Greater Mekong Subregion

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Greater Mekong Subregion (abbreviation: GMS) is a geological region that includes nations and territories located in Mekong River basin, namely: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Yunnan Province of China.[1] This is an addition to the Mekong Subregion originally exclusive of Yunnan Province. From 1992 on, with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB), these nations have cooperated in economic programs, environmental protection.

[edit] See also

• Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network

[edit] External links

• United Nations map of the region
• Asian Development Bank's GMS site
• Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Operations Center
• A brief history of ASEAN's role in the GMS
• Thailand's Learning Across Boundaries in the GMS
• World Wildlife Federation's GMS site
• GMS nations meet to fight human trafficking