Project launch meeting report

This report documents the project launch meeting held on June 26, 2023, for the initiative 'Promoting climate-smart water technologies and innovations for sustainable water resources and rice production under climate change in the Lancang-Mekong Region'. The meeting, hosted by the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) in Bangkok, aimed to align stakeholders on project objectives, review current knowledge of climate-smart water technologies, and plan regional meetings and site visits in China, Thailand, and Lao PDR.

• The project launch meeting focused on three primary objectives: establishing a shared understanding of the project's scope, work plan, and objectives; presenting a preliminary review of climate-smart water technologies and innovations; and planning a regional meeting and visits to demonstration sites in China, Thailand, and Lao PDR.
• During the project overview session, the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) emphasized the need for practical technology applications for farmers, specifically suggesting a focus on drought-prone areas such as northeastern Thailand and the use of real farms for plot sites.
• Stakeholders identified specific implementation challenges and technical needs, including the difficulty of implementing Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) in the rainfed Mekong region and the necessity of optimizing soil analysis, fertilizer application, and machine linkage.
• The meeting highlighted the importance of integrating social and demographic factors into the research, specifically the need to engage youth through farmers' organizations and record gender contributions in the field.
• Proposed actions for the project's progression include the creation of an online database for technology collection and the potential selection of Nakhon Ratchasima as a site.

APA

Prasad, S. (2023). Project launch meeting report. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-version-project-launch-meeting-report-june-2023.pdf

Chicago

Prasad, Satish. Project launch meeting report. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2023. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-version-project-launch-meeting-report-june-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{prasad2023project, author = {Prasad, Satish}, title = {{Project launch meeting report}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-version-project-launch-meeting-report-june-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }