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SUMMARY:Protecting People’s Rights Across Borders: Hydropower Development and Investors in the Mekong
DESCRIPTION:Cross-border investments and impacts are essential topics to discuss and tackle for hydropower development in the Mekong basin. What are the opportunities and challenges to ensure the voices and rights of riparian people are respected and protected? Despite growing commitments by developers and financiers to sustainability and human rights\, challenges remain to hold them to account and ensure meaningful remedies for affected communities. Join us to discuss different pathways to strengthen cross-border accountability and the rights of communities. \nPanelists: \n\nSarinee Achavanuntakul\, Head of Research\, Fair Finance Thailand\nPichamon Yeophantong\, Vice-Chairperson\, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights\nDr Pilkyu Hwang\, Executive Director\, Gonggam Human Rights Law Foundation\, Korea\n\nModerator: \n\nGary Lee\, Southeast Asia Program Director\, International Rivers\n\n \nOrganizers \nInternational Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. We seek a world where healthy rivers and the rights of local river communities are valued and protected. We envision a world where water and energy needs are met without degrading nature or increasing poverty\, and where people have the right to participate in decisions that affect their lives. For more information\, see https://www.internationalrivers.org/about/mission-vision/. \nExtraterritorial Obligation Watch Coalition (ETO Watch) is a group of international and grassroots NGOs working to monitor business practices of Thai investment in ASEAN. The coalition was established in 2015 by a group of Thai NGOs who have experienced monitoring business practices of Thai investors abroad especially in ASEAN countries. For more information\, see http://www.etowatch.com/. \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions\, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 407-8 of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre or BACC\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information\, see www.seajunction.org\, join the Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction \nFair Finance Thailand monitors the impacts and challenges of Thai banks’ lending and financing activities. The coalition jointly provides a push to the Thai banking sector to integrate environmental\, social and governance (ESG) criteria in their lending decisions\, and facilitate the development and implementation of sustainable finance policies through evidence based\, multi-stakeholder dialogue. \nMekong-ASEAN Environmental Week (MAEW) is the annual regional platform and process for the deeper exchange among the people\, Civil Society groups\, and also other relevant actors on the issues of development\, natural resources\, and the environmental/social and human rights impacts from the investments. MAEW2022 is happening throughout September with a combination of on-site and online activities. For more information\, see https://www.facebook.com/ASEANMAEW. \nShare on FacebookTweetFollow usSave
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/protecting-peoples-rights-across-borders-hydropower-development-and-investors-in-the-mekong/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, 4th floor\, BACC
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