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With a population of more than 300 million, the Mekong subregion is facing three major challenges: climate change, poverty, and gender inequality. The BASIN project has a total budget of AUD 10 million (over VND 170 billion) and will be implemented from 2025 to 2029. It aims to directly support around 24,000 people, including farming households, women, and persons with disabilities, and indirectly benefit more than 200,000 people across the Mekong subregion.

The project focuses on four key objectives: supporting farmers and local enterprises in adopting green, climate-resilient farming models and expanding market linkages; promoting green jobs and green products through cooperation with producers, buyers and local authorities; enhancing gender equality and social inclusion by empowering women, persons with disabilities and ethnic minority groups to strengthen their leadership and participate actively in cooperatives and agricultural value chains; and prioritizing implementation in areas most affected by climate change, including Kratie (Cambodia), Champasak (Laos) and An Giang (Vietnam).

A farmer practices rice–shrimp farming as a climate-resilient agricultural model. (Photo: WVIV)

Ngo Tho Hung, Climate Change Response Lead at WVIV, said: “In Vietnam, BASIN prioritizes green agricultural models such as the rice–shrimp and banana value chains in An Giang, which are well suited to local ecological conditions while promoting sustainable and inclusive development.”

According to Thano Im, Regional Program Director for BASIN at WVIV, the project is not only a response to climate change but also an effort to reshape the way local agricultural markets operate, ensuring everyone can participate and thrive.

“We work with communities, businesses, and policymakers to co-design solutions so that models and policies can be sustained long after the project ends,” he said. He also noted that women, persons with disabilities, and ethnic minority groups are at the heart of the regional economy but are among the most vulnerable to climate impacts. Therefore, BASIN will engage men as allies to help strengthen women’s voices and economic empowerment.

Andrew Egan, Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Thailand, emphasized: “Australia is proud to support BASIN under the Mekong–Australia Partnership. This initiative reflects our commitment to inclusive, locally-led development, helping reduce climate vulnerability and strengthen economic resilience across the region.”

BASIN is also partnering with the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney (Australia) to build data and applied research to inform national and regional policy dialogues. Frederico Davila, Research Director at the University of Technology Sydney, said: “As climate change grows more complex, evidence-based research and policy dialogue are essential to driving inclusive growth and climate adaptation.”

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