Policy makers, stakeholders discuss issues in environmental economics
Policy makers, stakeholders discuss issues in environmental economics
Decision makers and representatives from various public sector bodies, international organisations and academics met yesterday to discuss training needs and research priority areas for Laos and potential donors in environmental economics.
The policy dialogue conference was organised by the Economy and Environment Institute of the Lower Mekong Sub-region (EEI-LMS) in partnership with Faculty of Economics and Business Management at the National University of Laos.
The Economy and Environment Institute of the Lower Mekong Sub-region is a foundation established in Thailand but covers four countries in the Lower Mekong Sub-region, namely Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand.
Its mandate is capacity building in the field of environmental economics through the provision of training courses and research support grants.
The EEI-LMS management team consists of environmental economists who have been trained and received research grants from the Economy and Environment Programme of Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), namely Dr Orapan Nabangchang and Dr Rawadee Jarungrattanapong from the School of Economics, Sukhothai Thammatirat, Dr Phumsith Mahaweerachai from Khon Kaen University, Dr Piyaluk Buddhawongsa from Chiang Mai University and Ms Kanlayanee Pornpinatepong from Prince of Songkhla University.
Its partner in Laos is the National University of Laos and it is represented by Dr Phouphet Kyophilavong.
Our purpose in organising this conference today is to inform decision makers, representatives from various public organisation, international organisations and academics about the EEI-LMS, Deputy Director of EEPSEA and Director of EEI-LMS Dr Orapan Nabangchang said.
More specifically, we wish to gain some understanding on the training needs in environmental economics in Laos and research priority areas so that we can develop a road map of our activities in this country that is demand driven and policy relevant, Dr Orapan added.
