Perspectives
Discover insights, experiences, and diverse voices from across the SUMERNET network, connecting research, communities, and policy towards a more sustainable Mekong Region.
Adaptation Pathways: Exploring Household Adaptation Strategies to Improve Local Community Resilience
How can household adaptation strategies cope with climate hazards but stay compatible with local development objectives and improve local community resilience? The adaptation pathway research project tracks the climate adaptation strategies of households,
SUMERNET PLUS will aim to improve policies and practices towards a just and sustainable transition to build climate resilience.
Perspective
/ September 22, 2025
Adapting to Sea-Level Rise in the Vietnam Delta Means Also Fighting Inequalities and Marginalization
In the Vietnam Delta, residents are adapting to sea-level rise in ways that reflect both resilience and complexity.
Explore this short preparatory course about Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) concepts and examples from the MTT program.
An inspiring story about Phan Thanh Thanh's journey with SUMERNET
This video highlights how policymakers, researchers, and people with disabilities are finding actionable solutions to build climate resilience in the Mekong Delta.
The media-research collaboration for Mekong’s environmental reporting is taking shape, from documentary films and feature articles to hands-on media training sessions.
Among a mangrove forest threatened by rising sea levels, a small elementary school is a lifeline for climate resilience, providing education to five children from a disappearing indigenous fishing village in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province.
Six journalists from the Mekong Region were selected for the MTT media-research collaboration fellowships to carry out environmental reporting.
The ReTrEAT Cities Project collaborates with vulnerable coastal communities to ensure they have a voice in shaping coastal retreat plans to adapt to climate change.
Climate change, saltwater intrusion and socio-economic shifts threaten rice farming and livelihoods in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
A SUMERNET youth event explored microplastic pollution in the Mekong through research, policy, media storytelling and an interactive role-play.
Short Film – SUMERNET’s Impact on Reducing Water Insecurity in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Youth engagement in the management and governance of water resources is the focus of the 2nd Regional Consultation Workshop on 13-15 November.
SUMERNET team would like to wish you a joyous and prosperous New Year.
Perspective
/ January 16, 2024
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This piece provides insights into localized knowledge gained during a 5-day on-site Burma/Myanmar-Vietnam co-learning visit to Sóc Trăng province, Việt Nam.
This piece provides insights into how knowledge is co-created that can help address some of these complexities.
This piece shares highlights from our research, media and policy engagement events in the last two months.
Perspective
/ June 6, 2023
The SUMERNET Research and Policy Forum explored how nexus thinking, regional collaboration, and inclusive knowledge sharing can help address interconnected water, energy, food, and ecosystem challenges in the Mekong Basin.
Reflections based on the online webinar “Co-creating Knowledge to Enhance Women’s Leadership " project.
This piece aims to share highlights of SUMERNET blogs and events during April to May.
Perspective
/ June 8, 2022
On the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, Diana Suhardiman writes about exploring a “rights-based approach” to Mekong hydropower development
We wish the new year brings along new hopes for a better, more successful and productive year for you and your organizations. We also sincerely hope that you and your loved ones will have good health and happiness in 2021.
The guide provides useful information for SUMERNET researchers to write a research ethics application.























