Kick-off for a Finland supported Green Economy* research project in Lao PDR and Cambodia More than fifty stakeholders representing the government (ministries of environment, energy, forestry and agriculture), international organisations and development banks (UNDP,…
New Article on Climate Change Policy and Cambodia How has climate change been understood as a problem and issue to be governed? What types of processes are required…
Laos Progressing towards Integrated Water Resources Management at Nam Ngum River Basin: Insights from Field Study Trip to Vientiane At the beginning of November I travelled to Vientiane for two weeks to interview key stakeholders and actors of the…
Building Up Smart Machinery for Sustainable Development When we think about futures challenges of the world, we can note that there are still vital basic needs which…
Anecdotes from the field At the end of September I and Visa Tuominen travelled to Cambodia and Laos to spend about 3 weeks making…
Seeking promising green growth development paths: Adaptive foresight process towards sustainability in Laos The recently published FFRC e-book “Futures Horizon to Sustainability Challenges of the Lao PDR 2050. Adaptive Foresight Thinking and New…
SEMINAR: CONTESTED FUTURES IN THE MEKONG REGION Prior to FFRC annual conference, climate change mitigation and adaptation, renewable energy production and Finland’s role in the Mekong region…
Sari Jusi’s public defence of her doctoral thesis Finland Futures Research Centre’s Sari Jusi defended her PhD ”Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Approach in Water Governance in Lao…
Sustainable Energy Development Seminar Vientiane Times article on Sustainable Energy Development Seminar, 11.12.2012 On Friday December 7 the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM)…
A unique public discussion held in Laos on the mainstream dams In October 18th, 2012 a round table discussion on mainstream dams took place in Vientiane at the French Centre. The…