Peoples republic of china greater mekong subregion gms. Big potential for greater crop yields, household income. The large market size and abundant resources of the greater mekong subregion gms, including a large, motivated and cheap workforce, a rich agricultural base, extensive timber and fisheries resources, considerable potential mineral resources, and vast energy resources have seen the subregion increasingly recognized as a new frontier of southeast asian economic strength. The gms program aims to promote closer economic and social ties and cooperation among. It is an emerging economic powerhouse of 326 million people working together in an area abundant with human and natural resources, cultural treasures and growing markets. Reintegration of trafficked persons in the greater mekong subregion. Technical assistance developing the greater mekong. The greater mekong subregion, gms or just greater mekong, is a transnational region of the mekong river basin in southeast asia. Two decades ago, the countries of the greater mekong sub. Sri lanka greater mekong business council of the ceylon.
Migration in the greater mekong subregion published in december 2007. Greater mekong subregion academic and research network. Transport and trade facilitation in the greater mekong. Arrest, detention and deportation was published, following the bibliography entitled annotated bibliography.
An overview john costenbader, jeremy broadhead, yurdi yasmi and patrick b. The yunnan region produces rice, corn, barley, wheat, rapeseed, sweet potatoes, soybeans, tea and other crops, as well as livestock. Covering cambodia, lao peoples democratic republic lao pdr, myanmar, thailand, viet nam, and. Trade and trade facilitation in the greater mekong subregion. Interim report for the project preparatory technical assistance for the greater mekong subregion health security project. The very term greater mekong subregion, or simply gms, had entered the lexicon as a.
It also highlights the tremendous progress made by the gms countries, as well as. Review of configuration of the greater mekong subregion. Gms, who are interested in working with the mmn or joining the mmn are also. Prepared for the 20th anniversary of the gms, this second edition of the atlas offers a unique overview of the exquisite beauty and diversity of the subregions natural environment.
Burma, cambodia, china yunnan province, lao peoples democratic republic, thailand, and vietnam. The greater mekong subregion economic cooperation program. Economic analysis of greater mekong subregion road and power projects. Since 1992, the countries have been linked through the gms economic cooperation program. The region is home to more than 300 million people. Greater mekong subregion gms monday, august 27, 12 2. Combining the strategy and program assessments, the overall performance of the gms. It came into being with the launch of a development program in 1992 by the asian development bank that brought together the six asian countries of cambodia, china specifically yunnan province and the guangxi. Although considerable progress has been made in malaria control in the gms during the past 10. Drivers affecting forest change in the greater mekong subregion gms.
Partners at the heart of the core environment program is building collaboration for achieving sustainable development in the greater mekong subregion. Pdf logistics development in the greater mekong subregion. Pradeep srivastava senior regional cooperation specialist southeast asia department, adb greater mekong subregion gms economic corridors. Indiaeast asia economic integration delhi 10 september 2010 pradeep. Logistics development in the greater mekong subregion. Authors, title of chapter, in cdri 2009, agricultural trade in the greater mekong subregion phnom penh. Greater mekong subregion gms, which is made up of six countries. Traders in the greater mekong subregion gms require efficient logistics services that can move their goods to the right place, at the right time, in the right condition, and at the right price. Negative drivers result in deforestation and forest.
Assessing the effects of minimum wages in the greater mekong subregion gmsr is more complex because of the absence of reliable data in many areas, the prominence of the informal sector, the largescale undocumented internal and crossborder migration flows and. When mekong heads of state gathered for the first gms summit in 2002, it was clear that the gms framework of development had been largely internalised it was now owned by mekong governments. Urban development in the greater mekong subregion asian. Strategy and action plan for the greater mekong subregion east. Coordination among stakeholders of the greater mekong subregion in. With an emphasis to complementary linkages between technological and. My paper was on minimum wage systems of the greater mekong subregion.
Migration in the greater mekong subregionindepth study. Positive drivers affecting forests in the greater mekong subregion gms 33 4. This effort was later expanded upon by the patrol project. The greater mekong research center is a public policy think tank that focuses on the transition economies of cambodia, laos, and vietnam. Mekong region is officially named greater mekong subregion or gms. There are still large numbers of subsistence farmers in the greater mekong subregion who live in or close to poverty. The greater mekong subregion gms is a natural economic area bound together by the mekong river, covering 2. Since its inception, the program has achieved noteworthy successes in fostering cooperation in a region that, at the commencement of the program, was emerging. Negative and positive drivers affecting forests in the gms coexist. The political economy of regional integration in the greater. Gms greater mekong subregion iea international energy agency. The importance of trade facilitation and reducing the time to trade is gaining increasing recognition. Ruvini fernando, director ppp advisory and deals strategy, price water house coopers sri lanka made a presentation on opportunities available for sri lankan companies in the greater mekong subregion at the 8th annual general meeting of the sri lanka.
