Founded in 1996, Mekong Institute is an inter-governmental organisation represented by the members of the Greater Mekong Sub-region, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, and the Province of Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the P.R China. The Institute’s establishment was devoted to deepens regional cooperation and integration through capacity development, dialogue, and advocacy for the acceleration of sustainable socio-economic development and poverty alleviation, especially in the ASEAN Mainland.

Mekong Institute promotes the implementation of socio-economic development across the multiple areas of Agricultural Development and Commercialization, Trade and Investment Facilitation, as well as Sustainable Energy and Environment, while at the same time, addressing the issues of social inclusion and vulnerability, digital economy and innovation, and labor mobility to cement holistic and sustainable development impacts, a reflection to the core tenets of the GMS Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030, ASEAN Economic Community, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.