Climate Risks, Regional Integration, and Sustainability in the Mekong Region

It is a pleasure to introduce this book, the major output of the second phase of the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET). Since its start in 2005, the SUMERNET program has aimed to strengthen the knowledge-base for policy processes in pursuit of a sustainable Mekong region. With support from the Government of Sweden and other donors, the program provides grants and practical support to regional research teams who carry out original research and engage directly as well as through boundary partners with policy and planning at multiple levels. In keeping with SUMERNET’s regional focus, grantees form consortia that include institutions from at least two and often three or four countries.