Strategy and action plan for the greater mekong subregion southern economic corridor. Significant efforts are being made in the greater mekong subregion gms to promote improvements in this area of economic integration. The concept of a greater mekong subregion gms economic cooperation program was initially formulated in 1992. The greater mekong subregion program supports the implementation of highpriority projects in agriculture, energy, environment, health and human resource development, information and communication technology, tourism, transport, transport and trade facilitation, and urban development. Of the greater mekong subregion economic corridors asian development bank 6 adb avenue, mandaluyong city 1550 metro manila, philippines.
The greater mekong subregion economic cooperation program strategic framework 20122022 the greater mekong subregion gms economic cooperation program will begin its third decade in 2012. He greater mekong subregion singapore a l a y s i a brunei taiwan hong kong macau to korea and japan from cambodia to thailand 82,251 to malaysia 6,620 to south korea 2,464 to japan 2,353 from lao pdr to thailand 76,459 to japan 2,478 to united states 183,265 to france to australia to canada from vietnam to cambodia to china to malaysia 100,000. The greater mekong subregion and the internet by kanchana kanchanasut asian institute of technology thailand monday, august 27, 12 1. Throughout the intervening 20 years, investments in the transport sector have primarily promoted regional integration, improved connectivity, and to a lesser extent, the direct facilitation of trade among gms member countries. Strategy and action plan for the greater mekong subregion eastwest economic corridor.
Transboundary agribusiness development and management in the greater mekong subregion conference paper pdf available march 2010 with 96 reads how we measure reads. It has been 15 years since the gms program was initiated and the first transport project was approved. The gms is comprised of cambodia, china yunnan province, lao pdr, myanmar burma, thailand, and vietnam, which vary in political structure, socioeconomic and financial resources, public health system, and disease ecology. Section 1 migration in the greater mekong subregion. As of 1 october 2008, jica and the soft loan arm of jbic merged. Greater mekong subregion institutional structures with respect to the energy. Pdf trade and investment in the greater mekong subregion.
Asian development bank adb adbsrole in developing regional infrastructuregreater mekong subregiongms economic cooperation program myanmar in transition. Towards this, cep actively works to strengthen cooperation between the six gms countries and linking them with the expertise of nongovernment organizations, civil society, and other development. Countries in the region are following a path of intensification. Trade facilitation in the greater mekong subregion. Adb assistance to viet nam, the lao pdr, and thailand to draft manual for lao. Greater mekong subregion although considerable progress has been made in malaria control in the greater mekong subregion over the past decade, malaria remains a major concern for the international community and ministries of health in the region. How can mekong region maximize the benefits of economic. The greater mekong subregion academic and research network gmsarn is a network of academic and research institutions in a greater mekong subregion its mission is to carry out activities in human resources development, joint research, and dissemination of information and intellectual assets generated in the region. Energy sector in the greater mekong subregion oecd.
The southern parts of the peoples republic of china that are part of the greater mekong subregion gms are rich in agriculture. Transport and trade facilitation form the backbone of the greater mekong subregion gms program supported by the asian development bank adb. Greater mekong subregional cooperation and integration. The greater mekong subregion gms comprises cambodia, lao pdr, myanmar, thailand, vietnam and the yunnan province and guangxi zhuang autonomous region of china.
Agricultural trade in the greater mekong subregion june 2009 this work was carried out with the aid of a grant from the rockefeller foundation. Alternatives for power generation in the greater mekong subregion volume 7. The greater mekong subregion gms is defined according to the flow of the mekong river. Mekong subregion gms economic cooperation program is the first and. The greater mekong subregion economic cooperation program supports highpriority projects in six countries that share the mekong.
Presentation on opportunities available for sri lankan companies in the greater mekong subregion pwc sri lanka. Regional cooperation and operations coordination division, southeast asia department, asian development bank address. Rethinking agriculture in the greater mekong subregion 01 main messages and recommendations southeast asias agriculture is changing agriculture in the greater mekong subregion gms see figure 1, overleaf is shifting from traditional subsistence to modern commercial farming. Linking the mekong riparian members of asean cambodia, laos, myanmar, thailand and vietnam with yunnan province of the peoples republic of china, the greater mekong subregion gms comprises approximately 300 million people, 2. Transport and logistics in the greater mekong subregion. Gms atlas of the environment greater mekong subregion. Opportunities and challenges craig steffensen director. Pdf the greater mekong subregion gms is one of the most successful stories of economic transition and integration among developing countries.
The concepts of gms focus more on regional economic cooperation and integration rather than water resources management. Greater mekong subregion thus includes china yunnan province, myanmar, laos, thailand, cambodia, and vietnam. Implications for greater mekong subregion development. Technical assistance developing the greater mekong subregion energy sector strategy the views expressed herein are those of the consultant and do not necessarily represent those of adbs members, board of directors, management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Business case studies in the greater mekong subregion. The sape evaluates the performance of adb assistance during 19922007, but accords.