Webinar: Can the Mekong be saved?
Channel: Earth Journalism Network
Date: 2020-10-29

Can the Mekong be saved? The role of science and local knowledge in tackling the threats facing Mekong ecosystems and communities

In this EJN-SUMERNET webinar, you can hear from a community leader, researchers and the Mekong River Commission about how science and local knowledge can be used to mitigate the threats facing the Mekong River and its people and the importance of communities’ role in river management.

Speakers:
• Chea Seila - Project Manager and Coordinator, Wonders of the Mekong Project, Cambodia
• Dr. Thanapon Piman - Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia
• Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun - Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer, Mekong River Commission (MRC)

Moderator
• Dr. Louis Lebel - Director, Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Faculty of Social Science, Chiang Mai University

Introduction by Rajesh Daniel, Communications, SEI Asia