Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
Environment Operations Center (EOC) was established in early 2006 to serve as the information and knowledge clearing house for
environmental management
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in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and is responsible for facilitating the timely and effective implementation of the GMS Core
Environment Program (CEP). EOC will also act as a
secretariatto the
Working Group
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on Environment (WGE), taking over the support functions, such as organizing and holding WGE meetings, coordinating WGE activities, reporting to the WGE, and other tasks which were previously carried out by the
Asian Development Bank
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The bank was establishe ...
(ADB).
Components
The GMS Core Environment Program (CEP) has 5 components:
* Component 1. Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) of GMS Economic Corridors and Priority Sectors
* Component 2.
Biodiversity
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Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI)
* Component 3. Environmental Performance Assessments (EPAs)
* Component 4. Capacity Building for
Environmental Management
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* Component 5. Program Development, Delivery and Sustainable Financing
External links
Official GMS Environment Operations Center websiteGMS Environment Operations Center at Asian Development Bank
Greater Mekong Subregion
Environment of Southeast Asia
International economic organizations
International environmental organizations
Environmental organizations based in China
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