Greater Mekong Subregion Program

19/12/2025

19/12/2025

The Mekong Institute curated an interactive poster gallery at the GMS Business Forum held in November 2025, inviting the private sector to "Invest in the GMS." The gallery showcased the GMS Regional Investment Framework (RIF) 2026–2028 and its pipeline of 88 regional development projects worth $18.8 billion. "Invest in the GMS" also helped inform the forum’s breakout sessions, which aimed to refine future investment opportunities. Check out the posters:

08/12/2025

Leveraging private sector capabilities is central to addressing shared challenges in the GMS, from infrastructure and trade facilitation to climate resilience. Read the new Strategy on Private Sector Engagement in the Greater Mekong Subregion: https://greatermekong.org/g/gms-strategy-private-sector-engagement

05/11/2025

29/10/2025

Digital innovation is reshaping the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Tomorrow, 30 October 2025, the GMS Innovation Forum in Ha Noi will bring together policymakers, business leaders, and innovators to:
✅ Review progress under the GMS Digitalization Action Plan
✅ Share sector-specific innovations
✅ Strengthen dialogue to boost cooperation and financing

Join us online. Register for the Forum: https://www.greatermekong.org/gms-innovation-week-2025/ #/register The event starts at 8:45 AM (UTC+7).

Learn more about the GMS Innovation Week: https://www.greatermekong.org/gms-innovation-week-2025/ #/

28/10/2025

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Innovation Week is off to a strong start with the GMS Innovation and Digitalization Workshop, running from 27–29 October 2025.

Over three days, participants from across the region are going to exchange knowledge, share regional best practices, examine policies and technologies, and co-develop sectoral roadmaps in agriculture, tourism, and trade and investment.

The sessions aim to identify quick wins, strengthen collaboration, and accelerate digital transformation across the GMS.

You can also be part of GMS Innovation Week by joining the GMS Innovation Forum on 30 October. Register here: https://greatermekong.org/gms-innovation-week-2025/ #/register

22/10/2025

The webinar will discuss the challenges and opportunities for countries in Southeast Asia in leveraging international carbon markets to pursue decarbonization pathways.

22/10/2025

How can women’s empowerment lead to stronger nutrition outcomes and social protection programs?

This ADB unpacks evidence and lessons from and social protection programs that combine nutrition and , and a framework for designing more inclusive initiatives.

🟠 WATCH https://events.development.asia/learning-events/nutrition-gender-webinar-series-womens-empowerment-and-nutrition-outcomes

Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific ADB

22/10/2025

Get ready for the GMS Innovation Forum on 30 October 2025 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, and online.

This flagship event of GMS Innovation Week 2025 will gather policymakers, private sector leaders, and regional experts to explore progress and opportunities under the GMS Digitalization Action Plan (2025–2027). https://www.greatermekong.org/g/gms-innovation-forum-advancing-sectoral-digitalization-through-regional-action

Together, we’ll spotlight innovations and strengthen cooperation across Agriculture, Tourism, and Trade & Investment to accelerate digital transformation in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Join us: https://www.greatermekong.org/gms-innovation-week-2025/ #/register The event starts at 8:45 AM (UTC+7).

Learn more about the GMS Innovation Week: https://www.greatermekong.org/gms-innovation-week-2025/ #/

22/10/2025

The first Green Revolution from the 1950s to the 1970s averted mass famine and demonstrated that human capital and agricultural R&D are as necessary as physical inputs in driving growth and security.

Nurturing a new generation of agricultural human resources who can lead Green Revolution 2.0 is crucial to be able to feed a global population of nearly 10 billion in 2050 through the cultivation of climate-resilient crops and the adoption of practices and agritech in farming communities.

🟠 READ https://development.asia/insight/why-agricultural-education-investment-critical-global-food-security

Stanford Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center