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n an s

eve opment

ooperat on

nt e

MekongSubRegion

The views in this presentation are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development

Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the government they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in.

ADB official terms.


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n an s eve opment ooperat on nt e

MekongSubRegion

Mr. Antti Inkinen,Head of Regional Development Cooperation

Embassy of Finland, Bangkok


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IdentifiedChallengesintheMekongSubRegion(MSR)

TheLMSRhasbeenoneofthefastestgrowing

LowerMekongSubregion:

Cambodia,LaoPDR,Thailand,

regions

in

the

world

in

the

lastyears,averagingsome

7% .a.

Vietnam

GreaterMekong

Subregion:

Burma/Myanmar,Cambodia,China,

Thishasbroughtaboutimprovedinfrastructure,

reduced overt and

, ,

helpedcountrieswith

theirMDGsrecords


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TheChallengesarereflectedinseveral

ASEAN:humandevelopment,socialjusticeandrights,ensuringenvironmentalsustainabilityandnarrowingdevelopmentgap(Socio

culturalBlueprint

of

ASEAN

2009

15

roadmap)

agreemen : ..coopera ean promo e nacons ruc veandmutuallybeneficialmannerinthesustainabledevelopment,

utilization,conservation

and

management

of

the

Mekong

River

...

HuahinDeclaration2010:Economicallyprosperous,sociallyjustandenvironmentall soundMekon RiverBasin


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FinlandsDevelopmentPolicyGuideline. .

Four Primary Areas ofFocus

. ,

promote human rights;2. Inclusive andemploymentcreating green economy ;

.

Protection ;

4. HumanDevelopment

Three Crosscutting Objectives

1. Gender Equality

2. Equitable Development

3. Climate Resilience


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PriorityAreasofFinlandsDevelopmentCooperation

Within therelevant policy frameworks,Finlandcollaborates with theregionsgovernments,institutions andother partners. Aregional strategy (201216)isin

prepara on,some pr or y areas may nc u e:

MSRdevelopment reduces socialandeconomic disparities andstrengthenshuman rights

MSRdevelopment isecologically sustainable andclimate resilient

cooperation

Themainthematic areas ofcurrent cooperation include:Sustainable Use of

Natural Resources;Renewable Energy;

Rural Development


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MeansofDeliveryofDevelopmentAssistanceintheMSR

1. Financing through multilateral institutions

2. Financialsupport toregional organizations

3. Financialandtechnical support toregional initiatives

4. Countrylevel programs incollaboration with governments and

development partners

5. Civil society

, ,

toregional development intheMekongSubregion


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MeansofDeliveryofDevelopmentAssistanceintheMSR

16ongoing interventions by MFAofFinland

Financing:Current total commitments almost 60MEURProjected average expenditure around 17MEURperyear

during 2012 2017fortheLMSR

Staffing: Regional development cooperation team attheEmbassyofFinlandinBangkok(five staff);additional staff andadvisors in


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Current interventions

1.ADB:CoreEnvironmentalProgrammeandBiodiversityConservationCorridor

Initiative

,

2.

ADB:Tonle

Sap

Livelihood

Improvement

and

Technology

Demonstration

Programmes

5 6MEUR201013

3.TheMekongRiverCommission(11MEUR,201114,4initiatives)

InformationandKnowledgeManagementProgramme;

InitiativeonSustainableH dro ower

IntegratedCapacityBuildingProgramme,

WaterManagementTrustFund,WMTF

4.Ener andEnvironmentPartnershi Pro ramme

(7,9MEUR

2010

12;

9,1

MEUR

)


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5.IUCN:MekongWaterDialogues

(2,12MEUR,201014)

. s ve oo mprovemen roug enera onan wners po ores ry

Informationproject

(2,1MEUR,201113)

.

(9,5MEUR,201014)

8.

Strengthening

National

Geographic

Services

in

Lao

PDR

9.SustainableforestryforruralforestrydevelopmentinLaoPDR

(11,1MEUR,200912)


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10.InternationalLawProject,UNDP

(1,8MEUR,200912)

11.LandAdministrationSubSectorProgrammeinCambodia

(5MEUR,

2009

12)

12.SupportingActiononClimateChangethroughNetworkofNationalClimate

ange oca o n s n ou as s a,

(4,5MEUR???,200913)

v soc e y: s ursemen sapprox ma e y


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KIITOS

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