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… Read More »Kick-off for a Finland supported Green Economy* research project in Lao PDR and Cambodia
How has climate change been understood as a problem and issue to be governed? What types of processes are required to make climate change amenable… Read More »New Article on Climate Change Policy 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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »Anecdotes from the field
The recently published FFRC e-book “Futures Horizon to Sustainability Challenges of the Lao PDR 2050. Adaptive Foresight Thinking and New Futures Perspectives to Energy and… Read More »Seeking promising green growth development paths: Adaptive foresight process towards sustainability in Laos
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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »Sustainable Energy Development Seminar
In October 18th, 2012 a round table discussion on mainstream dams took place in Vientiane at the French Centre. The event was part of the… Read More »A unique public discussion held in Laos on the mainstream dams