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Enhancing Civil Society Capacities to Work on Biodiversity, Communities and Livelihoods in Regional Networks Across Major Tributaries in the Lower Mekong River Basin

Grantee Name: Mekong Watch

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Amount
$100,000
Dates
Mar 2014 – Mar 2016
Keywords
Capacity building, Communication, Freshwater, Hydropower, Networks

Empower communities affected by hydropower dams in northeastern Cambodia, southern Lao PDR and eastern Thailand to influence development decision-making by increasing their access to communication channels for articulating their perspectives; increasing their knowledge of natural resource values, development impacts and alternatives in the Mekong Basin; and promoting mutual support among community and civil society organizations domestically and regionally.

Strategic Direction :

6 Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors

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