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Feasibility Studies for Wind Farm for the Subregion to be Conducted in Lao PDR’s Savannakhet
Transport
Transport lies at the heart of GMS cooperation. The development of physical infrastructure complemented with policies and procedures for crossing borders and developing trade along key routes have been central to efforts to forge a truly interconnected subregion.
Environment
Natural ecosystems – and the food, water, energy, and other vital elements they provide – lie at the heart of the development of the GMS. How these natural resources are protected, managed, and enhanced will determine the long-term sustainability of its environment and economic development.
Energy
New energy solutions are crucial to developing the GMS, where power demand is surging. These include improving energy efficiency and cross-border power trading.
Urban Development
By 2050, GMS is expected to be at least 50% urbanized. Careful planning is needed to balance urban growth with environmental protection and economic equity so that healthy cities can be enjoyed by all residents.
Trade & Transport Facilitation
The GMS Transport and Trade Facilitation Action Program is working to overcome existing barriers in order to link the subregion to the ASEAN Economic Community’s single market and production base, as well as other regional cooperation initiatives.
Health Cooperation
Regional integration creates opportunities to draw on the subregion’s health leadership, human resource skills, and programming experience to address common health challenges.
Tourism
Countries in the GMS are working together to promote the subregion as a single destination for international visitors and encourage communities to enhance the environmental, social, and economic benefits of tourism.
Latest Publications
![Facilitating Power Trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Establishing and Implementing a Regional Grid Code](https://www.greatermekong.org/g/sites/default/files/environmental-outcomes.jpg)
The Effect of Electrification on Socioeconomic Well-Being and Environmental Outcomes: Evidence for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This paper investigates the impact of electrification of households in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic using data from the Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey.
![ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2022: Building Southeast Asia’s Green Project Pipelines](https://www.greatermekong.org/g/sites/default/files/green-finance-lao.jpg)
Strengthening Foundations to Unlock Green Finance in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This brief sets out ways the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) can offset the predicted financial impacts of climate change and start improving its creditworthiness to unlock the green finance resources it needs for resilient growth.
![Supporting Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia](https://www.greatermekong.org/g/sites/default/files/thailand-financing.jpg)
A Road Map for Scaling Up Private Sector Financing for the Blue Economy in Thailand: Investment Report
This report analyzes the importance of Thailand's blue economy and examines ways to mobilize and scale up private sector investment to help bolster the country's sustainable blue development.
![Asian Development Bank and Viet Nam: Fact Sheet](/g/sites/default/files/rif-2023-2030.png)
Regional Investment Framework 2023-2025
As the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) program enters its third decade of cooperation, the GMS Leaders endorsed and adopted the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) at the 7th GMS Summit...
![The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: A New Paradigm in Asian Regional Cooperation?](/g/sites/default/files/results-freamework.png)
The Greater Mekong Subregion Program Strategy 2030: Results Framework
The GMS Secretariat, in close coordination with GMS countries, will prepare a results framework to trace the implementation of GMS-2030...
![49th Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Tourism Working Group (TWG-49)](/g/sites/default/files/digital-gms-ec.png)
Greater Mekong Subregion Digital Economy Cooperation Initiative
Building digitally-connected Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors
![Supporting Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia](/g/sites/default/files/km-gms.png)
Greater Mekong Subregion Knowledge Network
The objective of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Knowledge Network (GMSKN) is to provide expertise, stimulate discussion, and raise awareness on relevant and emerging issues in the GMS.
![The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: A New Paradigm in Asian Regional Cooperation?](/g/sites/default/files/task-force-trade.png)
Establishing the Task Force on Trade and Investment
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS 2030) mandates the GMS Program to continue its efforts to develop trade and investment facilitation in the subregion and beyond.
![Asian Development Bank and Viet Nam: Fact Sheet](https://greatermekong.org/g/sites/default/files/cover-southeast-asia-aviation-covid19-post-pandemic-strategy.png)
Landscape Study on Southeast Asia’s Aviation Industry: COVID-19 Impact and Post-Pandemic Strategy
Following heavy losses of passenger traffic due to COVID-19, the resurgence of Southeast Asia's aviation market is vital to regional recovery, so this report reveals strategies to help ADB members rebuild a greener, more resilient aviation industry.
Latest News
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam on Track toward Achieving Targets for International Foreign Arrivals in 2023
Cambodia recorded 4.4 million international tourist arrivals in the first 10 months of 2023, a 180% increase over the same period in 2022.
ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations Emphasizes Intra-bloc Logistics Connectivity
The ASEAN Federation of Forwarders Associations (AFFA) met on 2 December 2023 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for their 33rd annual meeting, and discussed facilitation of goods transportation via inter-governmental cooperation in the region.
13,200 Entrepreneurs Join Digital Marketplace Prototype by Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency
The digital marketplace prototype established by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) of the Government of Thailand garnered participation from 13,200 entrepreneurs from 75 markets across 25 provinces in the country.
ASEAN Accelerates Cross-border Payment Implementation
ASEAN member countries agreed to fast track the implementation of cross-border payments in ASEAN at the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia. This paves the way for ASEAN member countries to utilize local currencies when transacting in the region and promote regional payment connectivity.