France's International Institute Rivers and Heritage (IIFP) visits and shares details of Lao PDR sustainable tourism project
AIT officials Prof. Sivanappan Kumar, Dean of the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD); Prof. Chongrak Polprasert and Mr. Tenzin Rabgyal, Program Officer, French Cooperation-AIT, External Relations and Communications Office (ERCO); met with Dr. Vincent Rotge, of the International Institute Rivers and Heritage (IIFP), France, on 25 July 2007. The officials received the final draft report for the Nam Khan Eco-valley Sustainable Tourism Project of IIFP, and discussed AIT's involvement in the next phase of the project. A presentation of the results of the feasibility study for the next phase of the project was made at a meeting on 2 August 2007 in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, at which Prof. Ganesh Shivakoti participated on behalf of AIT.