MRC and ECO-Asia held a second regional workshop to strengthen the capacity and capabilities of MRC, National Mekong Committees, riparian line agencies, and the MRC Secretariat on conflict prevention and management, and regional cooperation. Participants included MRC Secretariat and programme staff, representatives from the Lao National Mekong Committee, Thailand National Mekong Committee, Vietnam National Mekong Committee, line agencies from these countries, and ECO-Asia. Representatives from the Cambodia National Mekong Committee were unable to attend due to scheduling constraints. Therefore, a follow-up workshop was conducted in Siem Reap, Cambodia on October 8, 2007.
Participants at the follow-up workshop included representatives from the Cambodia National Mekong Committee and line agencies, the Lao National Mekong Committee, Thailand National Mekong Committee, Vietnam National Mekong Committee, MRC Secretariat, and ECO-Asia. The agenda for the follow-up workshop was the same as the regional workshop, though shortened to one day. Results from the follow-up workshop are integrated into the summary of the regional workshop (below).
The objectives of the second regional workshop were to:
- Present progress of the joint program between MRC and ECO-Asia, including sharing results from capacity building and training needs survey;
- Share experience and international best practices on the benefits of regional cooperation;
- Share experience and present benefits on identifying hotspots and issues in the basin, including the flood-related hotspots and issues;
- Develop a common understanding of terminology on conflict prevention and management for use in supporting ongoing and planned activities;
- Strengthen capacity on regional cooperation tools and techniques, including issue identification, issue reframing, and collaborative decision-making;
- Share ideas on strategies for improving MRC institutional capabilities for regional cooperation; and
- Discuss next steps in country implementation of planned activities.
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