MKCF Success Story #1:   

Project: Guidelines and certification for green buildings in Cambodia (Ministry of Environment)

Duration: 2019 ~ 2024 (Ongoing)     Sector: Environment   Country: Cambodia

Key Achievements: 

• Drafted Prakas for the Establishment of the National Committee for Green Building Cambodia

• Integrated four articles on green buildings into the draft Environment and Natural Resource Code in November 2022

MKCF Success Story #2:

Project: Soil, Water and Nutrient Management in Drought Zones of Lao PDR (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR)

Duration: 2021 ~ 2024 (Completed)   Sector:  Environment    Country: Lao PDR

Key Achievements: 

• Introduced innovative soil, water, and nutrient management models (Training, Organic tank construction, etc.)

• Developed a streamlined process for transferring field-tested technologies into policy briefs and knowledge publications

MKCF Success Story #3:

Project: Capacity Enhancement on Wind Energy Usage for Sustainable Rural Development in Myanmar and Vietnam (Yangon Technological University )

Duration: 2018 ~ 2023 (Completed)   Sector: Human Resources Development   Country: Myanmar 

Key Achievements: 

• Meteorological literature has been surveyed, and a wind speed map for Myanmar has been developed

• Wind turbine components and towers have been constructed, including programming and maintenance guidelines

• A curriculum on Wind Energy has been developed, and regional training has been conducted
  
  

MKCF Success Story #4:

Project: Circular Economy, Resource and Energy Efficiency for Productivity and Sustainability of Cassava Chain to High-Value Products (National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC)

Duration: 2022-2024  (Completed)   Sector: Environment     Country: Thailand

Achievements: 

• Cassava Knowledge and technology hub: Established ASEAN Cassava Centre for Knowledge and technology hub

• Technological Innovation: The techniques for cassava cultivation, processing technology for cassava starch, and management of cassava waste for biogas production have been developed

MKCF Success Story #5:

Project: Rice Straw-Based Circular Economy for Improved Biodiversity and Sustainability

Duration: 2019 ~ 2024 (Ongoing)    Sector: Environment   Country: Viet Nam

Achievements: 

• Conducted baseline survey on rice straw management

• Developed and disseminated circular economy model for rice-straw-based businesses

• Completed life-cycle analysis and GHG assessments for various rice straw and water management practices
  
  

MKCF Success Story #6:

Project: Promotion of Innovative Rainwater For Drinking (RFD) System as a Sustainable Water Supply in Rural Schools (Seoul National University)

Duration: 2022 ~ 2023 (Completed)    Sector: Environment   Country: ROK

Achievements: 

• Five RFD systems were successfully established in each of the Mekong Countries

• Integrated social innovations through Rain school activities

• Promoted water quality with the national standard

• Provided Training on Operation and Maintenance of the RFD system

• Provided Training on WASH FIT (Water and Sanitation for Health Facility, Improvement Tool) as the risk-based management tool covering key aspects of WASH
  
  

MKCF Success Story #7: 

Project: Sustainable Smart Tourism Development in the Mekong Region (Mekong Institute)

Duration: 2020 ~ 2023 (Completed)    Sector: Culture & Tourism   

Achievements:

• Higher quality hospitality and tourism services in Mekong countries (Training, Mentoring, Development of Online platforms, etc.)

• Enhanced collaboration through establishing sister city relationships between the ROK and Mekong countries.

• Developed content and mobile application systems for sustainable tourism development in 5 Mekong countries. Roadshows in CLMTV and 3 investment forums