Conference Papers

Conference papers and presentations will be available for download as they are submitted to conference organisers. Further details relating to the publication of full conference proceedings will be forthcoming.

Name Title
Power-point
Paper
Greg Hunt Opening address
Rajat Nag Keynote- Regional economic integration and the GMS program: the ADB experience
Nguyen Hong Toan Integrated Water Resource Management through the Mekong River Commission
Murray Proctor Australian development assistance in the Mekong
Witoon Permponsacharoen Civil society responses to regional economic integration
Andrew Walker Civil society and river basin development and management
Andrew Hewett Civil society and Australia's role in the Mekong
Lu Xing Market integration: implications of cross border trade between Yunnan of China and Lao PDR
Kurt Mørck Jensen Regional integration and transboundary river basin governance: implications for poorer countries and communities
Carl Middleton Regional integration and the destruction of the Mekong River
Sirivanh Khonthapane Reviewing the poverty impact of regional economic integration: the East-West Corridor
Glenn Hunt Regional linkages: plantation investment and land alienation in the Nam Theun Basin
Keat Kunthea Fisheries in the Tonle Sap Basin
Meach Mean Hydropower impacts in the Sesan River Basin
Bruce Hooper Keynote: IWRM, its interpretations and the Mekong
Robyn Johnston Keynote: IWRM, its interpretations and the Mekong
   
Breakout session presentations 
   
Patrick Kilby The White Paper on Australian Aid: dealing with poverty in the Mekong?
Sean Somatra Key issues in Water Governance: a case from Cambodia
Keoamphone Souvannaphoum Social analysis of transport infrastructure:A Case Study of Funding Provision on Social Components for Local Communities in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Kol Leakhana How infrastructure development has caused poverty
Jessica Rosien Infrastructure and sustainability: never the twain shall meet?
Cao Daming The significance and suggestions of China's participation in GMS cooperation
Phonethip Phetsomphou Environmental Management in the Lao PDR environmental mining sector
Tira Foran Towards more sustainable energy futures for the Mekong
Warwick Browne Large scale mining in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The commodities boom: regional integration/disintegration and impacts
Buapun Promphakping Integrating the economy and mobility of people: will poverty be redressed?
Poll Theerapappisit Pro-poor tourism in the GMS: towards sustainability?
       
Breakout session report back presentations    
Australian White paper, Mekong Strategy and thier implications
 
 Water governance and the Mekong
 
Infrastructure, poverty and sustainability
 
China, the GMS and Lancang-Mekong
 
The resource economy, integration and the environment
Making regional integration work for the poor
 

Paper submission requirements

For speakers: All conference speakers are asked to submit an abstract and short paper of 1000-2000 words based on their talk by 15 September. If speakers wish to use powerpoint presentations please email a copy of the presentation by the 21 September in order to assist with ensuring a smooth flow on the day of the conference.

For panellists: Panellists are not required to submit a paper. If panellists wish to use powerpoint presentations please email a copy of the presentation by the 21 September in order to assist with ensuring a smooth flow on the day of the conference.

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