Its implementation is the responsibility of the Asian Elephant Conservation Centre based at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India. The Mekong is the largest river in South-East Asia, flowing through China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The lower Mekong is the focus of international co-operation in water quality and pollution control. Regional progress has also been made in training and information exchange. With financial and technical assistance from the ADB and other donors, projects have been developed that focus on Subregional Environmental Training and Institutional Strengthening in Selected Priority Areas and on Subregional Environmental Monitoring and Information Systems.
Transboundary issues are complicated scientifically as well as politically.
Very few regional scientific studies have been conducted in the past on trans-boundary pollution problems. But this is changing. This project assists 12 developing states to formulate least-cost greenhouse gas abatement strategies and to develop the capabilities for a greenhouse gas inventory, including the scientific infrastructure to develop emission factors necessary in the inventory methodologies. ADB also funded a pioneering Regional Study on Global Environmental Issues that produced an integrated assessment of climate change impacts and analysis of policy options for mitigation and adaptation. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam were included in the study.