Sharing knowledge on the Nam Khan Valley: first workshop

February's first workshop aimed to develop a common vision of changes in the development and conservation sector with regard to a catchment basin. Following this initial session, results of the theme-based workshops will be synthesised and the main lessons to be learned with regard to policy dialogue will be pinpointed collectively with a view to renewing management prospects for the valley.

 

Simon Hardy, Rivers and Heritage assistant at the Mission Val de Loire, helped organise the workshop as part of his mission to assess the " Loire-Niger-Mekong Rivers to Rivers cooperation project (Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Mission Val de Loire) incorporated in the "Nam Khan Eco-valley programme" (Région Centre / Luang Prabang Province co-project).

 

The workshop brought together a full array of partners involved in the project (IRD, National University of Laos, WAO, and Volontaires du Progrès de la Région Centre), along with international experts and Laotian officials.

Guillaume Delaunay, head of the biodiversity mission at the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park presented the RNP tool and its use in Val-de-Loire to the Laotian officials.

 

 

 

The Nam Khan Eco-valley programme started in 2004, its main objective being to ensure the preservation and good management of the Nam Khan catchment basin's natural and cultural heritage. Following the same initiative as the listing of Luang Prabang as a World Heritage site, so preserving the town against the rising tide of urban development, the Eco-valley programme supports local and international efforts to ensure integrated management of cultural and natural resources.