventions including a recommended financing strategy. Specific session objectives are noted in the table below:

Session	Objectives
Setting the Scene: Migrant Health Challenges	Build rationale for MOH/MOF to invest in migrant health, and understand current gaps requiring ADB support
The Regional Migrant Health Investment Framework: Overview of the proposal	Present the proposed framework and financing options available
The Regional Migrant Health Investment Framework: Discussion sessions on Outputs	Facilitate detailed feedback on the proposal, develop buy-in and ownership for the proposal
The way forward	Create a skeleton work plan including timeline

The anticipated outputs of Roundtable 2 include: (1) no objection to begin project preparation for an ADB migrant health financing package; (2) government commitment to the project either through technical assistance contribution, or through ADB-backed financing to allocate funds.

Meeting Agenda

Time	Facilitator/Speaker	Topic
8:45am ‒ 9:00 am	Hung Nguyen	Introduction and Objectives
9:00am ‒9:45am	Azusa Sato & Joel Buenaventura	Setting the Scene
9:45am ‒ 10:00am	All	Coffee Break
10:00am ‒ 10:30am	Saumya Kailasapathy	The Migrant Health Cooperation Proposal
10:30am ‒ 12:30pm	All	Strengthening the Proposal: Carousels by Outputs
12:30pm ‒ 1:30pm	All	Lunch
1:30pm ‒ 2:00pm	Azusa Sato & Saumya Kailasapathy	Carousel feedback
2:00pm ‒ 2:45pm	Government	Government feedback discussion
2:45pm ‒ 3:00pm	All	Coffee Break
3:00pm ‒ 3:30pm	Azusa Sato	Additional areas of discussion and next steps
3:30pm	Hung Nguyen	Meeting close

Regional Investment Framework 2022: First Progress Report and Update

yronald — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:01:39 +0000

Regional Investment Framework 2022: First Progress Report and Update

yronald Mon, 11/25/2019 - 10:01

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Sun, 11/25/2018 - 10:00

Regional Investment Framework (RIF) 2022 and Annex

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Regional Investment Framework 2022: First Progress Report and Update	2.72 MB
Annex to the Regional Investment Framework 2022: First Progress Report and Update	3.44 MB