4th Liphe4 Summer
School 2007
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4th Summer School Assessing Sustainable Development in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS)
May 21st- June 1st, 2007, Mekong Institute,
Khon Kaen, Thailand
With the special
support from the Mekong Institute
General Course Orientation
This is a course designed for young researchers and professionals on methods and tools for analyzing regional sustainability in an integrated and participatory way. Training is conducted by internationally renown experts in the fields of integrated sustainability analysis, participatory research, and global change research. Participants will engage in an interactive learning experience that allows for sharing of knowledge on issues such as:
♦ measuring sustainable development
♦ integrated analysis of the physical economy of GMS nations
♦ research approaches to poverty reduction and rural development
♦ Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
♦ regional sustainable development and Global Change research
♦ resource use systems; land use and land cover change, food and water security, regional agricultural practices
The training applies practical, problem-oriented, and policy-relevant research approaches. Participants will be enabled to conduct and inform on sustainability research independently and identify the relevant national sustainability issues as well as to suggest national and regional research strategies to tackle these issues.
Participants
This is an advanced level program on Assessing Sustainable Development in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). It is tailored for researchers from public and private institutions and analysts involved in regional sustainable development. Participants of this course should possess a higher degree in social or natural sciences and experience in research projects. It is recommended that participants come to the training course with a research agenda that included regional sustainable development issues. Participants are expected :
♦ to be able to communicate professionally in both written and spoken English.
♦ to be in good health, both physically and mentally, and able to attend the entire course.
♦ to have an interest in sustainable development, integrated assessment, resource use, or global change research issues.
Organization of summer school
The summer school was scheduled from 21st May to 1st June 2007. The program was
organized along ten days of morning presentations and related interactive
afternoon sessions, plus introduction and conclusion.
The summer school took place at the Mekong Institute, an independent Greater Mekong Subregion organisation providing specialized learning programmes for key public and private sector personnel in the areas of leadership, development and regional cooperation. MI's residential learning facility is located on the campus of Khon Kaen University in Northeast Thailand. It serves the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces of Peoples Republic of China.
Themes for the 2007 Mekong Institute and Liphe4 Summer School Assessing Sustainable Development in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS)
♦ Global Change and Sustainability Issues
♦ Multi-scale Integrated Assessment
♦ Societal Multi-Criteria Evaluation
♦ Food security, biophysical constraints, and land-time budget analysis
♦ Participatory Research
♦ GIS applications to resource use and sustainability analysis
♦ Gender issues in sustainable development
♦ Regional Social / Environmental impact assessments
♦ Policy dialogue with regional stakeholders
♦ Participatory research
♦ Project formulation and discussion
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List of resource persons
♦ Prof. Mario Giampietro, Penn State University, USA
♦ Prof. Hiroki Tanikawa, Wakayama University, Japan
♦ Dr. Heinz Schandl, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia
♦ Prof. Kyoko Kusakabe, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
♦ Dr. Bounnam Pathoumthong, National University of Laos, Lao PDR
♦ Dr. Clemens M. Grunbuhel, Liphe4 Scientific Society
♦ Mr. Bhoj Raj Khanal, Mekong Institute, Thailand
The School is sponsored by:
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