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Overview

Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund contributes to Safe Mekong Coordination Centre in Myanmar

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$417,205
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•China (People's Republic of)Sector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 29, 2022
End (actual)
Nov 29, 2022

Geospatial footprint

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Taunggyi Township of Shan State

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Myanmar (Burma)

State-owned Funds

  • Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund

Loan description

Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund contributes to Safe Mekong Coordination Centre in Myanmar

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 29, 2022, the Safe Mekong Coordination Center in Taunggyi Township of Shan State was inaugurated. The project was funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund and supported by the Myanmar Police Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The total project cost was a total of MMK 852.77 million ($499,400). The purpose of this project was to clamp down on drug smuggling along the Mekong River, to share information about drug trafficking, and host meetings with other Mekong countries. It is unclear when the construction of this center began.

Staff comments

1. It is unclear if the Myanmar Police Force contributed any financing for the project. For the time being, AidData has attributed the total cost of the project to the Lancang-Mekong Fund as projects under this mechanism are usually fully funded. 2. The total amount pledged for 2022 projects under the Lancang-Mekong Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China and Myanmar is unknown. This issue warrants further investigation.