More than fifty stakeholders representing the government (ministries of environment, energy, forestry and agriculture), international organisations and development banks (UNDP, ADB, CIFOR), academia (National Univerity of Laos, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Royal University of Phnom Penh) and various non-governmental organisations attended the kick-off for a new joint research project by Finland Futures Research Centre Read more about Kick-off for a Finland supported Green Economy* research project in Lao PDR and Cambodia[…]

At the beginning of November I travelled to Vientiane for two weeks to interview key stakeholders and actors of the Laotian water management sector to update information related to the progress of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at Nam Ngum River Basin (NNRB). I met many experts and officials from the Department of Water Resources Read more about Laos Progressing towards Integrated Water Resources Management at Nam Ngum River Basin: Insights from Field Study Trip to Vientiane[…]

When we think about futures challenges of the world, we can note that there are still vital basic needs which should be met. The explosion in the world´s population appears to be slowing down. Fifty years ago an average woman had between 5-6 children. Today global average is 2.6 children, while the replacement level is Read more about Building Up Smart Machinery for Sustainable Development[…]

At the end of September I and Visa Tuominen travelled to Cambodia and Laos to spend about 3 weeks making field visits for the DIAMOND research project, conducted as part of Nordic Climate Finance funded project “Scaling up low carbon household technologies in the lower Mekong Subregion”. We had selected and contacted five household energy Read more about Anecdotes from the field[…]

Prior to FFRC annual conference, climate change mitigation and adaptation, renewable energy production and Finland’s role in the Mekong region were discussed with local researchers and Finnish experts in a seminar organized by the FFRC, Development studies at the University of Helsinki and Siemenpuu Foundation on June 9th 2014. The event gathered a wide audience Read more about SEMINAR: CONTESTED FUTURES IN THE MEKONG REGION[…]

Finland Futures Research Centre’s Sari Jusi defended her PhD “Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Approach in Water Governance in Lao PDR: Cases of Hydropower and Irrigation” at the Univeristy of Tampere last Friday 19th of April 2013. A permanent address to access the publication is http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-44-9097-2.  Congratulations Sari!! Sari listening to comments from the examiner Read more about Sari Jusi’s public defence of her doctoral thesis[…]

Vientiane Times article on Sustainable Energy Development Seminar, 11.12.2012 On Friday December 7 the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) of Laos co-hosted a seminar on Sustainable Energy Development at Lao Plaza together with Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Mekong, Embassy of Finland and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Read more about Sustainable Energy Development Seminar[…]