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Implementing cross-sectoral negotiations to coordinate Nam Xong water resources, livelihoods, ecosystem services and agricultural intensification Dr Alex Smajgl MERFI - Mekong Region Futures Institute NERI Logo
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Implementing cross-sectoral negotiations to coordinate Nam Xong water resources, livelihoods, ecosystem services and agricultural intensification
Dr Alex Smajgl
MERFI - Mekong Region Futures Institute
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MERFI - Mekong Region Futures Institute
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Where:
Why:
Who:
How:
Aims:
Nam Xong sub-basin
Nam Xong Project Outline
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WHY?
Nam Xong Decision making sector
Policy objectives
Policies and investments
Objectives of Other
Nam Xong sectors
Trade-offs• Economic• Ecological• Social
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WHO?Project and Research Partners:• National Economic Research Institute• Department of Water Resources• Mekong Region Futures Institute
Ministry of Planning and Investment National Economic Research Institute
Ministry of Natuaral Resources and Environment
Department of Water Resource
Department of Forest Resource Management
Department of National Disaster Management & Climate Change
Ministry of Energy and Mine Department of Policy and Energy Planning
Ministry of Agricuture and Forestry Department of Irrigation
Ministry of Publick Work and Transport Department of Urban Planning & Housing (Water Supply)
Ministry of Inormation Culture and Tourism Department Tourism Management
Women Union Department of Gender Promotion, Women Union
• Vientiane Province• Kasy district• Vangvieng district• Hinheup district
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HOW?1. Today:
• Development pressures and drivers of change• Policies and development investments• Indicators of success• Co-designed research program
2. Participatory workshops:• Shared Future visions for a sustainable Nam Xong• Proposed polices and investments• Scientific evaluation of trade-offs and outcomes• Facilitate discovery of coordinated decisions to achieve future
visions3. Scientific research of trade-offs
• Land use, hydrological modelling and livelihoods• Integrated model to test policies
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Aims?
1. Cross sectoral and integrated decision making platform• Facilitate discovery of coordinated decisions to achieve future visions for
a sustainable Nam Xong• Accounting of economic, ecological and social trade-offs • Equitable distribution of benefits• Gender balanced
2. Capacity building:• Design and Facilitation of participatory workshops• Survey design and analysis• Application of integrated modelling
3. Improve the use of research in policy design• To meet a directive from the Lao PDR National Assembly
Thank YouKhammerng Bannalath (NERI)[email protected]
Dr Alexander Smajgl (MERFI): [email protected]
Dr John Ward (MERFI)[email protected]
MERFI - Mekong Region Futures Institute
