Regional Workshop on the Conduct of Environmental Performance Assessment in the Greater Mekong Sub-region and ASEAN Region |

IGES Regional Centre, with the support of Ministry of the Environment of Japan, is convening Regional Workshop on the Conduct of Environmental Performance Assessment in the Greater Mekong Sub-region and ASEAN Regional at Grande Centre Point Hotel, Bangkok Thailand on 17 October 2014.
This workshop is a forum for participants from the ASEAN countries as well as those have involved with the national environmental performance assessment (EPA) reporting in the Greater Mekong sub-region to discuss the feasibility of developing an ASEAN-wide EPA for use by the ASEAN countries in measuring environmental sustainability. The conduct of EPA, if adopted by ASEAN countries and at the ASEAN level, can be used to support country efforts to self-assess their performance towards sustainable development targets, and to facilitate country comparisons with peer groups of countries in the ASEAN region.
2.1 Presentations
- Experience in Environmental Performance Reviews from Japan
Shu Tsuchido, Eisaku TODA - OECD Environmental Performance Reviews
Krzysztof Michalak - Experience Sharing on EPA Benefits and Challenges
Nawarat Krairapanond - ASEAN State of Environment Report(SoER)
Raman Letchumanan - Environmental Performance Assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Iain Watson - Cambodia EPA Experience
CHUON Chanrithy - Environmental Performance Assessment of Guangxi, China
Jianhua Xiong - Environmental Performance Assessment in Yunnan Province - Benefits and challenges
Xing Ma - Laos
Singsavanh Singkavongxay - Myanmar
Maung Maung Than - National Environmental Performance Assessment - Vietnam
Phan Tuan Hung
2.2 Other Workshop Documents
3.1 EPA country reports
- Cambodia
http://www.gms-eoc.org/uploads/resources/20/attachment/Cambodia%20EPA%20... - Lao PDR
http://www.gms-eoc.org/uploads/resources/21/attachment/Lao%20PDR%20EPA%2... - Myanmar
http://www.gms-eoc.org/uploads/resources/22/attachment/Myanmar%20EPA%20R... - Thailand
http://www.gms-eoc.org/resources/thailand-epa - Vietnam
http://www.gms-eoc.org/uploads/resources/24/attachment/Viet%20Nam%20EPA%... - Yunnan Province
http://www.gms-eoc.org/resources/pr-china-yunnan-province-epa-report
3.2 Sub-regional EPA report in the GMS
3.3 EPA Synthesis report
3.4 Making the Link: GMS EPA and Sustainable Development Strategies
