Water Engineering and Management (WEM) program of AIT along with its partners kicks off its new project “Towards mainstreaming ecosystem services in national policies for sustainable management of freshwater ecosystems in South and Southeast Asia (MESSEA)” virtually on 23 November 2021. The MESSEA project’s study areas are India, Thailand, and Vietnam and will be jointly conducted by AIT, Thailand; WWF, Thailand; IIT-Bombay, India; An Giang University, Vietnam; Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population, Vietnam and Nextblue, the Netherlands. The project is funded by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) under Strategic Collaborative Fund (SCF) Phase 2.
The major objective of the kick-off meeting was to introduce SCF2, MESSEA project and its activities and showcase the plans for implementing its activities. Dr. Ho Huu Loc, Assistant Professor, WEM/AIT and Prof. Sangam Shrestha, Professor, WEM/AIT are leading the project as the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI respectively. Dr. Loc the principal investigator of the project remarked that the MESSEA project is themed under “Freshwater Ecosystems – Practical actions in protecting and restoring freshwater ecosystems for sustainable use and climate change adaptation” and will contribute significantly to several key issues, focusing on freshwater ecosystems. The project shall establish a new collaborative network, share lessons on best practices, identify entry points in filling the gaps in mainstreaming biodiversity and freshwater ecosystem services into development policies communicate the importance of ecosystem services and biodiversity for the full enjoyment of human rights.
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