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collage of images from Asia:(1)a fern on Don Inthanon mountain in Thailand (2)Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang (3)a Karen mother sewing near Mae Sariang (4)a monk in Beautiful Sky Village Thailand (5)a novice monk in Mae Sariang (6)a young boy making peace sign near the Thai/Burma border (7)a Karen elder in Thailand (8)a water lily near Chiang Mai Thailand

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Bangkok Mission Awarded Global Green-Building Rating
The Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) is the first overseas USAID facility to win a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for its commercial interior. The facility’s lighting and air handling systems keep energy consumption to a minimum. Carpeting and furnishings throughout the offices are made with recycled materials and local resources were used to help minimize the carbon footprint associated with importing such goods.

400,000 Attend USAID-Sponsored Anti-Trafficking Concerts
MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) concerts in Vietnam and Indonesia have attracted 400,000 people this year. The events are sponsored by USAID to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. Some 80,000 attended the Jakarta concert earlier this month where Indonesia’s top musicians incorporated anti-trafficking messages into their songs. The Jakarta concert concluded a five-city Indonesian tour that attracted 150,000 people. The Vietnam tour attracted 250,000 in four cities. The concerts are part of a regional anti-trafficking campaign that is on air, online (www.mtvexit.org) and on the ground.

Hanoi Airport Staff Trained to Intercept Trafficked Wildlife
Seventy airport personnel ­– including check-in counter attendants, baggage handlers, customs officers, immigration staff and security officials – took the two-day ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) course to detect and stop wildlife trafficking.  Hanoi Environmental Police, INTERPOL and the CITES Management and Scientific Authorities of Vietnam also participated.  A significant portion of the illegal trade in wild plants and animals passes through airports undetected.  Similar courses, also funded by USAID, have been held throughout the region to raise vigilance and professionalism.

USA Pavilion at World Expo Adopts Climate Change Strategy
The environmental sustainability plan, supported by USAID’s U.S. China Sustainable Buildings Partnership will minimize the pavilion’s impact on climate change.  The strategy includes provisions for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions associated with the center’s six-month operation.  The Partnership is providing technical support, outreach, and information dissemination.

USAID Promotes National Energy Rating System for China
Provincial and municipal officials attended a US-China Sustainable Buildings Partnership (SBP) workshop reviewing lessons learned from the U.S. energy performance rating system. The USAID-supported SBP will begin working with these officials to develop a prototype to support policies and programs that will reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in China.


USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia

Map of South and South-East Asia USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) oversees a broad portfolio of programs addressing numerous regional and transnational issues, such as responsible use of natural resources, improved access to clean water, reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, prevention of human and wildlife trafficking, facilitating trade, and resolving political and economic conflict.

The Mission’s regional approach to development projects provides a cost-effective way to manage services and programs. It strengthens regional institutions and helps to engage regional and international partners. RDMA was established in Bangkok in 2003 to manage bilateral USAID programs in Asian countries without USAID Missions, including Burma, China, Laos, and Thailand. It now oversees bilateral and regional programs that benefit all of East Asia and much of South Asia.

About RDMA  |   RDMA countries


Feature Photos


Commuters riding the Bangkok Transit System are being urged to consider how their lives depend on nature through a new campaign launched by the FREELAND Foundation

A rolling billboard – a BTS Skytrain – is urging the system’s 700,000 daily riders to take their “Piece of Responsibility” to prevent wildlife trafficking and illegal logging. The train’s exterior features a jigsaw puzzle depicting a jungle with a man and a woman as one of its pieces. Interior posters describe how animals help maintain the world’s ecological balance and how illegal wildlife trade and illicit logging are upsetting this balance
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